PHILOSOPHER

Samuel Clarke

1675 - 1729

Samuel Clarke

Samuel Clarke (11 October 1675 – 17 May 1729) was an English philosopher and Anglican cleric. He is considered the major British figure in philosophy between John Locke and George Berkeley. Clarke's altered, Nontrinitarian revision of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer continues to influence worship among modern Unitarians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Clarke is the 1,013th most popular philosopher (down from 974th in 2019), the 3,001st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,494th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Samuel Clarke ranks 1,013 out of 1,267. Before him are Critolaus, Zhang Binglin, Gregory of Tatev, Anna Kingsford, Karl Groos, and Hermann Usener. After him are Abraham Joshua Heschel, Stanisław Staszic, Achille Mbembe, Jerzy Żuławski, Colotes, and Merab Mamardashvili.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Critolaus
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 1,007
Zhang Binglin
1868 - 1936
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 1,008
Gregory of Tatev
1346 - 1409
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 1,009
Anna Kingsford
1846 - 1888
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 1,010
Karl Groos
1861 - 1946
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 1,011
Hermann Usener
1834 - 1905
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 1,012
Samuel Clarke
1675 - 1729
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 1,013
Abraham Joshua Heschel
1907 - 1972
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1,014
Stanisław Staszic
1755 - 1826
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,015
Achille Mbembe
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,016
Jerzy Żuławski
1874 - 1915
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,017
Colotes
320 BC - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,018
Merab Mamardashvili
1930 - 1990
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,019

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1675, Samuel Clarke ranks 11. Before him are Tarabai, William Jones, Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, Vakhtang VI of Kartli, Guillaume Delisle, and Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, and James Thornhill. Among people deceased in 1729, Samuel Clarke ranks 18. Before him are Anthony Collins, Louis Antoine de Noailles, Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, William Congreve, Torii Kiyonobu I, and Giacomo F. Maraldi. After him are Attilio Ariosti, Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Richard Steele, Jean Hardouin, and Kanhoji Angre.

Others Born in 1675

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Tarabai
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1761
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 5
William Jones
MATHEMATICIAN
1675 - 1749
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 6
Claude Alexandre de Bonneval
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1675 - 1747
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 7
Vakhtang VI of Kartli
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1737
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 8
Guillaume Delisle
GEOGRAPHER
1675 - 1726
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 9
Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1713
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 10
Samuel Clarke
PHILOSOPHER
1675 - 1729
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 11
Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1733
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 12
James Thornhill
PAINTER
1675 - 1734
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 13

Others Deceased in 1729

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Anthony Collins
PHILOSOPHER
1676 - 1729
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 12
Louis Antoine de Noailles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1729
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 13
Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1729
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 14
William Congreve
WRITER
1670 - 1729
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 15
Torii Kiyonobu I
PAINTER
1664 - 1729
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 16
Giacomo F. Maraldi
MATHEMATICIAN
1665 - 1729
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 17
Samuel Clarke
PHILOSOPHER
1675 - 1729
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 18
Attilio Ariosti
COMPOSER
1666 - 1729
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 19
Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1658 - 1729
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 20
Richard Steele
WRITER
1672 - 1729
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 21
Jean Hardouin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1646 - 1729
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 22
Kanhoji Angre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1669 - 1729
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 23