PHILOSOPHER
Stanley Fish
1938 - Today

Stanley Fish
Stanley Eugene Fish (born April 19, 1938) is an American literary theorist, legal scholar, author and public intellectual. He is the Floersheimer Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. Fish has previously served as the Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Humanities and a professor of law at Florida International University and is dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Fish is associated with postmodernism, although he views himself instead as an advocate of anti-foundationalism. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Fish is the 1,256th most popular philosopher (down from 1,253rd in 2024), the 14,071st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,373rd in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Stanley Fish ranks 1,256 out of 1,267. Before him are Leonard Peikoff, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Michel Weber, Colin McGinn, Stanley Hauerwas, and Alex Callinicos. After him are Graham Harman, Linda Martín Alcoff, Lea Ypi, A. C. Grayling, Miranda Fricker, and Taraneh Javanbakht.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeonard Peikoff
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 1,250
Kwame Anthony Appiah
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 1,251
Michel Weber
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 1,252
Colin McGinn
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,253
Stanley Hauerwas
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 1,254
Alex Callinicos
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 1,255
Stanley Fish
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 1,256
Graham Harman
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 1,257
Linda Martín Alcoff
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 1,258
Lea Ypi
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 1,259
A. C. Grayling
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 1,260
Miranda Fricker
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 1,261
Taraneh Javanbakht
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 1,262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Stanley Fish ranks 604. Before him are Charles Wuorinen, Les Murray, Leonard Frey, David Theile, Julie Felix, and Gary Collins. After him are Terrence McNally, Lynn Carlin, Jeff Barry, Sam Nunn, Samuel Bodman, and Gus Johnson.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsCharles Wuorinen
COMPOSER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 598
Les Murray
WRITER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 599
Leonard Frey
ACTOR
1938 - 1988
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 600
David Theile
SWIMMER
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 601
Julie Felix
SINGER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 602
Gary Collins
ACTOR
1938 - 2012
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 603
Stanley Fish
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 604
Terrence McNally
WRITER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 605
Lynn Carlin
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 606
Jeff Barry
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 607
Sam Nunn
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 608
Samuel Bodman
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2018
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 609
Gus Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - 1987
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 610
In United States
Among people born in United States, Stanley Fish ranks 14,075 out of 20,380. Before him are Judith Heumann (1947), Amy Pietz (1969), Jack Mulhall (1887), Frank Carlson (1893), Anton Coppola (1917), and Elizabeth Gillies (1993). After him are Fred Clark (1914), Brandon Boyd (1976), Tom Harkin (1939), Audrey Niffenegger (1963), Trischa Zorn (1964), and Carl E. Walz (1955).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJudith Heumann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2023
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 14,069
Amy Pietz
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 14,070
Jack Mulhall
ACTOR
1887 - 1979
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 14,071
Frank Carlson
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 14,072
Anton Coppola
CONDUCTOR
1917 - 2020
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 14,073
Elizabeth Gillies
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 14,074
Stanley Fish
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 14,075
Fred Clark
ACTOR
1914 - 1968
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 14,076
Brandon Boyd
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 14,077
Tom Harkin
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 14,078
Audrey Niffenegger
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 14,079
Trischa Zorn
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 14,080
Carl E. Walz
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 14,081
Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States
Among philosophers born in United States, Stanley Fish ranks 92. Before him are Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Nancy Cartwright (1944), Norman Malcolm (1911), Nel Noddings (1929), Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936), and Stanley Hauerwas (1940). After him are Graham Harman (1968), William A. Dembski (1960), Richard Carrier (1969), and David Bentley Hart (1965).
Ruth Barcan Marcus
1921 - 2012
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 86
Nancy Cartwright
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 87
Norman Malcolm
1911 - 1990
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 88
Nel Noddings
1929 - 2022
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 89
Rosemary Radford Ruether
1936 - 2022
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 90
Stanley Hauerwas
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 91
Stanley Fish
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 92
Graham Harman
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 93
William A. Dembski
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 94
Richard Carrier
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 95
David Bentley Hart
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 96












































