PHILOSOPHER
Tariq Ramadan
1962 - Today

Tariq Ramadan
Tariq Ramadan (Arabic: طارق رمضان, [tˤaːriq ramadˤaːn]; born 26 August 1962) is a Swiss Muslim academic, philosopher and writer. He was a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at St Antony's College, Oxford and the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford, He is a senior research fellow at Doshisha University in Japan, and is also a visiting professor at the Université Mundiapolis in Morocco. He was a visiting professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, and used to be the director of the Research Centre of Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), based in Doha. He is a member of the UK Foreign Office Advisory Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tariq Ramadan is the 997th most popular philosopher (up from 1,004th in 2019), the 384th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 379th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swiss Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Tariq Ramadan ranks 997 out of 1,267. Before him are Christian von Ehrenfels, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Fernando Savater, Wei Yuan, Anniceris, and Evald Ilyenkov. After him are Jacques Cujas, Ram Dass, Jaime Balmes, Dominicus Gundissalinus, Robert Anton Wilson, and Herbert Feigl.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristian von Ehrenfels
1859 - 1932
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 991
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
1921 - 1990
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 992
Fernando Savater
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 993
Wei Yuan
1794 - 1857
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 994
Anniceris
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 995
Evald Ilyenkov
1924 - 1979
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 996
Tariq Ramadan
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 997
Jacques Cujas
1522 - 1590
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 998
Ram Dass
1931 - 2019
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 999
Jaime Balmes
1810 - 1848
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,000
Dominicus Gundissalinus
1115 - 1190
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,001
Robert Anton Wilson
1932 - 2007
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 1,002
Herbert Feigl
1902 - 1988
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 1,003
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Tariq Ramadan ranks 156. Before him are Wynton Rufer, Ulisses Correia e Silva, Victor Pelevin, Nigmatilla Yuldashev, Maruschka Detmers, and Karel Roden. After him are Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, David Foster Wallace, Robert B. Spencer, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Kim Vilfort, and Maryna Poroshenko.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsWynton Rufer
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 150
Ulisses Correia e Silva
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 151
Victor Pelevin
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 152
Nigmatilla Yuldashev
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 153
Maruschka Detmers
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 154
Karel Roden
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 155
Tariq Ramadan
PHILOSOPHER
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 156
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 157
David Foster Wallace
WRITER
1962 - 2008
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 158
Robert B. Spencer
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 159
Sırrı Süreyya Önder
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - 2025
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 160
Kim Vilfort
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 161
Maryna Poroshenko
PHYSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 162
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Tariq Ramadan ranks 384 out of 1,015. Before him are Anton Allemann (1936), Pirmin Zurbriggen (1963), James Pradier (1790), Oliver Neuville (1973), Edgar Schein (1928), and Wilhelm His Sr. (1831). After him are Alois Estermann (1954), Erhard Loretan (1959), Werner Bischof (1916), Conrad Grebel (1498), Adolf Ogi (1942), and Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1889).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsAnton Allemann
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 378
Pirmin Zurbriggen
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 379
James Pradier
SCULPTOR
1790 - 1852
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 380
Oliver Neuville
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 381
Edgar Schein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 382
Wilhelm His Sr.
PHYSICIAN
1831 - 1904
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 383
Tariq Ramadan
PHILOSOPHER
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 384
Alois Estermann
POLITICIAN
1954 - 1998
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 385
Erhard Loretan
MOUNTAINEER
1959 - 2011
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 386
Werner Bischof
PHOTOGRAPHER
1916 - 1954
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 387
Conrad Grebel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1498 - 1526
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 388
Adolf Ogi
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 389
Marcel Pilet-Golaz
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1958
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 390
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Switzerland
Among philosophers born in Switzerland, Tariq Ramadan ranks 8. Before him are Benjamin Constant (1767), Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821), Emer de Vattel (1714), Frithjof Schuon (1907), Jean Vanier (1928), and Denis de Rougemont (1906). After him are Karl Ludwig von Haller (1768).
Benjamin Constant
1767 - 1830
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 2
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
1821 - 1881
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 3
Emer de Vattel
1714 - 1767
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 4
Frithjof Schuon
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 5
Jean Vanier
1928 - 2019
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 6
Denis de Rougemont
1906 - 1985
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 7
Tariq Ramadan
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 8
Karl Ludwig von Haller
1768 - 1854
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 9