PHILOSOPHER

Will Kymlicka

1962 - Today

Photo of Will Kymlicka

Icon of person Will Kymlicka

William Kymlicka ( KIM-lih-kə; born 1962) is a Canadian political philosopher best known for his work on multiculturalism and animal ethics. He is currently Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University at Kingston, and Recurrent Visiting professor in the Nationalism Studies program at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. For over 20 years, he has lived a vegan lifestyle, and he is married to the Canadian author and animal rights activist Sue Donaldson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Will Kymlicka is the 1,242nd most popular philosopher (down from 1,235th in 2019), the 691st most popular biography from Canada (down from 631st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Canadian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Will Kymlicka by language

Loading...

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Will Kymlicka ranks 1,242 out of 1,267. Before him are Peter Geach, Roderick Chisholm, Peter Kreeft, Richard David Precht, Christine Korsgaard, and Ruth Barcan Marcus. After him are Richard Crashaw, Nancy Cartwright, Norman Malcolm, Nel Noddings, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and Leonard Peikoff.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Will Kymlicka ranks 497. Before him are Polly Samson, Mehdi Jomaa, Robin Campillo, Rudolf Povarnitsyn, Jaan Ehlvest, and Ahn Byeong-keun. After him are Marco Giovannetti, Michael Gaston, Peter Chan, Kevin Chapman, Nabil Maâloul, and Jean-Paul van Poppel.

Others Born in 1962

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Will Kymlicka ranks 691 out of 1,622. Before him are Steve Bauer (1959), Sid Abel (1918), Ted Lindsay (1925), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Jennifer Granholm (1959), and Michael Mando (1981). After him are Annie Murphy (1986), Tara Strong (1973), Deryck Whibley (1980), Shalom Harlow (1973), Horace Gwynne (1912), and Jean Charest (1958).

Others born in Canada

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Canada

Among philosophers born in Canada, Will Kymlicka ranks 10. Before him are Ian Stevenson (1918), Ian Hacking (1936), Patricia Churchland (1943), Northrop Frye (1912), Bernard Lonergan (1904), and Paul Churchland (1942). After him are Leonard Peikoff (1933).

Canadian born Philosophers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous