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William Lane Craig

1949 - Today

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William Lane Craig (; born August 23, 1949) is an American analytic philosopher, Christian apologist, author, and theologian. He is a professor of philosophy at Houston Christian University and at the Talbot School of Theology of Biola University. Craig has updated and defended the Kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God. He has also published work where he argues in favor of the historical plausibility of the resurrection of Jesus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Lane Craig is the 1,119th most popular philosopher (up from 1,153rd in 2019), the 6,974th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,990th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, William Lane Craig ranks 1,119 out of 1,267. Before him are W. D. Ross, Dimitri Kitsikis, Josef Pieper, Michael Ruse, Michał Heller, and Dugald Stewart. After him are Antoinette Brown Blackwell, Marsilius of Inghen, David Chalmers, Sphaerus, Mario Tronti, and Uku Masing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, William Lane Craig ranks 421. Before him are Jessica Harper, Stan Hansen, Ebi, José Graziano da Silva, William Shepherd, and Wendy O. Williams. After him are Gil Scott-Heron, Jean Asselborn, Keith Rowley, Irena Degutienė, Tatyana Anisimova, and Kurt Beck.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Lane Craig ranks 6,976 out of 20,380. Before him are Neil Flynn (1960), Mary-Claire King (1946), Wendy O. Williams (1949), Steve Stevens (1959), Tyler Perry (1969), and Rudy Van Gelder (1924). After him are Billy Burke (1966), Harry Shearer (1943), Marc Ribot (1954), Joanna Russ (1937), Ruth Buzzi (1936), and Monica (1980).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, William Lane Craig ranks 55. Before him are Mary Whiton Calkins (1863), Susan George (1934), Amina Wadud (1952), Edmund Gettier (1927), Mary Daly (1928), and Josiah Royce (1855). After him are Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825), Allan Bloom (1930), Harry Frankfurt (1929), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), Patricia Hill Collins (1948), and Richard Posner (1939).

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