PHILOSOPHER
Ágnes Heller
1929 - 2019

Ágnes Heller
Ágnes Heller (12 May 1929 – 19 July 2019) was a Hungarian philosopher and lecturer. She was a core member of the Budapest School philosophical forum in the 1960s and later taught political theory for 25 years at the New School for Social Research in New York City. She lived, wrote and lectured in Budapest. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ágnes Heller is the 386th most popular philosopher (down from 376th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 100th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Philosopher.
Agnès Heller is a Hungarian-born German philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt. She is most famous for her work on Marx, Hegel, and the history of philosophy.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Ágnes Heller ranks 386 out of 1,267. Before her are Edgar Morin, Hwang Jini, Antoine Arnauld, Nicephorus Gregoras, Damascius, and Boetius of Dacia. After her are Philo of Larissa, Ban Zhao, Richard Avenarius, Guan Zhong, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, and Haji Bektash Veli.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdgar Morin
1921 - Present
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 380
Hwang Jini
1506 - 1544
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 381
Antoine Arnauld
1612 - 1694
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 382
Nicephorus Gregoras
1295 - 1360
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 383
Damascius
480 - 550
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 384
Boetius of Dacia
1240 - 1284
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 385
Ágnes Heller
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 386
Philo of Larissa
145 BC - 79 BC
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 387
Ban Zhao
45 - 115
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 388
Richard Avenarius
1843 - 1896
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 389
Guan Zhong
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 390
Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi
1155 - 1191
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 391
Haji Bektash Veli
1209 - 1271
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 392
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Ágnes Heller ranks 73. Before her are Bernard Haitink, Yevgeny Primakov, E. O. Wilson, Omar Torrijos, Violeta Chamorro, and Jerry Goldsmith. After her are Lennart Johansson, Mike Hawthorn, Dick Clark, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, George Steiner, and Helmut Rahn. Among people deceased in 2019, Ágnes Heller ranks 54. Before her are Sydney Brenner, Andrea Camilleri, Giya Kancheli, Roger Etchegaray, John Tate, and John Robert Schrieffer. After her are Lennart Johansson, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Godfried Danneels, Sigmund Jähn, Ferdinand Piëch, and Fernando de la Rúa.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsBernard Haitink
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 67
Yevgeny Primakov
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 68
E. O. Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 69
Omar Torrijos
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1981
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 70
Violeta Chamorro
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2025
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 71
Jerry Goldsmith
COMPOSER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 72
Ágnes Heller
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 73
Lennart Johansson
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 74
Mike Hawthorn
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1959
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 75
Dick Clark
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 76
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2008
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 77
George Steiner
WRITER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 78
Helmut Rahn
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 79
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsSydney Brenner
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 48
Andrea Camilleri
WRITER
1925 - 2019
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 49
Giya Kancheli
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2019
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 50
Roger Etchegaray
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2019
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 51
John Tate
MATHEMATICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 52
John Robert Schrieffer
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2019
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 53
Ágnes Heller
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 54
Lennart Johansson
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 55
Yasuhiro Nakasone
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2019
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 56
Godfried Danneels
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2019
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 57
Sigmund Jähn
ASTRONAUT
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 58
Ferdinand Piëch
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 59
Fernando de la Rúa
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 60
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Ágnes Heller ranks 110 out of 1,077. Before her are Pál Teleki (1879), Loránd Eötvös (1848), Peter Lax (1926), György Cziffra (1921), Stephen IV of Hungary (1133), and László Sólyom (1942). After her are Taksony of Hungary (931), Ján Kollár (1793), Emma Orczy (1865), Cornel Wilde (1912), Zoltán of Hungary (896), and Margaret Mahler (1897).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsPál Teleki
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 104
Loránd Eötvös
ENGINEER
1848 - 1919
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 105
Peter Lax
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - 2025
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 106
György Cziffra
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1994
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 107
Stephen IV of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1165
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 108
László Sólyom
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 109
Ágnes Heller
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 110
Taksony of Hungary
POLITICIAN
931 - 972
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 111
Ján Kollár
WRITER
1793 - 1852
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 112
Emma Orczy
WRITER
1865 - 1947
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 113
Cornel Wilde
ACTOR
1912 - 1989
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 114
Zoltán of Hungary
POLITICIAN
896 - 949
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 115
Margaret Mahler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 116
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Hungary
Among philosophers born in Hungary, Ágnes Heller ranks 4. Before her are Rudolf Steiner (1861), György Lukács (1885), and Imre Lakatos (1922). After her are Ervin László (1932), István Mészáros (1930), George Gerbner (1919), Thomas Sebeok (1920), Victor Basch (1863), and Stanley Jaki (1924).
Rudolf Steiner
1861 - 1925
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 1
György Lukács
1885 - 1971
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 2
Imre Lakatos
1922 - 1974
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 3
Ágnes Heller
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 4
Ervin László
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 5
István Mészáros
1930 - 2017
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 6
George Gerbner
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 7
Thomas Sebeok
1920 - 2001
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 8
Victor Basch
1863 - 1944
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 9
Stanley Jaki
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 10