Famous philosophers

person with an extensive knowledge of philosophy

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All Alive Deceased
John Rawls

John Rawls

1921 – 2002 · Age 81
Deceased
Benedetto Croce

Benedetto Croce

1866 – 1952 · Age 86
Deceased
Yun Ch'iho

Yun Ch'iho

1864 – 1945 · Age 80
Deceased
Sylvester II

Sylvester II

Deceased
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

1938 – 2025 · Age 87
Deceased
Catherine of Siena

Catherine of Siena

1347 – 1380 · Age 33
Deceased
George Santayana

George Santayana

1863 – 1952 · Age 88
Deceased
Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold J. Toynbee

1889 – 1975 · Age 86
Deceased
Patanjali

Patanjali

Alive
Robert Owen

Robert Owen

1771 – 1858 · Age 87
Deceased
Baron d'Holbach

Baron d'Holbach

1723 – 1789 · Age 65
Deceased
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

1742 – 1799 · Age 56
Deceased
Nicholas of Cusa

Nicholas of Cusa

1401 – 1464 · Age 63
Deceased
Ernest Renan

Ernest Renan

1823 – 1892 · Age 69
Deceased
Vissarion Belinsky

Vissarion Belinsky

1811 – 1848 · Age 36
Deceased
Lev Vygotsky

Lev Vygotsky

1896 – 1934 · Age 37
Deceased
Philipp Melanchthon

Philipp Melanchthon

1497 – 1560 · Age 63
Deceased
John Wycliffe

John Wycliffe

1320 – 1384
Deceased
Francis Fukuyama

Francis Fukuyama

1952 · Age 73
Alive
Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda

1893 – 1952 · Age 59
Deceased
Kabir

Kabir

1440 – 1518 · Age 78
Deceased
John of Damascus

John of Damascus

0675 – 0749 · Age 74
Deceased
Leucippus

Leucippus

Deceased
Gerolamo Cardano

Gerolamo Cardano

1501 – 1576 · Age 74
Deceased
Gregory VIII

Gregory VIII

1100 – 1187
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q4964182