Woven

A directory of human influence

See something wrong, want to add an influence, or contribute a citation?

Email contribute(at)woven.directory. (Direct contributing coming soon.)

Who influenced Voltaire?

  • Plato

    Greek philosopher (c. 427 – 348 BC)

    Influenced 62

    Influenced by 7

  • William Shakespeare

    English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

    Influenced 33

    Influenced by 6

  • Isaac Newton

    English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)

    Influenced 19

    Influenced by 1

  • John Locke

    English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)

    Influenced 18

    Influenced by 8

  • Blaise Pascal

    French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)

    Influenced 17

    Influenced by 5

  • Miguel de Cervantes

    Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)

    Influenced 12

    Influenced by 3

  • Cicero

    Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)

    Influenced 9

    Influenced by 0

  • Nicolas Malebranche

    French philosopher

    Influenced 9

    Influenced by 1

  • Confucius

    Chinese philosopher and politician (551–479 BCE)

    Influenced 6

    Influenced by 0

  • Ibn Tufayl

    Arab Andalusian Muslim polymath (c.1105–1185)

    Influenced 5

    Influenced by 0

  • Zoroaster

    founder of Zoroastrianism

    Influenced 3

    Influenced by 0

  • Jean Racine

    French dramatist (1639–1699)

    Influenced 2

    Influenced by 0

  • Lucian of Samosata

    2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician

    Influenced 2

    Influenced by 0

  • Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

    English politician and Viscount (1678-1751)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 0

  • Pierrre Bayle

    French philosopher and writer

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 0

Who was influenced by Voltaire?