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German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)
Influenced 78
Influenced by 16
German philosopher (1724–1804) of the Enlightenment
Influenced 78
Influenced by 14
Classical Greek philosopher and polymath (384-322 BC)
Influenced 75
Influenced by 10
Greek philosopher (c. 427 – 348 BC)
Influenced 62
Influenced by 7
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
Influenced 46
Influenced by 18
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
Influenced 37
Influenced by 18
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Influenced 33
Influenced by 6
German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
Influenced 31
Influenced by 29
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
Influenced 31
Influenced by 8
German philosopher (1788–1860)
Influenced 28
Influenced by 6
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
Influenced 24
Influenced by 8
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
Influenced 21
Influenced by 0
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
Influenced 20
Influenced by 0
French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)
Influenced 17
Influenced by 5
American philosopher (1803–1882)
Influenced 17
Influenced by 5
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)
Influenced 16
Influenced by 0
classical Greek Athenian philosopher (c. 470 – 399 BC)
Influenced 15
Influenced by 1
Greek philosopher
Influenced 14
Influenced by 2
French philosopher and pioneer of positivism (1798-1857)
Influenced 12
Influenced by 1
Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)
Influenced 10
Influenced by 5
German composer (1813–1883)
Influenced 10
Influenced by 1
German philosopher (1806-1856)
Influenced 9
Influenced by 5
French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)
Influenced 9
Influenced by 0
late 6th/early 5th century BC Greek pre-Socratic philosopher
Influenced 8
Influenced by 1
French writer, historian, and philosopher (1694–1778)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 15
Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 9
ancient Greek philosopher
Influenced 7
Influenced by 3
Russian author, philosopher, and revolutionary (1812-1870)
Influenced 6
Influenced by 0
Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938)
Influenced 6
Influenced by 12
German-American theologian and philosopher
Influenced 6
Influenced by 0
Greek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC)
Influenced 5
Influenced by 1
German dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor
Influenced 5
Influenced by 0
German philosopher and sociologist (1828–1875)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 0
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 8
German historian and philosopher (1880-1936)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 1
19th century French writer
Influenced 4
Influenced by 0
Austrian painter, pacifist and writer (1805-1868)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 0
French author of maxims and memoirs (1613-1680)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 0
German poet
Influenced 3
Influenced by 0
French critic and historian
Influenced 3
Influenced by 0
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815
Influenced 3
Influenced by 0
German composer and orchestra director (1864–1949)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 0
founder of Zoroastrianism
Influenced 3
Influenced by 0
ancient Athenian playwright
Influenced 2
Influenced by 0
Russian philosopher (1837-1890)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 0
Aragonese Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher in Castilian language (1601-1658)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 0
5th century BC Greek philosopher
Influenced 2
Influenced by 1
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library
Influenced 2
Influenced by 0
German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author
Influenced 2
Influenced by 3
Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher (c.490–c.420 BC)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 0
German poet, editor, and translator
Influenced 2
Influenced by 0
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
Influenced 2
Influenced by 0
king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 1
Anglo-Dutch writer and physician (1670-1733)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
German classical philologist (1806-1876)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
German scientist, satirist
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
French writer and philosopher (1854-1888)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
German philosopher (1874-1928)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 1
French writer
Influenced 1
Influenced by 1
Prussian Doctor
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
Croat physicist
Influenced 1
Influenced by 1
2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
Austrian writer (1881-1942)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 1
Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC
Influenced 1
Influenced by 0
German philosopher (1889–1976)
Influenced 59
Influenced by 13
French philosopher (1925–1995)
Influenced 33
Influenced by 29
French philosopher
Influenced 32
Influenced by 29
French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
Influenced 27
Influenced by 13
French philosopher (1930–2004)
Influenced 16
Influenced by 19
German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)
Influenced 10
Influenced by 5
French writer and philosopher (1884-1962)
Influenced 9
Influenced by 3
French intellectual and literary figure
Influenced 8
Influenced by 9
South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, and politician (1877-1938)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 12
Slovenian philosopher (born 1949)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 22
Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 9
French philosopher (1904-1995)
Influenced 7
Influenced by 13
Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974)
Influenced 7
Influenced by 24
German Jewish Existentialist philosopher and theologian (1878–1965)
Influenced 7
Influenced by 6
Swedish writer and painter (1849–1912)
Influenced 6
Influenced by 9
Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938)
Influenced 6
Influenced by 12
French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist
Influenced 5
Influenced by 10
Spanish artist (1904–1989)
Influenced 5
Influenced by 3
Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 2
French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 10
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman
Influenced 4
Influenced by 3
Russian political activist and philosopher (born 1962)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 12
Romanian-French philosopher and essayist
Influenced 3
Influenced by 10
French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist (1889-1973)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 8
Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 6
British philosopher
Influenced 3
Influenced by 7
French philosopher (1952–2020)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 12
Russian anarchist
Influenced 2
Influenced by 10
French philosopher (1937-)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 9
French philosopher and author
Influenced 2
Influenced by 10
Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator (born 1962)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 9
German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author
Influenced 2
Influenced by 3
Russian philosopher
Influenced 2
Influenced by 14
German anarchist, editor (1870-1919)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 8
American journalist and writer (1880–1956)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 7
American novelist, essayist, short story writer, Roy E. Disney Chair in Creative Writing, Pomona College
Influenced 1
Influenced by 26
American political writer, poet and essayist
Influenced 1
Influenced by 5
Spanish political theorist, journalist, and literary critic
Influenced 1
Influenced by 4
Italian writer
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
English moral philosopher (1929–2003)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
American anarchist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 14
pseudonymous, far-right Twitter personality
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
American weapons developer (1988-)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 6
French writer (1903-1938)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Argentinian speaker, journalist and philosophy teacher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Georgian writer
Influenced 0
Influenced by 5
Sister of Friedrich Nietzsche (1846-1935)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
American philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 10
Puerto Rican philosopher and poet
Influenced 0
Influenced by 6
Italian philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
German feminist, pacifist and gender activist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
Swiss painter (1888-1967)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 14
British anarchist author, teacher and organiser
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
German classical philologist (1886–1958)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Austrian philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
Danish historian and writer
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
American anarchist academic
Influenced 0
Influenced by 8
Slovak politician
Influenced 0
Influenced by 25
Brazilian professor and writer
Influenced 0
Influenced by 10
Ukrainian Jewish writer (1865–1921)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
French philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 6
Russian intellectual and philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
German physician, writer and journalist (1867-1946)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Czech writer (1868-1929)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Israeli writer (1929–1994)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Dutch philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Austrian philosophical writer (1880–1942)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Romanian philosopher, poet, logician and essayist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 16
Chinese artist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
anthropologist at the CUNY Graduate Center
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
German-American philosopher (1921–1980)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3