21st-century philosophers

The list 21st-century philosophers includes Stephen Hawking, Robert Reich, The Dalai Lama, Cornel West and Christopher Hitchens. The list consists of 1,102 members and 2 sublists.

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Stephen Hawking

English theoretical physicist (1942–2018)

Overview: Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology ...

Date of birth: 8 January 1942

Date of death: 14 March 2018

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Physicist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Web Summit Speaker 67T

Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society 87T

British relativity theorists 18T
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Robert Reich

US academic, former Secretary of Labor

Overview: Robert Bernard Reich (born June 24, 1946) is an American economic advisor, professor, author, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Bill ...

Date of birth: 24 June 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Economist

Gender: Male

Height: 4' 10" (147 cm)

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American philosophers of social science 62T

American philosophers of culture 61T

Substack writers 110T
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The Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama

Overview: The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso; born Lhamo Dhondup, 6 July 1935) is the current Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader ...

Date of birth: 6 July 1935

Age: 89

Nationality: Chinese

Occupation: Religion

Gender: Male

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Buddhist scholars from Tibet 27T

Buddhist and Christian interfaith dialogue 11T

Tibetan emigrants to India 2T
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Cornel West

American philosopher and political activist (born 1953)

Overview: Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, and public intellectual. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West focuses on the role of race, gender ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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American anti-capitalists 93T

Baptist philosophers 3T

African-American theologians 20T
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Christopher Hitchens

British author and journalist (1949–2011)

Overview: Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was an English-American author, columnist, essayist, orator, journalist, and social critic. Hitchens was the author, co-author, editor, or ...

Date of birth: 13 April 1949

Date of death: 15 December 2011

Age: 62 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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New Atheism 31T

Jewish American atheism activists 8T

Deaths from pneumonia in Texas 44T
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

American author (1922–2007)

Overview: Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer and humorist known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published fourteen novels ...

Date of birth: 11 November 1922

Date of death: 11 April 2007

Age: 84 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Novelist

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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American critics of Christianity 72T

21st-century American male artists 897T

20th-century American male artists 3,686T
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Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

Overview: Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American philosopher, linguist, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics" ...

Date of birth: 7 December 1928

Age: 96

Nationality: American

Occupation: Linguist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Valeria Wasserma (Married)

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Philosophers of linguistics 3T

American dissidents 15T

Jewish linguists 13T
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Slavoj Zizek

Slovenian philosopher

Overview: Slavoj Žižek ( SLAH-voy ZHEE-zhek; born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian philosopher, a researcher at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Ljubljana Faculty of Arts and international director ...

Date of birth: 21 March 1949

Age: 76

Nationality: Slovenian

Occupation: Philosopher

Gender: Male

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Slovenian Marxist writers 1T

Critics of political economy 21T

Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis alumni 21T
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John Green

American author and YouTuber (born 1977)

Overview: John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author and YouTube content creator. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and his fourth solo novel, The Fault in ...

Date of birth: 24 August 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Sarah Urist (Married)

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Educational and science YouTubers 27T

YouTube vloggers 137T

American men podcasters 368T
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Daniel C. Dennett

American philosopher (born 1942)

Overview: Daniel Clement Dennett III (March 28, 1942 – April 19, 2024) was an American philosopher and cognitive scientist. His research centered on the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science, and the ph ...

Date of birth: 28 March 1942

Date of death: 19 April 2024

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Philosopher

Gender: Male

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2024 deaths 2,736T

American critics of Christianity 73T

New Atheism 31T
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DJ Spooky

American DJ

Overview: Paul Dennis Miller (born September 6, 1970), known professionally as DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, is an American electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called by critics i ...

Date of birth: 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Philosopher

Gender: Unknown

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Thirsty Ear Recordings artists 51T

Free Kitten members 5T

Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni 37T
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Umberto Eco

Writer and philosopher

Overview: Umberto Eco OMRI (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, cultural critic, political and social commentator, and novelist. In English, he is best known ...

Date of birth: 5 January 1932

Date of death: 19 February 2016

Age: 84 (age at death)

Nationality: Italian

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

Partner: Kara Vallow (Married)

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Writers from Turin 79T

Deaths from cancer in Lombardy 48T

21st-century Italian male writers 108T
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A. C. Grayling

English philosopher

Overview: Anthony Clifford Grayling CBE FRSA FRSL (born 3 April 1949) is a British philosopher and author. He was born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and spent most of his childhood there and in Nyasaland (now ...

Date of birth: 3 April 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: British

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts 230T

Zambian philosophers 1T

Zambian humanists 1T
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Thom Hartmann

American political commentator (born 1951)

Overview: Thomas Carl Hartmann (born May 7, 1951) is an American radio personality, author, former psychotherapist, businessman, and progressive political commentator. Hartmann has been hosting a nationally syn ...

Date of birth: 7 May 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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People from Rumney, New Hampshire 6T

Vegetarians 377T

American democratic socialists 62T
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Martha Nussbaum

American philosopher and academic (born 1947)

Overview: Martha Craven Nussbaum (, born 1947) is an American philosopher and the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she is jointly appointed ...

Date of birth: 6 May 1947

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Philosopher

Gender: Female

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Converts to Reform Judaism 10T

Moral psychologists 46T

Women classical scholars 252T
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Judith Butler

American philosopher and gender studies philosopher (born 1956)

Overview: Judith Pamela Butler (born February 24, 1956) is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave feminist, queer, and l ...

Date of birth: 24 February 1956

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

Partner: Wendy Brown (political scientist) (Long-Term)

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American non-binary writers 81T

21st-century American LGBT people 1,993T

20th-century American LGBT people 1,499T
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Christina Hoff Sommers

American author and philosopher (born 1950)

Overview: Christina Marie Hoff Sommers (born September 28, 1950) is an American author and philosopher. Specializing in ethics, she is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Sommers is known for ...

Date of birth: 28 September 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Educator

Gender: Female

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Feminist critics of feminism 7T

American women non-fiction writers 2,184T

20th-century American non-fiction writers 3,627T
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Milan Kundera

Writer

Overview: Milan Kundera (, 1 April 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Czech-born French writer. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981. His Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979 ...

Date of birth: 1 April 1929

Date of death: 11 July 2023

Age: 94 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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Writers from Brno 50T

Czech male novelists 21T

20th-century Czech novelists 19T
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Kedar Joshi

Indian, Author

Overview: Kedar Joshi (born 31 December 1979, in Mumbai) is a philosopher and writer. His works are collectively titled Superultramodern Science and Philosophy. The works contain The NSTP (Non – Spatial Thinking ...

Date of birth: 31 December 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Author

Gender: Male

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Metaphysicians 417T

Determinists 32T

Intelligent design advocates 117T
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Adrian Piper

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Date of birth: 20 September 1948

Age: 76

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African-American artists 624T

Contemporary artists 1,451T

City College of New York alumni 832T