Famous Philosophers

Alan Watts Alan Watts or Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker who popularized and interpreted Eastern Philosophy for the Western audience. He ...	Albert Camus A Nobel Prize laureate, Albert Camus was the French Algerian philosopher, author and journalist, much renowned worldwide for his contribution in the field of ...
Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer was a German born French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary. His notable work is in founding the Albert ...	Alfred North Whitehead Alfred North Whitehead was a British Mathematician who is known for his tremendous contributions in algebra, logic, foundations of mathematics, philosophy of ...
Aristotle Aristotle was a Greek philosopher, better known as the teacher of Alexander the Great. He was the student of Plato and was considered to be an important figure ...	Arthus Schopenhauer Arthur Schopenhauer was an extremely talented German philosopher, best known for his pessimism and clarity of philosophical works. He completed and published ...
Bertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, is one of the finest names in the list of great philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, ...	Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher. He did pioneering works in calculating machines and came up ...
David Hume David Hume was a fabulous philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist from Scotland. He was extremely popular for his amazing philosophical empiricism and ...	Diogenes Of Sinope Diogenes was a commendable Greek philosopher and one of the founders of the Cynic philosophy from Sinope. He is also remembered as “Diogenes of Sinope” or ...
Epicurus Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the prominent philosophers in the Hellenistic period. He was the founder of the school of philosophy ...	F. H. Bradley Francis Herbert Bradley, OM was one of the most influential British idealistic philosophers. Bradley after a number of attempts to gain a fellowship finally ...
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon was a legendary English philosopher, scientist, lawyer, author, statesman, jurist and father of the scientific methods. He was one of the most ...	Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche was a famous German philosopher and philologist known for his critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and ...
Galileo Galilei If the world knows any name as the father of science then Galileo Galilei is surely the one. Galilei is a name that starts and ends modern day Science and its ...	Herbert Spencer Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, biologist and sociologist. He was also one of the influential classical liberal political theorists of the ...
Hippocrates Hippocrates is a radiant name in the history of medicine. The outstanding individual brought a new form into the field of ancient Greek medicine. Hippocrates’ ...	Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant was a famous Prussian philosopher. He was a professor of philosophy at Königsberg, in Prussia and spent his life in researching, lecturing and ...
Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was an excellent existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer and literary ...	John Dewey John Dewey was a famous American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer. He was also the founder of functional psychology and one of the earliest ...
John Locke John Locke was an outstanding English philosopher and physician, extensively known as the “Father of Liberalism”. He was also admired as one of the most ...	John Stuart Mill A British philosopher and civil servant, John Stuart Mill was an influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy. He was ...
Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx was a popular German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, and revolutionary socialist. His works ...	Karl Popper Karl Popper, also known as Sir Karl Raimund Popper, was an Austrian-born British Philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics. He is ...
Lao Tzu Lao Tzu also known as Laozi or Lao Tse was a mystic Chinese philosopher who was best known as the author of the “Tao Te Ching”. Being the author of “Tao Te ...	Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, commonly called Maimonides, was a distinguished Jewish philosopher of medieval times. Apart from being an eminent philosopher, he was also ...
Mencius Mencius was a famous Chinese philosopher, born in the state of Zou. He was controversially considered the most popular Confucian, after Confucius himself. The ...	Michel de Montaigne Michel Eyquem de Montaigne was among the most powerful writers of the French Renaissance. He was extremely popular for publicizing the essay as a literary ...
Philo Philo who, also known as Philo of Alexandria, Philo Judaeus, Philo Judaeus of Alexandria, Yedidia, "Philon", and Philo the Jew, was a popular and prominent ...	Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a famous French philosopher and Jesuit priest who was also trained as a paleontologist and geologist. He took active part in the ...
Plato Plato was a classical Greek philosopher and mathematician, more so known as the student of Socrates and writer of philosophical dialogues. He founded the ...	Plutarch Plutarch was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist, known for his famous works, “Parallel Lives” and “Moralia”. “Parallel Lives” was a ...
Socrates “As for me, all I know is that I know nothing” - a famous quote describes the humble and modest attitude of one of the most famous Greek Athenian philosopher, ...	Soren Kierkegaard Soren Kierkegaard was a famous Danish philosopher, theologian and religious author. He was well known for his criticism of the philosophies of Georg Wilhelm ...
Sun Tzu Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher, who is believed to have written the famous ancient Chinese book on military ...	Thales Thales of Miletus was a prominent and popular Greek philosopher of pre- Socratic times. He belonged to Miletus in Asia Minor and was among the Seven Sages of ...
Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle was a popular satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher from Scotland in the Victorian era, born in the village of Ecclefechan, ...	Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was a prominent English philosopher, who is best known for his excellent work on political philosophy. His 1651 book “Leviathan” marked the ...
William James William James was one of the original thinkers and a famous American philosopher. For his pioneering work in psychology, he was often called as the ‘Father of ...

Famous Political Leaders

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States who led the country to victory during the American Civil War and contributed profoundly ...	Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler, an Austrian-born politician, was the leader of the Nazi Party and a notorious dictator of Germany. Before coming to power as a dictator, he was ...
Albert John Luthuli Albert John Luthuli, the president of the African National Congress, was an African politician and teacher. A noble man and an adamant leader, Luthuli fought ...	Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was one of the important pioneers in the early formation of the American government. He participated in Washington's Revolutionary War from ...
Ariel Sharon Ariel Sharon is the former Prime Minister of Israel and a military leader. He is ranked among the most powerful leaders in the history of Israel, who succeeded ...	Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced as Ong San Soo Chee) is the leading face of the pro-democracy movement and a leader of the National League for Democracy in ...
Betty Williams Betty Williams is the President of the ‘World Centers of Compassion for Children’ and the Chairperson of ‘Institute for Asian Democracy’. She is also a ...	Cordell Hull Cordell Hull was a major political leader of Tennessee, USA and 47th Secretary of States of the United States. He is credited as the longest-serving Secretary ...
F D Roosevelt Born in 1882 and famous all over the world with the three letters, 'FDR' Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the U.S. and is the only U.S. ...	Fidel Castro Fidel Castro is a revolutionary figure and former Prime Minister of Cuba who served the country from 1959 to 1976 and gained a reputation of an anti- ...
Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser was the 2nd president of Egypt and one of the most important figures in the modern world and Arab history who served the country from 1956 ...	George Washington George Washington was the first President of the United States who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the Kingdom of ...
Henri La Fontaine Henri La Fontaine was a bibliographer, professor of International law and senator in the Belgium legislature who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913. ...	Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger is a German-born American political scientist, bureaucrat and diplomat who served America as National Security Advisor and later as Secretary ...
Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh was a communist, revolutionist of Vietnam who played a symbolic role as head of state of Vietnam and as a mediator of Party disputes and became the ...	Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India. Political thinkers, even today consider Gandhi as the most controversial Premier of the nation. She ...
Jacques Chirac Jacques Chirac is one of the most influential politicians in France. Getting inspiration from Charles DeGaulle, Chirac entered French national politics in ...	Jawaharlal Nehru Born in an aristocratic family of Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru emerged as one of the greatest political leaders of the world, ever. Jawaharlal Nehru was an ...
John F Kennedy John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and first American President to be born in the twentieth century. The former president has many ...	Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin was one of the greatest leaders of the former Soviet Union and General Secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet Union serving from 1922 ...
Kim Dae Jung Kim Dae Jung, the fifteenth President of Korea is mainly known for his opposition to and lifelong struggle against the authoritarian rule in Korea. He was most ...	Kofi Annan Kofi Annan is a former diplomat of Ghana and was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations serving from 1997 to 2006. As Secretary-General Kofi Annan ...
Lech Walesa Lech Walesa is a former president of Poland and a Nobel Peace Prize Winner. He is also a humanitarian and a co founder of ‘Solidarity’, the Soviet’s bloc’s ...	Lord Mountbatten Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British admiral, statesman and the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. ...
Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi was a major political and spiritual leader of India who led the country in the non-cooperation ...	Mao Zedong Mao Zedong was the leader of the Communist Party of China who showed it the way to victory against the 'Kuomintang' in the Civil war of China. Appointed as the ...
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher is the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and was the first woman to lead a major political party in the country. She acted ...	Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev is a former President of the erstwhile USSR who served as the last general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1986 to ...
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela was the most significant black leader who stood against racism and apartheid in South Africa, while many in the world were silent. He dreamt of ...	Oscar Arias Sanchez Oscar Arias Sanchez is the present “Head of the State” and president of Costa Rica. Known for his excellent ruling and a popular organizer, Arias was elected ...
Patrick Henry Patrick Henry was one of the leading figures of American Revolution and a prominent political founder who saw the formation of initial Independent United ...	Ralph Bunche Ralph Bunche was an American political scientist and diplomat and an active leader who contributed heavily in the Civil Rights Movements in the United ...
Raul Castro Raul Castro is the current President of Cuba and brother of the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Most of his life was spent under the shadow of his ...	Richard Nixon Richard Nixon was a leader of the Republican Party and became the thirty-seventh President of the United States in 1968 and was subsequently reelected for his ...
Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan was the fortieth President of the United States and thirty third governor of California. A short time film actor and director, Reagan was ...	Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein was the 5th President of Iraq and a member of the Revolutionary Ba’ath Party, which held a long term power in the country. As President of Iraq, ...
Sun Yat Sen Sun Yat-Sen was a major politician and a Chinese revolutionary who co founded the Kuomintang and served as its first leader. Known as the Father of Modern ...	Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was a major political leader and the third president of the United States serving from 1801 to 1809. He was also a co-founder and leader of ...
Tony Blair Tony Blair is British politician and the leader of the Labor Party who went on to become the Prime Minister of the country in 1997 and served it until 2007. ...	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sir Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah was the Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955 and became the ...
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary and communist who led the famous October Revolution in Russia. Lenin was a driving force in overthrowing the Czarist ...	Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was one of the greatest politicians of the United Kingdom who went on to become the Prime Minister of the country in ...
Yasser Arafat Yasser Arafat was a leader of the state of Palestine and 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority. The leader is also known as the Chairman of the ...	Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin was the 5th Prime Minister of Israel and served the country from 1974–1977 and from 1992 until his assassination in 1995. While in office, ...
Yoshiro Mori Yoshiro Mori is a Japanese politician and former Prime Minister of Japan who served the country from the year 2000 to 2001 as its 85th and 86th Prime Minister. ...	Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor served as the 12th president of the United States from the period 1849 to 1850. He was a successful military leader and his contribution as a ...