Top 20 Most Influential Philosophers in History
Sun Tzu
Military Commander, Philosopher
Ancient Chinese Military Strategist and Philosopher, Author of The Art of War
Niccolo Machiavelli
Philosopher, Statesman, Poet, Political Theorist
Founder of Modern Political Science and Realist Political Thought
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher, Writer, Composer
Pioneer of popular sovereignty and the philosopher of the “general will”
John Locke
Philosopher, Political Theorist, Writer
The Founder of Enlightenment and the Age of Reason
Jean-Paul Sartre
Philosopher, Writer, Journalist
Founder of Modern Existentialism & Influential 20th-Century Intellectual
Ayn Rand
Novelist, Philosopher, Screenwriter
Founder of Objectivism and Champion of Radical Individualism
Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosopher, Writer
One of the most influential and provocative philosophers in the history of Western thought
Michel Foucault
Philosopher, Social Theorist
French philosopher who profoundly transformed modern thought through his analyses of madness, knowledge, and power
Bad Bunny
Rapper, Songwriter
Giorgia Meloni
Politician, Journalist
Jacob Elordi
Actor, Model
Jeffrey Epstein
Businessperson
Sam Altman
Entrepreneur, Investor, CEO
Julio Iglesias
Singer, Songwriter
Pierre de Coubertin
Historian
David Yates
Film Director, Film Producer
Neil Simon
Screenwriter
Woody Harrelson
Actor
Ayumu Hirano
Snowboarder
D. H. Lawrence
Novelist, Poet
Eileen Gu
Freestyle Skier, Model
Jutta Leerdam
Speed Skater
Donald Trump Jr.
Business Leader
Jacob Elordi
Actor, Model
Bad Bunny
Rapper, Songwriter
Sam Altman
Entrepreneur, Investor, CEO