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Eric Hoffer (1898-1983)
philosopher, psychologist
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
mathematician, social critic, essayist, logician, epistemologist, philosopher of language, political activist, metaphysician, analytic philosopher, autobiographer, philosopher of science, politician, peace activist, journalist, philosopher
- University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge
Steven Pinker (born 1954)
psychologist, linguist, anthropologist, philosopher, evolutionary psychologist, experimental psychologist
- Dawson College, McGill University
Sam Harris (born 1967)
philosopher, neuroscientist, blogger, podcaster
- Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
astronomer, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, inventor, astrologer, polymath, scientist, engineer
- University of Pisa
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
painter, poet, composer, playwright, essayist, philosopher, artist, lyricist, singer, film director, freedom fighter, Nobel Prize winner, librettist, actor
- University College London, St. Xavier's Collegiate School
Yuval Noah Harari (born 1976)
historian, medievalist, military historian, philosopher
- University of Oxford, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Douglas Hofstadtesr (born 1945)
philosopher, computer scientist, physicist
- Stanford University, University of Oregon