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Omar Khayyám vs Thomas Hobbes

Who? Pick one and see how the world splits.

What the votes say

The world is split down the middle between Omar Khayyám and Thomas Hobbes: 50% each. Omar Khayyám is #119 of the 185 thinkers in the world ranking. Thomas Hobbes is #122, and #17 of the 27 from the United Kingdom.

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Omar KhayyámThomas Hobbes
World rank#119#122
CountryIranUnited Kingdom
Lived1048–11311588–1679

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