These are people who "philosophized" but didn't major on Philosophy. There are renowned in other academic fields but can also be inferred as "Philosophers".
1. JOHN LOCKE
John Locke born on 29th of August, 1632 and died on 28th of October, 1704. He is said to be a Philosopher because he contributed greatly to political philosophy. But the thought on politics. He is said to be one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". He is also considered as one of the first of the British Empiricists, following the footsteps of Francis Bacon. He contributed greatly to the social contract theory.
2. FRANCIS BACON
Francis Bacon also known as Lord Verulam was born on 22nd of January, 1561 and died on the 9th of April, 1626. He was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Bacon led the advancement of both natural philosophy and the scientific method and his works remained influential even in the late stages of the Scientific Revolution. Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. He argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature. He is famous for his role in the scientific revolution, begun during the Middle Ages, promoting scientific experimentation as a way of glorifying God and fulfilling scripture. He was renowned as a politician in Elizabethan England, as he held the office of Lord Chancellor.
3. THOMAS HOBBES
Thomas Hobbes was born in April 1561 and died in December 1679. He was an English philosopher best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. His main concern is the problem of social and political order: how human beings can live together in peace and avoid the danger and fear of civil conflict. He poses stark alternatives: we should give our obedience to an unaccountable sovereign (a person or group empowered to decide every social and political issue). In addition to political philosophy, Hobbes contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, theology, and ethics, as well as philosophy in general. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
4. VOLTAIRE
Born as François-Marie Arouet but widely known by his pen name Voltaire, was born on 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778. He was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and Philosopher. Voltaire was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—especially of the Roman Catholic Church—and of slavery. He was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties and was at constant risk from the strict censorship laws of the Catholic French monarchy. His polemics witheringly satirized intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day. His best-known work and magnum opus, Candide, is a novella which comments on, criticizes, and ridicules many events, thinkers, and philosophies of his time.
5. ISAAC NEWTON
Sir Isaac Newton born on 25 December 1642 and died on 20 March 1726, was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. A Natural Philosopher is someone who philosophically studies physics, that is, nature and the physical universe. It was dominant before the development of modern science. Newton was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed. He has contributed immensely to the growth of Physics. He formulated a lot laws and formulas which are still very relevant in the sciences.
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