Anthony Kenny

British philosopher (1931-2026)
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Summary

Anthony Kenny was born on March 16, 1931[1], in Liverpool[2]. He died on August 3, 2026[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4], Catholic priest[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,365 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Field of work: philosophy[9], philosophy of mind[10], scholasticism[11], philosophy of religion[12]
  • Employer: Cornell University[13], University of Chicago[14], Stanford University Philosophy Department[15], University of Michigan[16], Columbia University[17], Washington University in St. Louis[18], University of London[19], Stanford University[20], University of Cambridge[21]
  • Educated at: Pontifical Gregorian University[22], St Joseph's College, Upholland[23], University of Oxford[24]
  • Award received: Fellow of the British Academy[25], Aquinas Medal[26], Knight Bachelor[27]
  • Member of: Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[28], British Academy[29], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[30], Academia Europaea[31]
  • Religion or worldview: agnosticism[32]
  • Sex or gender: male[33]
  • Honorific prefix: Sir[34]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[35]
  • Family name: Kenny[36]
  • Given name: Anthony[37]
  • Work location: England[38]
  • Described by source: Records of persons of interest[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[40]
  • Name in native language: Anthony Kenny[41]

Why It Matters

Anthony Kenny has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Anthony Kenny born?

Anthony Kenny's place of birth was Liverpool[2].

What did Anthony Kenny do for work?

Anthony Kenny worked as a philosopher[4], Catholic priest[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Anthony Kenny go to school?

Anthony Kenny was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[22], St Joseph's College, Upholland[23], and University of Oxford[24].

What awards did Anthony Kenny receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy[25], Aquinas Medal[26], and Knight Bachelor[27].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · ~2026-51771-98 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → agnosticism
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Religion or worldview: agnosticism"
  2. 5w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → England
    Field of work → philosophy, philosophy of mind, scholasticism +1
    Occupation → philosopher, Catholic priest, university teacher
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-add:0||3 */ Update NK ČR – P101, P106, P937"
  3. 5w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of greece id → 277894
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ National library of greece id: 277894, add P3348 claim: 277894"
  4. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → philosopher, Catholic priest, university teacher
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51085|batch #51085]]: more precise P106 value for Catholic priest"
  5. 10w ago · Мит Сколов · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Pontifical Gregorian University, St Joseph's College, Upholland, University of Oxford
    Honorific prefix → Sir
    Name in native language → Anthony Kenny
    Religion or worldview → agnosticism
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy"
  6. 10w ago · باسم · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → British philosopher (1931-2026)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Educated at: Pontifical Gregorian University"
  7. 10w ago · VandBoec · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → British philosopher (1931-2026)
    Date of death → +2026-08-03T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Date of death: 3 August 2026"
  8. 13w ago · Bibliotecateresianum · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Teresianum authority id → 20219
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Teresianum authority id: 20219, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/139161696|Anthony Kenny (#139161696)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5316|Teresianum auth"
  9. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0020834-Kenny-Anthony-1931
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0020834-Kenny-Anthony-1931, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  10. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → philosopher, Catholic priest, university teacher
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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