1889年4月份11天内出生的三个世界第一
1、查理.卓别林（1889年4月16日----1977年12月25日）
喜剧之王
卓别林的第一部有声电影《大独裁者》，是专门针对阿道夫·希特勒和纳粹主义所制作，并于美国放弃孤立主义参战的前一年发表。在当时的政治气候下，这部影片的诉求相当大胆。它生动地写明纳粹主义的丑恶，并塑造一个生动的犹太角色，描写他遭受到的迫害。卓别林在这部电影中同时扮演了一位类似（包括面目形状上的类似）希特勒的纳粹独裁者和一位受纳粹主义残酷迫害的犹太理发师。酷爱电影的希特勒看了这部电影两次（希特勒个人的影院征求的影片的纪录尚存）。此外希特勒与卓别林的生日只差四天（希特勒出生于1889年4月20日）。
2、阿道夫·希特勒（1889年4月20日---1945年4月30日）
世界大魔头（另外两个小魔头为墨索里尼和东条英机）
与路德维希·维特根斯坦是小学同学，比路德维希·维特根斯坦年长6天。
3、路德维希·维特根斯坦（1889年4月26日---1951年4月29日）
目前在近200年哲学家中排名第一，代表作《逻辑哲学论》《哲学研究》。剑桥大学三一学院博士毕业，导师为罗素（排第三位）。
备注：按照这个榜单，前十名分别是：1、维特根斯坦，2、弗雷格，3、罗素，4、密尔（小密尔，即《功利主义》的作者），5、奎因，6、黑格尔，7、克里普克，8、尼采，9、马克思，10、克尔凯郭尔。
最后一名，即第40名是萨特的情人：德。波伏娃。以后有时间陆续介绍几个。
根据600位投票者的投票结果统计得来，这就是历时一年的所谓莱特报告【Leiter Reports】）：谁是过去200年间最重要的哲学家？结果很有趣，当然这只是一家之言，有些重要哲学家被漏掉了，而当选者之中也有些被夸大的，不管怎样，这些哲学家都曾深深地影响了我们的世界与思维。中国之所以还处在封建主义时代，与哲学等思想领域的极度落后有直接关系，这与多年来实行思想控制的社会治理手段有直接关系，这也是我们当下仍需要进行启蒙的深层原因，否则整个国家是断然没有前途和希望的。下面就是这次调查结果，看看你都认识哪位哲学家？读过他们的哪些著作？在此基础上，我们做一个中国版的二次调查，你认为最重要的10位都是谁？
1. Ludwig Wittgenstein (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices) |
2. Gottlob Frege loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 261–160 |
3. Bertrand Russell loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 280–137, loses to Gottlob Frege by 218–156 |
4. John Stuart Mill loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 280–135, loses to Bertrand Russell by 204–178 |
5. W.V.O. Quine loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 291–150, loses to John Stuart Mill by 214–198 |
6. G.W.F. Hegel loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 290–130, loses to W.V.O. Quine by 214–210 |
7. Saul Kripke loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 314–138, loses to G.W.F. Hegel by 224–213 |
8. Friedrich Nietzsche loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 290–117, loses to Saul Kripke by 209–207 |
9. Karl Marx loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 359–95, loses to Friedrich Nietzsche by 254–138 |
10. Soren Kierkegaard loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 358–124, loses to Karl Marx by 230–213 |
11. Rudolf Carnap loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 345–90, loses to Soren Kierkegaard by 245–194 |
12. John Rawls loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 379–80, loses to Rudolf Carnap by 212–175 |
13. David K. Lewis loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 352–92, loses to John Rawls by 211–166 |
14. G.E. Moore loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 362–59, loses to David K. Lewis by 188–152 |
15. Donald Davidson loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 342–50, loses to G.E. Moore by 171–158 |
16. Martin Heidegger loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 351–63, loses to Donald Davidson by 188–161 |
17. Edmund Husserl loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 336–51, loses to Martin Heidegger by 169–140 |
18. Hilary Putnam loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 338–51, loses to Edmund Husserl by 148–138 |
19. William James loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 347–42, loses to Hilary Putnam by 151–146 |
20. Charles Sanders Peirce loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 333–40, loses to William James by 145–109 |
21. Alfred Tarski loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 323–55, loses to Charles Sanders Peirce by 132–109 |
22. J.L. Austin loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 346–29, loses to Alfred Tarski by 131–126 |
23. P.F. Strawson loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 339–42, loses to J.L. Austin by 137–127 |
24. Karl Popper loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 344–47, loses to P.F. Strawson by 135–127 |
25. G.E.M. Anscombe loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 326–35, loses to Karl Popper by 137–128 |
26. Jean-Paul Sartre loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 355–54, loses to G.E.M. Anscombe by 145–139 |
27. John Dewey loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 344–28, loses to Jean-Paul Sartre by 138–134 |
28. Wilfrid Sellars loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 348–29, loses to John Dewey by 123–116 |
29. Arthur Schopenhauer loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 352–30, loses to Wilfrid Sellars by 129–117 |
30. Henry Sidgwick loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 302–29, loses to Arthur Schopenhauer by 108–105 |
31. Alfred North Whitehead loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 333–24, loses to Henry Sidgwick by 108–86 |
32. Michel Foucault loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 357–31, loses to Alfred North Whitehead by 123–121 |
33. Bernard Williams loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 337–29, loses to Michel Foucault by 128–127 |
34. Gilbert Ryle loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 347–23, loses to Bernard Williams by 113–110 |
35. Maurice Merleau-Ponty loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 329–32, loses to Gilbert Ryle by 112–107 |
36. Franz Brentano loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 326–26, loses to Maurice Merleau-Ponty by 111–100 |
37. Michael Dummett loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 343–26, loses to Franz Brentano by 106–92 |
38. Jurgen Habermas loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 340–22, loses to Michael Dummett by 115–97 |
39. Hannah Arendt loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 336–29, loses to Jurgen Habermas by 107–98 |
40. Simone de Beauvoir loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 336–30, loses to Hannah Arendt by 110–100 |