David Benatar

South African philosopher (born 1966)
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Summary

David Benatar is a human[1]. His place of birth was South Africa[2]. He was born on January 1, 1966[3]. He worked as a pedagogue[4], university teacher[5], and philosopher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • David Benatar's place of birth was South Africa[2].
  • David Benatar was born on January 1, 1966[3].
  • David Benatar was born on December 8, 1966[8].
  • David Benatar held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • David Benatar worked as a pedagogue[4].
  • David Benatar worked as a university teacher[5].
  • David Benatar worked as a philosopher[6].
  • David Benatar's field of work was medical ethics[10].
  • David Benatar's field of work was antinatalism[11].
  • David Benatar was employed by University of Cape Town[12].
  • David Benatar's education included a stint at University of Cape Town[13].
  • David Benatar is recorded as male[14].
  • David Benatar's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David Benatar's family name is recorded as Benatar[16].
  • David Benatar's given name is recorded as David[17].
  • David Benatar's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

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Origins and Family

David Benatar was born in South Africa[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1966[3] and December 8, 1966[8].

Education

David Benatar's education included a stint at University of Cape Town[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pedagogue[4], university teacher[5], and philosopher[6]. Fields of work include medical ethics[10], an applied psychology[19] and antinatalism[11], a philosophical movement[20]. David Benatar was employed by University of Cape Town[12].

Why It Matters

David Benatar ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Works attributed to him include Better Never to Have Been[23], a philosophical work[24].

FAQs

Where was David Benatar born?

David Benatar was born in South Africa[2].

What did David Benatar do for work?

David Benatar worked as pedagogue[4], university teacher[5], and philosopher[6].

Where did David Benatar go to school?

David Benatar was educated at University of Cape Town[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . courrierinternational.com. courrierinternational.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. courrierinternational.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he',
    Sitelink count → 27
    Date of birth → +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1966-12-08T00:00:00Z
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  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0325275-Benatar-David-1966
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  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id → 981058522988106706
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  4. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Employer → University of Cape Town
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