The earliest [[existentialism|existentialist]] was the Christian philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]]. Other prominent existentialists include [[Henri Bergson]] (1859 – 1941), winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature, [[Karl Jaspers]], and the noted philosopher, playwright, and novelist [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] (1905 – 1980). | The earliest [[existentialism|existentialist]] was the Christian philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]]. Other prominent existentialists include [[Henri Bergson]] (1859 – 1941), winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature, [[Karl Jaspers]], and the noted philosopher, playwright, and novelist [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] (1905 – 1980). |