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The article is here.
Of the first forty or so I've looked at, I've heard of maybe a dozen. Maybe their idea of who the Great Thinkers of the world are differs a bit from mine. Would be interesting to go through them and sort out their philosophical leanings, but that's work. Pick any ten of them out at random and see for yourself. I don't think it will be much of a surprise.
Note the header:
The pessimism of their responses is striking: almost nobody expects the world to get better in the coming decades, and many think it will get worse
More confirmation of my "sour grapes" thesis, I would bet.