Anthropologist
Georges Balandier
French anthropologist and ethnologist
1920 - 2016
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Georges Balandier
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Balandier is the 64th most popular anthropologist (down from 60th in 2024), the 4,273rd most popular biography from France (down from 4,100th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Anthropologist.
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Dec 21
Georges Balandier shares a December 21 birthday with Nostradamus, Masaccio, and Hu Jintao.
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Among Anthropologists
Among anthropologists, Georges Balandier ranks 64 out of 93. Before him are Aleš Hrdlička, Arjun Appadurai, Gayle Rubin, James C. Scott, Max Gluckman, and Robert Lowie. After him are Raymond Firth, Fiona Graham, Julio Caro Baroja, Ashley Montagu, Jack Goody, and Dmitry Anuchin.
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Aleš Hrdlička
1869 - 1943
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 58
Arjun Appadurai
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 59
Gayle Rubin
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 60
James C. Scott
1936 - 2024
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 61
Max Gluckman
1911 - 1975
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 62
Robert Lowie
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 63
Georges Balandier
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 64
Raymond Firth
1901 - 2002
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 65
Fiona Graham
1961 - 2023
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 66
Julio Caro Baroja
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 67
Ashley Montagu
1905 - 1999
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 68
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 69
Dmitry Anuchin
1843 - 1923
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 70
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Georges Balandier ranks 291. Before him are Anton Malatinský, Chabuca Granda, Andrée Chedid, Lea Padovani, Jacqueline Mazéas, and Nobuyuki Kato. After him are Nida Senff, Jack Lord, Ehsan Yarshater, Musa Anter, Nils Bohlin, and Gordon Gould. Among people deceased in 2016, Georges Balandier ranks 318. Before him are John Johnson, Martin Gray, Fritz Stern, Michel Déon, Susana Duijm, and Eliseo Prado. After him are Merle Haggard, Ad-Diba, Pedro de Felipe, Prince Buster, Néstor Gonçalves, and Franco Faggi.
Others Born in 1920
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Anton Malatinský
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 285
Chabuca Granda
SINGER
1920 - 1983
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 286
Andrée Chedid
WRITER
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 287
Lea Padovani
ACTOR
1920 - 1991
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 288
Jacqueline Mazéas
ATHLETE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 289
Nobuyuki Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 290
Georges Balandier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 291
Nida Senff
SWIMMER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 292
Jack Lord
ACTOR
1920 - 1998
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 293
Ehsan Yarshater
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 294
Musa Anter
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 295
Nils Bohlin
INVENTOR
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 296
Gordon Gould
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2005
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 297
Others Deceased in 2016
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John Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 312
Martin Gray
WRITER
1922 - 2016
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 313
Fritz Stern
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 314
Michel Déon
WRITER
1919 - 2016
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 315
Susana Duijm
CELEBRITY
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 316
Eliseo Prado
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 317
Georges Balandier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 318
Merle Haggard
SINGER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 319
Ad-Diba
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 320
Pedro de Felipe
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 321
Prince Buster
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 322
Néstor Gonçalves
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 323
Franco Faggi
ATHLETE
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 324
In France
Among people born in France, Georges Balandier ranks 4,273 out of 6,770. Before him are Guy Bourdin (1928), Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (1800), Jacqueline Mazéas (1920), Georges Beaucourt (1912), Audrey Fleurot (1977), and Jean-Marie Poiré (1945). After him are Olivier de Serres (1539), André-Pierre Gignac (1985), Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913), Christophe Gans (1960), Luc-Olivier Merson (1846), and Juliet Berto (1947).
Others born in France
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Guy Bourdin
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 1991
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 4,267
Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant
CHESS PLAYER
1800 - 1872
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 4,268
Jacqueline Mazéas
ATHLETE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 4,269
Georges Beaucourt
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 4,270
Audrey Fleurot
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 4,271
Jean-Marie Poiré
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 4,272
Georges Balandier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 4,273
Olivier de Serres
WRITER
1539 - 1619
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 4,274
André-Pierre Gignac
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 4,275
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1913 - 2011
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 4,276
Christophe Gans
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 4,277
Luc-Olivier Merson
PAINTER
1846 - 1920
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4,278
Juliet Berto
ACTOR
1947 - 1990
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4,279
Among Anthropologists In France
Among anthropologists born in France, Georges Balandier ranks 9. Before him are Marc Augé (1935), Pierre Clastres (1934), Marcel Griaule (1898), Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854), Alfred Sauvy (1898), and Maurice Godelier (1934). After him are Philippe Descola (1949), Yves Coppens (1934), Françoise Héritier (1933), Marcellin Boule (1861), and Pascal Boyer (2000).
Marc Augé
1935 - 2023
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 3
Pierre Clastres
1934 - 1977
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 4
Marcel Griaule
1898 - 1956
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 5
Georges Vacher de Lapouge
1854 - 1936
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 6
Alfred Sauvy
1898 - 1990
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 7
Maurice Godelier
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 8
Georges Balandier
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 9
Philippe Descola
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 10
Yves Coppens
1934 - 2022
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 11
Françoise Héritier
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 12
Marcellin Boule
1861 - 1942
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 13
Pascal Boyer
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 14
