Anthropologist
Ruth Benedict
1887 - 1948
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Ruth Benedict
Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2024). Ruth Benedict is the 9th most popular anthropologist (up from 10th in 2024), the 829th most popular biography from United States (down from 618th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Anthropologist.
Ruth Benedict was a cultural anthropologist who wrote "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" in 1946. The book is about Japanese culture and how it differs from American culture.
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Among Anthropologists
Among anthropologists, Ruth Benedict ranks 9 out of 93. Before her are Jane Goodall, James George Frazer, Edward Burnett Tylor, Lewis H. Morgan, A. L. Kroeber, and Margaret Mead. After her are Franz Boas, Paul Broca, Gregory Bateson, Clifford Geertz, Eugène Dubois, and Birutė Galdikas.
Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia
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Jane Goodall
1934 - 2025
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 3
James George Frazer
1854 - 1941
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 4
Edward Burnett Tylor
1832 - 1917
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 5
Lewis H. Morgan
1818 - 1881
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 6
A. L. Kroeber
1876 - 1960
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 7
Margaret Mead
1901 - 1978
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 8
Ruth Benedict
1887 - 1948
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 9
Franz Boas
1858 - 1942
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 10
Paul Broca
1824 - 1880
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 11
Gregory Bateson
1904 - 1980
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 12
Clifford Geertz
1926 - 2006
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 13
Eugène Dubois
1858 - 1940
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 14
Birutė Galdikas
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 15
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Ruth Benedict ranks 31. Before her are Heitor Villa-Lobos, Nadia Boulanger, Georg Trakl, Chūichi Nagumo, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Felix Yusupov. After her are Jack Phillips, August Macke, Wolfgang Köhler, Nikolai Vavilov, Lothar Rendulic, and Alvin York. Among people deceased in 1948, Ruth Benedict ranks 25. Before her are Nikolai Berdyaev, Karl Brandt, Theodor Morell, Folke Bernadotte, Arthur Liebehenschel, and Maria Mandl. After her are Jan Masaryk, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Johannes Blaskowitz, Karl Gebhardt, Babe Ruth, and Umberto Giordano.
Others Born in 1887
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Heitor Villa-Lobos
COMPOSER
1887 - 1959
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 25
Nadia Boulanger
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 26
Georg Trakl
WRITER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 27
Chūichi Nagumo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1944
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 28
Georgia O'Keeffe
PAINTER
1887 - 1986
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 29
Felix Yusupov
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 30
Ruth Benedict
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1887 - 1948
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 31
Jack Phillips
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 32
August Macke
PAINTER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 33
Wolfgang Köhler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1967
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 34
Nikolai Vavilov
BIOLOGIST
1887 - 1943
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 35
Lothar Rendulic
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1971
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 36
Alvin York
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1964
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1948
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Nikolai Berdyaev
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1948
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 19
Karl Brandt
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1948
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 20
Theodor Morell
PHYSICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 21
Folke Bernadotte
DIPLOMAT
1895 - 1948
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 22
Arthur Liebehenschel
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1948
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 23
Maria Mandl
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1948
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 24
Ruth Benedict
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1887 - 1948
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 25
Jan Masaryk
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 26
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1948
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 27
Johannes Blaskowitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1948
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 28
Karl Gebhardt
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1948
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 29
Babe Ruth
BASEBALL PLAYER
1895 - 1948
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 30
Umberto Giordano
COMPOSER
1867 - 1948
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 31
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ruth Benedict ranks 829 out of NaN. Before her are Brandon Lee (1965), Willis Carrier (1876), Anastacia (1968), Alfred Hershey (1908), Joe DiMaggio (1914), and Danny Glover (1946). After her are Joan Crawford (1904), G. W. Bailey (1944), Ray Liotta (1954), John Carpenter (1948), Krist Novoselic (1965), and Roy J. Glauber (1925).
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Brandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 823
Willis Carrier
INVENTOR
1876 - 1950
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 824
Anastacia
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 825
Alfred Hershey
BIOLOGIST
1908 - 1997
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 826
Joe DiMaggio
BASEBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 827
Danny Glover
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 828
Ruth Benedict
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1887 - 1948
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 829
Joan Crawford
ACTOR
1904 - 1977
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 830
G. W. Bailey
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 831
Ray Liotta
ACTOR
1954 - 2022
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 832
John Carpenter
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 833
Krist Novoselic
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 834
Roy J. Glauber
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 835
Among Anthropologists In United States
Among anthropologists born in United States, Ruth Benedict ranks 4. Before her are Lewis H. Morgan (1818), A. L. Kroeber (1876), and Margaret Mead (1901). After her are Clifford Geertz (1926), Marvin Harris (1927), Edward T. Hall (1914), Ann Dunham (1942), Marshall Sahlins (1930), Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857), David Graeber (1961), and Edwin H. Colbert (1905).
Lewis H. Morgan
1818 - 1881
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 1
A. L. Kroeber
1876 - 1960
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 2
Margaret Mead
1901 - 1978
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 3
Ruth Benedict
1887 - 1948
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 4
Clifford Geertz
1926 - 2006
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 5
Marvin Harris
1927 - 2001
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 6
Edward T. Hall
1914 - 2009
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 7
Ann Dunham
1942 - 1995
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 8
Marshall Sahlins
1930 - 2021
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 9
Henry Fairfield Osborn
1857 - 1935
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 10
David Graeber
1961 - 2020
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 11
Edwin H. Colbert
1905 - 2001
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 12
