Occupation
ANTHROPOLOGISTS
With 93 biographies, Anthropologists are the 72nd most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Table Tennis Players, Designers, and Comedians.
People
Pantheon has 93 people classified as anthropologists born between 1755 and 1973. Of these 93, 12 (12.90%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living anthropologists include Jane Goodall, Birutė Galdikas, and Andrey Korotayev. The most famous deceased anthropologists include Claude Lévi-Strauss, Bronisław Malinowski, and James George Frazer. As of April 2024, 10 new anthropologists have been added to Pantheon including Jean Malaurie, Jack Goody, and Philippe Descola.
Living Anthropologists
Go to all RankingsJane Goodall
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Birutė Galdikas
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Andrey Korotayev
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Maurice Godelier
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Arjun Appadurai
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Philippe Descola
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Gayle Rubin
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Marilyn Strathern
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Eugenie Scott
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Chris Stringer
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Alice Roberts
1973 - Present
HPI: 25.69
Deceased Anthropologists
Go to all RankingsClaude Lévi-Strauss
1908 - 2009
HPI: 74.98
Bronisław Malinowski
1884 - 1942
HPI: 70.92
James George Frazer
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.70
Edward Burnett Tylor
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Lewis H. Morgan
1818 - 1881
HPI: 67.67
Paul Broca
1824 - 1880
HPI: 65.76
Margaret Mead
1901 - 1978
HPI: 65.58
Franz Boas
1858 - 1942
HPI: 65.53
Ruth Benedict
1887 - 1948
HPI: 65.51
Gregory Bateson
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.19
Clifford Geertz
1926 - 2006
HPI: 63.46
Knud Rasmussen
1879 - 1933
HPI: 62.39
Newly Added Anthropologists (2024)
Go to all RankingsJean Malaurie
1922 - 2024
HPI: 54.02
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
HPI: 49.18
Philippe Descola
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.75
James C. Scott
1936 - 2024
HPI: 47.91
Julian Steward
1902 - 1972
HPI: 47.78
Yves Coppens
1934 - 2022
HPI: 47.64
Marilyn Strathern
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.99
W. H. R. Rivers
1864 - 1922
HPI: 43.46
Chris Stringer
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.88
John Tooby
1952 - 2023
HPI: 39.26
Places
Most anthropologists were born in United States (26), United Kingdom (16), and France (13). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (3), London (3), and Glasgow (2).The most common death places of anthropologists were United States (28), France (15), and United Kingdom (7). By city, these were Paris (8), New York City (5), and Cambridge (4).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as anthropologists in Pantheon are John Lloyd Stephens, Johann Carl Fuhlrott, and Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring. The concentration of anthropologists was largest during the Radio & Film Era, which lasted from 1900 to 1949. Some birth or death locations for earlier anthropologists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Anthropologists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Anthropologists since 1700.