Occupation
POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
With 46 biographies, Political Scientists are the 88th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Mountaineers, Judges, and Fashion Designers.
People
Pantheon has 46 people classified as political scientists born between 1450 and 1974. Of these 46, 20 (43.48%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living political scientists include Francis Fukuyama, Aleksandr Dugin, and Joseph Nye. The most famous deceased political scientists include Samuel P. Huntington, Étienne de La Boétie, and Johan Galtung. As of April 2024, 15 new political scientists have been added to Pantheon including Hayranidil Kadın, Carl Joachim Friedrich, and Karl Deutsch.
Living Political Scientists
Go to all RankingsFrancis Fukuyama
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Aleksandr Dugin
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Joseph Nye
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.53
John Mearsheimer
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Ilan Pappé
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Arend Lijphart
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Norman Finkelstein
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Robert D. Putnam
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Robert Keohane
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Karine Jean-Pierre
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Graham Allison
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Olivier Roy
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Deceased Political Scientists
Go to all RankingsSamuel P. Huntington
1927 - 2008
HPI: 71.93
Étienne de La Boétie
1530 - 1563
HPI: 67.48
Johan Galtung
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.37
Christian Lous Lange
1869 - 1938
HPI: 65.48
Georg Jellinek
1851 - 1911
HPI: 64.96
Harold Lasswell
1902 - 1978
HPI: 64.01
Hans Morgenthau
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.99
Ralf Dahrendorf
1929 - 2009
HPI: 63.32
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.39
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.59
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 61.48
David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.73
Newly Added Political Scientists (2024)
Go to all RankingsHayranidil Kadın
1846 - 1895
HPI: 52.30
Carl Joachim Friedrich
1901 - 1984
HPI: 51.61
Karl Deutsch
1912 - 1992
HPI: 51.56
Rahime Perestu Sultan
1826 - 1906
HPI: 50.83
Marfa Boretskaya
1450 - 1503
HPI: 50.80
Karine Jean-Pierre
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Michel Pablo
1911 - 1996
HPI: 49.34
Adam Przeworski
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Sidney Verba
1932 - 2019
HPI: 46.42
Claudine Gay
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Alena V. Ledeneva
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.74
Pippa Norris
1953 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Places
Most political scientists were born in United States (18), Germany (5), and France (3). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (5), Leipzig (2), and Toronto (2).The most common death places of political scientists were United States (9), France (3), and Germany (3). By city, these were Heidelberg (2), Cambridge, Massachusetts (2), and Martha's Vineyard (1).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as political scientists in Pantheon are Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, Étienne de La Boétie, and Marfa Boretskaya. The concentration of political scientists was largest during the Radio & Film Era, which lasted from 1900 to 1949. Some birth or death locations for earlier political scientists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Political Scientists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 20 most globally memorable Political Scientists since 1700.