SOCIOLOGIST
Anthony Giddens
1938 - Today
Anthony Giddens
Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens (born 18 January 1938) is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists and is the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languages, issuing on average more than one book every year. In 2007, Giddens was listed as the fifth most-referenced author of books in the humanities. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Giddens has received more than 1,083,292 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Anthony Giddens is the 9th most popular sociologist, the 264th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 257th in 2019) and the most popular British Sociologist.
Anthony Giddens is most famous for his theory of structuration, which states that social structures are created by the interactions between agents.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
68.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
11.97
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Anthony Giddens ranks 9 out of 79. Before him are Pierre Bourdieu, Theodor W. Adorno, Robert K. Merton, Georg Simmel, Talcott Parsons, and Erving Goffman. After him are Norbert Elias, Marcel Mauss, Ulrich Beck, Immanuel Wallerstein, Niklas Luhmann, and Gabriel Tarde.
Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Bourdieu
1930 - 2002
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 3
Theodor W. Adorno
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 4
Robert K. Merton
1910 - 2003
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 5
Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 6
Talcott Parsons
1902 - 1979
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 7
Erving Goffman
1922 - 1982
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 8
Anthony Giddens
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 9
Norbert Elias
1897 - 1990
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 10
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 11
Ulrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 12
Immanuel Wallerstein
1930 - 2019
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 13
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 14
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 15
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Anthony Giddens ranks 19. Before him are Farah Pahlavi, Luis Aragonés, Klaus Schwab, Alberto Fujimori, Joe Dassin, and Jerry Brown. After him are Christopher Lloyd, Paul Verhoeven, Mireille Darc, Vladimir Vysotsky, Natalie Wood, and Liv Ullmann.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsFarah Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 13
Luis Aragonés
COACH
1938 - 2014
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 14
Klaus Schwab
ECONOMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 15
Alberto Fujimori
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 16
Joe Dassin
SINGER
1938 - 1980
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 17
Jerry Brown
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 18
Anthony Giddens
SOCIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 19
Christopher Lloyd
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 20
Paul Verhoeven
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 21
Mireille Darc
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 22
Vladimir Vysotsky
WRITER
1938 - 1980
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 23
Natalie Wood
ACTOR
1938 - 1981
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 24
Liv Ullmann
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 25
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Giddens ranks 264 out of 8,785. Before him are Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Richard Trevithick (1771), Alec Guinness (1914), Owen Willans Richardson (1879), and Graham Chapman (1941). After him are James George Frazer (1854), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), Liz Truss (1975), Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), and Edward Victor Appleton (1892).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsÆthelred I, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
837 - 871
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 258
Olivia Newton-John
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 259
Richard Trevithick
INVENTOR
1771 - 1833
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 260
Alec Guinness
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 261
Owen Willans Richardson
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 262
Graham Chapman
ACTOR
1941 - 1989
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 263
Anthony Giddens
SOCIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 264
James George Frazer
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 265
Ælfweard of Wessex
POLITICIAN
904 - 924
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 266
Princess Margaret of Connaught
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1920
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 267
Liz Truss
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 268
Daniel Day-Lewis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 269
Edward Victor Appleton
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1965
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 270
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among sociologists born in United Kingdom, Anthony Giddens ranks 1. After him are Basil Bernstein (1924), T. H. Marshall (1893), Michael Mann (1942), Anthony D. Smith (1939), Margaret Archer (1943), and John Urry (1946).
Anthony Giddens
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 1
Basil Bernstein
1924 - 2000
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 2
T. H. Marshall
1893 - 1981
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 3
Michael Mann
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 4
Anthony D. Smith
1939 - 2016
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 5
Margaret Archer
1943 - 2023
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 6
John Urry
1946 - 2016
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 7