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Arend Lijphart

1936 - Today

Arend Lijphart

Arend d'Angremond Lijphart (born 17 August 1936) is a Dutch-American political scientist specializing in comparative politics, elections and voting systems, democratic institutions, and ethnicity and politics. He is Research Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arend Lijphart has received more than 142,980 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Arend Lijphart is the 21st most popular political scientist (down from 20th in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 307th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Political Scientist.

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7.41
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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS

Among political scientists, Arend Lijphart ranks 21 out of 29. Before him are David Easton, Joseph Nye, Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, Aleksandr Dugin, Muhammad Asad, and Robert D. Putnam. After him are John Mearsheimer, Leonard Hobhouse, William Graham Sumner, Robert Keohane, Olivier Roy, and Norman Finkelstein.

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David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 68.31
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Joseph Nye
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.96
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1772 - 1840
HPI: 66.18
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Aleksandr Dugin
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Muhammad Asad
1900 - 1992
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Robert D. Putnam
1941 - Present
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Arend Lijphart
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 21
John Mearsheimer
1947 - Present
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Leonard Hobhouse
1864 - 1929
HPI: 61.69
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William Graham Sumner
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Olivier Roy
1949 - Present
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Norman Finkelstein
1953 - Present
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Arend Lijphart ranks 153. Before him are Walter Koenig, Siw Malmkvist, Amr Moussa, André Kolingba, William Levada, and Lee "Scratch" Perry. After him are Hugh Hudson, Masashi Watanabe, Philip Kaufman, Walter Lewin, Edén Pastora, and Robert Langlands.

Others Born in 1936

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Walter Koenig
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 147
Siw Malmkvist
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 148
Amr Moussa
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 149
André Kolingba
1936 - 2010
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 150
William Levada
1936 - 2019
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 151
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 152
Arend Lijphart
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 153
Hugh Hudson
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 154
Masashi Watanabe
1936 - 1995
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 155
Philip Kaufman
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 156
Walter Lewin
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 157
Edén Pastora
1936 - 2020
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 158
Robert Langlands
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 159

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Arend Lijphart ranks 314 out of 1,209. Before him are Henk Sneevliet (1883), Jacob van Eyck (1590), Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1657), Piet de Jong (1915), Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743), and Ton Koopman (1944). After him are Adriaen van de Velde (1636), Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210), Hans van Breukelen (1956), Jacob Cats (1577), Pieter Boddaert (1730), and Mark van Bommel (1977).

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Henk Sneevliet
1883 - 1942
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 308
Jacob van Eyck
1590 - 1657
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Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
1657 - 1696
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 310
Piet de Jong
1915 - 2016
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 311
Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
1743 - 1787
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 312
Ton Koopman
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 313
Arend Lijphart
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 314
Adriaen van de Velde
1636 - 1672
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 315
Floris IV, Count of Holland
1210 - 1234
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 316
Hans van Breukelen
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 317
Jacob Cats
1577 - 1660
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 318
Pieter Boddaert
1730 - 1795
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 319
Mark van Bommel
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 320