Anthropologist
Ashley Montagu
British-American anthropologist
1905 - 1999
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Ashley Montagu
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Ashley Montagu is the 68th most popular anthropologist (up from 79th in 2024), the 3,764th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,103rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Anthropologist.
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Among Anthropologists
Among anthropologists, Ashley Montagu ranks 68 out of 93. Before him are Max Gluckman, Robert Lowie, Georges Balandier, Raymond Firth, Fiona Graham, and Julio Caro Baroja. After him are Jack Goody, Dmitry Anuchin, Helen Fisher, Michael Harner, Madison Grant, and Philippe Descola.
Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia
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Max Gluckman
1911 - 1975
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 62
Robert Lowie
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 63
Georges Balandier
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 64
Raymond Firth
1901 - 2002
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 65
Fiona Graham
1961 - 2023
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 66
Julio Caro Baroja
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 67
Ashley Montagu
1905 - 1999
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 68
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 69
Dmitry Anuchin
1843 - 1923
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 70
Helen Fisher
1945 - 2024
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 71
Michael Harner
1929 - 2018
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 72
Madison Grant
1865 - 1937
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 73
Philippe Descola
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 74
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Ashley Montagu ranks 272. Before him are J. William Fulbright, Albert W. Tucker, Leila Hyams, László Papp, Stanisław Mazur, and Kay Francis. After him are Jenő Rejtő, Philip Ahn, René Bondoux, Mario de las Casas, Baltasar Albéniz, and Boris Ponomarev. Among people deceased in 1999, Ashley Montagu ranks 202. Before him are David A. Huffman, Shel Silverstein, Zuleykha Seyidmammadova, Yosef Burg, Quentin Crisp, and John Berry. After him are János Parti, Owen Hart, Maria Sander, Yury Malyshev, Heinrich Schmid, and Christopher Cockerell.
Others Born in 1905
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J. William Fulbright
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 266
Albert W. Tucker
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 267
Leila Hyams
ACTOR
1905 - 1977
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 268
László Papp
WRESTLER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 269
Stanisław Mazur
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1981
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 270
Kay Francis
ACTOR
1905 - 1968
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 271
Ashley Montagu
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1905 - 1999
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 272
Jenő Rejtő
WRITER
1905 - 1943
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 273
Philip Ahn
ACTOR
1905 - 1978
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 274
René Bondoux
ATHLETE
1905 - 2001
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 275
Mario de las Casas
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 2002
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 276
Baltasar Albéniz
COACH
1905 - 1978
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 277
Boris Ponomarev
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 278
Others Deceased in 1999
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David A. Huffman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1925 - 1999
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 196
Shel Silverstein
WRITER
1930 - 1999
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 197
Zuleykha Seyidmammadova
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1999
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 198
Yosef Burg
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1999
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 199
Quentin Crisp
WRITER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 200
John Berry
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1999
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 201
Ashley Montagu
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1905 - 1999
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 202
János Parti
ATHLETE
1932 - 1999
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 203
Owen Hart
WRESTLER
1965 - 1999
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 204
Maria Sander
ATHLETE
1924 - 1999
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 205
Yury Malyshev
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 1999
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 206
Heinrich Schmid
LINGUIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 207
Christopher Cockerell
ENGINEER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 208
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ashley Montagu ranks 3,764 out of NaN. Before him are Arthur Bliss (1891), Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800), Quentin Crisp (1908), Mary Toft (1703), Peter McParland (1934), and John Gerard (1545). After him are Ronald Lacey (1935), Osbert Salvin (1835), Davy Jones (1945), Henri Alleg (1921), Rupert Graves (1963), and John Negroponte (1939).
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Arthur Bliss
COMPOSER
1891 - 1975
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,758
Gilbert Thomas Burnett
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1835
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,759
Quentin Crisp
WRITER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,760
Mary Toft
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1703 - 1763
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,761
Peter McParland
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2025
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,762
John Gerard
BIOLOGIST
1545 - 1612
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,763
Ashley Montagu
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1905 - 1999
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,764
Ronald Lacey
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,765
Osbert Salvin
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1898
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,766
Davy Jones
ACTOR
1945 - 2012
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,767
Henri Alleg
WRITER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,768
Rupert Graves
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,769
John Negroponte
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,770
Among Anthropologists In United Kingdom
Among anthropologists born in United Kingdom, Ashley Montagu ranks 10. Before him are Gregory Bateson (1904), Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902), Mary Leakey (1913), Victor Turner (1920), and Edmund Leach (1910). After him are Jack Goody (1919), Hugh Falconer (1808), Marilyn Strathern (1941), W. H. R. Rivers (1864), Chris Stringer (1947), and Alice Roberts (1973).
Gregory Bateson
1904 - 1980
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 4
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
1881 - 1955
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 5
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
1902 - 1973
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 6
Mary Leakey
1913 - 1996
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 7
Victor Turner
1920 - 1983
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 8
Edmund Leach
1910 - 1989
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 9
Ashley Montagu
1905 - 1999
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 10
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 11
Hugh Falconer
1808 - 1865
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 12
Marilyn Strathern
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 13
W. H. R. Rivers
1864 - 1922
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 14
Chris Stringer
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 15
Alice Roberts
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 16
