POLITICAL SCIENTIST
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
Benedict Anderson
Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson (August 26, 1936 – December 13, 2015) was an Anglo-Irish political scientist and historian who lived and taught in the United States. Anderson is best known for his 1983 book Imagined Communities, which explored the origins of nationalism. A polyglot with an interest in Southeast Asia, he was the Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor of International Studies, Government & Asian Studies at Cornell University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benedict Anderson has received more than 831,284 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Benedict Anderson is the 11th most popular political scientist (down from 8th in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from China (down from 211th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Political Scientist.
Benedict Anderson is most famous for his book "Imagined Communities," which discusses the significance of nationalism in the modern world.
Memorability Metrics
830k
Page Views (PV)
62.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
7.64
Effective Languages (L*)
3.82
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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, Benedict Anderson ranks 11 out of 46. Before him are Christian Lous Lange, Georg Jellinek, Harold Lasswell, Hans Morgenthau, Ralf Dahrendorf, and Aleksandr Dugin. After him are Gene Sharp, Maurice Duverger, David Easton, Robert A. Dahl, Joseph Nye, and John Mearsheimer.
Most Popular Political Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristian Lous Lange
1869 - 1938
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5
Georg Jellinek
1851 - 1911
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 6
Harold Lasswell
1902 - 1978
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 7
Hans Morgenthau
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 8
Ralf Dahrendorf
1929 - 2009
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 9
Aleksandr Dugin
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 10
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 11
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 12
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 13
David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 14
Robert A. Dahl
1915 - 2014
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 15
Joseph Nye
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 16
John Mearsheimer
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Benedict Anderson ranks 49. Before him are Günter Blobel, Steve Reich, Émile Lahoud, Ghassan Kanafani, Bill Wyman, and Raymond Poulidor. After him are Yasuo Fukuda, Roger Whittaker, Assia Djebar, Choummaly Sayasone, Richard Wilson, and Denny Hulme. Among people deceased in 2015, Benedict Anderson ranks 51. Before him are Faten Hamama, Frei Otto, René Girard, James Horner, Fatema Mernissi, and Yves Chauvin. After him are Mathieu Kérékou, Michele Ferrero, Richard F. Heck, Assia Djebar, Pierre Brice, and Louis Jourdan.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsGünter Blobel
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 43
Steve Reich
COMPOSER
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 44
Émile Lahoud
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 45
Ghassan Kanafani
WRITER
1936 - 1972
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 46
Bill Wyman
MUSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 47
Raymond Poulidor
CYCLIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 48
Benedict Anderson
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 49
Yasuo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 50
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 51
Assia Djebar
WRITER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 52
Choummaly Sayasone
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 53
Richard Wilson
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 54
Denny Hulme
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsFaten Hamama
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 45
Frei Otto
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 46
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 47
James Horner
COMPOSER
1953 - 2015
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 48
Fatema Mernissi
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 49
Yves Chauvin
CHEMIST
1930 - 2015
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 50
Benedict Anderson
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 51
Mathieu Kérékou
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2015
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 52
Michele Ferrero
BUSINESSPERSON
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 53
Richard F. Heck
CHEMIST
1931 - 2015
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 54
Assia Djebar
WRITER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 55
Pierre Brice
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 56
Louis Jourdan
ACTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 57
In China
Among people born in China, Benedict Anderson ranks 256 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Ban Zhao (45), Emperor Ai of Tang (892), Zhao Bing (1271), Zhang He (167), and Cao Zhi (192). After him are Emperor Huan of Han (132), Cao Ren (168), Ouyang Xiu (1007), Wang Chong (27), Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), and Guo Jia (170).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsEmperor Dezong of Tang
POLITICIAN
742 - 805
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 250
Ban Zhao
PHILOSOPHER
45 - 115
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 251
Emperor Ai of Tang
POLITICIAN
892 - 908
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 252
Zhao Bing
POLITICIAN
1271 - 1279
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 253
Zhang He
MILITARY PERSONNEL
167 - 231
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 254
Cao Zhi
POLITICIAN
192 - 232
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 255
Benedict Anderson
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 256
Emperor Huan of Han
POLITICIAN
132 - 168
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 257
Cao Ren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
168 - 223
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 258
Ouyang Xiu
WRITER
1007 - 1072
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 259
Wang Chong
MATHEMATICIAN
27 - 97
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 260
Ei-ichi Negishi
CHEMIST
1935 - 2021
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 261
Guo Jia
POLITICIAN
170 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 262
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In China
Among political scientists born in China, Benedict Anderson ranks 1.