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 806,895 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Benedict Anderson is the 8th most popular political scientist, the 212th most popular biography from China (down from 193rd 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.
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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, Benedict Anderson ranks 8 out of 29. Before him are Étienne de La Boétie, Francis Fukuyama, Harold Lasswell, Georg Jellinek, Hans Morgenthau, and Christian Lous Lange. After him are Ralf Dahrendorf, Robert A. Dahl, Johan Galtung, Maurice Duverger, Gene Sharp, and Joseph Nye.
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HPI: 65.92
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HPI: 63.87
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1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 8
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HPI: 62.66
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Robert A. Dahl
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HPI: 62.26
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HPI: 62.08
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HPI: 60.99
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HPI: 59.58
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HPI: 59.11
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Benedict Anderson ranks 45. Before him are Georges Perec, Steve Reich, Gerhard Ertl, B. J. Habibie, Kris Kristofferson, and Ferid Murad. After him are Uwe Seeler, Don Cherry, Engelbert Humperdinck, Dean Stockwell, Yasuo Fukuda, and Anna German. Among people deceased in 2015, Benedict Anderson ranks 42. Before him are Charles H. Townes, Yevgeny Primakov, Günter Schabowski, Udo Lattek, Irwin Rose, and Colleen McCullough. After him are Zito, Alcides Ghiggia, Faten Hamama, Pierre Brice, James Horner, and René Girard.
Others Born in 1936
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Georges Perec
1936 - 1982
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 39
Steve Reich
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 40
Gerhard Ertl
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 41
B. J. Habibie
1936 - 2019
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 42
Kris Kristofferson
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 43
Ferid Murad
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 44
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 45
Uwe Seeler
1936 - 2022
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 46
Don Cherry
1936 - 1995
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 47
Engelbert Humperdinck
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 48
Dean Stockwell
1936 - 2021
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 49
Yasuo Fukuda
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 50
Anna German
1936 - 1982
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 2015
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Charles H. Townes
1915 - 2015
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 36
Yevgeny Primakov
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 37
Günter Schabowski
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 38
Udo Lattek
1935 - 2015
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 39
Irwin Rose
1926 - 2015
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 40
Colleen McCullough
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 41
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 42
Zito
1932 - 2015
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 43
Alcides Ghiggia
1926 - 2015
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 44
Faten Hamama
1931 - 2015
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 45
Pierre Brice
1929 - 2015
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 46
James Horner
1953 - 2015
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 47
René Girard
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 48
In China
Among people born in China, Benedict Anderson ranks 212 out of 1,392. Before him are Longqing Emperor (1537), Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Li Ka-shing (1928), Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Wang Anshi (1021), and Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150). After him are Lu Xun (183), Lin Zexu (1785), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), Wang Xizhi (303), Emperor Qinzong (1100), and Zhang Xueliang (1901).
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Longqing Emperor
1537 - 1572
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 206
Emperor Yingzong of Song
1032 - 1067
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 207
Li Ka-shing
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 208
Emperor Dezong of Tang
742 - 805
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 209
Wang Anshi
1021 - 1086
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 210
Emperor Qianshao of Han
150 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 211
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 212
Lu Xun
183 - 245
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 213
Lin Zexu
1785 - 1850
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 214
Emperor Zhao of Han
94 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 215
Wang Xizhi
303 - 361
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 216
Emperor Qinzong
1100 - 1161
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 217
Zhang Xueliang
1901 - 2001
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 218
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In China
Among political scientists born in China, Benedict Anderson ranks 1.
