1929 - 2008
Charles Tilly (May 27, 1929 – April 29, 2008) was an American sociologist, political scientist, and historian who wrote on the relationship between politics and society. He was a professor of history, sociology, and social science at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1984 before becoming the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University. He has been described as "the founding father of 21st-century sociology" and "one of the world's preeminent sociologists and historians." He published widely across topics such as urban sociology, state formation, democracy, social movements, labor, and inequality. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Tilly has received more than 433,340 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Charles Tilly is the 37th most popular sociologist (up from 40th in 2019), the 2,759th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,130th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Sociologist.
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Among sociologists, Charles Tilly ranks 37 out of 54. Before him are Saskia Sassen, Ludwig Gumplowicz, Georges Gurvitch, Amitai Etzioni, Herbert Blumer, and Edwin Sutherland. After him are David Riesman, Mark Granovetter, Juan José Linz, Howard S. Becker, Shmuel Eisenstadt, and Andre Gunder Frank.
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 31
1838 - 1909
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 32
1894 - 1965
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 33
1929 - 2023
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 34
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 35
1883 - 1950
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 36
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 37
1909 - 2002
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 38
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 39
1926 - 2013
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 40
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 41
1923 - 2010
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 42
1929 - 2005
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 43
Among people born in 1929, Charles Tilly ranks 149. Before him are Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, Jaakko Hintikka, Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Zeca Afonso, Alain Tanner, and John C. Bogle. After him are Anne Meara, Shakuntala Devi, Jane Powell, Gabriel Urgebadze, Joe Pass, and René Laloux. Among people deceased in 2008, Charles Tilly ranks 92. Before him are Paul Frère, Manuel Marulanda, Claude Piron, Kiyosi Itô, Michael DeBakey, and Bernardin Gantin. After him are Mitch Mitchell, Suzanne Pleshette, Kon Ichikawa, David Ausubel, Nouhak Phoumsavanh, and John Phillip Law.
1929 - 2019
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 143
1929 - 2015
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 144
1929 - 2018
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 145
1929 - 1987
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 146
1929 - 2022
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 147
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 148
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 149
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 150
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 151
1929 - 2021
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 152
1929 - 1995
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 153
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 154
1929 - 2004
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 155
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 86
1930 - 2008
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 87
1931 - 2008
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 88
1915 - 2008
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 89
1908 - 2008
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 90
1922 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 91
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 92
1947 - 2008
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 93
1937 - 2008
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 94
1915 - 2008
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 95
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 96
1910 - 2008
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 97
1937 - 2008
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 98
Among people born in United States, Charles Tilly ranks 2,759 out of 18,182. Before him are Leonard Susskind (1940), George W. De Long (1844), Mike Pompeo (1963), William Labov (1927), Henry Wilson (1812), and Billy Milligan (1955). After him are Ann Dunham (1942), Clancy Brown (1959), Anne Meara (1929), Archibald Gracie IV (1858), Wendy Carlos (1939), and Andrew Taylor Still (1828).
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 2,753
1844 - 1881
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 2,754
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 2,755
1927 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 2,756
1812 - 1875
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 2,757
1955 - 2014
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 2,758
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 2,759
1942 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 2,760
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2,761
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2,762
1858 - 1912
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2,763
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,764
1828 - 1917
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 2,765
Among sociologists born in United States, Charles Tilly ranks 11. Before him are Daniel Bell (1919), Robert E. Park (1864), W. I. Thomas (1863), Harold Garfinkel (1917), Herbert Blumer (1900), and Edwin Sutherland (1883). After him are David Riesman (1909), Mark Granovetter (1943), Howard S. Becker (1928), Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), James Samuel Coleman (1926), and Robert N. Bellah (1927).
1919 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 5
1864 - 1944
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 6
1863 - 1947
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 7
1917 - 2011
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 8
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 9
1883 - 1950
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 10
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 11
1909 - 2002
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 12
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 13
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 14
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 15
1926 - 1995
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 16
1927 - 2013
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 17