SOCIOLOGIST
Claus Offe
1940 - Today
Claus Offe
Claus Offe (born 16 March 1940 in Berlin) is a German political sociologist of Marxist orientation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claus Offe has received more than 98,451 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Claus Offe is the 59th most popular sociologist (down from 56th in 2019), the 4,201st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,662nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Sociologist.
Memorability Metrics
98k
Page Views (PV)
49.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.46
Effective Languages (L*)
1.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Claus Offe ranks 59 out of 79. Before him are T. H. Marshall, Robert N. Bellah, Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Raewyn Connell, Erik Olin Wright, and Jeffrey C. Alexander. After him are George Ritzer, Peter Blau, Michael Mann, Henri Hubert, Robert Nisbet, and Arlie Russell Hochschild.
Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsT. H. Marshall
1893 - 1981
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 53
Robert N. Bellah
1927 - 2013
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 54
Gøsta Esping-Andersen
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 55
Raewyn Connell
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 56
Erik Olin Wright
1947 - 2019
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 57
Jeffrey C. Alexander
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 58
Claus Offe
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 59
George Ritzer
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 60
Peter Blau
1918 - 2002
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 61
Michael Mann
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 62
Henri Hubert
1872 - 1927
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 63
Robert Nisbet
1913 - 1996
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 64
Arlie Russell Hochschild
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 65
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Claus Offe ranks 307. Before him are Bill Medley, Viktor Savinykh, Brigitte Hamann, Arthur Laffer, Zhanna Prokhorenko, and Amjad Khan. After him are Léon Semmeling, Vincenzo Cerami, Luke Kelly, Jorma Kaukonen, Chris Farlowe, and Alberto Gallardo.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsBill Medley
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 301
Viktor Savinykh
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 302
Brigitte Hamann
WRITER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 303
Arthur Laffer
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 304
Zhanna Prokhorenko
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 305
Amjad Khan
ACTOR
1940 - 1992
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 306
Claus Offe
SOCIOLOGIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 307
Léon Semmeling
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 308
Vincenzo Cerami
WRITER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 309
Luke Kelly
SINGER
1940 - 1984
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 310
Jorma Kaukonen
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 311
Chris Farlowe
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 312
Alberto Gallardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2001
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 313
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Claus Offe ranks 4,201 out of 7,253. Before him are Joachim Ringelnatz (1883), Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1906), Gottlieb von Jagow (1863), Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640), Hugo Distler (1908), and Peter Schilling (1956). After him are Ferdinand Leitner (1912), Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern (1417), Frederick Loewe (1901), Adolf Grünbaum (1923), Jupp Kapellmann (1949), and Erna Berger (1900).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJoachim Ringelnatz
WRITER
1883 - 1934
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,195
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1972
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,196
Gottlieb von Jagow
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,197
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1640 - 1709
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,198
Hugo Distler
COMPOSER
1908 - 1942
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,199
Peter Schilling
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,200
Claus Offe
SOCIOLOGIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,201
Ferdinand Leitner
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,202
Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern
NOBLEMAN
1417 - 1480
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,203
Frederick Loewe
COMPOSER
1901 - 1988
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 4,204
Adolf Grünbaum
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2018
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 4,205
Jupp Kapellmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 4,206
Erna Berger
SINGER
1900 - 1990
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 4,207
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among sociologists born in Germany, Claus Offe ranks 10. Before him are Niklas Luhmann (1927), Robert Michels (1876), Andre Gunder Frank (1929), Amitai Etzioni (1929), Juan José Linz (1926), and Lewis A. Coser (1913). After him are Louis Wirth (1897).
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 4
Robert Michels
1876 - 1936
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 5
Andre Gunder Frank
1929 - 2005
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 6
Amitai Etzioni
1929 - 2023
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 7
Juan José Linz
1926 - 2013
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 8
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 9
Claus Offe
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 10
Louis Wirth
1897 - 1952
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 11