POLITICAL SCIENTIST
David Easton
1917 - 2014
David Easton
David Easton (June 24, 1917 – July 19, 2014) was a Canadian-born American political scientist. From 1947 to 1997, he served as a professor of political science at the University of Chicago. At the forefront of both the behavioralist and post-behavioralist revolutions in the discipline of political science during the 1950s and 1970s, Easton provided the discipline's most widely used definition of politics as the authoritative allocation of values for the society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Easton has received more than 429,415 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). David Easton is the 14th most popular political scientist (up from 16th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Canada (up from 101st in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Political Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
60.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
7.78
Effective Languages (L*)
2.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, David Easton ranks 14 out of 46. Before him are Hans Morgenthau, Ralf Dahrendorf, Aleksandr Dugin, Benedict Anderson, Gene Sharp, and Maurice Duverger. After him are Robert A. Dahl, Joseph Nye, John Mearsheimer, Muhammad Asad, Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, and Ilan Pappé.
Most Popular Political Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans 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
Muhammad Asad
1900 - 1992
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 18
Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut
1772 - 1840
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 19
Ilan Pappé
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, David Easton ranks 62. Before him are Thelonious Monk, Susan Hayward, John Fenn, Masahiko Kimura, Asmahan, and Herbert Lom. After him are Rodney Robert Porter, Dinu Lipatti, Juan Rulfo, Yigael Yadin, David McClelland, and Kunitaka Sueoka. Among people deceased in 2014, David Easton ranks 54. Before him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Gerald Edelman, Udo Jürgens, Miklós Jancsó, Dale T. Mortensen, and Hans Hollein. After him are Ernesto Laclau, Stephanie Kwolek, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Robert A. Dahl, James Garner, and Tito Vilanova.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsThelonious Monk
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1982
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 56
Susan Hayward
ACTOR
1917 - 1975
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 57
John Fenn
CHEMIST
1917 - 2010
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 58
Masahiko Kimura
WRESTLER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 59
Asmahan
SINGER
1917 - 1944
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 60
Herbert Lom
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 61
David Easton
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 62
Rodney Robert Porter
CHEMIST
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 63
Dinu Lipatti
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 64
Juan Rulfo
WRITER
1917 - 1986
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 65
Yigael Yadin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1984
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 66
David McClelland
PSYCHOLOGIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 67
Kunitaka Sueoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsCayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 48
Gerald Edelman
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 49
Udo Jürgens
SINGER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 50
Miklós Jancsó
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2014
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 51
Dale T. Mortensen
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 52
Hans Hollein
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 53
David Easton
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 54
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 55
Stephanie Kwolek
CHEMIST
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 56
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 57
Robert A. Dahl
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1915 - 2014
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 58
James Garner
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 59
Tito Vilanova
COACH
1968 - 2014
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 60
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, David Easton ranks 55 out of 1,622. Before him are William Vickrey (1914), Charles Brenton Huggins (1901), Ryan Gosling (1980), Oscar Peterson (1925), Lois Maxwell (1927), and Maye Musk (1948). After him are Mylène Farmer (1961), Mack Sennett (1880), Norman Jewison (1926), Maud Lewis (1903), John Candy (1950), and Brian Tracy (1944).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsWilliam Vickrey
ECONOMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 49
Charles Brenton Huggins
PHYSICIAN
1901 - 1997
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 50
Ryan Gosling
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 51
Oscar Peterson
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 52
Lois Maxwell
ACTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 53
Maye Musk
MODEL
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 54
David Easton
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 55
Mylène Farmer
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 56
Mack Sennett
ACTOR
1880 - 1960
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 57
Norman Jewison
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2024
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 58
Maud Lewis
PAINTER
1903 - 1970
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 59
John Candy
ACTOR
1950 - 1994
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 60
Brian Tracy
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 61
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In Canada
Among political scientists born in Canada, David Easton ranks 1. After him are Bruce Gilley (1966), and Katharine Hayhoe (1972).
David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 1
Bruce Gilley
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.98
Rank: 2
Katharine Hayhoe
1972 - Present
HPI: 24.27
Rank: 3