SOCIOLOGIST

David Riesman

1909 - 2002

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David Riesman (September 22, 1909 – May 10, 2002) was an American sociologist, educator, and best-selling commentator on American society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Riesman has received more than 163,834 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. David Riesman is the 40th most popular sociologist (down from 38th in 2019), the 3,380th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,800th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Sociologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, David Riesman ranks 40 out of 79. Before him are W. I. Thomas, Andre Gunder Frank, Herbert Blumer, Amitai Etzioni, Charles Tilly, and Mark Granovetter. After him are Seymour Martin Lipset, Shmuel Eisenstadt, James Samuel Coleman, Juan José Linz, Nils Christie, and Edwin Sutherland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, David Riesman ranks 140. Before him are Max Baer, Johannes Willebrands, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Richard Wurmbrand, Henri Alekan, and Hermann Lang. After him are Gerhard Gentzen, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Olga Rubtsova, Karl Schäfer, Jim Davis, and Morris Swadesh. Among people deceased in 2002, David Riesman ranks 116. Before him are Joseph Luns, John Cocke, Humaira Begum, Zaid ibn Shaker, Herb Ritts, and Dudley Moore. After him are Michel Henry, Daniel Gélin, Günter Wand, Eusebio Tejera, Wolfgang Preiss, and Mamo Wolde.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Riesman ranks 3,380 out of 20,380. Before him are William Goldman (1931), Alec John Such (1951), Ric Ocasek (1949), Michael Buffer (1944), Adolphe Menjou (1890), and Michael Cunningham (1952). After him are Josh Hartnett (1978), Mariska Hargitay (1964), Matthew Fox (1966), Evel Knievel (1938), Douglas Tompkins (1943), and Chris Tucker (1971).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, David Riesman ranks 13. Before him are Howard S. Becker (1928), Harold Garfinkel (1917), W. I. Thomas (1863), Herbert Blumer (1900), Charles Tilly (1929), and Mark Granovetter (1943). After him are Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), James Samuel Coleman (1926), Edwin Sutherland (1883), Randall Collins (1941), George C. Homans (1910), and Robert N. Bellah (1927).

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