PSYCHOLOGIST
Geert Hofstede
1928 - 2020
Geert Hofstede
Gerard Hendrik (Geert) Hofstede (2 October 1928 – 12 February 2020) was a Dutch social psychologist, IBM employee, and Professor Emeritus of Organizational Anthropology and International Management at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, well known for his pioneering research on cross-cultural groups and organizations. He is best known for developing one of the earliest and most popular frameworks for measuring cultural dimensions in a global perspective. Here he described national cultures along six dimensions: Power Distance, Individualism, Uncertainty avoidance, Masculinity, Long Term Orientation, and Indulgence vs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geert Hofstede has received more than 847,709 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Geert Hofstede is the 61st most popular psychologist (down from 49th in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 84th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Psychologist.
Geert Hofstede is most famous for his work in cultural dimensions theory. He was able to identify five dimensions that are the basis of culture. These dimensions are power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, and long-term orientation.
Memorability Metrics
850k
Page Views (PV)
62.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
9.02
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Geert Hofstede ranks 61 out of 235. Before him are Alexander Luria, Fritz Perls, Stanley Milgram, Pierre Janet, Solomon Asch, and Roger Wolcott Sperry. After him are Karl Abraham, Stanislav Grof, Leon Festinger, Alice Miller, Philip Zimbardo, and Margaret Mahler.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Luria
1902 - 1977
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 55
Fritz Perls
1893 - 1970
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 56
Stanley Milgram
1933 - 1984
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 57
Pierre Janet
1859 - 1947
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 58
Solomon Asch
1907 - 1996
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 59
Roger Wolcott Sperry
1913 - 1994
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 60
Geert Hofstede
1928 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 61
Karl Abraham
1877 - 1925
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 62
Stanislav Grof
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 63
Leon Festinger
1919 - 1989
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 64
Alice Miller
1923 - 2010
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 65
Philip Zimbardo
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 66
Margaret Mahler
1897 - 1985
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Geert Hofstede ranks 55. Before him are Alfonso de Portago, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Li Ka-shing, Arnold Rüütel, Karlheinz Böhm, and Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. After him are Li Peng, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Elliott Erwitt, Carl Woese, Jacques Rivette, and Hardy Krüger. Among people deceased in 2020, Geert Hofstede ranks 45. Before him are Kobe Bryant, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Nexhmije Hoxha, Eduard Limonov, Kenzō Takada, and Luis Sepúlveda. After him are Mirella Freni, Masatoshi Koshiba, Philip Warren Anderson, Kim Ki-duk, Buck Henry, and Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsAlfonso de Portago
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 49
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
ASTRONOMER
1928 - 1997
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 50
Li Ka-shing
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 51
Arnold Rüütel
POLITICIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 52
Karlheinz Böhm
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 53
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 54
Geert Hofstede
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 55
Li Peng
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2019
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 56
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1979
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 57
Elliott Erwitt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 58
Carl Woese
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 59
Jacques Rivette
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 60
Hardy Krüger
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 61
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsKobe Bryant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 39
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
JUDGE
1933 - 2020
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 40
Nexhmije Hoxha
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2020
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 41
Eduard Limonov
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 42
Kenzō Takada
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 43
Luis Sepúlveda
WRITER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 44
Geert Hofstede
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 45
Mirella Freni
SINGER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 46
Masatoshi Koshiba
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 47
Philip Warren Anderson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 48
Kim Ki-duk
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 49
Buck Henry
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 50
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 51
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Geert Hofstede ranks 137 out of 1,646. Before him are Nicolaes Tulp (1593), George Hendrik Breitner (1857), Gerard David (1450), Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967), Anton Mauve (1838), and Etty Hillesum (1914). After him are Pim Fortuyn (1948), Pieter van der Aa (1659), Bernard Haitink (1929), Jan Swammerdam (1637), Ary Scheffer (1795), and Meindert Hobbema (1638).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsNicolaes Tulp
PHYSICIAN
1593 - 1674
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 131
George Hendrik Breitner
PAINTER
1857 - 1923
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 132
Gerard David
PAINTER
1450 - 1523
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 133
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 134
Anton Mauve
PAINTER
1838 - 1888
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 135
Etty Hillesum
WRITER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 136
Geert Hofstede
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 137
Pim Fortuyn
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2002
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 138
Pieter van der Aa
POLITICIAN
1659 - 1733
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 139
Bernard Haitink
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 140
Jan Swammerdam
BIOLOGIST
1637 - 1680
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 141
Ary Scheffer
PAINTER
1795 - 1858
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 142
Meindert Hobbema
PAINTER
1638 - 1709
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 143
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Netherlands
Among psychologists born in Netherlands, Geert Hofstede ranks 1. After him are Frans de Waal (1948), Henri Nouwen (1932), C. George Boeree (1952), and Frederik van Eeden (1860).
Geert Hofstede
1928 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1
Frans de Waal
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2
Henri Nouwen
1932 - 1996
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 3
C. George Boeree
1952 - 2021
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 4
Frederik van Eeden
1860 - 1932
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 5