1863 - 1931
George Herbert Mead (February 27, 1863 – April 26, 1931) was an American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago, where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Herbert Mead has received more than 691,473 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). George Herbert Mead is the 177th most popular philosopher (up from 200th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from United States (up from 344th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Philosopher.
George Herbert Mead is most famous for his theory of social behavior. Mead believed that social behavior is learned and developed through the process of social interaction.
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Among philosophers, George Herbert Mead ranks 177 out of 1,089. Before him are Ferdinand Tönnies, Padmasambhava, Max Scheler, Porphyry, Josef Breuer, and John Scotus Eriugena. After him are Max Stirner, Pierre Bayle, Julien Offray de La Mettrie, Sextus Empiricus, Alcuin, and Han Fei.
1855 - 1936
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 171
717 - 762
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 172
1874 - 1928
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 173
233 - 305
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 174
1842 - 1925
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 175
810 - 877
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 176
1863 - 1931
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 177
1806 - 1856
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 178
1647 - 1706
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 179
1709 - 1751
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 180
160 - 210
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 181
735 - 804
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 182
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 183
Among people born in 1863, George Herbert Mead ranks 10. Before him are Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Konstantin Stanislavski, Paul Signac, Arthur Henderson, Pietro Mascagni, and Henry van de Velde. After him are Constantine P. Cavafy, David Lloyd George, Swami Vivekananda, Alexandre Yersin, Gabriele D'Annunzio, and Carlos I of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1931, George Herbert Mead ranks 6. Before him are Thomas Edison, Gustave Le Bon, Khalil Gibran, Anna Pavlova, and Lili Elbe. After him are Geli Raubal, Arthur Schnitzler, Albert A. Michelson, Otto Wallach, Omar Mukhtar, and Theo van Doesburg.
1863 - 1914
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 4
1863 - 1938
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 5
1863 - 1935
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 6
1863 - 1935
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 7
1863 - 1945
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 8
1863 - 1957
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 9
1863 - 1931
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 10
1863 - 1933
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 11
1863 - 1945
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 12
1863 - 1902
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 13
1863 - 1943
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 14
1863 - 1938
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 15
1863 - 1908
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 16
1847 - 1931
HPI: 92.59
Rank: 1
1841 - 1931
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 2
1883 - 1931
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 3
1881 - 1931
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 4
1882 - 1931
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 5
1863 - 1931
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 6
1908 - 1931
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 7
1862 - 1931
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 8
1852 - 1931
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 9
1847 - 1931
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 10
1858 - 1931
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 11
1883 - 1931
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, George Herbert Mead ranks 291 out of 15,968. Before him are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947), Eli Wallach (1915), Fred Astaire (1899), Jack Ruby (1911), Christopher Walken (1943), and Paul Samuelson (1915). After him are Audie Murphy (1925), William Henry Harrison (1773), Ed Gein (1906), William G. Morgan (1870), John Ford (1894), and John R. Bolton (1948).
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 285
1915 - 2014
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 286
1899 - 1987
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 287
1911 - 1967
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 288
1943 - Present
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 289
1915 - 2009
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 290
1863 - 1931
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 291
1925 - 1971
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 292
1773 - 1841
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 293
1906 - 1984
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 294
1870 - 1942
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 295
1894 - 1973
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 296
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 297
Among philosophers born in United States, George Herbert Mead ranks 2. Before him are John Rawls (1921). After him are Robert Nozick (1938), John Searle (1932), Anne Sullivan (1866), Hilary Putnam (1926), Judith Butler (1956), Ronald Dworkin (1931), Richard Rorty (1931), Daniel Dennett (1942), Willard Van Orman Quine (1908), and Nelson Goodman (1906).
1921 - 2002
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 1
1863 - 1931
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 2
1938 - 2002
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 3
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 4
1866 - 1936
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 5
1926 - 2016
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 6
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 7
1931 - 2013
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 8
1931 - 2007
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 10
1908 - 2000
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 11
1906 - 1998
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 12