1897 - 1985
George Peter ("Pete") Murdock (May 11, 1897 – March 29, 1985), also known as G. P. Murdock, was an American anthropologist who was professor at Yale University and University of Pittsburgh. He is remembered for his empirical approach to ethnological studies and his study of family and kinship structures across differing cultures. His 1967 Ethnographic Atlas dataset on more than 1,200 pre-industrial societies is influential and frequently used in social science research. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Murdock has received more than 176,920 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). George Murdock is the 58th most popular anthropologist (down from 50th in 2019), the 5,185th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,152nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Anthropologist.
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Among anthropologists, George Murdock ranks 58 out of 69. Before him are Bengt Danielsson, Andrey Korotayev, Aleš Hrdlička, Michael Harner, Fei Xiaotong, and Melville J. Herskovits. After him are Madison Grant, Helen Fisher, Johann Carl Fuhlrott, Raymond Firth, Arjun Appadurai, and Georges Balandier.
1921 - 1997
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 52
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 53
1869 - 1943
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 54
1929 - 2018
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 55
1910 - 2005
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 56
1895 - 1963
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 57
1897 - 1985
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 58
1865 - 1937
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 59
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 60
1803 - 1877
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 61
1901 - 2002
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 62
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 63
1920 - 2016
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 64
Among people born in 1897, George Murdock ranks 187. Before him are Jimmie Rodgers, Moe Howard, Higinio Morínigo, Fletcher Henderson, Harald Sæverud, and Ardito Desio. After him are Janaki Ammal, Zhou Fohai, Johannes Winkler, Lya Mara, Edgard Colle, and Nikolai Gikalo. Among people deceased in 1985, George Murdock ranks 132. Before him are Alexander Mikulin, Viorica Ursuleac, Penn Nouth, Henry Hansen, Laura Ashley, and Gerhard Stöck. After him are Samantha Smith, Francesca Bertini, Taylor Caldwell, Aksel Airo, Arkady Fiedler, and Seewoosagur Ramgoolam.
1897 - 1933
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 181
1897 - 1975
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 182
1897 - 1983
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 183
1897 - 1952
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 184
1897 - 1992
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 185
1897 - 2001
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 186
1897 - 1985
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 187
1897 - 1984
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 188
1897 - 1948
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 189
1897 - 1947
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 190
1897 - 1960
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 191
1897 - 1932
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 192
1897 - 1938
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 193
1895 - 1985
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 126
1894 - 1985
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 127
1906 - 1985
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 128
1902 - 1985
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 129
1925 - 1985
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 130
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 131
1897 - 1985
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 132
1972 - 1985
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 133
1892 - 1985
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 134
1900 - 1985
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 135
1898 - 1985
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 136
1894 - 1985
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 137
1900 - 1985
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 138
Among people born in United States, George Murdock ranks 5,185 out of 18,182. Before him are Linda Cardellini (1975), William D. Coolidge (1873), Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911), Willard Scott (1934), Ron Woodroof (1950), and Rita Coolidge (1945). After him are Scott Columbus (1956), Antoine Fuqua (1966), Charles Kittel (1916), Jack Northrop (1895), Carl Scarborough (1914), and Edward O. Thorp (1932).
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 5,179
1873 - 1975
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 5,180
1911 - 1984
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 5,181
1934 - 2021
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 5,182
1950 - 1992
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 5,183
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 5,184
1897 - 1985
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 5,185
1956 - 2011
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 5,186
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 5,187
1916 - 2019
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 5,188
1895 - 1981
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 5,189
1914 - 1953
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 5,190
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 5,191
Among anthropologists born in United States, George Murdock ranks 17. Before him are Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857), John Lloyd Stephens (1805), Ralph Linton (1893), David Graeber (1961), Michael Harner (1929), and Melville J. Herskovits (1895). After him are Madison Grant (1865), Helen Fisher (1945), Gayle Rubin (1949), Carleton S. Coon (1904), Napoleon Chagnon (1938), and Edwin H. Colbert (1905).
1857 - 1935
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 11
1805 - 1852
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 12
1893 - 1953
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 13
1961 - 2020
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 14
1929 - 2018
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 15
1895 - 1963
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 16
1897 - 1985
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 17
1865 - 1937
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 18
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 19
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 20
1904 - 1981
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 21
1938 - 2019
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 22
1905 - 2001
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 23