Sociologist

George Ritzer

1940 - today

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George Ritzer

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). George Ritzer is the 54th most popular sociologist (up from 60th in 2024), the 5,782nd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,867th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Sociologist.

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Among Sociologists

Among sociologists, George Ritzer ranks 54 out of 79. Before him are Nils Christie, Randall Collins, James Samuel Coleman, Ernest Burgess, Raewyn Connell, and Basil Bernstein. After him are Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Lewis A. Coser, Arlie Russell Hochschild, George C. Homans, Maksim Kovalevsky, and Erik Olin Wright.

Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia

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Nils Christie
1928 - 2015
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 48
Randall Collins
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 49
James Samuel Coleman
1926 - 1995
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 50
Ernest Burgess
1886 - 1966
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 51
Raewyn Connell
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 52
Basil Bernstein
1924 - 2000
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 53
George Ritzer
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 54
Gøsta Esping-Andersen
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 55
Lewis A. Coser
1913 - 2003
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 56
Arlie Russell Hochschild
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 57
George C. Homans
1910 - 1989
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 58
Maksim Kovalevsky
1851 - 1916
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 59
Erik Olin Wright
1947 - 2019
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 60

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, George Ritzer ranks 293. Before him are Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Li Zhaoxing, Jia Qinglin, Mike Beuttler, and Mame Madior Boye. After him are José de Anchieta Fontana, Asrani, Veikko Kankkonen, Pharoah Sanders, Ansumane Mané, and José Nápoles.

Others Born in 1940

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Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 287
Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - 2015
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 288
Li Zhaoxing
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 289
Jia Qinglin
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 290
Mike Beuttler
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 1988
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 291
Mame Madior Boye
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 292
George Ritzer
SOCIOLOGIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 293
José de Anchieta Fontana
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1980
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 294
Asrani
ACTOR
1940 - 2025
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 295
Veikko Kankkonen
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 296
Pharoah Sanders
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 297
Ansumane Mané
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2000
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 298
José Nápoles
BOXER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 299