1928 - 2023
Howard Saul Becker (April 18, 1928 – August 16, 2023) was an American sociologist who taught at Northwestern University. Becker made contributions to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music. Becker also wrote extensively on sociological writing styles and methodologies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard S. Becker has received more than 418,570 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Howard S. Becker is the 41st most popular sociologist (up from 45th in 2019), the 3,173rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,604th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Sociologist.
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Among sociologists, Howard S. Becker ranks 41 out of 54. Before him are Herbert Blumer, Edwin Sutherland, Charles Tilly, David Riesman, Mark Granovetter, and Juan José Linz. After him are Shmuel Eisenstadt, Andre Gunder Frank, Seymour Martin Lipset, Marcel Granet, Basil Bernstein, and Nils Christie.
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 35
1883 - 1950
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 36
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 37
1909 - 2002
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 38
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 39
1926 - 2013
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 40
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 41
1923 - 2010
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 42
1929 - 2005
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 43
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 44
1884 - 1940
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 45
1924 - 2000
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 46
1928 - 2015
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 47
Among people born in 1928, Howard S. Becker ranks 192. Before him are Bella Darvi, Jack Tramiel, Nora Nova, Ernest Simoni, Ciriaco De Mita, and Tom Sharpe. After him are Willy Mairesse, Vitaliy Masol, Line Renaud, Orson Bean, Horace Silver, and William Peter Blatty. Among people deceased in 2023, Howard S. Becker ranks 117. Before him are Ben Ferencz, Concha Velasco, Gaston Glock, Yuri Temirkanov, A. S. Byatt, and Lubomír Štrougal. After him are Hans Albert, Roberto Dinamite, Adolf Scherer, Andrés García, Henri Konan Bédié, and Arnaldo Forlani.
1928 - 1971
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 186
1928 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 187
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 188
1928 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 189
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 190
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 191
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 192
1928 - 1969
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 193
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 194
1928 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 195
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 196
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 197
1928 - 2017
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 198
1920 - 2023
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 111
1939 - 2023
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 112
1929 - 2023
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 113
1938 - 2023
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 114
1936 - 2023
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 115
1924 - 2023
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 116
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 117
1921 - 2023
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 118
1954 - 2023
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 119
1938 - 2023
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 120
1941 - 2023
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 121
1934 - 2023
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 122
1925 - 2023
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 123
Among people born in United States, Howard S. Becker ranks 3,173 out of 18,182. Before him are Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860), Marty Friedman (1962), Julian Rotter (1916), Jackie Cooper (1922), Frank Beard (1949), and Raymond Smullyan (1919). After him are John Barth (1930), DMX (1970), Abe Vigoda (1921), Elbridge Gerry (1744), Albert Ghiorso (1915), and GG Allin (1956).
1860 - 1935
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,167
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,168
1916 - 2014
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,169
1922 - 2011
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3,170
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3,171
1919 - 2017
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3,172
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3,173
1930 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 3,174
1970 - 2021
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 3,175
1921 - 2016
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 3,176
1744 - 1814
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 3,177
1915 - 2010
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 3,178
1956 - 1993
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 3,179
Among sociologists born in United States, Howard S. Becker ranks 14. Before him are Harold Garfinkel (1917), Herbert Blumer (1900), Edwin Sutherland (1883), Charles Tilly (1929), David Riesman (1909), and Mark Granovetter (1943). After him are Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), James Samuel Coleman (1926), Robert N. Bellah (1927), George C. Homans (1910), Randall Collins (1941), and George Ritzer (1940).
1917 - 2011
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 8
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 9
1883 - 1950
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 10
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 11
1909 - 2002
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 12
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 13
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 14
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 15
1926 - 1995
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 16
1927 - 2013
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 17
1910 - 1989
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 18
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 19
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 20