ANTHROPOLOGIST
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
Jack Goody
Sir John Rankine Goody (27 July 1919 – 16 July 2015) was an English social anthropologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Goody has received more than 195,712 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Goody is the 61st most popular anthropologist, the 3,168th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 10th most popular British Anthropologist.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
49.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.96
Effective Languages (L*)
1.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS
Among anthropologists, Jack Goody ranks 61 out of 93. Before him are Ralph Linton, Fei Xiaotong, Edmund Leach, Fiona Graham, Melville J. Herskovits, and Georges Balandier. After him are Arjun Appadurai, Johann Carl Fuhlrott, Philippe Descola, Max Gluckman, George Murdock, and Gayle Rubin.
Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRalph Linton
1893 - 1953
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 55
Fei Xiaotong
1910 - 2005
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 56
Edmund Leach
1910 - 1989
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 57
Fiona Graham
1961 - 2023
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 58
Melville J. Herskovits
1895 - 1963
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 59
Georges Balandier
1920 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 60
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 61
Arjun Appadurai
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 62
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
1803 - 1877
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 63
Philippe Descola
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 64
Max Gluckman
1911 - 1975
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 65
George Murdock
1897 - 1985
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 66
Gayle Rubin
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Jack Goody ranks 222. Before him are Alan Brown, Bep Voskuijl, Daniil Granin, Hau Pei-tsun, Veikko Huhtanen, and Laurence J. Peter. After him are Paolo Soleri, Ladislav Mňačko, Maurice Boitel, Delfo Cabrera, Wilson Greatbatch, and Åke Seyffarth. Among people deceased in 2015, Jack Goody ranks 270. Before him are Florence Arthaud, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Danièle Delorme, Cilla Black, Lizabeth Scott, and Julio Terrazas Sandoval. After him are Patricia Crone, Yossi Sarid, Ivan Davidov, Stephan Beckenbauer, William Wakefield Baum, and Gamal El-Ghitani.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsAlan Brown
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 216
Bep Voskuijl
CELEBRITY
1919 - 1983
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 217
Daniil Granin
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 218
Hau Pei-tsun
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2020
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 219
Veikko Huhtanen
GYMNAST
1919 - 1976
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 220
Laurence J. Peter
WRITER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 221
Jack Goody
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1919 - 2015
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 222
Paolo Soleri
ARCHITECT
1919 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 223
Ladislav Mňačko
WRITER
1919 - 1994
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 224
Maurice Boitel
PAINTER
1919 - 2007
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 225
Delfo Cabrera
ATHLETE
1919 - 1981
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 226
Wilson Greatbatch
INVENTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 227
Åke Seyffarth
SKATER
1919 - 1998
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 228
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsFlorence Arthaud
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2015
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 264
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2015
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 265
Danièle Delorme
ACTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 266
Cilla Black
SINGER
1943 - 2015
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 267
Lizabeth Scott
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 268
Julio Terrazas Sandoval
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2015
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 269
Jack Goody
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1919 - 2015
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 270
Patricia Crone
HISTORIAN
1945 - 2015
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 271
Yossi Sarid
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2015
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 272
Ivan Davidov
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2015
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 273
Stephan Beckenbauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2015
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 274
William Wakefield Baum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 275
Gamal El-Ghitani
WRITER
1945 - 2015
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 276
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Goody ranks 3,168 out of 8,785. Before him are Nathaniel Bliss (1700), Wilko Johnson (1947), John D. Barrow (1952), John Steiner (1941), Clive Bell (1881), and Sophie Kinsella (1969). After him are John Colet (1467), Charles Lee (1731), Rosemary Sutcliff (1920), Kenneth Cranham (1944), Arthur Russell (1886), and Quentin Crisp (1908).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsNathaniel Bliss
ASTRONOMER
1700 - 1764
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 3,162
Wilko Johnson
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2022
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 3,163
John D. Barrow
PHYSICIST
1952 - 2020
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 3,164
John Steiner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 3,165
Clive Bell
PAINTER
1881 - 1964
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 3,166
Sophie Kinsella
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 3,167
Jack Goody
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1919 - 2015
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 3,168
John Colet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1467 - 1519
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 3,169
Charles Lee
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1731 - 1782
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3,170
Rosemary Sutcliff
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3,171
Kenneth Cranham
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3,172
Arthur Russell
ATHLETE
1886 - 1972
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3,173
Quentin Crisp
WRITER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3,174
Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among anthropologists born in United Kingdom, Jack Goody ranks 10. Before him are Gregory Bateson (1904), Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902), Mary Leakey (1913), Victor Turner (1920), and Edmund Leach (1910). After him are Ashley Montagu (1905), Marilyn Strathern (1941), Hugh Falconer (1808), W. H. R. Rivers (1864), Chris Stringer (1947), and Alice Roberts (1973).
Gregory Bateson
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 4
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
1881 - 1955
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 5
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
1902 - 1973
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 6
Mary Leakey
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 7
Victor Turner
1920 - 1983
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 8
Edmund Leach
1910 - 1989
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 9
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 10
Ashley Montagu
1905 - 1999
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 11
Marilyn Strathern
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 12
Hugh Falconer
1808 - 1865
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 13
W. H. R. Rivers
1864 - 1922
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 14
Chris Stringer
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 15
Alice Roberts
1973 - Present
HPI: 25.69
Rank: 16