POLITICAL SCIENTIST
John Mearsheimer
1947 - Today
John Mearsheimer
John Joseph Mearsheimer (; born December 14, 1947) is an American political scientist and international relations scholar. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. Mearsheimer is best known for developing the theory of offensive realism, which describes the interaction between great powers as being primarily driven by the rational desire to achieve regional hegemony in an anarchic international system. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Mearsheimer has received more than 2,449,934 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). John Mearsheimer is the 17th most popular political scientist (up from 21st in 2019), the 2,489th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,618th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Political Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
2.4M
Page Views (PV)
56.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
3.22
Effective Languages (L*)
4.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, John Mearsheimer ranks 17 out of 46. Before him are Benedict Anderson, Gene Sharp, Maurice Duverger, David Easton, Robert A. Dahl, and Joseph Nye. After him are Muhammad Asad, Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, Ilan Pappé, Arend Lijphart, Norman Finkelstein, and Robert D. Putnam.
Most Popular Political Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBenedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 11
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 12
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 13
David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 14
Robert A. Dahl
1915 - 2014
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 15
Joseph Nye
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 16
John Mearsheimer
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 17
Muhammad Asad
1900 - 1992
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 18
Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut
1772 - 1840
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 19
Ilan Pappé
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 20
Arend Lijphart
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 21
Norman Finkelstein
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 22
Robert D. Putnam
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, John Mearsheimer ranks 169. Before him are Patrice Leconte, Chris Wallace, Jeff Lynne, Helena Vondráčková, Eric F. Wieschaus, and Edward Yang. After him are Christian Jacq, Kōzō Okamoto, Aleksander Krupa, Jaume Cabré, Aad de Mos, and Greg Lake.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsPatrice Leconte
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 163
Chris Wallace
PRESENTER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 164
Jeff Lynne
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 165
Helena Vondráčková
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 166
Eric F. Wieschaus
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 167
Edward Yang
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2007
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 168
John Mearsheimer
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 169
Christian Jacq
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 170
Kōzō Okamoto
EXTREMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 171
Aleksander Krupa
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 172
Jaume Cabré
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 173
Aad de Mos
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 174
Greg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 175
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Mearsheimer ranks 2,489 out of 20,380. Before him are David Lane (1938), Jeff Daniels (1955), Aaron Eckhart (1968), Jesse Livermore (1877), George Antheil (1900), and Julia Ann (1969). After him are Nan Goldin (1953), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), Harry Dexter White (1892), Sela Ward (1956), George Segal (1934), and Bruce Nauman (1941).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDavid Lane
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2,483
Jeff Daniels
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,484
Aaron Eckhart
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,485
Jesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,486
George Antheil
COMPOSER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,487
Julia Ann
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,488
John Mearsheimer
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,489
Nan Goldin
PHOTOGRAPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,490
Mervyn LeRoy
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,491
Harry Dexter White
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,492
Sela Ward
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,493
George Segal
ACTOR
1934 - 2021
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,494
Bruce Nauman
PAINTER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,495
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In United States
Among political scientists born in United States, John Mearsheimer ranks 7. Before him are Samuel P. Huntington (1927), Francis Fukuyama (1952), Harold Lasswell (1902), Gene Sharp (1928), Robert A. Dahl (1915), and Joseph Nye (1937). After him are Norman Finkelstein (1953), Robert D. Putnam (1941), William Graham Sumner (1840), Robert Keohane (1941), Graham Allison (1940), and Sidney Verba (1932).
Samuel P. Huntington
1927 - 2008
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 1
Francis Fukuyama
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 2
Harold Lasswell
1902 - 1978
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 3
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 4
Robert A. Dahl
1915 - 2014
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 5
Joseph Nye
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 6
John Mearsheimer
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7
Norman Finkelstein
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8
Robert D. Putnam
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 9
William Graham Sumner
1840 - 1910
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 10
Robert Keohane
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 11
Graham Allison
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 12
Sidney Verba
1932 - 2019
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 13