ANTHROPOLOGIST

John Tooby

1952 - 2023

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John Tooby (July 26, 1952 – November 10, 2023) was an American anthropologist who, together with his psychologist wife Leda Cosmides, pioneered the field of evolutionary psychology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Tooby has received more than 116,871 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Tooby is the 92nd most popular anthropologist, the 13,282nd most popular biography from United States and the 26th most popular American Anthropologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, John Tooby ranks 92 out of 93. Before him are Grete Mostny, Napoleon Chagnon, Eugenie Scott, Edwin H. Colbert, Chris Stringer, and Thomas Hylland Eriksen. After him are Alice Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Tooby ranks 701. Before him are Päivi Meriluoto, Harry Anderson, Gordon McQueen, Masaru Arai, Walter Mosley, and Vidhu Vinod Chopra. After him are Kim Warwick, Jörgen Augustsson, Stephen South, Marco Aurélio, Don Was, and Tatyana Goyshchik. Among people deceased in 2023, John Tooby ranks 573. Before him are Billy Miller, Óscar Arizaga, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Betty Boothroyd, Gordon McQueen, and Lieuwe Westra. After him are Zia Mohyeddin, Modeste M'bami, Vladlen Tatarsky, Elena Pampoulova, Greg Foster, and John Hollins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Tooby ranks 13,282 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Meredith Colket (1878), Polly Ann Young (1908), Michael Fincke (1967), Walter Mosley (1952), and Vincent Canby (1924). After him are Harry Solter (1873), Steve Antin (1958), Tony Alva (1957), Donald Henderson (1928), Marj Dusay (1936), and Charles Adkins (1932).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In United States

Among anthropologists born in United States, John Tooby ranks 26. Before him are James C. Scott (1936), Julian Steward (1902), Carleton S. Coon (1904), Napoleon Chagnon (1938), Eugenie Scott (1945), and Edwin H. Colbert (1905).

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