SOCIOLOGIST
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
Karl Mannheim
Karl Mannheim (born Károly Manheim, 27 March 1893 – 9 January 1947) was a Hungarian sociologist and a key figure in classical sociology as well as one of the founders of the sociology of knowledge. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Mannheim has received more than 386,826 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Karl Mannheim is the 16th most popular sociologist (down from 15th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 54th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Sociologist.
Karl Mannheim was a sociologist who focused on the relationship between sociology and the individual. He is most famous for his idea of the "sociological imagination."
Memorability Metrics
390k
Page Views (PV)
65.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
10.89
Effective Languages (L*)
2.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Karl Mannheim ranks 16 out of 79. Before him are Norbert Elias, Marcel Mauss, Ulrich Beck, Immanuel Wallerstein, Niklas Luhmann, and Gabriel Tarde. After him are Manuel Castells, Pitirim Sorokin, Alain Touraine, Peter L. Berger, Paul Lazarsfeld, and C. Wright Mills.
Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNorbert Elias
1897 - 1990
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 10
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 11
Ulrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 12
Immanuel Wallerstein
1930 - 2019
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 13
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 14
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 15
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 16
Manuel Castells
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 17
Pitirim Sorokin
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 18
Alain Touraine
1925 - 2023
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 19
Peter L. Berger
1929 - 2017
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 20
Paul Lazarsfeld
1901 - 1976
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 21
C. Wright Mills
1916 - 1962
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 22
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Karl Mannheim ranks 20. Before him are Chaim Soutine, Lazar Kaganovich, Roland Freisler, Harold Lloyd, Palmiro Togliatti, and Edward Adelbert Doisy. After him are Albert Szent-Györgyi, Paramahansa Yogananda, Omar Bradley, Prajadhipok, Hattie McDaniel, and George Grosz. Among people deceased in 1947, Karl Mannheim ranks 23. Before him are Halford Mackinder, Anton Denikin, Aung San, Ernst Lubitsch, Han van Meegeren, and G. H. Hardy. After him are Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Pierre Bonnard, Nicholas Roerich, Black Dahlia, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, and Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsChaim Soutine
PAINTER
1893 - 1943
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 14
Lazar Kaganovich
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1991
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 15
Roland Freisler
JUDGE
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 16
Harold Lloyd
ACTOR
1893 - 1971
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 17
Palmiro Togliatti
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1964
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 18
Edward Adelbert Doisy
CHEMIST
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 19
Karl Mannheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1893 - 1947
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 20
Albert Szent-Györgyi
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 21
Paramahansa Yogananda
PHILOSOPHER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 22
Omar Bradley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 23
Prajadhipok
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1941
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 24
Hattie McDaniel
ACTOR
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 25
George Grosz
PAINTER
1893 - 1959
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1947
Go to all RankingsHalford Mackinder
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 17
Anton Denikin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1947
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 18
Aung San
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1947
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 19
Ernst Lubitsch
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1947
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 20
Han van Meegeren
PAINTER
1889 - 1947
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 21
G. H. Hardy
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1947
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 22
Karl Mannheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1893 - 1947
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 23
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
CHEMIST
1861 - 1947
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 24
Pierre Bonnard
PAINTER
1867 - 1947
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 25
Nicholas Roerich
PAINTER
1874 - 1947
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 26
Black Dahlia
CELEBRITY
1924 - 1947
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 27
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1947
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 28
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
CHEMIST
1879 - 1947
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 29
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Karl Mannheim ranks 65 out of 1,077. Before him are John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), Arthur Koestler (1905), Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262), László Moholy-Nagy (1895), Béla Guttmann (1899), and László Sólyom (1942). After him are Andrew I of Hungary (1010), Elizabeth of Bosnia (1340), Ferenc Molnár (1878), Géza II of Hungary (1130), Béla II of Hungary (1108), and Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsJohn Sigismund Zápolya
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1571
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 59
Arthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 60
Ladislaus IV of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1262 - 1290
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 61
László Moholy-Nagy
DESIGNER
1895 - 1946
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 62
Béla Guttmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 63
László Sólyom
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 64
Karl Mannheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1893 - 1947
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 65
Andrew I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1010 - 1060
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 66
Elizabeth of Bosnia
COMPANION
1340 - 1387
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 67
Ferenc Molnár
WRITER
1878 - 1952
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 68
Géza II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1130 - 1162
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 69
Béla II of Hungary
NOBLEMAN
1108 - 1141
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 70
Albert Szent-Györgyi
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 71
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Hungary
Among sociologists born in Hungary, Karl Mannheim ranks 1.