ARCHAEOLOGIST

Lewis Binford

1932 - 2011

Photo of Lewis Binford

Icon of person Lewis Binford

Lewis Roberts Binford (November 21, 1931 – April 11, 2011) was an American archaeologist known for his influential work in archaeological theory, ethnoarchaeology and the Paleolithic period. He is widely considered among the most influential archaeologists of the later 20th century, and is credited with fundamentally changing the field with the introduction of processual archaeology (or the "New Archaeology") in the 1960s. Binford's influence was controversial, however, and most theoretical work in archaeology in the late 1980s and 1990s was explicitly construed as either a reaction to or in support of the processual paradigm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lewis Binford has received more than 178,117 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis Binford is the 109th most popular archaeologist (down from 98th in 2019), the 7,222nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,578th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Archaeologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Lewis Binford ranks 109 out of 151. Before him are James Prinsep, Désiré Charnay, Hugo Winckler, Colin Groves, Leon Kozłowski, and Rudolf Wagner. After him are Anne Stine Ingstad, Mortimer Wheeler, Spyridon Marinatos, Franz Weidenreich, Meave Leakey, and Ekrem Akurgal.

Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Lewis Binford ranks 352. Before him are Günter Sawitzki, Monte Hellman, Elaine May, Ferenc Sipos, Pik Botha, and Shankha Ghosh. After him are Nino Defilippis, Maya Kristalinskaya, Gerald Carr, Paul R. Ehrlich, Pauline Oliveros, and Khalil Taha. Among people deceased in 2011, Lewis Binford ranks 322. Before him are Jan van Beveren, Joanna Russ, Iván Menczel, Marie Ljalková, Frances Bay, and Hubert Sumlin. After him are Annie Easley, Robert Lamoureux, Henri Chammartin, Walter Breuning, Sergo Kotrikadze, and Luiz Bueno.

Others Born in 1932

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2011

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis Binford ranks 7,222 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Tighe (1944), Robert Armstrong (1890), Duane Hanson (1925), Nat Adderley (1931), Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859), and David Belasco (1853). After him are Polly Holliday (1937), Janis Ian (1951), Ted Raimi (1965), Caleb Deschanel (1944), Brenda Bakke (1963), and Jack Lousma (1936).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United States

Among archaeologists born in United States, Lewis Binford ranks 11. Before him are James Henry Breasted (1865), Charles W. Gilmore (1874), Sylvanus Morley (1883), J. P. Mallory (1945), Donald Johanson (1943), and Edward Robinson (1794). After him are Robert T. Bakker (1945), Carl Blegen (1887), Stith Thompson (1885), Robert John Braidwood (1907), Michael D. Coe (1929), and Nancy Dupree (1927).

American born Archaeologists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous