Anthropologist
Mahmood Mamdani
1946 - today
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Mahmood Mamdani
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmood Mamdani is the 39th most popular anthropologist, the 371st most popular biography from India and the most popular Indian Anthropologist.
Mahmood Mamdani is most famous for his influential analyses of colonialism, the state, and political violence in Africa, especially through works like Citizen and Subject. Born in 1946, he is Indo-Ugandan and became widely known beyond academia for his commentary on Rwanda and Uganda as well as for leading major academic institutions. His lasting legacy is a body of scholarship that reshaped debates on indirect rule, ethnicity, and postcolonial governance and continues to guide research in anthropology, African studies, and political theory.
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Among Anthropologists
Among anthropologists, Mahmood Mamdani ranks 39 out of 93. Before him are Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Franco Basaglia, Pierre Clastres, Cheikh Anta Diop, and Marcel Griaule. After him are David Graeber, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Edwin H. Colbert, John Lloyd Stephens, Georges Vacher de Lapouge, and Paolo Mantegazza.
Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia
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Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring
1755 - 1830
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 33
Henry Fairfield Osborn
1857 - 1935
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 34
Franco Basaglia
1924 - 1980
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 35
Pierre Clastres
1934 - 1977
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 36
Cheikh Anta Diop
1923 - 1986
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 37
Marcel Griaule
1898 - 1956
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 38
Mahmood Mamdani
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 39
David Graeber
1961 - 2020
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 40
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
1907 - 1970
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 41
Edwin H. Colbert
1905 - 2001
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 42
John Lloyd Stephens
1805 - 1852
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 43
Georges Vacher de Lapouge
1854 - 1936
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 44
Paolo Mantegazza
1831 - 1910
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Mahmood Mamdani ranks 283. Before him are Arnoldo Alemán, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Peter Sutcliffe, Johnson Toribiong, Pierino Prati, and Aleksander Wolszczan. After him are Suzanne Somers, Jan Akkerman, Nataša Kandić, Jim Hines, Dragutin Šurbek, and Miklós Németh.
Others Born in 1946
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Arnoldo Alemán
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 277
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2016
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 278
Peter Sutcliffe
EXTREMIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 279
Johnson Toribiong
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 280
Pierino Prati
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 281
Aleksander Wolszczan
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 282
Mahmood Mamdani
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 283
Suzanne Somers
ACTOR
1946 - 2023
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 284
Jan Akkerman
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 285
Nataša Kandić
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 286
Jim Hines
ATHLETE
1946 - 2023
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 287
Dragutin Šurbek
ATHLETE
1946 - 2018
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 288
Miklós Németh
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 289
In India
Among people born in India, Mahmood Mamdani ranks 371 out of NaN. Before him are Kenneth Anderson (1891), Harilal Gandhi (1888), Joseph Vaz (1651), Prakash Raj (1965), Rajnath Singh (1951), and Nagarjuna (1959). After him are Merle Oberon (1911), Anna Hazare (1937), Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), Swaminarayan (1781), Feroze Gandhi (1912), and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913).
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Kenneth Anderson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1959
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 365
Harilal Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1888 - 1948
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 366
Joseph Vaz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1711
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 367
Prakash Raj
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 368
Rajnath Singh
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 369
Nagarjuna
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 370
Mahmood Mamdani
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 371
Merle Oberon
ACTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 372
Anna Hazare
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 373
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
PHILOSOPHER
700 - 700
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 374
Swaminarayan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1781 - 1830
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 375
Feroze Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1960
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 376
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 377
Among Anthropologists In India
Among anthropologists born in India, Mahmood Mamdani ranks 1. After him are Arjun Appadurai (1949).
