SOCIOLOGIST

Manuel Castells

1942 - Today

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Manuel Castells Oliván (Catalan: [kəsˈteʎs]; born 9 February 1942) is a Spanish sociologist. He is well known for his authorship of a trilogy of works, entitled The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manuel Castells has received more than 551,217 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Castells is the 17th most popular sociologist, the 219th most popular biography from Spain (down from 208th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Sociologist.

Manuel Castells is most famous for his work on the information society and globalization. He is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.

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  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Manuel Castells ranks 17 out of 79. Before him are Marcel Mauss, Ulrich Beck, Immanuel Wallerstein, Niklas Luhmann, Gabriel Tarde, and Karl Mannheim. After him are Pitirim Sorokin, Alain Touraine, Peter L. Berger, Paul Lazarsfeld, C. Wright Mills, and Robert Michels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Manuel Castells ranks 54. Before him are Wolfgang Schäuble, Giancarlo Giannini, Walter Hill, George Vella, Věra Čáslavská, and Leo Beenhakker. After him are Arto Paasilinna, Françoise Dorléac, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, Michael Bloomberg, Caetano Veloso, and Stanley B. Prusiner.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manuel Castells ranks 219 out of 3,355. Before him are Pomponius Mela (15), Federico Bahamontes (1928), Eulalia of Mérida (290), Luis de Góngora (1561), Jordi Savall (1941), and Fernando Sor (1778). After him are Juan Pujol García (1912), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Luis Enrique (1970), and Antoni Tàpies (1923).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Spain

Among sociologists born in Spain, Manuel Castells ranks 1. 

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