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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 519,156 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Manuel Castells is the 17th most popular sociologist (up from 22nd in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Spain (up from 279th 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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  • 63.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Manuel Castells ranks 17 out of 54. Before him are Marcel Mauss, Niklas Luhmann, Immanuel Wallerstein, Ulrich Beck, Karl Mannheim, and Gabriel Tarde. After him are Pitirim Sorokin, Peter L. Berger, C. Wright Mills, Alain Touraine, Daniel Bell, and Paul Lazarsfeld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Manuel Castells ranks 55. Before him are Věra Čáslavská, Giacomo Agostini, Carlos Reutemann, Tobin Bell, Tony Buzan, and Stanley B. Prusiner. After him are Maurizio Pollini, Jacob Zuma, Martin Seligman, Arto Paasilinna, Bob Hoskins, and Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manuel Castells ranks 208 out of 2,932. Before him are Columella (4), Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), José Echegaray (1832), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), and Luis de Góngora (1561). After him are María Isabella of Spain (1789), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Carmen Amaya (1913), Judah Halevi (1079), Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), and Abraham ibn Ezra (1089).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Spain

Among sociologists born in Spain, Manuel Castells ranks 1. 

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