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Mark Granovetter

1943 - Today

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Mark Sanford Granovetter (; born October 20, 1943) is an American sociologist and professor at Stanford University. He is best known for his work in social network theory and in economic sociology, particularly his theory on the spread of information in social networks known as The Strength of Weak Ties (1973). In 2014 Granovetter was named a Citation Laureate by Thomson Reuters and added to that organization’s list of predicted Nobel Prize winners in economics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Granovetter has received more than 308,376 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mark Granovetter is the 39th most popular sociologist, the 3,080th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,863rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Mark Granovetter ranks 39 out of 79. Before him are Harold Garfinkel, W. I. Thomas, Andre Gunder Frank, Herbert Blumer, Amitai Etzioni, and Charles Tilly. After him are David Riesman, Seymour Martin Lipset, Shmuel Eisenstadt, James Samuel Coleman, Juan José Linz, and Nils Christie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mark Granovetter ranks 215. Before him are Charles Savarin, Sirajuddin of Perlis, Muhammad al-Sadr, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, Kazimira Prunskienė, and Albert Pintat. After him are Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Winston Groom, Christopher Priest, Georgi Asparuhov, Jil Sander, and Lauren Hutton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Granovetter ranks 3,080 out of 20,380. Before him are John Stockton (1962), Tom Savini (1946), Jackie Stallone (1921), Walton Walker (1889), Lisa Niemi (1956), and Chubby Checker (1941). After him are Michael J. Smith (1945), Richard C. Tolman (1881), Brad Dexter (1917), Juliette Lewis (1973), Patricia Krenwinkel (1947), and Craig Venter (1946).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, Mark Granovetter ranks 12. Before him are Robert E. Park (1864), Howard S. Becker (1928), Harold Garfinkel (1917), W. I. Thomas (1863), Herbert Blumer (1900), and Charles Tilly (1929). After him are David Riesman (1909), Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), James Samuel Coleman (1926), Edwin Sutherland (1883), Randall Collins (1941), and George C. Homans (1910).

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