POLITICAL SCIENTIST
Olivier Roy
1949 - Today
Olivier Roy
Olivier Roy (born 1949 in La Rochelle) is a French political scientist, professor at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He has published articles and books on secularisation and Islam including "Global Islam", and The Failure of Political Islam. He is known to have "a different view of radical Islam" than some other experts, seeing it as peripheral, Westernized and part of a radicalized and "virtual" rather than pious and "actual" Muslim community. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olivier Roy has received more than 9,515 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Olivier Roy is the 27th most popular political scientist (down from 26th in 2019), the 3,766th most popular biography from France (down from 3,511th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Political Scientist.
Memorability Metrics
9.5k
Page Views (PV)
48.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Olivier Roys by language
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, Olivier Roy ranks 27 out of 29. Before him are John Mearsheimer, Leonard Hobhouse, William Graham Sumner, Norman Finkelstein, Robert Keohane, and Graham Allison. After him are Ilan Pappé, James Flynn, Cass Sunstein, and Charles Murray.
Most Popular Political Scientists in Wikipedia
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John Mearsheimer
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 21
Leonard Hobhouse
1864 - 1929
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 22
William Graham Sumner
1840 - 1910
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 23
Norman Finkelstein
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 24
Robert Keohane
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 25
Graham Allison
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 26
Olivier Roy
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 27
Ilan Pappé
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 28
James Flynn
1934 - 2020
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 29
Cass Sunstein
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 30
Charles Murray
1943 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 31
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Olivier Roy ranks 310. Before him are Åse Kleveland, Antonello Venditti, Wendy O. Williams, Ivan Buljan, Judith Light, and Leivinha. After him are Frankie Faison, Andrew Latimer, Francisco Maturana, Odilo Scherer, Bonnie Raitt, and Luís Pereira.
Others Born in 1949
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Åse Kleveland
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 304
Antonello Venditti
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 305
Wendy O. Williams
1949 - 1998
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 306
Ivan Buljan
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 307
Judith Light
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 308
Leivinha
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 309
Olivier Roy
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 310
Frankie Faison
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 311
Andrew Latimer
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 312
Francisco Maturana
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 313
Odilo Scherer
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 314
Bonnie Raitt
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 315
Luís Pereira
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 316
In France
Among people born in France, Olivier Roy ranks 3,766 out of 6,011. Before him are Pierre Pithou (1539), Alfred Perot (1863), Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863), Albert Capellani (1874), Émile Veinante (1907), and Jean-Augustin Barral (1819). After him are Gaston Alibert (1878), Érik Comas (1963), Anna Gavalda (1970), Jules Méline (1838), Raymond Depardon (1942), and Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard (1652).
Others born in France
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Pierre Pithou
1539 - 1596
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 3,760
Alfred Perot
1863 - 1925
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 3,761
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
1863 - 1934
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 3,762
Albert Capellani
1874 - 1931
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 3,763
Émile Veinante
1907 - 1983
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 3,764
Jean-Augustin Barral
1819 - 1884
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3,765
Olivier Roy
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3,766
Gaston Alibert
1878 - 1917
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3,767
Érik Comas
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3,768
Anna Gavalda
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3,769
Jules Méline
1838 - 1925
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3,770
Raymond Depardon
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3,771
Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard
1652 - 1728
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3,772
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In France
Among political scientists born in France, Olivier Roy ranks 3. Before him are Étienne de La Boétie (1530) and Maurice Duverger (1917).
Étienne de La Boétie
1530 - 1563
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 2
Olivier Roy
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3
