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Perry Anderson

1938 - Today

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Francis Rory Peregrine "Perry" Anderson (born 11 September 1938) is a British intellectual, historian and essayist. His work ranges across historical sociology, intellectual history, and cultural analysis. What unites Anderson's work is a preoccupation with Western Marxism.Anderson is perhaps best known as the moving force behind the New Left Review. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Perry Anderson has received more than 387,672 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Perry Anderson is the 859th most popular philosopher (down from 789th in 2019), the 2,027th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,864th in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Perry Andersons by language

Over the past year Perry Anderson has had the most page views in the with 48,041 views, followed by Spanish (11,554), and Portuguese (5,433). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (80.49%), Simple English (60.17%), and Catalan (55.41%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Perry Anderson ranks 859 out of 1,267. Before him are Gaudapada, Michael Dummett, Jean Guitton, Józef Maria Bocheński, Musaeus of Athens, and Arethas of Caesarea. After him are Domingo de Soto, Emer de Vattel, Pierre Daniel Huet, William Paley, Tao Hongjing, and André Glucksmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Perry Anderson ranks 207. Before him are Nieves Navarro, Günter Brus, Chas Chandler, Ove Andersson, Tatsuya Shiji, and Ralph Bakshi. After him are Rauno Aaltonen, Chuan Leekpai, Lee Morgan, Jim Simons, Larry Niven, and Richard Beymer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Perry Anderson ranks 2,027 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Smith (1959), John Stevens Henslow (1796), Gordon Milne (1937), Lesley Manville (1956), Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310), and Sadiq Khan (1970). After him are John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836), Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563), Robert Torrens (1780), Tony Judt (1948), and John Burgoyne (1722).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Perry Anderson ranks 54. Before him are Raymond Williams (1921), Stephen Toulmin (1922), Frederick Copleston (1907), F. H. Bradley (1846), Charles Kay Ogden (1889), and Michael Dummett (1925). After him are William Paley (1743), Bernard Williams (1929), John Scott Haldane (1860), Richard Swinburne (1934), Martin Lings (1909), and Samuel Clarke (1675).

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