SOCIOLOGIST
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 - 2002
Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu (French: [pjɛʁ buʁdjø]; 1 August 1930 – 23 January 2002) was a French sociologist and public intellectual. Bourdieu's contributions to the sociology of education, the theory of sociology, and sociology of aesthetics have achieved wide influence in several related academic fields (e.g. anthropology, media and cultural studies, education, popular culture, and the arts). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Bourdieu has received more than 2,751,726 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Pierre Bourdieu is the 3rd most popular sociologist, the 159th most popular biography from France (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Sociologist.
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist who is most famous for his theory of cultural capital.
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2.8M
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11.17
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Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Pierre Bourdieu ranks 3 out of 79. Before him are Max Weber, and Émile Durkheim. After him are Theodor W. Adorno, Robert K. Merton, Georg Simmel, Talcott Parsons, Erving Goffman, Anthony Giddens, Norbert Elias, Marcel Mauss, and Ulrich Beck.
Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Weber
1864 - 1920
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 1
Émile Durkheim
1858 - 1917
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 2
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 - 2002
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 3
Theodor W. Adorno
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 4
Robert K. Merton
1910 - 2003
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 5
Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 6
Talcott Parsons
1902 - 1979
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 7
Erving Goffman
1922 - 1982
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 8
Anthony Giddens
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 9
Norbert Elias
1897 - 1990
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 10
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 11
Ulrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Pierre Bourdieu ranks 8. Before him are Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery, Michael Collins, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Helmut Kohl, and Warren Buffett. After him are George Soros, Jacques Derrida, Ray Charles, Jean-Luc Godard, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Hafez al-Assad. Among people deceased in 2002, Pierre Bourdieu ranks 4. Before him are Astrid Lindgren, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. After him are Simo Häyhä, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Thor Heyerdahl, John Rawls, Billy Wilder, Richard Harris, Vavá, and Ruth Handler.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsClint Eastwood
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 2
Sean Connery
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 3
Michael Collins
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2021
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 4
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
NOBLEMAN
1930 - 2002
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 5
Helmut Kohl
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 6
Warren Buffett
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 7
Pierre Bourdieu
SOCIOLOGIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 8
George Soros
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 9
Jacques Derrida
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2004
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 10
Ray Charles
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2004
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 11
Jean-Luc Godard
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 12
Mobutu Sese Seko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 13
Hafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsAstrid Lindgren
WRITER
1907 - 2002
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 1
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
NOBLEMAN
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 2
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
NOBLEMAN
1930 - 2002
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 3
Pierre Bourdieu
SOCIOLOGIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 4
Simo Häyhä
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 2002
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 5
Hans-Georg Gadamer
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 6
Thor Heyerdahl
EXPLORER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 7
John Rawls
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 8
Billy Wilder
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 9
Richard Harris
ACTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 10
Vavá
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2002
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 11
Ruth Handler
INVENTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Pierre Bourdieu ranks 159 out of 6,770. Before him are Henry II of England (1133), Petronius (27), Évariste Galois (1811), Jean-François Millet (1814), Alfred Dreyfus (1859), and Georges Pompidou (1911). After him are François Viète (1540), Jacques Cartier (1491), Peter Abelard (1079), Philip VI of France (1293), Pope Martin IV (1220), and Théodore Géricault (1791).
Others born in France
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POLITICIAN
1133 - 1189
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 153
Petronius
WRITER
27 - 66
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 154
Évariste Galois
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 155
Jean-François Millet
PAINTER
1814 - 1875
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 156
Alfred Dreyfus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1935
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 157
Georges Pompidou
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1974
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 158
Pierre Bourdieu
SOCIOLOGIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 159
François Viète
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 160
Jacques Cartier
EXPLORER
1491 - 1557
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 161
Peter Abelard
PHILOSOPHER
1079 - 1142
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 162
Philip VI of France
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1350
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 163
Pope Martin IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1220 - 1285
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 164
Théodore Géricault
PAINTER
1791 - 1824
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 165
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In France
Among sociologists born in France, Pierre Bourdieu ranks 2. Before him are Émile Durkheim (1858). After him are Marcel Mauss (1872), Gabriel Tarde (1843), Alain Touraine (1925), Marcel Granet (1884), Henri Hubert (1872), and Loïc Wacquant (1960).
Émile Durkheim
1858 - 1917
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 1
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 - 2002
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 2
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 3
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 4
Alain Touraine
1925 - 2023
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 5
Marcel Granet
1884 - 1940
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 6
Henri Hubert
1872 - 1927
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 7
Loïc Wacquant
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 8