SOCIOLOGIST
Pitirim Sorokin
1889 - 1968
Pitirim Sorokin
Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin (; Russian: Питири́м Алекса́ндрович Соро́кин; 4 February [O.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pitirim Sorokin has received more than 463,011 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Pitirim Sorokin is the 18th most popular sociologist (down from 17th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from Russia (down from 195th in 2019) and the most popular Russian Sociologist.
Pitirim Sorokin was a sociologist who was most famous for his theory of social and cultural evolution.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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6.46
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Pitirim Sorokin ranks 18 out of 54. Before him are Niklas Luhmann, Immanuel Wallerstein, Ulrich Beck, Karl Mannheim, Gabriel Tarde, and Manuel Castells. After him are Peter L. Berger, C. Wright Mills, Alain Touraine, Daniel Bell, Paul Lazarsfeld, and Robert Michels.
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Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 12
Immanuel Wallerstein
1930 - 2019
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 13
Ulrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 14
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 15
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.64
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Manuel Castells
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HPI: 63.95
Rank: 17
Pitirim Sorokin
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 18
Peter L. Berger
1929 - 2017
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 19
C. Wright Mills
1916 - 1962
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 20
Alain Touraine
1925 - 2023
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 21
Daniel Bell
1919 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 22
Paul Lazarsfeld
1901 - 1976
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 23
Robert Michels
1876 - 1936
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Pitirim Sorokin ranks 28. Before him are Han van Meegeren, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jacob L. Moreno, Risto Ryti, Victor Fleming, and Vasily Blyukher. After him are Edgar Adrian, Mercédès Jellinek, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Walter Lippmann, and Abel Gance. Among people deceased in 1968, Pitirim Sorokin ranks 26. Before him are Carl Theodor Dreyer, Salvatore Quasimodo, Corneille Heymans, Kees van Dongen, Henry Hallett Dale, and Neal Cassady. After him are Kirill Meretskov, José Nasazzi, Giovanni Messe, Alexandre Kojève, Ivan Ribar, and Lucio Fontana.
Others Born in 1889
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Han van Meegeren
1889 - 1947
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 22
Carl Theodor Dreyer
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 23
Jacob L. Moreno
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 24
Risto Ryti
1889 - 1956
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 25
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 26
Vasily Blyukher
1889 - 1938
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 27
Pitirim Sorokin
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 28
Edgar Adrian
1889 - 1977
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 29
Mercédès Jellinek
1889 - 1929
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 30
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
1889 - 1962
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 31
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
1889 - 1952
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 32
Walter Lippmann
1889 - 1974
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 33
Abel Gance
1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsCarl Theodor Dreyer
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 20
Salvatore Quasimodo
1901 - 1968
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 21
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 22
Kees van Dongen
1877 - 1968
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 23
Henry Hallett Dale
1875 - 1968
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 24
Neal Cassady
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 25
Pitirim Sorokin
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 26
Kirill Meretskov
1897 - 1968
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 27
José Nasazzi
1901 - 1968
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 28
Giovanni Messe
1883 - 1968
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 29
Alexandre Kojève
1902 - 1968
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 30
Ivan Ribar
1881 - 1968
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 31
Lucio Fontana
1899 - 1968
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 32
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Pitirim Sorokin ranks 250 out of 3,262. Before him are Vasily I of Moscow (1371), Grigori Perelman (1966), Vasily Smyslov (1921), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856), Ivan Kramskoi (1837), and Alexander Blok (1880). After him are Viktor Chernomyrdin (1938), Alexander Oparin (1894), Leonid Kantorovich (1912), Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1827), Bruno Taut (1880), and Alexander Griboyedov (1795).
Others born in Russia
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Vasily I of Moscow
1371 - 1425
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 244
Grigori Perelman
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 245
Vasily Smyslov
1921 - 2010
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 246
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
1856 - 1929
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 247
Ivan Kramskoi
1837 - 1887
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 248
Alexander Blok
1880 - 1921
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 249
Pitirim Sorokin
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 250
Viktor Chernomyrdin
1938 - 2010
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 251
Alexander Oparin
1894 - 1980
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 252
Leonid Kantorovich
1912 - 1986
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 253
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
1827 - 1892
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 254
Bruno Taut
1880 - 1938
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 255
Alexander Griboyedov
1795 - 1829
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 256
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Russia
Among sociologists born in Russia, Pitirim Sorokin ranks 1. After him are Georges Gurvitch (1894).
