Political Scientist

Ralf Dahrendorf

German-British sociologist, politician

1929 - 2009

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Ralf Dahrendorf

His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Ralf Dahrendorf is the 12th most popular political scientist (down from 9th in 2024), the 1,083rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 769th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Political Scientist.

Ralf Dahrendorf is most famous for his work in the sociology of knowledge, and his book "Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society."

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Among Political Scientists

Among political scientists, Ralf Dahrendorf ranks 12 out of 46. Before him are Hans Morgenthau, Aleksandr Dugin, Benedict Anderson, Georg Jellinek, Johan Galtung, and Harold Lasswell. After him are Joseph Nye, Leonard Hobhouse, Maurice Duverger, John Mearsheimer, David Easton, and Gene Sharp.

Most Popular Political Scientists in Wikipedia

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Hans Morgenthau
1904 - 1980
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 6
Aleksandr Dugin
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 7
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 8
Georg Jellinek
1851 - 1911
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 9
Johan Galtung
1930 - 2024
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 10
Harold Lasswell
1902 - 1978
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 11
Ralf Dahrendorf
1929 - 2009
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 12
Joseph Nye
1937 - 2025
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 13
Leonard Hobhouse
1864 - 1929
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 14
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 15
John Mearsheimer
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 16
David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 17
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 18

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Ralf Dahrendorf ranks 90. Before him are Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Stirling Moss, Yozo Aoki, Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Francis Gary Powers, and Osamu Yamaji. After him are Claes Oldenburg, George Stinney, Len Deighton, John Polanyi, Gordon Moore, and Sam Nujoma. Among people deceased in 2009, Ralf Dahrendorf ranks 42. Before him are Jennifer Jones, John Updike, Gaafar Nimeiry, Leszek Kołakowski, Norman Borlaug, and Natasha Richardson. After him are Tavo Burat, Ephraim Katzir, Günther Rall, Edwin G. Krebs, Juan Almeida Bosque, and Marek Edelman.

Others Born in 1929

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Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 84
Stirling Moss
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 85
Yozo Aoki
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 86
Michael Michai Kitbunchu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 87
Francis Gary Powers
PILOT
1929 - 1977
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 88
Osamu Yamaji
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 89
Ralf Dahrendorf
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1929 - 2009
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 90
Claes Oldenburg
SCULPTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 91
George Stinney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1944
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 92
Len Deighton
WRITER
1929 - 2026
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 93
John Polanyi
CHEMIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 94
Gordon Moore
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2023
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 95
Sam Nujoma
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2025
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 96

Others Deceased in 2009

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Jennifer Jones
ACTOR
1919 - 2009
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 36
John Updike
WRITER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 37
Gaafar Nimeiry
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2009
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 38
Leszek Kołakowski
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 39
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 40
Natasha Richardson
ACTOR
1963 - 2009
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 41
Ralf Dahrendorf
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1929 - 2009
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 42
Tavo Burat
WRITER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 43
Ephraim Katzir
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 44
Günther Rall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 45
Edwin G. Krebs
CHEMIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 46
Juan Almeida Bosque
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 47
Marek Edelman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2009
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 48

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ralf Dahrendorf ranks 1,083 out of NaN. Before him are Uli Hoeneß (1952), Marian Gold (1954), Franz Ziereis (1905), W. G. Sebald (1944), Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933), and Georg Baselitz (1938). After him are Peter Minuit (1589), Oskar Schlemmer (1888), Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Karin Schubert (1944), William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548), and Hannah Pick-Goslar (1928).

Others born in Germany

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Uli Hoeneß
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1,077
Marian Gold
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,078
Franz Ziereis
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1945
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,079
W. G. Sebald
WRITER
1944 - 2001
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,080
Franz, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,081
Georg Baselitz
PAINTER
1938 - 2026
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,082
Ralf Dahrendorf
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1929 - 2009
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 1,083
Peter Minuit
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1638
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 1,084
Oskar Schlemmer
PAINTER
1888 - 1943
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 1,085
Killing of Peter Fechter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - 1962
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 1,086
Karin Schubert
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 1,087
William V, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1548 - 1626
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 1,088
Hannah Pick-Goslar
COMPANION
1928 - 2022
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 1,089