1903 - 1969
Theodor W. Adorno ( ə-DOR-noh, German: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ʔaˈdɔʁno] ; born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, musicologist, and social theorist. He was a leading member of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, whose work has come to be associated with thinkers such as Ernst Bloch, Walter Benjamin, Max Horkheimer, Erich Fromm, and Herbert Marcuse, for whom the works of Freud, Marx, and Hegel were essential to a critique of modern society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodor W. Adorno has received more than 2,273,919 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia. Theodor W. Adorno is the 4th most popular sociologist, the 119th most popular biography from Germany (down from 101st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Sociologist.
Theodor W. Adorno was an influential German philosopher, sociologist, and musicologist. He is most famous for his critical theory of society, which is a broad term for his work in philosophy, sociology, and musicology.
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Among sociologists, Theodor W. Adorno ranks 4 out of 54. Before him are Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and Pierre Bourdieu. After him are Robert K. Merton, Georg Simmel, Talcott Parsons, Erving Goffman, Anthony Giddens, Norbert Elias, Marcel Mauss, and Niklas Luhmann.
1864 - 1920
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 1
1858 - 1917
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 2
1930 - 2002
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 3
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 4
1910 - 2003
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 5
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 6
1902 - 1979
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 7
1922 - 1982
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 8
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 9
1897 - 1990
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 10
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 11
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1903, Theodor W. Adorno ranks 4. Before him are George Orwell, John von Neumann, and Aram Khachaturian. After him are Konrad Lorenz, Olav V of Norway, Georges Simenon, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, John Dillinger, Vladimir Horowitz, Mark Rothko, and Kane Tanaka. Among people deceased in 1969, Theodor W. Adorno ranks 5. Before him are Ho Chi Minh, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Karl Jaspers, and Walter Gropius. After him are Sharon Tate, Judy Garland, Franz von Papen, Kliment Voroshilov, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Liu Shaoqi, and Brian Jones.
1903 - 1950
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 1
1903 - 1957
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 2
1903 - 1978
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 3
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 4
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 5
1903 - 1991
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 6
1903 - 1989
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 7
1903 - 1946
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 8
1903 - 1934
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 9
1903 - 1989
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 10
1903 - 1970
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 11
1903 - 2022
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 12
1890 - 1969
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 1
1890 - 1969
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 2
1883 - 1969
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 3
1883 - 1969
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 4
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 5
1943 - 1969
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 6
1922 - 1969
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 7
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 8
1881 - 1969
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 9
1886 - 1969
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 10
1898 - 1969
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 11
1942 - 1969
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Theodor W. Adorno ranks 119 out of 6,142. Before him are Erich Honecker (1912), Ernst Röhm (1887), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), George II of Great Britain (1683), Walter Benjamin (1892), and Henry the Fowler (876). After him are Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Clara Zetkin (1857), George I of Great Britain (1660), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Heinrich Böll (1917), and Augustus II the Strong (1670).
1912 - 1994
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 113
1887 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 114
1831 - 1888
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 115
1683 - 1760
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 116
1892 - 1940
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 117
876 - 936
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 118
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 119
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 120
1857 - 1933
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 121
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 122
1681 - 1767
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 123
1917 - 1985
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 124
1670 - 1733
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 125
Among sociologists born in Germany, Theodor W. Adorno ranks 2. Before him are Max Weber (1864). After him are Georg Simmel (1858), Niklas Luhmann (1927), Robert Michels (1876), Amitai Etzioni (1929), Juan José Linz (1926), Andre Gunder Frank (1929), Lewis A. Coser (1913), and Claus Offe (1940).
1864 - 1920
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 1
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 2
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 3
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 4
1876 - 1936
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 5
1929 - 2023
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 6
1926 - 2013
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 7
1929 - 2005
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 8
1913 - 2003
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 10