ANTHROPOLOGIST

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

1962 - 2024

Photo of Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Icon of person Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Geir Thomas Hylland Eriksen (6 February 1962 – 27 November 2024) was a Norwegian anthropologist known for his scholarly and popular writing on globalization, identity, ethnicity, and nationalism. He was Professor of Social Anthropology in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Hylland Eriksen has received more than 124,566 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Thomas Hylland Eriksen is the 91st most popular anthropologist (down from 80th in 2019), the 589th most popular biography from Norway (down from 513th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Anthropologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Thomas Hylland Eriksen ranks 91 out of 93. Before him are W. H. R. Rivers, Grete Mostny, Napoleon Chagnon, Eugenie Scott, Edwin H. Colbert, and Chris Stringer. After him are John Tooby, and Alice Roberts.

Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Thomas Hylland Eriksen ranks 604. Before him are Andy LaRocque, Kevin Eastman, Mustapha Moussa, Cheri Oteri, Jaya Prada, and Boris McGiver. After him are Ingo Schulze, Viorica Ioja, Melissa Rosenberg, Wilbert Suvrijn, Galina Malchugina, and Beatie Edney. Among people deceased in 2024, Thomas Hylland Eriksen ranks 433. Before him are Shawnacy Barber, Phil Donahue, Brian Stableford, Mustapha Moussa, Chet Walker, and Toini Pöysti. After him are Albert Heath, Joanne Chory, Ken Page, Clement Quartey, Richard M. Sherman, and Al Attles.

Others Born in 1962

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2024

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Thomas Hylland Eriksen ranks 589 out of 1,039. Before him are Tore Ruud Hofstad (1979), Jakob Ingebrigtsen (2000), Faust (1974), Kari Traa (1974), Erik Mykland (1971), and Aurora (1996). After him are Espen Sandberg (1971), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996), Trond Espen Seim (1971), Tor Lund (1888), Beate Eriksen (1960), and Kurt Asle Arvesen (1975).

Others born in Norway

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In Norway

Among anthropologists born in Norway, Thomas Hylland Eriksen ranks 1. 

Norwegian born Anthropologists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous