SOCIOLOGIST
Thomas Luckmann
1927 - 2016
Thomas Luckmann
Thomas Luckmann (; October 14, 1927 – May 10, 2016) was an American-Austrian sociologist of German and Slovene origin who taught mainly in Germany. Born in Jesenice, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Luckmann studied philosophy and linguistics at the University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck. He married Benita Petkevic in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Luckmann has received more than 126,439 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Thomas Luckmann is the 29th most popular sociologist (up from 30th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Sociologist.
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130k
Page Views (PV)
58.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
9.02
Effective Languages (L*)
1.46
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Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Thomas Luckmann ranks 29 out of 54. Before him are Paul Lazarsfeld, Robert Michels, Stuart Hall, Ziya Gökalp, Robert E. Park, and W. I. Thomas. After him are Harold Garfinkel, Saskia Sassen, Ludwig Gumplowicz, Georges Gurvitch, Amitai Etzioni, and Herbert Blumer.
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Paul Lazarsfeld
1901 - 1976
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 23
Robert Michels
1876 - 1936
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 24
Stuart Hall
1932 - 2014
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 25
Ziya Gökalp
1876 - 1924
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 26
Robert E. Park
1864 - 1944
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 27
W. I. Thomas
1863 - 1947
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 28
Thomas Luckmann
1927 - 2016
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 29
Harold Garfinkel
1917 - 2011
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 30
Saskia Sassen
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 31
Ludwig Gumplowicz
1838 - 1909
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 32
Georges Gurvitch
1894 - 1965
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 33
Amitai Etzioni
1929 - 2023
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 34
Herbert Blumer
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 35
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Thomas Luckmann ranks 84. Before him are Hélène Langevin-Joliot, Jerry Stiller, Enzo Bearzot, Dana Elcar, Jupp Derwall, and Megumu Tamura. After him are Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Eartha Kitt, Alan MacDiarmid, Claude Gensac, Lee Grant, and Ram Narayan. Among people deceased in 2016, Thomas Luckmann ranks 93. Before him are Glenn Frey, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Ashraf Pahlavi, Lloyd Shapley, Michael Massee, and Kenny Baker. After him are Claude Gensac, Henry Heimlich, Gordie Howe, Garry Marshall, Chris Amon, and Mohamed Abdelaziz.
Others Born in 1927
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Hélène Langevin-Joliot
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 78
Jerry Stiller
1927 - 2020
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 79
Enzo Bearzot
1927 - 2010
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 80
Dana Elcar
1927 - 2005
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 81
Jupp Derwall
1927 - 2007
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 82
Megumu Tamura
1927 - 1986
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 83
Thomas Luckmann
1927 - 2016
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 84
Gabdulkhay Akhatov
1927 - 1986
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 85
Eartha Kitt
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 86
Alan MacDiarmid
1927 - 2007
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 87
Claude Gensac
1927 - 2016
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 88
Lee Grant
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 89
Ram Narayan
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 2016
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Glenn Frey
1948 - 2016
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 87
Maria Teresa de Filippis
1926 - 2016
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 88
Ashraf Pahlavi
1919 - 2016
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 89
Lloyd Shapley
1923 - 2016
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 90
Michael Massee
1952 - 2016
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 91
Kenny Baker
1934 - 2016
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 92
Thomas Luckmann
1927 - 2016
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 93
Claude Gensac
1927 - 2016
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 94
Henry Heimlich
1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 95
Gordie Howe
1928 - 2016
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 96
Garry Marshall
1934 - 2016
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 97
Chris Amon
1943 - 2016
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 98
Mohamed Abdelaziz
1946 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 99
In Slovenia
Among people born in Slovenia, Thomas Luckmann ranks 24 out of 295. Before him are Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827), Jernej Kopitar (1780), Janez Drnovšek (1950), Jacobus Gallus (1550), Primož Trubar (1508), and Aleksander Čeferin (1967). After him are Hermann II, Count of Celje (1361), Danilo Türk (1952), Anton Korošec (1872), Branko Oblak (1947), Nino Benvenuti (1938), and Anna of Cilli (1380).
Others born in Slovenia
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Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
1827 - 1871
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 18
Jernej Kopitar
1780 - 1844
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 19
Janez Drnovšek
1950 - 2008
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 20
Jacobus Gallus
1550 - 1591
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 21
Primož Trubar
1508 - 1586
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 22
Aleksander Čeferin
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 23
Thomas Luckmann
1927 - 2016
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 24
Hermann II, Count of Celje
1361 - 1435
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 25
Danilo Türk
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 26
Anton Korošec
1872 - 1940
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 27
Branko Oblak
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 28
Nino Benvenuti
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 29
Anna of Cilli
1380 - 1416
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 30
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Slovenia
Among sociologists born in Slovenia, Thomas Luckmann ranks 1.
