Sociologist
Émile Durkheim
1858 - 1917
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Émile Durkheim
His biography is available in 100 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 99 in 2024). Émile Durkheim is the 2nd most popular sociologist, the 38th most popular biography from France (down from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular French Sociologist.
Émile Durkheim is most famous for his theory of the division of labor, which is the idea that as a society becomes more complex, its people specialize in certain tasks.
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Among Sociologists
Among sociologists, Émile Durkheim ranks 2 out of 79. Before him are Max Weber. After him are Pierre Bourdieu, Theodor W. Adorno, Anthony Giddens, Robert K. Merton, Georg Simmel, Erving Goffman, Talcott Parsons, Marcel Mauss, Norbert Elias, and Ulrich Beck.
Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia
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Max Weber
1864 - 1920
HPI: 87.20
Rank: 1
Émile Durkheim
1858 - 1917
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 2
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 - 2002
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 3
Theodor W. Adorno
1903 - 1969
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 4
Anthony Giddens
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 5
Robert K. Merton
1910 - 2003
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 6
Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 7
Erving Goffman
1922 - 1982
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 8
Talcott Parsons
1902 - 1979
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 9
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 10
Norbert Elias
1897 - 1990
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 11
Ulrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Émile Durkheim ranks 3. Before him are Giacomo Puccini, and Max Planck. After him are Selma Lagerlöf, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Theodore Roosevelt, Rudolf Diesel, Gustaf V of Sweden, Georg Simmel, Christiaan Eijkman, Jagadish Chandra Bose, and Omar Mukhtar. Among people deceased in 1917, Émile Durkheim ranks 1. After him are Octave Mirbeau, Auguste Rodin, Mata Hari, Edgar Degas, L. L. Zamenhof, Liliʻuokalani, Eduard Buchner, Adolf von Baeyer, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Emil von Behring, and Emil Theodor Kocher.
Others Born in 1858
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Giacomo Puccini
COMPOSER
1858 - 1924
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 1
Max Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 2
Émile Durkheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1917
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 3
Selma Lagerlöf
WRITER
1858 - 1940
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 4
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1858 - 1889
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 5
Theodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 6
Rudolf Diesel
INVENTOR
1858 - 1913
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 7
Gustaf V of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1950
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 8
Georg Simmel
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1918
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 9
Christiaan Eijkman
PHYSICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 10
Jagadish Chandra Bose
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1937
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 11
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsÉmile Durkheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1917
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 1
Octave Mirbeau
WRITER
1848 - 1917
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 2
Auguste Rodin
SCULPTOR
1840 - 1917
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 3
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 4
Edgar Degas
PAINTER
1834 - 1917
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 5
L. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 6
Liliʻuokalani
NOBLEMAN
1838 - 1917
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 7
Eduard Buchner
CHEMIST
1860 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 8
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 9
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1917
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 10
Emil von Behring
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1917
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 11
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Émile Durkheim ranks 38 out of NaN. Before him are Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780), Paul Cézanne (1839), Coco Chanel (1883), John Calvin (1509), Louis XIII of France (1601), and Paul Gauguin (1848). After him are Napoleon III (1808), Louis XVIII of France (1755), Claudius (-10), Simone de Beauvoir (1908), Charles Baudelaire (1821), and Marcel Proust (1871).
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
PAINTER
1780 - 1867
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 32
Paul Cézanne
PAINTER
1839 - 1906
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 33
Coco Chanel
FASHION DESIGNER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 34
John Calvin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1509 - 1564
HPI: 85.23
Rank: 35
Louis XIII of France
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1643
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 36
Paul Gauguin
PAINTER
1848 - 1903
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 37
Émile Durkheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1917
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 38
Napoleon III
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 39
Louis XVIII of France
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1824
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 40
Claudius
POLITICIAN
10 BC - 54
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 41
Simone de Beauvoir
WRITER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 84.63
Rank: 42
Charles Baudelaire
WRITER
1821 - 1867
HPI: 84.42
Rank: 43
Marcel Proust
WRITER
1871 - 1922
HPI: 84.39
Rank: 44
Among Sociologists In France
Among sociologists born in France, Émile Durkheim ranks 1. After him are Pierre Bourdieu (1930), Marcel Mauss (1872), Gabriel Tarde (1843), Alain Touraine (1925), Marcel Granet (1884), Henri Hubert (1872), Loïc Wacquant (1960), and Ève Chiapello (1965).
Émile Durkheim
1858 - 1917
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 1
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 - 2002
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 2
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 3
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 4
Alain Touraine
1925 - 2023
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 5
Marcel Granet
1884 - 1940
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 6
Henri Hubert
1872 - 1927
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 7
Loïc Wacquant
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 8
Ève Chiapello
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 9
