Occupation

ANTHROPOLOGISTS

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With 93 biographies, Anthropologists are the 72nd most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Table Tennis Players, Designers, and Comedians.

People

Pantheon has 94 people classified as anthropologists born between 1755 and 2000. Of these 94, 11 (11.70%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living anthropologists include Birutė Galdikas, Andrey Korotayev, and Maurice Godelier. The most famous deceased anthropologists include Claude Lévi-Strauss, Bronisław Malinowski, and Jane Goodall. As of April 2024, 1 new anthropologists have been added to Pantheon including Pascal Boyer.

Living Anthropologists

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Deceased Anthropologists

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Newly Added Anthropologists (2025)

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Places

Most anthropologists were born in United States (26), United Kingdom (16), and France (14). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (3), London (3), and Glasgow (2).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as anthropologists in Pantheon are John Lloyd Stephens, Johann Carl Fuhlrott, and Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring.  The concentration of anthropologists was largest during the Radio & Film Era, which lasted from 1900 to 1949. Some birth or death locations for earlier anthropologists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Lifespans

Which Anthropologists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Anthropologists since 1700.