ANTHROPOLOGIST
Birutė Galdikas
1946 - Today

Birutė Galdikas
Birutė Marija Filomena Galdikas or Birutė Mary Galdikas, OC (born 10 May 1946), is a Lithuanian-Canadian anthropologist, primatologist, conservationist, ethologist, and author. She is a professor at Simon Fraser University. In the field of primatology, Galdikas is recognized as a leading authority on orangutans. Prior to her field study of orangutans, scientists knew little about the species. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Birutė Galdikas is the 15th most popular anthropologist (up from 46th in 2019), the 883rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,446th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Anthropologist.
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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS
Among anthropologists, Birutė Galdikas ranks 15 out of 93. Before her are Ruth Benedict, Franz Boas, Paul Broca, Gregory Bateson, Clifford Geertz, and Eugène Dubois. After her are Knud Rasmussen, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Mary Leakey, Mary Douglas, and Victor Turner.
Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRuth Benedict
1887 - 1948
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 9
Franz Boas
1858 - 1942
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 10
Paul Broca
1824 - 1880
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 11
Gregory Bateson
1904 - 1980
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 12
Clifford Geertz
1926 - 2006
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 13
Eugène Dubois
1858 - 1940
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 14
Birutė Galdikas
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 15
Knud Rasmussen
1879 - 1933
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 16
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
1881 - 1955
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 17
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
1902 - 1973
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 18
Mary Leakey
1913 - 1996
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 19
Mary Douglas
1921 - 2007
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 20
Victor Turner
1920 - 1983
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Birutė Galdikas ranks 95. Before her are Xanana Gusmão, Daniel Goleman, Chris Slade, Julian Barnes, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and Gerard 't Hooft. After her are John C. Mather, Ahmed Zewail, Brian Cox, Catharine MacKinnon, Daniel Libeskind, and Frank Marshall.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsXanana Gusmão
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 89
Daniel Goleman
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 90
Chris Slade
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 91
Julian Barnes
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 92
Gilbert O'Sullivan
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 93
Gerard 't Hooft
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 94
Birutė Galdikas
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 95
John C. Mather
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 96
Ahmed Zewail
CHEMIST
1946 - 2016
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 97
Brian Cox
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 98
Catharine MacKinnon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 99
Daniel Libeskind
ARCHITECT
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 100
Frank Marshall
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 101
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Birutė Galdikas ranks 883 out of 7,253. Before her are Thietmar of Merseburg (975), Saloninus (242), William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493), Margot Frank (1926), Carl Reinecke (1824), and Engelbert Humperdinck (1854). After her are Walther Wenck (1900), Alfred Hugenberg (1865), Fritz Perls (1893), Johann Christoph Adelung (1732), William Stern (1871), and Kurt Zeitzler (1895).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsThietmar of Merseburg
WRITER
975 - 1018
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 877
Saloninus
POLITICIAN
242 - 260
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 878
William IV, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1550
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 879
Margot Frank
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 1945
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 880
Carl Reinecke
COMPOSER
1824 - 1910
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 881
Engelbert Humperdinck
COMPOSER
1854 - 1921
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 882
Birutė Galdikas
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 883
Walther Wenck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1982
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 884
Alfred Hugenberg
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1951
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 885
Fritz Perls
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1970
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 886
Johann Christoph Adelung
LINGUIST
1732 - 1806
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 887
William Stern
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1938
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 888
Kurt Zeitzler
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1963
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 889
Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In Germany
Among anthropologists born in Germany, Birutė Galdikas ranks 2. Before her are Franz Boas (1858). After her are Wilhelm Schmidt (1868), Fredrik Barth (1928), Adolf Bernhard Meyer (1840), Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803), and Jean Malaurie (1922).
Franz Boas
1858 - 1942
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 1
Birutė Galdikas
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Schmidt
1868 - 1954
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 3
Fredrik Barth
1928 - 2016
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 4
Adolf Bernhard Meyer
1840 - 1911
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 5
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
1803 - 1877
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 6
Jean Malaurie
1922 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 7