GEOGRAPHER
David Harvey
1935 - Today

David Harvey
David William Harvey (born 31 October 1935) is a British-American academic best known for Marxist analyses that focus on urban geography as well as the economy more broadly. He is a Distinguished Professor of anthropology and geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). Harvey has authored many books and essays that have been prominent in the development of modern geography as a discipline. He is a proponent of the idea of the right to the city. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Harvey is the 11th most popular geographer (up from 22nd in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 803rd in 2019) and the most popular British Geographer.
David Harvey is a geographer and a Marxist scholar. He is most famous for his book "The Limits to Capital" which is a critique of the capitalist system.
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, David Harvey ranks 11 out of 86. Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi, Piri Reis, Pausanias, Abraham Ortelius, Martin Waldseemüller, and Carl Ritter. After him are Ferdinand von Richthofen, Wladimir Köppen, George Everest, Ya'qubi, Georg Joachim Rheticus, and Ibn Khordadbeh.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuhammad al-Idrisi
1100 - 1165
HPI: 79.40
Rank: 5
Piri Reis
1470 - 1554
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 6
Pausanias
110 - 180
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 7
Abraham Ortelius
1527 - 1598
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 8
Martin Waldseemüller
1470 - 1520
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 9
Carl Ritter
1779 - 1859
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 10
David Harvey
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 11
Ferdinand von Richthofen
1833 - 1905
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 12
Wladimir Köppen
1846 - 1940
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 13
George Everest
1790 - 1866
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 14
Ya'qubi
801 - 898
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 15
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 16
Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, David Harvey ranks 25. Before him are Michel Aoun, Theo Angelopoulos, David Prowse, John Saxon, Ágota Kristóf, and Erich von Däniken. After him are Françoise Sagan, Omar Sívori, Edward Said, Fairuz, John Cazale, and Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsMichel Aoun
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 19
Theo Angelopoulos
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2012
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 20
David Prowse
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 21
John Saxon
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 22
Ágota Kristóf
WRITER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 23
Erich von Däniken
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 24
David Harvey
GEOGRAPHER
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 25
Françoise Sagan
WRITER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 26
Omar Sívori
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2005
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 27
Edward Said
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 28
Fairuz
SINGER
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 29
John Cazale
ACTOR
1935 - 1978
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 30
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 31
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Harvey ranks 426 out of 8,785. Before him are William Laud (1573), Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486), Samuel Butler (1835), William Morris (1834), Alexander Selkirk (1676), and Vanessa Redgrave (1937). After him are Benjamin Britten (1913), Timothy Dalton (1946), Ken Follett (1949), William Stuart-Houston (1911), John Couch Adams (1819), and John Deacon (1951).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsWilliam Laud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1573 - 1645
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 420
Arthur, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1486 - 1502
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 421
Samuel Butler
WRITER
1835 - 1902
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 422
William Morris
DESIGNER
1834 - 1896
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 423
Alexander Selkirk
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1676 - 1721
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 424
Vanessa Redgrave
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 425
David Harvey
GEOGRAPHER
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 426
Benjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 427
Timothy Dalton
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 428
Ken Follett
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 429
William Stuart-Houston
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1987
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 430
John Couch Adams
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1892
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 431
John Deacon
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 432
Among GEOGRAPHERS In United Kingdom
Among geographers born in United Kingdom, David Harvey ranks 1. After him are George Everest (1790), James Lovelock (1919), Doreen Massey (1944), John Walter Gregory (1864), Aaron Arrowsmith (1750), John Speed (1551), Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880), and Alexander Keith Johnston (1804).
David Harvey
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 1
George Everest
1790 - 1866
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 2
James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 3
Doreen Massey
1944 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 4
John Walter Gregory
1864 - 1932
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 5
Aaron Arrowsmith
1750 - 1823
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 6
John Speed
1551 - 1629
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 7
Thomas Griffith Taylor
1880 - 1963
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 8
Alexander Keith Johnston
1804 - 1871
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 9