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David Riesman

1909 - 2002

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David Riesman (September 22, 1909 – May 10, 2002) was an American sociologist, educator, and best-selling commentator on American society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Riesman is the 47th most popular sociologist (down from 40th in 2019), the 4,456th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,380th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, David Riesman ranks 47 out of 79. Before him are Amitai Etzioni, Shmuel Eisenstadt, T. H. Marshall, Edwin Sutherland, Mark Granovetter, and Marcel Granet. After him are Nils Christie, Randall Collins, James Samuel Coleman, Ernest Burgess, Raewyn Connell, and Basil Bernstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, David Riesman ranks 163. Before him are Koichi Kudo, Spyros Markezinis, Guillermo Gorostiza, Robert Serber, Zoran Mušič, and Laxmi Prasad Devkota. After him are Phoumi Vongvichit, Henryk Jabłoński, August Sabbe, Régine Pernoud, Mehmed Orhan, and Leone Ginzburg. Among people deceased in 2002, David Riesman ranks 134. Before him are Robert Guéï, Humaira Begum, Masakatsu Miyamoto, Yves Robert, Günter Wand, and Barbara Castle. After him are Leo McKern, Eddie Bracken, Vlastimil Brodský, Mamo Wolde, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, and Dida.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Riesman ranks 4,456 out of 20,380. Before him are Burt Kennedy (1922), Nick Bollettieri (1931), Clarence Thomas (1948), David Rasche (1944), Timothy Dexter (1747), and Robert Surtees (1906). After him are Reginald Arvizu (1969), Alexander Vandegrift (1887), Peggy March (1948), Tim Kang (1973), Richard G. Hovannisian (1932), and Stuart Whitman (1928).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, David Riesman ranks 16. Before him are W. I. Thomas (1863), Herbert Blumer (1900), Howard S. Becker (1928), Charles Tilly (1929), Edwin Sutherland (1883), and Mark Granovetter (1943). After him are Randall Collins (1941), James Samuel Coleman (1926), George Ritzer (1940), Arlie Russell Hochschild (1940), George C. Homans (1910), and Erik Olin Wright (1947).

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