GEOGRAPHER
Doreen Massey
1944 - 2016

Doreen Massey
Doreen Barbara Massey (3 January 1944 – 11 March 2016) was a British social scientist and geographer. She specialized in Marxist geography, feminist geography, and cultural geography, as well as other topics. She was Professor of Geography at the Open University. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Doreen Massey is the 66th most popular geographer (up from 71st in 2019), the 3,352nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,276th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Geographer.
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Doreen Massey ranks 66 out of 86. Before her are Johannes Gabriel Granö, Anton Friedrich Büsching, Vaclav Smil, Torsten Hägerstrand, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, and Richard Hartshorne. After her are Ellsworth Huntington, John Walter Gregory, Curt von François, Aaron Arrowsmith, Nicolas de Fer, and Ellen Churchill Semple.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohannes Gabriel Granö
1882 - 1956
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 60
Anton Friedrich Büsching
1724 - 1793
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 61
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 62
Torsten Hägerstrand
1916 - 2004
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 63
Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani
893 - 945
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 64
Richard Hartshorne
1899 - 1992
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 65
Doreen Massey
1944 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 66
Ellsworth Huntington
1876 - 1947
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 67
John Walter Gregory
1864 - 1932
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 68
Curt von François
1852 - 1931
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 69
Aaron Arrowsmith
1750 - 1823
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 70
Nicolas de Fer
1646 - 1720
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 71
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 72
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Doreen Massey ranks 439. Before her are Andrew Loog Oldham, Daniel Morelon, Nelson Prudêncio, Annette Lu, Kati Kovács, and Gene Clark. After her are Yitzhak Mordechai, José Dolhem, Patrick Devedjian, Susana Baca, Willeke van Ammelrooy, and Bodil Joensen. Among people deceased in 2016, Doreen Massey ranks 290. Before her are Raoul Coutard, Abu Ali al-Anbari, Afeni Shakur, Turgay Şeren, Paul Bley, and Harry Wu. After her are Tarık Akan, Leon Russell, Joseph Keller, Robert Fano, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, and Phyllis Schlafly.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsAndrew Loog Oldham
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 433
Daniel Morelon
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 434
Nelson Prudêncio
ATHLETE
1944 - 2012
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 435
Annette Lu
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 436
Kati Kovács
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 437
Gene Clark
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1991
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 438
Doreen Massey
GEOGRAPHER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 439
Yitzhak Mordechai
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 440
José Dolhem
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1988
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 441
Patrick Devedjian
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 442
Susana Baca
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 443
Willeke van Ammelrooy
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 444
Bodil Joensen
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1944 - 1985
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 445
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsRaoul Coutard
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2016
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 284
Abu Ali al-Anbari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - 2016
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 285
Afeni Shakur
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2016
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 286
Turgay Şeren
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 287
Paul Bley
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 288
Harry Wu
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1937 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 289
Doreen Massey
GEOGRAPHER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 290
Tarık Akan
ACTOR
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 291
Leon Russell
SINGER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 292
Joseph Keller
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 293
Robert Fano
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1917 - 2016
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 294
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 295
Phyllis Schlafly
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 296
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Doreen Massey ranks 3,353 out of 8,785. Before her are Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema (1852), Charles Cameron (1746), Allan Ramsay (1713), Mary Adela Blagg (1858), William Roxburgh (1751), and Herbert Lawford (1851). After her are Brian Hart (1936), Steve McManaman (1972), Dave Stewart (1950), William Hazlitt (1778), George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758), and Herbert Baddeley (1872).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLaura Theresa Alma-Tadema
PAINTER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 3,347
Charles Cameron
ARCHITECT
1746 - 1812
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 3,348
Allan Ramsay
PAINTER
1713 - 1784
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 3,349
Mary Adela Blagg
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1944
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 3,350
William Roxburgh
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1815
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 3,351
Herbert Lawford
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1925
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 3,352
Doreen Massey
GEOGRAPHER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 3,353
Brian Hart
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 2014
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 3,354
Steve McManaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 3,355
Dave Stewart
COMPOSER
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 3,356
William Hazlitt
WRITER
1778 - 1830
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 3,357
George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1834
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 3,358
Herbert Baddeley
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1931
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 3,359
Among GEOGRAPHERS In United Kingdom
Among geographers born in United Kingdom, Doreen Massey ranks 4. Before her are David Harvey (1935), George Everest (1790), and James Lovelock (1919). After her are 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