POLITICAL SCIENTIST
Graham Allison
1940 - Today

Graham Allison
Graham Tillett Allison Jr. (born March 23, 1940) is an American political scientist and the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is known for his contributions in the late 1960s and early 1970s to the bureaucratic analysis of decision making, especially during times of crisis. His book Remaking Foreign Policy: The Organizational Connection, co-written with Peter L. Szanton, was published in 1976 and influenced the foreign policy of the Carter administration. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Graham Allison is the 21st most popular political scientist (up from 34th in 2019), the 3,088th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,153rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Political Scientist.
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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, Graham Allison ranks 21 out of 46. Before him are Maurice Duverger, John Mearsheimer, David Easton, Gene Sharp, Muhammad Asad, and Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut. After him are Karine Jean-Pierre, Rahime Perestu Sultan, Ilan Pappé, Arend Lijphart, James Flynn, and Charles Murray.
Most Popular Political Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 15
John Mearsheimer
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 16
David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 17
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 18
Muhammad Asad
1900 - 1992
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 19
Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut
1772 - 1840
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 20
Graham Allison
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 21
Karine Jean-Pierre
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 22
Rahime Perestu Sultan
1826 - 1906
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 23
Ilan Pappé
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 24
Arend Lijphart
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 25
James Flynn
1934 - 2020
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 26
Charles Murray
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Graham Allison ranks 166. Before him are Jeffrey Archer, Adel Emam, Just Jaeckin, Mike Troy, Christoph Eschenbach, and Anna Chromý. After him are Pedro Rodríguez, Gloria Leonard, Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Jan Janssen, and James Herbert Brennan.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsJeffrey Archer
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 160
Adel Emam
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 161
Just Jaeckin
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 162
Mike Troy
SWIMMER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 163
Christoph Eschenbach
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 164
Anna Chromý
PAINTER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 165
Graham Allison
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 166
Pedro Rodríguez
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 1971
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 167
Gloria Leonard
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 168
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 169
Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 170
Jan Janssen
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 171
James Herbert Brennan
WRITER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 172
In United States
Among people born in United States, Graham Allison ranks 3,088 out of 20,380. Before him are Lewis Mumford (1895), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Craig Venter (1946), Jerry Fodor (1935), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), and Emmett Till (1941). After him are Laurie Holden (1969), Morton Feldman (1926), Harold Bloom (1930), Jack Nance (1943), Saul Bass (1920), and John Roberts (1955).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLewis Mumford
WRITER
1895 - 1990
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 3,082
Robert Mapplethorpe
PHOTOGRAPHER
1946 - 1989
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 3,083
Craig Venter
BIOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 3,084
Jerry Fodor
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 3,085
Sugar Ray Leonard
BOXER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 3,086
Emmett Till
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - 1955
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 3,087
Graham Allison
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 3,088
Laurie Holden
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 3,089
Morton Feldman
COMPOSER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 3,090
Harold Bloom
WRITER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 3,091
Jack Nance
ACTOR
1943 - 1996
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 3,092
Saul Bass
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1996
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 3,093
John Roberts
JUDGE
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 3,094
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In United States
Among political scientists born in United States, Graham Allison ranks 8. Before him are Robert A. Dahl (1915), Francis Fukuyama (1952), Harold Lasswell (1902), Joseph Nye (1937), John Mearsheimer (1947), and Gene Sharp (1928). After him are James Flynn (1934), Charles Murray (1943), Norman Finkelstein (1953), William Graham Sumner (1840), Robert D. Putnam (1941), and Robert Keohane (1941).
Robert A. Dahl
1915 - 2014
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 2
Francis Fukuyama
1952 - Present
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 3
Harold Lasswell
1902 - 1978
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 4
Joseph Nye
1937 - 2025
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 5
John Mearsheimer
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 6
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 7
Graham Allison
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8
James Flynn
1934 - 2020
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 9
Charles Murray
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 10
Norman Finkelstein
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 11
William Graham Sumner
1840 - 1910
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 12
Robert D. Putnam
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 13
Robert Keohane
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 14