SOCIOLOGIST

Howard S. Becker

1928 - 2023

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Howard Saul Becker (April 18, 1928 – August 16, 2023) was an American sociologist who taught at Northwestern University. Becker made contributions to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music. Becker also wrote extensively on sociological writing styles and methodologies. Becker's 1963 book Outsiders provided the foundations for labeling theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howard S. Becker is the 39th most popular sociologist (down from 29th in 2019), the 3,409th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,957th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Howard S. Becker ranks 39 out of 79. Before him are Ludwig Gumplowicz, Georges Gurvitch, Robert E. Park, W. I. Thomas, Andre Gunder Frank, and Herbert Blumer. After him are Charles Tilly, Amitai Etzioni, Shmuel Eisenstadt, T. H. Marshall, Edwin Sutherland, and Mark Granovetter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Howard S. Becker ranks 188. Before him are Borisav Jović, Jean Vanier, Daisaku Ikeda, Donald Judd, Vincent Gigante, and Leyla Gencer. After him are Henry Silva, Branko Mikulić, Shulamit Aloni, Cy Young, Ethel Kennedy, and Pavel Kohout. Among people deceased in 2023, Howard S. Becker ranks 151. Before him are Rita Lee, Henri Konan Bédié, Daisaku Ikeda, Daniel Ellsberg, Earl Boen, and Juliette Mayniel. After him are Lance Reddick, Robert Blake, Inna Churikova, Carla Bley, Ferran Olivella, and Juanita Castro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard S. Becker ranks 3,409 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Shapiro (1984), Grandma Moses (1860), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Merce Cunningham (1919), Benjamin Tucker (1854), and Curtis Hanson (1945). After him are Artie Shaw (1910), Lionel Hampton (1908), Jacques Futrelle (1875), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), P. G. T. Beauregard (1818), and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, Howard S. Becker ranks 12. Before him are Robert N. Bellah (1927), Daniel Bell (1919), Harold Garfinkel (1917), Robert E. Park (1864), W. I. Thomas (1863), and Herbert Blumer (1900). After him are Charles Tilly (1929), Edwin Sutherland (1883), Mark Granovetter (1943), David Riesman (1909), Randall Collins (1941), and James Samuel Coleman (1926).

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