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John Mearsheimer

1947 - Today

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John Joseph Mearsheimer (; born December 14, 1947) is an American political scientist and international relations scholar. He is R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. Mearsheimer is best known for developing the theory of offensive realism, which describes the interaction between great powers as being primarily driven by the rational desire to achieve regional hegemony in an anarchic international system. In accordance with his theory, Mearsheimer believes that China's growing power will likely bring it into conflict with the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Mearsheimer is the 16th most popular political scientist (up from 17th in 2019), the 1,859th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,489th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Political Scientist.

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS

Among political scientists, John Mearsheimer ranks 16 out of 46. Before him are Johan Galtung, Harold Lasswell, Ralf Dahrendorf, Joseph Nye, Leonard Hobhouse, and Maurice Duverger. After him are David Easton, Gene Sharp, Muhammad Asad, Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, Graham Allison, and Karine Jean-Pierre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Mearsheimer ranks 110. Before him are Halldór Ásgrímsson, Jeffrey DeMunn, Roger De Vlaeminck, David Zucker, Peter Weller, and Walter Röhrl. After him are Margaret Rhea Seddon, Patrick Dewaere, Eric F. Wieschaus, Barbara Bach, Ted Danson, and Temple Grandin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Mearsheimer ranks 1,859 out of 20,380. Before him are Tecumseh (1768), Viola Davis (1965), George Benson (1943), Susanna Hoffs (1959), Joe Simon (1913), and Peter Dinklage (1969). After him are Bill Weld (1945), Carson McCullers (1917), J. Michael Bishop (1936), John Forsythe (1918), Jack Warden (1920), and James E. Webb (1906).

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In United States

Among political scientists born in United States, John Mearsheimer ranks 6. Before him are Samuel P. Huntington (1927), Robert A. Dahl (1915), Francis Fukuyama (1952), Harold Lasswell (1902), and Joseph Nye (1937). After him are Gene Sharp (1928), Graham Allison (1940), James Flynn (1934), Charles Murray (1943), Norman Finkelstein (1953), and William Graham Sumner (1840).

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