SOCIOLOGIST

Loïc Wacquant

1960 - Today

Loïc Wacquant

Loïc J. D. Wacquant (French: [lo'ik va'kɑ̃]; born 1960) is a French sociologist specializing in urban sociology, urban poverty, racial inequality, the body, social theory and ethnography. Wacquant is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is affiliated with the Center for the Study of Law and Society, the Global Metropolitan Studies Program, the Institute of Governmental Studies, and the Center for Ethnographic Research. He is also a research associate at the Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique (CESSP) in Paris and an organizer of the Ethnographic Café. Wacquant's research has been recognized with several awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Loïc Wacquant is the 66th most popular sociologist (up from 76th in 2019), the 4,508th most popular biography from France (up from 5,093rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Loïc Wacquant ranks 66 out of 79. Before him are Erik Olin Wright, Jeffrey C. Alexander, Michael Mann, Claus Offe, Henri Hubert, and Göran Therborn. After him are Louis Wirth, Anthony D. Smith, Peter Blau, Theda Skocpol, Margaret Archer, and John Urry.

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Erik Olin Wright
1947 - 2019
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 60
Jeffrey C. Alexander
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 61
Michael Mann
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 62
Claus Offe
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 63
Henri Hubert
1872 - 1927
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 64
Göran Therborn
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 65
Loïc Wacquant
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 66
Louis Wirth
1897 - 1952
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 67
Anthony D. Smith
1939 - 2016
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 68
Peter Blau
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 69
Theda Skocpol
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 70
Margaret Archer
1943 - 2023
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 71
John Urry
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 72

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Loïc Wacquant ranks 276. Before him are Glenn Strömberg, Shinji Tanaka, Dominic Miller, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Will Wright. After him are Kyle Gass, Abu Qatada, Michèle Laroque, Alan Krueger, Abel Resino, and Alexandre Czerniatynski.

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Glenn Strömberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 270
Shinji Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 271
Dominic Miller
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 272
Mahmoud al-Mabhouh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - 2010
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 273
Pruitt Taylor Vince
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 274
Will Wright
GAME DESIGNER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 275
Loïc Wacquant
SOCIOLOGIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 276
Kyle Gass
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 277
Abu Qatada
MAFIOSO
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 278
Michèle Laroque
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 279
Alan Krueger
ECONOMIST
1960 - 2019
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 280
Abel Resino
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 281
Alexandre Czerniatynski
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 282