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Mark Granovetter

1943 - Today

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Mark Sanford Granovetter (; born October 20, 1943) is an American sociologist and professor at Stanford University. He is best known for his work in social network theory and in economic sociology, particularly his theory on the spread of information in social networks known as The Strength of Weak Ties (1973). In 2014 Granovetter was named a Citation Laureate by Thomson Reuters and added to that organization's list of predicted Nobel Prize winners in economics. Data from the Web of Science show that Granovetter has written both the first and third most cited sociology articles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Granovetter is the 45th most popular sociologist (down from 39th in 2019), the 4,343rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,080th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Mark Granovetter ranks 45 out of 79. Before him are Howard S. Becker, Charles Tilly, Amitai Etzioni, Shmuel Eisenstadt, T. H. Marshall, and Edwin Sutherland. After him are Marcel Granet, David Riesman, Nils Christie, Randall Collins, James Samuel Coleman, and Ernest Burgess.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mark Granovetter ranks 266. Before him are Herman Van Springel, Scott Walker, Roberto Rosato, Negasso Gidada, Kenzo Yokoyama, and Stanislav Galić. After him are Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, Angélica María, Marika Green, Antal Dunai, Joselito, and Iñaki Sáez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Granovetter ranks 4,343 out of 20,380. Before him are Dakota Johnson (1989), Baby Face Nelson (1908), Franz Kline (1910), Kevin Sorbo (1958), Kenny G (1956), and Jennifer Lee (1971). After him are Thom Mayne (1944), Lara Flynn Boyle (1970), Huey Lewis (1950), Bobby Morrow (1935), Anthony Delon (1964), and Scotty Moore (1931).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, Mark Granovetter ranks 15. Before him are Robert E. Park (1864), W. I. Thomas (1863), Herbert Blumer (1900), Howard S. Becker (1928), Charles Tilly (1929), and Edwin Sutherland (1883). After him are David Riesman (1909), Randall Collins (1941), James Samuel Coleman (1926), George Ritzer (1940), Arlie Russell Hochschild (1940), and George C. Homans (1910).

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