POLITICAL SCIENTIST
Norman Finkelstein
1953 - Today

Norman Finkelstein
Norman Gary Finkelstein ( FING-kəl-steen; born December 8, 1953) is an American political scientist and activist. His primary fields of research are the politics of the Holocaust and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Finkelstein was born in New York City to Jewish Holocaust-survivor parents. He is a graduate of Binghamton University and received his Ph.D. in political science from Princeton University. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Finkelstein is the 28th most popular political scientist (down from 22nd in 2019), the 4,447th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,192nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Political Scientist.
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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, Norman Finkelstein ranks 28 out of 46. Before him are Karine Jean-Pierre, Rahime Perestu Sultan, Ilan Pappé, Arend Lijphart, James Flynn, and Charles Murray. After him are William Graham Sumner, Robert D. Putnam, Michel Pablo, Hayranidil Kadın, Robert Keohane, and Marfa Boretskaya.
Most Popular Political Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarine 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
Norman Finkelstein
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 28
William Graham Sumner
1840 - 1910
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 29
Robert D. Putnam
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 30
Michel Pablo
1911 - 1996
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 31
Hayranidil Kadın
1846 - 1895
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 32
Robert Keohane
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 33
Marfa Boretskaya
1450 - 1503
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 34
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Norman Finkelstein ranks 177. Before him are Paul Haggis, Zlatko Burić, Carlos Mesa, Gali Atari, Andreas Vollenweider, and Gérard Krawczyk. After him are Zera Yacob Amha Selassie, Wim Mertens, Can Xue, Lawrence Gonzi, Slavoljub Muslin, and Åge Hareide.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsPaul Haggis
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 171
Zlatko Burić
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 172
Carlos Mesa
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 173
Gali Atari
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 174
Andreas Vollenweider
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 175
Gérard Krawczyk
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 176
Norman Finkelstein
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 177
Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 178
Wim Mertens
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 179
Can Xue
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 180
Lawrence Gonzi
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 181
Slavoljub Muslin
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 182
Åge Hareide
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 183
In United States
Among people born in United States, Norman Finkelstein ranks 4,447 out of 20,380. Before him are Fred Quimby (1886), John Havlicek (1940), Jim Carroll (1949), David Stern (1942), Roger Ailes (1940), and Dennis Sullivan (1941). After him are Chavo Guerrero Jr. (1970), Afrika Bambaataa (1957), Burt Kennedy (1922), Nick Bollettieri (1931), Clarence Thomas (1948), and David Rasche (1944).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsFred Quimby
PRODUCER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 4,441
John Havlicek
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 4,442
Jim Carroll
WRITER
1949 - 2009
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 4,443
David Stern
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2020
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4,444
Roger Ailes
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2017
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4,445
Dennis Sullivan
MATHEMATICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4,446
Norman Finkelstein
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4,447
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4,448
Afrika Bambaataa
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4,449
Burt Kennedy
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2001
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4,450
Nick Bollettieri
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 4,451
Clarence Thomas
JUDGE
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 4,452
David Rasche
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 4,453
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In United States
Among political scientists born in United States, Norman Finkelstein ranks 11. Before him are Joseph Nye (1937), John Mearsheimer (1947), Gene Sharp (1928), Graham Allison (1940), James Flynn (1934), and Charles Murray (1943). After him are William Graham Sumner (1840), Robert D. Putnam (1941), Robert Keohane (1941), Alexis Herman (1947), Sidney Verba (1932), and Cass Sunstein (1954).
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
Alexis Herman
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 15
Sidney Verba
1932 - 2019
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 16
Cass Sunstein
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 17