SOCIOLOGIST
Seymour Martin Lipset
1922 - 2006

Seymour Martin Lipset
Seymour Martin Lipset ( LIP-sit; March 18, 1922 – December 31, 2006) was an American sociologist and political scientist. His major work was in the fields of political sociology, trade union organization, social stratification, public opinion, and the sociology of intellectual life. He also wrote extensively about the conditions for democracy in comparative perspective. He was president of both the American Political Science Association (1979–1980) and the American Sociological Association (1992–1993). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seymour Martin Lipset is the 18th most popular sociologist (up from 41st in 2019), the 1,196th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,468th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Sociologist.
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Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Seymour Martin Lipset ranks 18 out of 79. Before him are Ulrich Beck, Karl Mannheim, Immanuel Wallerstein, Niklas Luhmann, Gabriel Tarde, and Manuel Castells. After him are Pitirim Sorokin, Alain Touraine, C. Wright Mills, Paul Lazarsfeld, Robert Michels, and Peter L. Berger.
Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUlrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 12
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 13
Immanuel Wallerstein
1930 - 2019
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 14
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 15
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 16
Manuel Castells
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 17
Seymour Martin Lipset
1922 - 2006
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 18
Pitirim Sorokin
1889 - 1968
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 19
Alain Touraine
1925 - 2023
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 20
C. Wright Mills
1916 - 1962
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 21
Paul Lazarsfeld
1901 - 1976
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 22
Robert Michels
1876 - 1936
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 23
Peter L. Berger
1929 - 2017
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Seymour Martin Lipset ranks 50. Before him are Liliane Bettencourt, Arthur Ashkin, Jacques Piccard, Nils Liedholm, Leon M. Lederman, and Ademir de Menezes. After him are Roger Etchegaray, Renata Tebaldi, Yang Chen-Ning, Cornelius Castoriadis, Betty White, and Michel Galabru. Among people deceased in 2006, Seymour Martin Lipset ranks 38. Before him are Robert Altman, Joseph Barbera, Bülent Ecevit, Paul Mauriat, Alida Valli, and Clifford Geertz. After him are Claude Jade, Romano Mussolini, Telmo Zarra, Markus Wolf, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Steve Irwin.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsLiliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 44
Arthur Ashkin
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 45
Jacques Piccard
INVENTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 46
Nils Liedholm
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 47
Leon M. Lederman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 48
Ademir de Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 49
Seymour Martin Lipset
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 50
Roger Etchegaray
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2019
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 51
Renata Tebaldi
SINGER
1922 - 2004
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 52
Yang Chen-Ning
PHYSICIST
1922 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 53
Cornelius Castoriadis
ECONOMIST
1922 - 1997
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 54
Betty White
ACTOR
1922 - 2021
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 55
Michel Galabru
ACTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsRobert Altman
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 32
Joseph Barbera
COMIC ARTIST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 33
Bülent Ecevit
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 34
Paul Mauriat
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 35
Alida Valli
ACTOR
1921 - 2006
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 36
Clifford Geertz
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1926 - 2006
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 37
Seymour Martin Lipset
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 38
Claude Jade
ACTOR
1948 - 2006
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 39
Romano Mussolini
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2006
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 40
Telmo Zarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 41
Markus Wolf
PUBLIC WORKER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 42
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 43
Steve Irwin
PRESENTER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 44
In United States
Among people born in United States, Seymour Martin Lipset ranks 1,196 out of 20,380. Before him are Herbie Hancock (1940), Jayne Mansfield (1933), Daniel Goleman (1946), Richard Dreyfuss (1947), Dennis Quaid (1954), and Tommy Hilfiger (1951). After him are Lisa Marie Presley (1968), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), Terrence Malick (1943), Harold Lasswell (1902), Jennifer Connelly (1970), and James Gandolfini (1961).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHerbie Hancock
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1,190
Jayne Mansfield
ACTOR
1933 - 1967
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1,191
Daniel Goleman
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1,192
Richard Dreyfuss
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1,193
Dennis Quaid
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1,194
Tommy Hilfiger
FASHION DESIGNER
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1,195
Seymour Martin Lipset
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 1,196
Lisa Marie Presley
SINGER
1968 - 2023
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1,197
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
ACTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1,198
Terrence Malick
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1,199
Harold Lasswell
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1902 - 1978
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,200
Jennifer Connelly
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,201
James Gandolfini
ACTOR
1961 - 2013
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1,202
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States
Among sociologists born in United States, Seymour Martin Lipset ranks 4. Before him are Robert K. Merton (1910), Talcott Parsons (1902), and Immanuel Wallerstein (1930). After him are C. Wright Mills (1916), Robert N. Bellah (1927), Daniel Bell (1919), Harold Garfinkel (1917), Robert E. Park (1864), W. I. Thomas (1863), Herbert Blumer (1900), and Howard S. Becker (1928).
Robert K. Merton
1910 - 2003
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 1
Talcott Parsons
1902 - 1979
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 2
Immanuel Wallerstein
1930 - 2019
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 3
Seymour Martin Lipset
1922 - 2006
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 4
C. Wright Mills
1916 - 1962
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 5
Robert N. Bellah
1927 - 2013
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 6
Daniel Bell
1919 - 2011
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 7
Harold Garfinkel
1917 - 2011
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 8
Robert E. Park
1864 - 1944
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 9
W. I. Thomas
1863 - 1947
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 10
Herbert Blumer
1900 - 1987
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 11
Howard S. Becker
1928 - 2023
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 12