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20th-century sociologists

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Ágnes HellerAuthor · BooksÁgnes Heller (12 May 1929 – 19 July 2019) was a Hungarian philosopher and lecturer.
Alan GarcíaAuthor · BooksAlan Gabriel Ludwig García PérezGarcía (lang; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms, from 1985 to 1990 and…
Alexander BardAuthor · BooksAlexander Bengt Magnus Bard (born 17 March 1961) is a Swedish musician, author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, religious and political activist, and one of…
Alexander ZinovievAuthor · BooksAlexander Alexandrovich Zinoviev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Зино́вьев; 29 October 1922 – 10 May 2006) was a Soviet philosopher, writer, sociologist and journalist.
Alfred GrosserAuthor · BooksAlfred Grosser (1 February 1925 – 7 February 2024) was a German-born French writer, sociologist and political scientist.
Ali ShariatiAuthor · BooksAli Shariati Mazinani (23November 193318June 1977) was an Iranian revolutionary and sociologist who specialised in the sociology of religion.
Alice MillerArtist · PaintingsAlice Miller was a French, Swiss and Polish psychologist, sociologist, painter, essayist, psychotherapist and writer (1923–2010). She was born in Lviv and died in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Alva MyrdalAuthor · BooksAlva Myrdal (lang; née Reimer; 31 January 1902 – 1 February 1986) was a Swedish sociologist, diplomat and politician. She was a prominent leader of the disarmament movement.
András HajósPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrás Hajós (born 3 May 1969, Budapest) is a Hungarian sociologist, singer, songwriter, comedian. In 2009 he was awarded the Déri János Prize.
André GorzAuthor · BooksGérard Horst (lang; Gerhart Hirsch; 9 February 1923 – 22 September 2007), more commonly known by his pen names André Gorz (lang) and Michel Bosquet (lang), was an Austrian-French social…
Andre Gunder FrankAuthor · BooksAndré Gunder Frank, born Andreas Frank; (February 24, 1929 – April 23, 2005) was a German-American sociologist and economic historian who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and…
Anthony Giddens, Baron GiddensAuthor · BooksAnthony Giddens, Baron Giddens (born 18 January 1938) is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies.
Ashis NandyAuthor · BooksCreativity and Authenticity in Two Indian Scientists
Benjamin H. BrattonDesigner · Modern designThe Revenge of the Real: Politics for a Post-Pandemic World (2021)
Betty FriedanAuthor · BooksBetty Friedan (February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist.
Boaventura de Sousa SantosAuthor · BooksBoaventura de Sousa Santos (born 15 November 1940) is a Portuguese sociologist, professor emeritus at the Department of Sociology of the School of Economics of the University of Coimbra…
Bruno LatourAuthor · BooksBruno Latour (22 June 1947 – 9 October 2022) was a French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist.
Carola SternAuthor · BooksCarola Stern (14 November 1925 – 19 January 2006) was the name under which Erika Assmus reinvented herself as a serious journalist and (subsequently) author and politically committed…
Charles TaylorAuthor · BooksHe was born in Montreal.
Daniel BellAuthor · BooksDaniel Bell (born Daniel Bolotsky) (May 10, 1919 – January 25, 2011) was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor at Harvard University, best known for his contributions to…
Daniel VidartAuthor · BooksDaniel Vidart (October 7, 1920 in Paysandú – May 14, 2019) was a Uruguayan anthropologist, writer, historian, and essayist.
Danilo DolciDesigner · DesignDanilo Dolci (28 June 1924 – 30 December 1997) was an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet.
Elaine ShowalterAuthor · BooksElaine Showalter (born January 21, 1941) is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.
Elisabeth Noelle-NeumannAuthor · BooksElisabeth Noelle-Neumann (19 December 1916 – 25 March 2010) was a German political scientist.
Enrique Tierno GalvánAuthor · BooksEnrique Tierno Galván (8 February 1918 – 19 January 1986) was a Spanish politician, sociologist, lawyer and essayist, best known for being the Mayor of Madrid from 1979 to 1986, at the…
Eugen KogonAuthor · BooksEugen Kogon (2 February 1903 – 24 December 1987) was a German historian and Nazi concentration camp survivor.
Francesco AlberoniAuthor · BooksFrancesco Alberoni (31 December 1929 – 14 August 2023) was an Italian journalist and a professor of sociology.
Francisco AyalaAuthor · BooksFrancisco Ayala was a Spanish writer, translator, novelist, sociologist, lawyer and literary critic (1906–2009). He was born in Granada and died in Madrid.
Frederik van Zyl SlabbertAuthor · BooksFrederik van Zyl Slabbert GCOB (2 March 1940 – 14 May 2010) was a South African political analyst, businessman and politician.
Fredric JamesonAuthor · BooksFredric Ruff Jameson (April 14, 1934 – September 22, 2024) was an American literary critic, philosopher and Marxist political theorist.
Gabriele KubyAuthor · BooksGabriele Kuby (born 1944) is a German writer and sociologist. She is a convert from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism, and is noted for her Traditionalist Catholic ideas and orthodox…
Gail DinesAuthor · BooksGail Dines (born 29 July 1958) is professor emerita of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Gene SharpAuthor · BooksGene Sharp (January 21, 1928 – January 28, 2018) was an American political scientist.
Gilberto FreyreAuthor · BooksGilberto de Mello Freyre (March 15, 1900 – July 18, 1987) was a Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist and congressman born in Recife.
Gilles LipovetskyAuthor · BooksGilles Lipovetsky (born 24 September 1944) is a French philosopher, writer, and sociologist.
Giovanni SartoriAuthor · BooksGiovanni Sartori (13 May 1924 – 4 April 2017) was an Italian political scientist who specialized in the study of democracy, political parties, and comparative politics.
György KonrádAuthor · BooksGyörgy (George) Konrád (2 April 1933 – 13 September 2019) was a Hungarian novelist, pundit, essayist and sociologist known as an advocate of individual freedom.
Hannah ArendtAuthor · BooksHannah Arendt (born Johanna Arendt; 14 October 19064 December 1975) was a German and American historian and philosopher.
Hilde SchrammAuthor · BooksHilde Schramm (Speer; born 17 April 1936) is a German politician for Alliance 90/The Greens.
Hilmi Ziya ÜlkenAuthor · BooksHilmi Ziya Ülken (1901–1974) was a Turkish scholar and writer who had an influential role in the development of sociological and philosophical views in Turkey.
Immanuel WallersteinAuthor · BooksImmanuel Maurice Wallerstein (also; September 28, 1930 – August 31, 2019) was an American sociologist and economic historian.
Isaac DeutscherAuthor · BooksIsaac Deutscher (Izaak Deutscher; 3 April 1907 – 19 August 1967) was a Polish Marxist writer, journalist and political activist who moved to the United Kingdom before the outbreak of World…
Jalal Al-e-AhmadAuthor · BooksSeyyed Jalāl Āl-e-Ahmad (2 December 19239 September 1969) was a prominent Iranian novelist, short-story writer, translator, philosopher, socio-political critic, sociologist, as well as an…
James RedfieldAuthor · BooksJames Redfield (born March 19, 1950) is an American writer, lecturer, screenwriter, and film producer. He is notable for his 1993 novel The Celestine Prophecy.
James Samuel ColemanAuthor · BooksJames Samuel Coleman (May 12, 1926 – March 25, 1995) was an American sociologist, theorist, and empirical researcher, based chiefly at the University of Chicago.[1][2]
Jane JacobsAuthor · BooksJane Isabel Jacobs (Butzner; 4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics.
Jean FourastiéAuthor · BooksJean Fourastié (15 April 190725 July 1990) was a French civil servant, economist, professor and public intellectual.
Jean ZieglerAuthor · BooksJean Ziegler (born Hans Ziegler; 19 April 1934 – 10 June 2026) was a Swiss academic, advisor and sociologist who was professor of sociology at the University of Geneva, the Graduate…
Jean-François LyotardAuthor · BooksJean-François Lyotard (lang; 10 August 1924 – 21 April 1998)[5] was a French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist.
Jerzy KosińskiAuthor · BooksJerzy Kosiński (born Józef Nikodem Lewinkopf; June 14, 1933May 3, 1991) was a Polish-born American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of PEN, who wrote primarily in…
Johan GaltungAuthor · BooksIllustration — Galtung in discussion with Amy Goodman, 2012
Juan VilloroAuthor · BooksJuan Antonio Villoro Ruiz (born 24 September 1956, in Mexico City) is a Mexican writer and journalist and the son of philosopher Luis Villoro.
Judy S. GellesPhotographer · PhotographyJudy S. Gelles (July 31, 1944 – March 14, 2020) was a multimedia American artist who explored the interplaybetween art, sociology, and psychology using image and text.
Judy SingerArtist · PaintingsJudy Singer is an Australian sociologist who popularized the term "neurodiversity".
Julián MaríasAuthor · Books
Jutta DitfurthAuthor · BooksJutta Gerta Armgard von Ditfurth (born 29 September 1951) is a German sociologist, writer, and radical ecologist politician.
Karl PopperAuthor · BooksSir Karl Raimund Popper (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austrian–British philosopher, academic and social commentator.
Livio MaitanAuthor · BooksLivio Maitan (April 1, 1923 – September 16, 2004) was an Italian Trotskyist, a leader of Associazione Bandiera Rossa and of the Fourth International. He was born in Venice and died in Rome.
Luís Cristóvão dos SantosAuthor · BooksLuíz Cristóvão dos Santos was born in Pesqueira, Brazil on 25 December 1916. He was a sociologist, anthropologist, folklorist, columnist, writer, advocate, and journalist.
Michel AflaqAuthor · BooksMichel Aflaq (Mīšīl ʿAflaq&lrm, miˈʃel ˈʕaflaq; 9 January 1910 – 23 June 1989) was a Syrian philosopher, sociologist and Arab nationalist.
Michel QuoistAuthor · BooksMichel Quoist (French: [miʃɛl kwa]; 18 June 1921 – 18 December 1997) was a French Catholic priest, theologian and writer.
Michel WieviorkaAuthor · BooksMichel Wieviorka (born 23 August 1946) is a French sociologist, noted for his work on violence, terrorism, racism, social movements and the theory of social change.
Michelle ObamaAuthor · BooksMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 as the wife of Barack…
Miquel-Lluís MuntanéAuthor · BooksMiquel-Lluís Muntané i Sicart (born 1956 in Barcelona) is a Spanish sociologist and Catalan language writer. He has worked in teaching, advertising, publishing and as an Arts Administrator.
Nasser FakouhiAuthor · BooksNasser Fakouhi (born 13 May 1956 in Tehran) is an Iranian anthropologist, writer and translator.
Neil PostmanAuthor · BooksNeil Postman (March 8, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American author, educator, media theorist, and cultural critic who eschewed digital technology, including personal computers and mobile…
Nitasha KaulAuthor · BooksNitasha Kaul is a British academic, writer and poet based in London. In addition to fiction, she writes and speaks about topics that cover the political economy, Bhutan, Kashmir,…
Norman BirnbaumAuthor · BooksNorman Birnbaum (July 21, 1926 – January 4, 2019) was an American sociologist. He was an emeritus professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and a member of the editorial board of…
Ofelia HooperAuthor · BooksOfelia Hooper Polo (13 November 1900, in Las Minas, Panama – 23 September 1981) was a Panamanian sociologist, poet, professor, researcher, and civil rights activist.[1][2]
Panagiotis KanellopoulosAuthor · BooksPanagiotis Kanellopoulos or Panayotis Kanellopoulos (13 December 1902 – 11 September 1986) was a Greek writer, politician and Prime Minister of Greece.
Paul GoodmanAuthor · BooksPaul Goodman (September 9, 1911 – August 2, 1972) was an American writer and public intellectual best known for his 1960s works of social criticism.
Paulo LinsAuthor · BooksPaulo Lins (born January 11, 1958, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian author.
Pierre LévyAuthor · BooksPierre Lévy (born 2 July 1956) is a Tunisian-born French philosopher, cultural theorist and media scholar who specializes in the understanding of the cultural and cognitive implications of…
Pierre NavilleAuthor · BooksPierre Naville (1 February 1904 – 24 April 1993) was a French Surrealist writer and sociologist. He was a prominent member of the "Investigating Sex" group of Surrealist thinkers.
Pino ArlacchiAuthor · BooksGiuseppe "Pino" Arlacchi (born 21 February 1951) is an Italian sociologist, politician, and international civil servant, known for his work on organized crime, illegal markets, drug…
Prem ChowdhryArtist · PaintingsPrem Chowdhry is an Indian social scientist, historian, and Senior Academic Fellow at the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi.
Rajko ĐurićAuthor · BooksRajko Đurić was a Yugoslav and Serbian writer, politician, journalist, poet, sociologist and philosopher (1947–2020). He was born in Malo Orašje and died in Belgrade.
Randa Abdel-FattahAuthor · BooksRanda Abdel-Fattah (born 6 June 1979) is an Australian sociologist, lawyer and writer. She is an advocate for human rights, particularly for Palestinian people.
Randall CollinsAuthor · BooksRandall Collins (born July 29, 1941) is an American sociologist who has been influential in both his teaching and writing.
Renata SaleclAuthor · BooksRenata Salecl (born 1962) is a Slovene philosopher, sociologist and legal theorist.
Robert EscarpitAuthor · BooksRobert Escarpit (24 April 1918 in Saint-Macaire – 19 November 2000 in Langon) was a French academic, writer and journalist.
Roger CailloisAuthor · BooksRoger Caillois (3 March 1913 – 21 December 1978) was a French intellectual and prolific writer whose original work brought together literary criticism, sociology, poetry, ludology and…
Roland BarthesAuthor · BooksÉcole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (the VIe section of the EPHE until 1975)
Roy BaileyPerson · Music memorabiliaRoy Bailey, (20 October 1935 – 20 November 2018) was an English sociologist and folk singer.
Ruth CardosoAuthor · BooksRuth Vilaça Correia Leite Cardoso GCIH (19 September 1930 – 24 June 2008) was a Brazilian anthropologist and a member of the faculty of philosophy, letters and human sciences at the…
Saad Eddin IbrahimAuthor · BooksSaad Eddin Ibrahim (Arabic: سعد الدين إبراهيم, IPA: [ˈsæʕd edˈdiːn ebɾˤɑˈhiːm]) (31 December 1938 – 29 September 2023) was an Egyptian sociologist and author.
Saul BellowAuthor · BooksSaul Bellow (born Solomon Bellows; June 10, 1915April 5, 2005) was an American writer.
Slavoj ŽižekPerson · Film memorabiliaSlavoj Žižek (born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual.
Stéphane DionAuthor · BooksStéphane Maurice Dion (lang; born 28September 1955) is a Canadian diplomat, academic and former politician who served as the Canadian ambassador to France and Monaco from 2022 to 2025 and…
Taner AkçamPerson · Film memorabiliaAltuğ Taner Akçam (born 1953) is a Turkish-German historian[1] and sociologist. During the 1990s, he was the first Turkish scholar to acknowledge the Armenian genocide,[2] and has written…
Theodor W. AdornoAuthor · BooksTheodor W. Adorno (born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, cultural, and music critic.
Uzodinma IwealaAuthor · BooksUzodinma Iweala (born November 5, 1982) is a Nigerian-American author and medical doctor.
Vasile DîncuAuthor · BooksVasile Sebastian Dîncu (vaˈsile ˈdɨŋku; born 25 November 1961) is a Romanian politician, sociologist, professor and writer who served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Cioloș Cabinet and was…

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