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The list American sociologists includes
Huey P. Newton, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, James A. Michener, Charles Derber and Erving Goffman.
The list consists of 1,430 members
and 11 sublists.
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Huey P. Newton
co-founder of the Black Panther Party
Overview: Dr. Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989) was an African-American political activist, author and revolutionary who, along with fellow Merritt College student Bobby Seale, co-founded the ...Date of birth: 17 February 1942Date of death: 22 August 1989Age: 47 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActivistGender: Male
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Founder of the Special Olympics precursor and a sister of John F. Kennedy
Overview: Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver, DSG (July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization ...Date of birth: 10 July 1921Date of death: 11 August 2009Age: 88 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: DiplomatGender: Female 0
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James A. Michener
American writer
Overview: James Albert Michener ( or ; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were lengthy, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many gen ...Date of birth: 3 February 1907Date of death: 16 October 1997Age: 90 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: NovelistGender: Male 0
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Charles Derber
American, Writer
Overview: Charles Derber is an American Professor of Sociology at Boston College. Derber's work focuses on the crises of capitalism, globalization, corporate power, American militarism, the culture of hegemony ... 0
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Erving Goffman
Sociologist, writer, and academic (1922–1982)
Overview: Erving Goffman (11 June 1922 – 19 November 1982) was a Canadian-born sociologist, social psychologist, and writer, considered by some "the most influential American sociologist of the twentieth century" ...Date of birth: 11 June 1922Date of death: 19 November 1982Age: 60 (age at death)Nationality: CanadianOccupation: SociologistGender: Male 0
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W.E.B. Du Bois
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
Overview: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois ( dew-BOYSS; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born ...Date of birth: 23 February 1868Date of death: 27 August 1963Age: 95 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: HistorianGender: Male 0
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Tukufu Zuberi
American sociologist
Overview: Tukufu Zuberi (born April 26, 1959) is an American sociologist, filmmaker, social critic, educator, and writer. Zuberi has appeared in several documentaries on Africa and the African diaspora, including ... 0
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Herbert Simon
American businessman
Overview: Herbert "Herb" Simon (born October 23, 1934) is an American real estate developer. He resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was educated at the City College of New York. He is the owner of the Indiana ...Date of birth: 23 October 1934Age: 90Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BusinessGender: MalePartner: Porntip Nakhirunkanok (Married) 0
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
American politician
Overview: Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan (March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, sociologist, and diplomat. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate ...Date of birth: 16 March 1927Date of death: 26 March 2003Age: 76 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: PoliticianGender: MaleHeight: 6' 5" (196 cm) 0
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Brandi Britton
American professor known for being arrested for prostitution
Overview: Brandi Britton (August 8, 1963 - January 30, 2007) was a professor of sociology and anthropology. She worked at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, resigning in 1999. In January 2006 she was arrested ...Date of birth: 8 August 1963Date of death: 30 January 2007Age: 43 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ModelGender: Female 0
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Philip Rieff
American sociologistOverview: Philip Rieff (December 15, 1922 – July 1, 2006) was an American sociologist and cultural critic, who taught sociology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1961 until 1992. He was the author of a number ...Date of birth: 15 December 1922Date of death: 1 July 2006Age: 83 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Ellen Pence
American sociologist and activistOverview: Ellen Louise Pence (April 15, 1948 – January 6, 2012) was an American scholar and a social activist. She co-founded the Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, an inter-agency collaboration model used ...Date of birth: 1948Date of death: 6 January 2012Age: 63 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Sociologist 0
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Amitai Etzioni
American sociologist (1929–2023)
Overview: Amitai Etzioni (né Werner Falk; 4 January 1929 – 31 May 2023) was a German-born Israeli-American sociologist, best known for his work on socioeconomics and communitarianism. He founded the Communitarian ...Date of birth: 4 January 1929Date of death: 31 May 2023Age: 94 (age at death)Nationality: IsraeliOccupation: EconomistGender: Male 0
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Todd Gitlin
American sociologist (1943–2022)
Overview: Todd Alan Gitlin (January 6, 1943 – February 5, 2022) was an American sociologist, political activist and writer, novelist, and cultural commentator. He wrote about the mass media, politics, intellectual ...Date of birth: 6 January 1943Date of death: 5 February 2022Age: 79 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: SociologistGender: MalePartner: Laurel Ann Cook (Married) 0
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Donna Haraway
Scholar in the field of science and technology studies
Overview: Donna J. Haraway (born September 6, 1944) is an American Professor Emerita in the History of Consciousness Department and Feminist Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, United ... 0
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Martha Beck
American sociologist
Overview: Martha Nibley Beck (born November 29, 1962) is an American author, life coach, and speaker who specializes in helping individuals and groups achieve greater levels of personal and professional success ... 0
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Jane Addams
American activist and pacifist
Overview: Jane Addams (born September 6, 1860 – May 28, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator and author. She was an important leader in the ...Date of birth: 6 September 1860Date of death: 21 May 1935Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: PhilosopherGender: Female 0
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Ida B. Wells
Social Reformer
Overview: Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National ...Date of birth: 16 July 1862Date of death: 25 March 1931Age: 68 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActivistGender: Female 0
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Andrew Greeley
Roman Catholic priest and fiction writer
Overview: Andrew M. Greeley (February 5, 1928 – May 29, 2013) was an American Catholic priest, sociologist, journalist and popular novelist.Date of birth: 5 February 1928Date of death: 29 May 2013Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: SociologistGender: Male 0
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860–1935)
Overview: Charlotte Perkins Gilman (née Perkins; July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935), also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson, her first married name, was a prominent American humanist, novelist, writer of short stories ...Date of birth: 3 July 1860Date of death: 17 August 1935Age: 75 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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