Sociologist

Discover a comprehensive list of renowned sociologists who have shaped our understanding of society. From Auguste Comte to Zygmunt Bauman, explore their groundbreaking theories and contributions to the field of sociology.

Michael Lowy
Michael Lowy
Brazil
French-Brazilian sociologist and Marxist philosopher.
Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim
France
French thinker, one of the founders of sociology as an independent science, founder of professional sociology.
Norbert Elias
Norbert Elias
Germany
German sociologist
Anthony Giddens
Anthony Giddens
Great Britain
British sociologist
Piotr Glinski
Piotr Glinski
Poland
Polish sociologist and politician
Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons
USA
American sociologist
Stewart Clegg
Stewart Clegg
Australia
Australian sociologist
Erving Goffman
Erving Goffman
USA
American sociologist of Canadian descent
Richard Hoggart
Richard Hoggart
Great Britain
English sociologist of literature and culture
William Du Bois
William Du Bois
USA
American social activist, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, historian and writer.
Raicu Ionescu-Rion
Raicu Ionescu-Rion
Romania
Romanian socialist scholar, literary critic and publicist
Patricia Walsh
Patricia Walsh
Argentina
Argentine social psychologist and political activist
Elton Mayo
Elton Mayo
Great Britain
Australian psychologist, sociologist and organization theorist
Bogdan Kistyakovskiy
Bogdan Kistyakovskiy
Ukraine
Jurist, philosopher and sociologist of neo-Kantian orientation
Marju Lauristin
Marju Lauristin
Estonia
Estonian sociologist, intellectual and politician
Manuel Castells
Manuel Castells
USA
American sociologist of Spanish descent
Herbert Marcuse
Herbert Marcuse
Germany
German and American philosopher and sociologist
Eileen Barker
Eileen Barker
Great Britain
English scientist, sociologist
Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen
USA
American sociologist and economist
Franklin Giddings
Franklin Giddings
USA
American sociologist, the first full professor of sociology in the United States
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer
USA
American sociologist and social psychologist. Editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Sociology (1940–1952).
Matgorzata Kidawa-Blonska
Matgorzata Kidawa-Blonska
Poland
Polish sociologist, film producer, political activist
Johan Galtung
Johan Galtung
Norway
Norwegian sociologist
Luiza Helena De Bairros
Luiza Helena De Bairros
Brazil
Brazilian administrator and sociologist
Nikolay Myslivets
Nikolay Myslivets
Belarus
Belarusian sociologist
Rudi Dutschke
Rudi Dutschke
Germany
German Marxist sociologist and politician
Alexander Tihonov
Alexander Tihonov
Ukraine
Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor
Jean Duvignaud
Jean Duvignaud
France
French sociologist and anthropologist, playwright, journalist.
Linda Gottfredson
Linda Gottfredson
USA
American sociologist, professor of educational psychology
Georg Gellap
Georg Gellap
USA
American statistician who developed a method for conducting public opinion polls
Walden Bello
Walden Bello
Philippines
Filipino scholar, sociologist and political scientist
Barbara Wootton
Barbara Wootton
Great Britain
English sociologist, economist and criminologist
Harriet Martineau
Harriet Martineau
Great Britain
English social theorist and writer
Vsevolod Vilchek
Vsevolod Vilchek
Russia
Journalist and sociologist
Murray Bookchin
Murray Bookchin
USA
American libertarian socialist, political and social philosopher, publicist
Vahakn Dadrian
Vahakn Dadrian
USA
American professor of sociology
Robert Lynd
Robert Lynd
USA
American sociologist
Klara Hallik
Klara Hallik
Estonia
Soviet and Estonian sociologist, political scientist
Claude-Henry Comte De Saint-Simon
Claude-Henry Comte De Saint-Simon
France
Count, sociologist, French thinker, utopian socialist
Harry Braverman
Harry Braverman
USA
American socialist, economist and writer.
Leopold Wiese
Leopold Wiese
Germany
German sociologist
Corrado Gini
Corrado Gini
Italy
Italian statistician, sociologist, demographer and economist
William Graham Sumner
William Graham Sumner
USA
American scientist
Alexander Kapto
Alexander Kapto
Ukraine
Russian and Ukrainian scientist, sociologist and political scientist, diplomat, journalist.
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
Great Britain
British sociologist
Claude Levi-Strauss
Claude Levi-Strauss
France
French ethnographer, sociologist and cultural scientist
Ales Debeljak
Ales Debeljak
Slovenia
Slovenian poet, translator, essayist, sociologist.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne
Italy
Italian sociologist of religion and lawyer
Maurice Duverger
Maurice Duverger
France
French scientist, statesman, professor of political sociology
Gini Scott
Gini Scott
USA
American writer, songwriter, game developer and general consultant.