Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Anthropologists, including Jane Goodall, Ann Dunham, Pierre Bourdieu, Margaret Mead and Steven Pinker

Famous 20th Century Anthropologists

Jane GoodallJane Goodall

03 April 1934

British

Ann DunhamAnn Dunham

29 November 1942

American

Margaret MeadMargaret Mead

16 December 1901

American

Carlos CastanedaCarlos Castaneda

25 December 1925

American

Alice RobertsAlice Roberts

19 May 1973

British

David HarveyDavid Harvey

31 October 1935

British

Louis LeakeyLouis Leakey

07 August 1903

Kenyan,British

Paul FarmerPaul Farmer

26 October 1959

American

Alan DundesAlan Dundes

08 September 1934

American

Ralph RegenvanuRalph Regenvanu

20 September 1970

Ni-Vanuatu

Pierre BourdieuPierre Bourdieu

01 August 1930

French

Paul EkmanPaul Ekman

15 February 1934

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René GirardRené Girard

25 December 1923

French

David GraeberDavid Graeber

12 February 1961

American

Bruno LatourBruno Latour

22 June 1947

French

Steven EriksonSteven Erikson

07 October 1959

Canadian

Joe Medicine CrowJoe Medicine Crow

27 October 1913

American

Clifford GeertzClifford Geertz

23 August 1926

American

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Ivan IllichIvan Illich

04 September 1926

Austrian

Geert HofstedeGeert Hofstede

02 October 1928

Gregory BatesonGregory Bateson

09 May 1904

British,American

Ruth BenedictRuth Benedict

05 June 1887

American

Edward T. HallEdward T. Hall

16 May 1914

American

Gayle RubinGayle Rubin

1949 AD

American

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Mary LeakeyMary Leakey

06 February 1913

British

Arjun AppaduraiArjun Appadurai

04 February 1949

Indian,American

E. E. Evans-PritchardE. E. Evans-Pritchard

21 September 1902

British

Ernest GellnerErnest Gellner

09 December 1925

British

Talal AsadTalal Asad

1933 AD

American

Marshall SahlinsMarshall Sahlins

27 December 1930

American

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Mary DouglasMary Douglas

25 March 1921

British

Victor TurnerVictor Turner

28 May 1920

British

Donald JohansonDonald Johanson

28 June 1943

American

Carleton S. CoonCarleton S. Coon

23 June 1904

American

Koenraad ElstKoenraad Elst

07 August 1959

Belgian

Dell HymesDell Hymes

07 June 1927

American

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Marvin HarrisMarvin Harris

18 August 1927

American

Ashley MontaguAshley Montagu

28 June 1905

British,American

Napoleon ChagnonNapoleon Chagnon

1938 AD

American

Eric WolfEric Wolf

01 February 1923

Austrian,American

Jean RouchJean Rouch

31 May 1917

French

Walter J. OngWalter J. Ong

30 November 1912

American

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Loren EiseleyLoren Eiseley

03 September 1907

American

Michael TomaselloMichael Tomasello

18 January 1950

American

Yigael YadinYigael Yadin

20 March 1917

Israeli

Michael TaussigMichael Taussig

03 April 1940

Australian

Spencer WellsSpencer Wells

06 April 1969

American

Eugenie ScottEugenie Scott

24 October 1945

American

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Philippe BourgoisPhilippe Bourgois

1956 AD

American

Leslie WhiteLeslie White

19 January 1900

American

Scott AtranScott Atran

1952 AD

American

Nancy Scheper-HughesNancy Scheper-Hughes

25 September 1944

American

Sidney MintzSidney Mintz

16 November 1922

American

Jack GoodyJack Goody

27 July 1919

British

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Lewis BinfordLewis Binford

11 November 1931

American

Sherry OrtnerSherry Ortner

19 September 1941

American

Tim D. WhiteTim D. White

24 August 1950

American

Arnold GehlenArnold Gehlen

29 January 1904

German

Julian StewardJulian Steward

31 January 1902

American

Akbar S. AhmedAkbar S. Ahmed

1943 AD

Pakistani,American

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Helen FisherHelen Fisher

1947 AD

Canadian

Christopher Johnson McCandlessChristopher Johnson McCandless

12 February 1968

American

Arturo EscobarArturo Escobar

1952 AD

American

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