sociologists
53 notable sociologists on file — 1 still here, 52 not.
still with us
gone (30 of 52)
Jürgen Habermas
deadGerman sociologist and philosopher
1929 – 2026
Johan Galtung
deadNorwegian sociologist and peace scholar
1930 – 2024
Edgar Morin
deadFrench philosopher and sociologist
1921 – 2026
Paul Ekman
deadAmerican evolutionary and social psychologist
1934 – 2025
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver
deadAmerican philanthropist; founder of the Special Olympics; sister of John F. Kennedy
1921 – 2009
Jean Ziegler
deadSwiss sociologist, politician and professor
1934 – 2026
Roy Medvedev
deadRussian historian and writer
1925 – 2026
Rita Süssmuth
deadGerman politician
1937 – 2026
Nancy Chodorow
deadAmerican feminist sociologist and psychoanalyst
1944 – 2025
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Susan George
deadAmerican and French political and social scientist, activist and writer
1934 – 2026
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Jason Arday
deadBritish academic
1985 – 2026
Alexis Herman
deadAmerican politician and businesswoman
1947 – 2025
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Tony Campolo
deadAmerican sociologist and pastor
1935 – 2024
Claus Offe
deadGerman political sociologist
1940 – 2025
Oskar Negt
deadGerman philosopher
1934 – 2024
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Alice Wong
deadAmerican disability activist
1974 – 2025
Michael Burawoy
deadsociological Marxist and author
1947 – 2025
Harrison White
deadAmerican sociologist
1930 – 2024
Michel Callon
deadFrench sociologist
1945 – 2025
Marie Rouanet
deadOccitan singer and writer
1936 – 2026
Paolo Virno
deadItalian philosopher
1952 – 2025
Alfred Grosser
deadWriter, sociologist and political scientist
1925 – 2024
Zsuzsa Ferge
deadHungarian sociologist, statistician
1931 – 2024
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Beatriz Sarlo
deadArgentine writer
1942 – 2024
Laura Balbo
deadItalian politician
1933 – 2026
James Petras
deadAmerican sociologist
1937 – 2026
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Heinz Dieterich
deadGerman sociologist
1943 – 2026
Iván Szelényi
deadHungarian-American sociologist
1938 – 2026
Herbert J. Gans
deadGerman-American sociologist
1927 – 2025
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Karen Olsen Beck
deadMinister and first lady of Costa Rica
1930 – 2025