In this article, we present a list of anthropologists from around the world. The list includes both well-known and lesser-known anthropologists, spanning several centuries of research and study. It is a tribute to their tireless efforts in advancing the field of anthropology , their contributions to our understanding of human culture and society, and the impact they have had on shaping our perceptions of the world around us.
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Alfred Radcliffe-Brown Anthony Giddens Arjun Appadurai Adam Kuper Akhil Gupta Andrea Ballestero Audra Simpson Auguste Comte Aihwa Ong Ann Laura Stoler Aletta Biersack Aimee Cox Ana Maria Alonso Ana Maria Ochoa Gautier Anand Pandian Annette Weiner Aparecida Vilaça Aradhana Sharma Arjun Jayadev Arlene Torres. A.H.J. Prins Abdellah Hammoudi Afanasy Shchapov Alan Macfarlane Albert Buell Lewis
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Bronislaw Malinowski B.R Ambedkar Brian Moeran Bernard Cohn Bruno Latour Barbara Bender Brian Larkin Beatrice Medicine Beth Conklin Birgit Meyer Boaventura de Sousa Santos Bruce Knauft Bonnie Urciuoli Brendan Jamal Thornton Barbara Myerhoff Bruce M. Albert Bambi B. Schieffelin Benoît de l’Estoile Brent Luvaas Brooke Larson
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Claude Lévi-Strauss Clifford Geertz Carolyn Nordstrom Charles Frake Chris Knight Christina Toren Colin Turnbull Constance Classen Cris Shore Cynthia Enloe Cyril S. Belshaw
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Daisy Bates David Graeber David Kertzer Dell Hymes Dian Fossey Dmitri Bondarenko Desmond Morris Dolly Kikon Dorinne K. Kondo Dorothy A. Bennett Douglas R. White
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E. Adamson Hoebel E. E. Evans-Pritchard Earnest Hooton Edmund Carpenter Edmund Leach Eduardo Kohn Eduardo Viveiros de Castro Edward Burnett Tylor Edward Sapir Eleanor Leacock Elizabeth Cullen Dunn Ella Cara Deloria Ellen Lewin Elman Service Elsie Clews Parsons Émile Durkheim Emily Martin Emma Lou Davis Eric Wolf Erland Nordenskiöld Ernest Gellner Ernesto de Martino Eugene Dubois Eva Verbitsky Hunt Evelia Edith Oyhenart Evelyn Blackwood
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F. Landa Jocano Florence Connolly Shipek Frank Hamilton Cushing Franz Boas Fredrik Barth Friedrich Engels
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Clifford Geertz Gananath Obeyesekere Gregory Bateson Germaine Tillion Georges Balandier Gayle Rubin Gilbert Lewis Gustav Klimt Gananath Obeyesekere George Lakoff George Marcus George Murdock Gerald F. Schroedl Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff Giulio Angioni Gregory Bateson Gregory Forth Grover Krantz
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Hank Wesselman Hans Ras Harald E.L. Prins Harold A. Gould Harold C. Conklin Harold E. Lambert Henrietta L. Moore Herb Di Gioia Herbert Spencer Hilma Granqvist Horace Mitchell Miner Hortense Powdermaker
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Ian Hodder Igor Gorevich Ira Jacknis Iris López Irma McClaurin Isobel Mary White
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J. Patrick Gray Jacob Grimm Jacques Soustelle Jacquetta Hawkes James C. Scott James Ferguson James Frazer James Mooney James Quesada James Spradley Jane Goodall Jarrett Zigon Jeffrey S. Juris Jeremy Narby Joel Robbins John Adair John Alden Mason John H. Moore John M. Janzen John P. Harrington Jomo Kenyatta Jon Altman Jonathan M. Marks Josef Mengele Josiah Nott Julian Steward Julio Caro Baroja
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K. David Harrison Kaori O’Connor Kari Bruwelheide Karl Marx Karl Verner Kate Fox Kath Weston Katherine Dunham Kathy Reichs Keith F. Otterbein Keith H. Basso Kim Yeshi Kirsten Hastrup
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L. P. Vidyarthi Lars Krutak Laura Nader Laurence Ralph Lee Berger Lee Henderson Watkins Leslie White Lewis Binford Lewis H. Morgan Lina Fruzzetti Louis Leakey Lucinda Ramberg
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Mabel Cook Cole Malcolm Carr Collier Marc Augé Marcel Griaule Marcel Mauss Margaret Mead Margaret Read Marilyn Strathern Marjorie Harness Goodwin Marshall Sahlins Marvin Harris Marvin Opler Mary Catherine Bateson Mary Douglas Mary Leakey Mary Lindsay Elmendolf Matthew Engelke Maurice Bloch Maurice Godelier Max Gluckman Melford Spiro Mervyn Meggitt Meyer Fortes Michael Atwood Mason Michael Harkin Michael Harner Michael Taussig Michal Josephy Miyako Inoue Moni Nag Morris Opler Murray Leaf
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Niara Sudarkasa Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay Nigel Barley Noel B. Salazar Nur Yalman Nancy Lurie Nancy Scheper-Hughes Napoleon Chagnon
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Oscar Lewis
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Patricia Sawin Paul Bohannan Paul Broca Paul Rabinow Paul Rivet Pere Bosch-Gimpera Philippe Bourgois Philippe Descola Phillip Harold Lewis Phillip McArthur Pierre Bourdieu Pierre Clastres
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Ruth Benedict Roger Sandall Raymond Firth Richard Borshay Lee Roland Littlewood Renato Rosaldo Richard G. Klein Rose Oldfield Hayes Robert A. Rubinstein Richard Leakey Robin Dunbar Robert Lowie Raymond Dart Robin Fox R. Tom Zuidema Raymond J. DeMallie Robin W.G. Horton Raoul Naroll Raymond D. Fogelson Ruth Behar Regna Darnell Robin W.G. Horton Roy Rappaport Raymond Firth
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Saba Mahmood Scott Atran Sergei Kan Sharika Thiranagama Sherry Ortner Sidney Mintz Sol Worth Stanley Diamond Stephen C. Headley Sydel Silverman
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Talal Asad Te Rangi Hīroa (Sir Peter Buck) Thayer Scudder Theodora Kroeber Theodore C. Bestor Thomas Des Jean Thomas J. Pluckhahn Thor Heyerdahl Tim White Timothy Asch Tobias Schneebaum Tom Boellstorff
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Vasily Bartold Verrier Elwin Victor Turner
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Wilhelm Bleek Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Radloff Wilhelm Schmidt William Jones William Labov William Sturtevant W. H. R. Rivers Wade Davis
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Yolanda Murphy
In conclusion, this exhaustive list of anthropologists is just a glimpse into the rich and diverse history of the field. From the earliest pioneers to the contemporary researchers, each one has contributed in their unique way to our understanding of humanity and the world we inhabit. We hope this article has provided valuable insights into the world of anthropology and inspired you to explore more of our website. By delving deeper into the works of these influential anthropologists, you can gain a greater appreciation for the cultural and social diversity of our world, and perhaps even develop a new perspective on the human experience. So, keep reading and exploring, and discover all that the field of anthropology has to offer.
