Historian

Chimalpahin

Nahua Mesoamericanist

1579 - 1660

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Chimalpahin

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Chimalpahin is the 424th most popular historian (down from 407th in 2024), the 259th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 239th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Historian.

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#1

Of the 2 Historians born in Mexico, Chimalpahin ranks first.

#55,785

More than 3 centuries after death, Chimalpahin still holds rank #55,785 among all individuals in Pantheon.

May 27

Chimalpahin shares a May 27 birthday with Henry Kissinger, Ibn Khaldun, and Christopher Lee.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Chimalpahin ranks 424 out of 579. Before him are Boris Rybakov, Riane Eisler, Cyril Toumanoff, Franz Theodor Kugler, Stephen Greenblatt, and Boris Chicherin. After him are Catharine Macaulay, Mary Ritter Beard, Andreas Alföldi, Henri Grégoire, Isabella Bashmakova, and Anton Heinrich Springer.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

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Boris Rybakov
1908 - 2001
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 418
Riane Eisler
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 419
Cyril Toumanoff
1913 - 1997
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 420
Franz Theodor Kugler
1808 - 1858
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 421
Stephen Greenblatt
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 422
Boris Chicherin
1828 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 423
Chimalpahin
1579 - 1660
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 424
Catharine Macaulay
1731 - 1791
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 425
Mary Ritter Beard
1876 - 1958
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 426
Andreas Alföldi
1895 - 1981
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 427
Henri Grégoire
1881 - 1964
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 428
Isabella Bashmakova
1921 - 2005
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 429
Anton Heinrich Springer
1825 - 1891
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 430

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1579, Chimalpahin ranks 14. Before him are Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Carlo Saraceni, Juan Pablo Bonet, Jens Munk, Luis Vélez de Guevara, and Johannes Meursius. After him is John Ogilvie. Among people deceased in 1660, Chimalpahin ranks 26. Before him are Mary Dyer, Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat, John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Matthias Stom, Joos van Craesbeeck, and Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester.

Others Born in 1579

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Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1633
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 8
Carlo Saraceni
PAINTER
1579 - 1620
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 9
Juan Pablo Bonet
WRITER
1579 - 1633
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 10
Jens Munk
EXPLORER
1579 - 1628
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 11
Luis Vélez de Guevara
WRITER
1579 - 1644
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 12
Johannes Meursius
HISTORIAN
1579 - 1639
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 13
Chimalpahin
HISTORIAN
1579 - 1660
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 14
John Ogilvie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1579 - 1579
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 15

Others Deceased in 1660

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Mary Dyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1611 - 1660
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 20
Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1660
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 21
John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1660
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 22
Matthias Stom
PAINTER
1600 - 1660
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 23
Joos van Craesbeeck
PAINTER
1605 - 1660
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 24
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1640 - 1660
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 25
Chimalpahin
HISTORIAN
1579 - 1660
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 26