Historian

Jan Morris

Welsh historian, author and travel writer

1926 - 2020

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Jan Morris

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jan Morris is the 534th most popular historian (down from 530th in 2024), the 5,357th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 69th most popular British Historian.

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51.74

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Historical Popularity Index

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Jan Morris is one of only 45 women among the 561 Historians in Pantheon.

Oct 2

Jan Morris shares a October 2 birthday with Mahatma Gandhi, Richard III of England, and Paul von Hindenburg.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Jan Morris ranks 534 out of 561. Before her are Alessandro Barbero, Horace Engdahl, Djibril Tamsir Niane, Simon Schama, Carroll Quigley, and Richard Hofstadter. After her are Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, Francis Parkman, Romila Thapar, Charles Oman, Karolina Lanckorońska, and Richard Bauckham.

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HPI: 52.33
Rank: 528
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HPI: 52.11
Rank: 529
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1932 - 2021
HPI: 52.07
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HPI: 52.07
Rank: 531
Carroll Quigley
1910 - 1977
HPI: 52.05
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Richard Hofstadter
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HPI: 51.79
Rank: 533
Jan Morris
1926 - 2020
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 534
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HPI: 51.70
Rank: 535
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HPI: 51.34
Rank: 536
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HPI: 51.27
Rank: 537
Charles Oman
1860 - 1946
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 538
Karolina Lanckorońska
1898 - 2002
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 539
Richard Bauckham
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 540

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Jan Morris ranks 502. Before her are Tim LaHaye, Lionel Jeffries, Desmond Connell, Hans Rausing, Éva Janikovszky, and Franca Falcucci. After her are Robert Creeley, Bud Shank, Dionizije Dvornić, Misael Escuti, Aldo Ray, and Beverly Garland. Among people deceased in 2020, Jan Morris ranks 701. Before her are Bob Gibson, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Zlatko Portner, Fatemeh Rahbar, Ahmad NikTalab, and Benny Chan. After her are Kristina Lugn, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Finn Christian Jagge, Kalevi Oikarainen, and Jane Dee Hull.

Others Born in 1926

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Tim LaHaye
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 496
Lionel Jeffries
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 497
Desmond Connell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2017
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 498
Hans Rausing
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2019
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 499
Éva Janikovszky
WRITER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 500
Franca Falcucci
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 501
Jan Morris
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 502
Robert Creeley
WRITER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 503
Bud Shank
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 504
Dionizije Dvornić
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1992
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 505
Misael Escuti
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 506
Aldo Ray
ACTOR
1926 - 1991
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 507
Beverly Garland
ACTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 508

Others Deceased in 2020

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Bob Gibson
BASEBALL PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 695
Lars-Eric Lundvall
HOCKEY PLAYER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 696
Zlatko Portner
HANDBALL PLAYER
1962 - 2020
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 697
Fatemeh Rahbar
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2020
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 698
Ahmad NikTalab
WRITER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 699
Benny Chan
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2020
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 700
Jan Morris
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 701
Kristina Lugn
WRITER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 702
Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 703
Euphrase Kezilahabi
WRITER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 704
Finn Christian Jagge
SKIER
1966 - 2020
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 705
Kalevi Oikarainen
ATHLETE
1936 - 2020
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 706
Jane Dee Hull
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 707