Historian
John Keegan
British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist
1934 - 2012
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John Keegan
His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. John Keegan is the 373rd most popular historian (down from 349th in 2024), the 3,422nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,034th in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Historian.
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Among Historians
Among historians, John Keegan ranks 373 out of 561. Before him are Franz Babinger, Mykhailo Maksymovych, Taner Akçam, Khalifah ibn Khayyat, Benny Morris, and Hugh Trevor-Roper. After him are Omeljan Pritsak, Jacob Talmon, Leo Allatius, Heinrich Zimmer, Géza Alföldy, and Gottfried Arnold.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Franz Babinger
1891 - 1967
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 367
Mykhailo Maksymovych
1804 - 1873
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 368
Taner Akçam
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 369
Khalifah ibn Khayyat
777 - 854
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 370
Benny Morris
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 371
Hugh Trevor-Roper
1914 - 2003
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 372
John Keegan
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 373
Omeljan Pritsak
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 374
Jacob Talmon
1916 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 375
Leo Allatius
1586 - 1669
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 376
Heinrich Zimmer
1890 - 1943
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 377
Géza Alföldy
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 378
Gottfried Arnold
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 379
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, John Keegan ranks 322. Before him are Dick Boushka, Hamit Kaplan, Ole Madsen, Eva-Maria Hagen, Jacek Kuroń, and Zaid ibn Shaker. After him are Otis Rush, Adolf Merckle, Yūjirō Ishihara, Martin Bangemann, Inger Stevens, and Jackie Wilson. Among people deceased in 2012, John Keegan ranks 257. Before him are Lupe Ontiveros, Isuzu Yamada, Arkady Vorobyov, Othmar Schneider, Susanne Lothar, and Bal Thackeray. After him are Levon Helm, Simeon ten Holt, Otto Stich, André Simon, Sancho Gracia, and Marie Colvin.
Others Born in 1934
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Dick Boushka
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 316
Hamit Kaplan
WRESTLER
1934 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 317
Ole Madsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 318
Eva-Maria Hagen
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 319
Jacek Kuroń
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2004
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 320
Zaid ibn Shaker
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2002
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 321
John Keegan
HISTORIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 322
Otis Rush
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 323
Adolf Merckle
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2009
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 324
Yūjirō Ishihara
ACTOR
1934 - 1987
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 325
Martin Bangemann
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 326
Inger Stevens
ACTOR
1934 - 1970
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 327
Jackie Wilson
SINGER
1934 - 1984
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 328
Others Deceased in 2012
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Lupe Ontiveros
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 251
Isuzu Yamada
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 252
Arkady Vorobyov
PHYSICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 253
Othmar Schneider
SKIER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 254
Susanne Lothar
ACTOR
1960 - 2012
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 255
Bal Thackeray
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 256
John Keegan
HISTORIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 257
Levon Helm
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 258
Simeon ten Holt
COMPOSER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 259
Otto Stich
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 260
André Simon
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 261
Sancho Gracia
ACTOR
1936 - 2012
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 262
Marie Colvin
JOURNALIST
1956 - 2012
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 263
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Keegan ranks 3,422 out of NaN. Before him are Alan Young (1919), Israel Regardie (1907), Ronald Pickup (1940), Constance Collier (1878), Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914), and Thérèse Coffey (1971). After him are Peter Walker (1912), John Steiner (1941), John Arbuthnot (1667), Vanessa Kirby (1988), David Almond (1951), and George Larner (1875).
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Alan Young
ACTOR
1919 - 2016
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 3,416
Israel Regardie
OCCULTIST
1907 - 1985
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 3,417
Ronald Pickup
ACTOR
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 3,418
Constance Collier
ACTOR
1878 - 1955
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 3,419
Hugh Trevor-Roper
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2003
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 3,420
Thérèse Coffey
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 3,421
John Keegan
HISTORIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 3,422
Peter Walker
RACING DRIVER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 3,423
John Steiner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 3,424
John Arbuthnot
PHYSICIAN
1667 - 1735
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 3,425
Vanessa Kirby
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 3,426
David Almond
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 3,427
George Larner
ATHLETE
1875 - 1949
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 3,428
Among Historians In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, John Keegan ranks 37. Before him are Paul Kennedy (1945), Christopher Hill (1912), A. J. P. Taylor (1906), Charles Forbes René de Montalembert (1810), Edward Granville Browne (1862), and Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914). After him are George Finlay (1799), Francis Godwin (1562), Catharine Macaulay (1731), Henry James Sumner Maine (1822), G. M. Trevelyan (1876), and Arthur Smith Woodward (1864).
Paul Kennedy
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 31
Christopher Hill
1912 - 2003
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 32
A. J. P. Taylor
1906 - 1990
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 33
Charles Forbes René de Montalembert
1810 - 1870
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 34
Edward Granville Browne
1862 - 1926
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 35
Hugh Trevor-Roper
1914 - 2003
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 36
John Keegan
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 37
George Finlay
1799 - 1875
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 38
Francis Godwin
1562 - 1633
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 39
Catharine Macaulay
1731 - 1791
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 40
Henry James Sumner Maine
1822 - 1888
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 41
G. M. Trevelyan
1876 - 1962
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 42
Arthur Smith Woodward
1864 - 1944
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 43
