Writer
Max Hastings
English journalist, editor, historian and author (born 1945)
1945 - today
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Max Hastings
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Max Hastings is the 6,389th most popular writer (down from 6,216th in 2024), the 5,558th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,230th in 2019) and the 614th most popular British Writer.
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51.03
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Max Hastings ranks 6,389 out of 7,302. Before him are Vikram Seth, Karin Alvtegen, John Clellon Holmes, Christopher Smart, Rosa María Britton, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. After him are Thomas Lodge, Stephen Vincent Benét, J. G. Farrell, Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip Massinger, and Andreas Eschbach.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVikram Seth
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 6,383
Karin Alvtegen
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 6,384
John Clellon Holmes
1926 - 1988
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 6,385
Christopher Smart
1722 - 1771
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 6,386
Rosa María Britton
1936 - 2019
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 6,387
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1896 - 1953
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 6,388
Max Hastings
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 6,389
Thomas Lodge
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6,390
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898 - 1943
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6,391
J. G. Farrell
1935 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 6,392
Stephen R. Donaldson
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 6,393
Philip Massinger
1583 - 1640
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 6,394
Andreas Eschbach
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 6,395
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Max Hastings ranks 637. Before him are Philippa Marrack, Roger C. Field, Lowell George, Eugenie Scott, Cristian Gațu, and Barbara Anderson. After him are Christy Moore, Ruth Gavison, Paul Bérenger, Ferenc Konrád, Ronald J. Grabe, and Susan Bassnett.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsPhilippa Marrack
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 631
Roger C. Field
INVENTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 632
Lowell George
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1979
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 633
Eugenie Scott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 634
Cristian Gațu
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 635
Barbara Anderson
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 636
Max Hastings
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 637
Christy Moore
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 638
Ruth Gavison
LAWYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 639
Paul Bérenger
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 640
Ferenc Konrád
ATHLETE
1945 - 2015
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 641
Ronald J. Grabe
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 642
Susan Bassnett
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 643
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Max Hastings ranks 5,558 out of NaN. Before him are Toby Kebbell (1982), William Morgan (1547), Edmund Andros (1637), W. T. Tutte (1917), Molly Peters (1942), and Ben Daniels (1964). After him are John Wark (1957), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Thomas Lodge (1558), James Thornhill (1675), Vivien Merchant (1929), and Adrian Biddle (1952).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsToby Kebbell
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,552
William Morgan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1547 - 1604
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,553
Edmund Andros
POLITICIAN
1637 - 1714
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,554
W. T. Tutte
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,555
Molly Peters
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,556
Ben Daniels
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,557
Max Hastings
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 5,558
John Wark
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 5,559
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1933
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,560
Thomas Lodge
WRITER
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,561
James Thornhill
PAINTER
1675 - 1734
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,562
Vivien Merchant
ACTOR
1929 - 1982
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,563
Adrian Biddle
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - 2005
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,564
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Max Hastings ranks 614. Before him are Brian Stableford (1948), Hammond Innes (1913), Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Andrew Davies (1936), Barbara Pym (1913), and Christopher Smart (1722). After him are Thomas Lodge (1558), J. G. Farrell (1935), Philip Massinger (1583), China Miéville (1972), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), and Alastair Reynolds (1966).
Brian Stableford
1948 - 2024
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 608
Hammond Innes
1913 - 1998
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 609
Sheila Jeffreys
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 610
Andrew Davies
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 611
Barbara Pym
1913 - 1980
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 612
Christopher Smart
1722 - 1771
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 613
Max Hastings
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 614
Thomas Lodge
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 615
J. G. Farrell
1935 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 616
Philip Massinger
1583 - 1640
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 617
China Miéville
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 618
Lascelles Abercrombie
1881 - 1938
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 619
Alastair Reynolds
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 620











































