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 6,404th most popular writer (down from 6,216th in 2024), the 5,570th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,230th in 2019) and the 615th most popular British Writer.
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100k
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51.03
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Max Hastings ranks 6,404 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
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Vikram Seth
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 6,398
Karin Alvtegen
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 6,399
John Clellon Holmes
1926 - 1988
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 6,400
Christopher Smart
1722 - 1771
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 6,401
Rosa María Britton
1936 - 2019
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 6,402
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1896 - 1953
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 6,403
Max Hastings
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 6,404
Thomas Lodge
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6,405
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898 - 1943
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6,406
J. G. Farrell
1935 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 6,407
Stephen R. Donaldson
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 6,408
Philip Massinger
1583 - 1640
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 6,409
Andreas Eschbach
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 6,410
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Max Hastings ranks 644. 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
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Philippa Marrack
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 638
Roger C. Field
INVENTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 639
Lowell George
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1979
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 640
Eugenie Scott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 641
Cristian Gațu
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 642
Barbara Anderson
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 643
Max Hastings
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 644
Christy Moore
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 645
Ruth Gavison
LAWYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 646
Paul Bérenger
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 647
Ferenc Konrád
ATHLETE
1945 - 2015
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 648
Ronald J. Grabe
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 649
Susan Bassnett
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 650
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Max Hastings ranks 5,570 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
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Toby Kebbell
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,564
William Morgan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1547 - 1604
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,565
Edmund Andros
POLITICIAN
1637 - 1714
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,566
W. T. Tutte
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,567
Molly Peters
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,568
Ben Daniels
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,569
Max Hastings
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 5,570
John Wark
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 5,571
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1933
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,572
Thomas Lodge
WRITER
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,573
James Thornhill
PAINTER
1675 - 1734
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,574
Vivien Merchant
ACTOR
1929 - 1982
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,575
Adrian Biddle
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - 2005
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,576
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Max Hastings ranks 615. 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: 609
Hammond Innes
1913 - 1998
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 610
Sheila Jeffreys
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 611
Andrew Davies
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 612
Barbara Pym
1913 - 1980
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 613
Christopher Smart
1722 - 1771
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 614
Max Hastings
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 615
Thomas Lodge
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 616
J. G. Farrell
1935 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 617
Philip Massinger
1583 - 1640
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 618
China Miéville
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 619
Lascelles Abercrombie
1881 - 1938
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 620
Alastair Reynolds
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 621
