Historian
Peter Heather
British historian
1960 - today
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Peter Heather
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Peter Heather is the 556th most popular historian (down from 553rd in 2024), the 6,375th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,733rd in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Historian.
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23k
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Past 12 months
48.16
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
Jun 8
Peter Heather shares a June 8 birthday with Robert Schumann, Barbara Bush, and Tomaso Albinoni.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Peter Heather ranks 556 out of 561. Before him are Frank Dikötter, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Elaine Pagels, Gerhard Weinberg, Christopher Clark, and Gábor Kósa. After him are Oliver Grau, Andreas Umland, Irfan Habib, Wendy Beckett, Janusz Kurtyka, and Stephen Turnbull.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Frank Dikötter
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 550
Jonathan Riley-Smith
1938 - 2016
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 551
Elaine Pagels
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 552
Gerhard Weinberg
1928 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 553
Christopher Clark
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 554
Gábor Kósa
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 555
Peter Heather
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 556
Oliver Grau
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 557
Andreas Umland
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 558
Irfan Habib
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 559
Wendy Beckett
1930 - 2018
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 560
Janusz Kurtyka
1960 - 2010
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 561
Stephen Turnbull
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 562
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Peter Heather ranks 744. Before him are Mariana Constantin, Zablon Simintov, Francesca Archibugi, Rodica Frîntu, Matthias Gey, and Philippe Omnès. After him are Marta Urbanová, Petar Lesov, Bajram Kosumi, Hiromi Taniguchi, Silk Smitha, and Svetlana Kitova.
Others Born in 1960
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Mariana Constantin
GYMNAST
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 738
Zablon Simintov
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 739
Francesca Archibugi
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 740
Rodica Frîntu
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 741
Matthias Gey
FENCER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 742
Philippe Omnès
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 743
Peter Heather
HISTORIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 744
Marta Urbanová
HOCKEY PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 745
Petar Lesov
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 746
Bajram Kosumi
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 747
Hiromi Taniguchi
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 748
Silk Smitha
ACTOR
1960 - 1996
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 749
Svetlana Kitova
ATHLETE
1960 - 2015
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 750
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Heather ranks 6,375 out of 8,785. Before him are Hazel Court (1926), Sophie Wilson (1957), Angela Buxton (1934), Stanley Spencer (1891), Matilda Ziegler (1964), and Jamie Cullum (1979). After him are Jim Crawford (1948), Dunc Munro (1901), John Cannon (1933), Michael McIntyre (1976), Peter Lord (1953), and Clemence Dane (1888).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Hazel Court
ACTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 6,369
Sophie Wilson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 6,370
Angela Buxton
TENNIS PLAYER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 6,371
Stanley Spencer
PAINTER
1891 - 1959
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 6,372
Matilda Ziegler
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 6,373
Jamie Cullum
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 6,374
Peter Heather
HISTORIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 6,375
Jim Crawford
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 2002
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 6,376
Dunc Munro
HOCKEY PLAYER
1901 - 1958
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 6,377
John Cannon
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 1999
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 6,378
Michael McIntyre
PRESENTER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 6,379
Peter Lord
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 6,380
Clemence Dane
WRITER
1888 - 1965
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 6,381
Among Historians In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Peter Heather ranks 75. Before him are Jan Morris (1926), Richard Bauckham (1946), Warren Treadgold (1949), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Iain Pears (1955), and Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938). After him are Stephen Turnbull (1948), Adam Tooze (1967), Michael Wood (1948), Adrian Goldsworthy (1969), Bettany Hughes (1968), and Peter Frankopan (1971).
Jan Morris
1926 - 2020
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 69
Richard Bauckham
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 70
Warren Treadgold
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 71
Edward Augustus Freeman
1823 - 1892
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 72
Iain Pears
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 73
Jonathan Riley-Smith
1938 - 2016
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 74
Peter Heather
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 75
Stephen Turnbull
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 76
Adam Tooze
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 77
Michael Wood
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 78
Adrian Goldsworthy
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 79
Bettany Hughes
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 80
Peter Frankopan
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 81
