Historian
Walter Rodney
Guyanese politician, activist and historian
1942 - 1980
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Walter Rodney
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Walter Rodney is the 502nd most popular historian (up from 507th in 2024), the 13th most popular biography from Guyana (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Guyanese Historian.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Walter Rodney ranks 502 out of 561. Before him are Alfred W. Crosby, Robert Service, Daniel Pipes, Kemal Karpat, William of Newburgh, and American Horse. After him are Gregory Areshian, Mark Mazower, William Mitchell Ramsay, Firishta, Richard Taruskin, and N. G. L. Hammond.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Alfred W. Crosby
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 496
Robert Service
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 497
Daniel Pipes
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 498
Kemal Karpat
1924 - 2019
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 499
William of Newburgh
1130 - 1190
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 500
American Horse
1840 - 1908
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 501
Walter Rodney
1942 - 1980
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 502
Gregory Areshian
1949 - 2020
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 503
Mark Mazower
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 504
William Mitchell Ramsay
1851 - 1939
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 505
Firishta
1560 - 1620
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 506
Richard Taruskin
1945 - 2022
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 507
N. G. L. Hammond
1907 - 2001
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 508
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Walter Rodney ranks 597. Before him are Peter Tork, Johnny Rivers, Custódio Pinto, David Lange, Asha Parekh, and Herbert Gruber. After him are Zygfryd Szołtysik, Adrien Houngbédji, Ute Bock, Klaus Sammer, Paul-Eerik Rummo, and Rubén Marcos. Among people deceased in 1980, Walter Rodney ranks 264. Before him are Domingo Acedo, Strother Martin, Dick Haymes, Haydée Santamaría, Gumercindo Gómez, and Félix Welkenhuysen. After him are David A. Johnston, Louis Neefs, Mustapha Choukri, Walter Susskind, Olivia Manning, and John McEwen.
Others Born in 1942
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Peter Tork
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 591
Johnny Rivers
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 592
Custódio Pinto
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2004
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 593
David Lange
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2005
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 594
Asha Parekh
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 595
Herbert Gruber
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 596
Walter Rodney
HISTORIAN
1942 - 1980
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 597
Zygfryd Szołtysik
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 598
Adrien Houngbédji
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 599
Ute Bock
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2018
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 600
Klaus Sammer
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 601
Paul-Eerik Rummo
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 602
Rubén Marcos
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 603
Others Deceased in 1980
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Domingo Acedo
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 258
Strother Martin
ACTOR
1919 - 1980
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 259
Dick Haymes
ACTOR
1918 - 1980
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 260
Haydée Santamaría
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1980
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 261
Gumercindo Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1980
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 262
Félix Welkenhuysen
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1980
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 263
Walter Rodney
HISTORIAN
1942 - 1980
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 264
David A. Johnston
GEOLOGIST
1949 - 1980
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 265
Louis Neefs
SINGER
1937 - 1980
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 266
Mustapha Choukri
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1980
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 267
Walter Susskind
COMPOSER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 268
Olivia Manning
WRITER
1908 - 1980
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 269
John McEwen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1980
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 270
In Guyana
Among people born in Guyana, Walter Rodney ranks 13 out of NaN. Before him are Andrew Watson (1856), Mark Phillips (1961), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Forbes Burnham (1923), and Donald Ramotar (1950). After him are Neil Ritchie (1897), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), and Mark McKoy (1961).
Others born in Guyana
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Andrew Watson
SOCCER PLAYER
1856 - 1921
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 7
Mark Phillips
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 8
Cheddi Jagan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1997
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 9
Sam Hinds
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 10
Forbes Burnham
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 11
Donald Ramotar
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 12
Walter Rodney
HISTORIAN
1942 - 1980
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 13
Neil Ritchie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1983
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 14
Desmond Hoyte
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2002
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 15
Irfaan Ali
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 16
Moses Nagamootoo
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 17
Bharrat Jagdeo
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 18
Mark McKoy
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 19
Among Historians In Guyana
Among historians born in Guyana, Walter Rodney ranks 1.
