Historian
Alain Besançon
1932 - 2023
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Alain Besançon
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Alain Besançon is the 455th most popular historian (down from 332nd in 2024), the 4,655th most popular biography from France (down from 3,870th in 2019) and the 57th most popular French Historian.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Alain Besançon ranks 455 out of 561. Before him are Martin Gilbert, John King Fairbank, Martin Noth, Américo Castro, Girolamo Mei, and Hermann Oldenberg. After him are Helene Ahrweiler, Lawrence Stone, David Marshall Lang, Michael Aris, Charles Homer Haskins, and Mary Beard.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Martin Gilbert
1936 - 2015
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 449
John King Fairbank
1907 - 1991
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 450
Martin Noth
1902 - 1968
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 451
Américo Castro
1885 - 1972
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 452
Girolamo Mei
1519 - 1594
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 453
Hermann Oldenberg
1854 - 1920
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 454
Alain Besançon
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 455
Helene Ahrweiler
1926 - 2026
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 456
Lawrence Stone
1919 - 1999
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 457
David Marshall Lang
1924 - 1991
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 458
Michael Aris
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 459
Charles Homer Haskins
1870 - 1937
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 460
Mary Beard
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 461
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Alain Besançon ranks 381. Before him are Vasili Kuznetsov, Cesare Perdisa, Paul Anderson, Bronius Kutavičius, Casey Kasem, and John Lyons. After him are John Flynn, Lewis Binford, Sándor Mátrai, Ramón Tapia, István Bilek, and Milunka Lazarević. Among people deceased in 2023, Alain Besançon ranks 405. Before him are Jimmy Buffett, Nicolae Neagoe, Jaak Lipso, Miiko Taka, Mikio Aoki, and Mudar Badran. After him are Anita Thallaug, Chuck Feeney, Atsushi Sakurai, Mary L. Cleave, Vera Vasilyeva, and Lise Nørgaard.
Others Born in 1932
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Vasili Kuznetsov
ATHLETE
1932 - 2001
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 375
Cesare Perdisa
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1998
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 376
Paul Anderson
ATHLETE
1932 - 1994
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 377
Bronius Kutavičius
COMPOSER
1932 - 2021
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 378
Casey Kasem
PRESENTER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 379
John Lyons
LINGUIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 380
Alain Besançon
HISTORIAN
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 381
John Flynn
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2007
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 382
Lewis Binford
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1932 - 2011
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 383
Sándor Mátrai
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2002
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 384
Ramón Tapia
ATHLETE
1932 - 1984
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 385
István Bilek
CHESS PLAYER
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 386
Milunka Lazarević
CHESS PLAYER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 387
Others Deceased in 2023
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Jimmy Buffett
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 399
Nicolae Neagoe
ATHLETE
1941 - 2023
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 400
Jaak Lipso
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 401
Miiko Taka
ACTOR
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 402
Mikio Aoki
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 403
Mudar Badran
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 404
Alain Besançon
HISTORIAN
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 405
Anita Thallaug
ACTOR
1938 - 2023
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 406
Chuck Feeney
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 407
Atsushi Sakurai
SINGER
1966 - 2023
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 408
Mary L. Cleave
ASTRONAUT
1947 - 2023
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 409
Vera Vasilyeva
ACTOR
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 410
Lise Nørgaard
WRITER
1917 - 2023
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 411
In France
Among people born in France, Alain Besançon ranks 4,655 out of NaN. Before him are Henri Bosco (1888), Yves Coppens (1934), Karin Viard (1966), Paul Bontemps (1902), Jean Broc (1771), and Hubert Védrine (1947). After him are Jean Collas (1874), Robert Mouynet (1930), Birinus (600), Bernard Clavel (1923), Robert of Torigni (1100), and Michel Bonnevie (1921).
Others born in France
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Henri Bosco
WRITER
1888 - 1976
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 4,649
Yves Coppens
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - 2022
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 4,650
Karin Viard
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 4,651
Paul Bontemps
ATHLETE
1902 - 1981
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 4,652
Jean Broc
PAINTER
1771 - 1850
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 4,653
Hubert Védrine
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 4,654
Alain Besançon
HISTORIAN
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 4,655
Jean Collas
ATHLETE
1874 - 1928
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4,656
Robert Mouynet
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4,657
Birinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 650
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4,658
Bernard Clavel
WRITER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4,659
Robert of Torigni
WRITER
1100 - 1186
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4,660
Michel Bonnevie
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1921 - 2018
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 4,661
Among Historians In France
Among historians born in France, Alain Besançon ranks 57. Before him are Ernest Labrousse (1895), Hugo Falcandus (1200), Marc Fumaroli (1932), Pierre Chaunu (1923), Dudo of Saint-Quentin (960), and Alain Daniélou (1907). After him are René Rémond (1918), Michelle Perrot (1928), Jacques Barzun (1907), and Rémi Mathis (1982).
Ernest Labrousse
1895 - 1988
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 51
Hugo Falcandus
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 52
Marc Fumaroli
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 53
Pierre Chaunu
1923 - 2009
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 54
Dudo of Saint-Quentin
960 - 1026
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 55
Alain Daniélou
1907 - 1994
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 56
Alain Besançon
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 57
René Rémond
1918 - 2007
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 58
Michelle Perrot
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 59
Jacques Barzun
1907 - 2012
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 60
Rémi Mathis
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 61
