ARCHAEOLOGIST
Alan Gardiner
1879 - 1963
Alan Gardiner
Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner, (29 March 1879 – 19 December 1963) was an English Egyptologist, linguist, philologist, and independent scholar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Gardiner has received more than 133,925 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Alan Gardiner is the 62nd most popular archaeologist (down from 46th in 2019), the 2,299th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,792nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Archaeologist.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
52.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
5.60
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Alan Gardiner ranks 62 out of 151. Before him are Max von Oppenheim, Heinrich Karl Brugsch, Adolf Furtwängler, Johan David Åkerblad, Robert Broom, and Victor Loret. After him are Charles W. Gilmore, Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac, André Parrot, Giuseppe Tucci, José Bonaparte, and Pierre Montet.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax von Oppenheim
1860 - 1946
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 56
Heinrich Karl Brugsch
1827 - 1894
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 57
Adolf Furtwängler
1853 - 1907
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 58
Johan David Åkerblad
1763 - 1819
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 59
Robert Broom
1866 - 1951
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 60
Victor Loret
1859 - 1946
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 61
Alan Gardiner
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 62
Charles W. Gilmore
1874 - 1945
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 63
Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac
1778 - 1867
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 64
André Parrot
1901 - 1980
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 65
Giuseppe Tucci
1894 - 1984
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 66
José Bonaparte
1928 - 2020
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 67
Pierre Montet
1885 - 1966
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 68
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Alan Gardiner ranks 113. Before him are Joe Hill, Frank Bridge, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Gorazd, Vittorio Ambrosio, and Shinobu Ishihara. After him are Friedrich Christiansen, Ion G. Duca, Clemente Micara, Wallace Stevens, Joseph Canteloube, and Benedetto Aloisi Masella. Among people deceased in 1963, Alan Gardiner ranks 97. Before him are Otto Struve, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Fernando Tambroni, Maria Tănase, Patsy Cline, and Shinobu Ishihara. After him are Adrian Carton de Wiart, Barnum Brown, Lee Wallard, Richard Oswald, André Maschinot, and Guy Burgess.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsJoe Hill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1915
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 107
Frank Bridge
COMPOSER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 108
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 109
Gorazd
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1942
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 110
Vittorio Ambrosio
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1958
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 111
Shinobu Ishihara
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 112
Alan Gardiner
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 113
Friedrich Christiansen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1972
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 114
Ion G. Duca
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1933
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 115
Clemente Micara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1965
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 116
Wallace Stevens
WRITER
1879 - 1955
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 117
Joseph Canteloube
COMPOSER
1879 - 1957
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 118
Benedetto Aloisi Masella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1970
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 119
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsOtto Struve
ASTRONOMER
1897 - 1963
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 91
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1963
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 92
Fernando Tambroni
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 93
Maria Tănase
ACTOR
1913 - 1963
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 94
Patsy Cline
SINGER
1932 - 1963
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 95
Shinobu Ishihara
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 96
Alan Gardiner
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 97
Adrian Carton de Wiart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1963
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 98
Barnum Brown
GEOLOGIST
1873 - 1963
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 99
Lee Wallard
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1963
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 100
Richard Oswald
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1963
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 101
André Maschinot
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1963
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 102
Guy Burgess
EXTREMIST
1911 - 1963
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 103
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Gardiner ranks 2,299 out of 8,785. Before him are Tony Brooks (1932), John Terry (1980), Sylvester McCoy (1943), Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), Jimmy Somerville (1961), and Joseph Raphson (1648). After him are John Madden (1949), Al Stewart (1945), David Stirling (1915), Paul Greengrass (1955), Charles Forbes René de Montalembert (1810), and Lullus (710).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTony Brooks
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2022
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 2,293
John Terry
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 2,294
Sylvester McCoy
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,295
Edward Daniel Clarke
BIOLOGIST
1769 - 1822
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,296
Jimmy Somerville
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,297
Joseph Raphson
MATHEMATICIAN
1648 - 1715
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,298
Alan Gardiner
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,299
John Madden
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,300
Al Stewart
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,301
David Stirling
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1990
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 2,302
Paul Greengrass
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 2,303
Charles Forbes René de Montalembert
HISTORIAN
1810 - 1870
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 2,304
Lullus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
710 - 786
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 2,305
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among archaeologists born in United Kingdom, Alan Gardiner ranks 11. Before him are George Smith (1840), John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), Leonard Woolley (1880), Max Mallowan (1904), Colin Renfrew (1937), and Robert Broom (1866). After him are Kathleen Kenyon (1906), Charles Dawson (1864), Dorothy Garrod (1892), John Evans (1823), John Marshall (1876), and John O. Westwood (1805).
George Smith
1840 - 1876
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 5
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
1834 - 1913
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 6
Leonard Woolley
1880 - 1960
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7
Max Mallowan
1904 - 1978
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8
Colin Renfrew
1937 - 2024
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 9
Robert Broom
1866 - 1951
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 10
Alan Gardiner
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 11
Kathleen Kenyon
1906 - 1978
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 12
Charles Dawson
1864 - 1916
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 13
Dorothy Garrod
1892 - 1968
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 14
John Evans
1823 - 1908
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 15
John Marshall
1876 - 1958
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 16
John O. Westwood
1805 - 1893
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 17