Historian
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
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Alexis de Tocqueville
His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2024). Alexis de Tocqueville is the 10th most popular historian (up from 11th in 2024), the 225th most popular biography from France (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Historian.
Alexis de Tocqueville is most famous for his book "Democracy in America." He traveled to the United States in 1831 and wrote a book about his experiences.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Alexis de Tocqueville ranks 10 out of 561. Before him are Sima Qian, Tacitus, Xenophon, Livy, Josephus, and Diodorus Siculus. After him are Polybius, Suetonius, Thomas Kuhn, Hecataeus of Miletus, Procopius, and Thomas Babington Macaulay.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 4
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 5
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12
Thomas Kuhn
1922 - 1996
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 13
Hecataeus of Miletus
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 14
Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 15
Thomas Babington Macaulay
1800 - 1859
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville ranks 5. Before him are Hans Christian Andersen, Joseph Smith, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, and Princess Sophie of Bavaria. After him are Giuseppe Mazzini, William Rowan Hamilton, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Fanny Mendelssohn, Louis Auguste Blanqui, and Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Among people deceased in 1859, Alexis de Tocqueville ranks 4. Before him are Alexander von Humboldt, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, and Klemens von Metternich. After him are Oscar I of Sweden, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Wilhelm Grimm, Carl Ritter, Thomas De Quincey, John Vianney, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, and Josip Jelačić.
Others Born in 1805
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Hans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 90.14
Rank: 1
Joseph Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1844
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 2
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
MATHEMATICIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 3
Princess Sophie of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1805 - 1872
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 4
Alexis de Tocqueville
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 5
Giuseppe Mazzini
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1872
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 6
William Rowan Hamilton
PHYSICIST
1805 - 1865
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 7
Ferdinand de Lesseps
DIPLOMAT
1805 - 1894
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 8
Maria Anna of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1877
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 9
Fanny Mendelssohn
COMPOSER
1805 - 1847
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 10
Louis Auguste Blanqui
PHYSICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 11
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
PAINTER
1805 - 1873
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1859
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Alexander von Humboldt
GEOGRAPHER
1769 - 1859
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 1
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
MATHEMATICIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 2
Klemens von Metternich
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1859
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 3
Alexis de Tocqueville
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 4
Oscar I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1859
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 5
Thomas Babington Macaulay
HISTORIAN
1800 - 1859
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 6
Wilhelm Grimm
WRITER
1786 - 1859
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 7
Carl Ritter
GEOGRAPHER
1779 - 1859
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 8
Thomas De Quincey
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 9
John Vianney
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1786 - 1859
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 10
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1859
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 11
Josip Jelačić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1801 - 1859
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Alexis de Tocqueville ranks 225 out of NaN. Before him are Frédéric Passy (1822), Louis XI of France (1423), François-René de Chateaubriand (1768), Carloman I (751), Brigitte Macron (1953), and Henry Cavendish (1731). After him are Alfred Sisley (1839), Gustave Doré (1832), Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713), Michel Platini (1955), Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), and Joseph Bonaparte (1768).
Others born in France
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Frédéric Passy
ECONOMIST
1822 - 1912
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 219
Louis XI of France
POLITICIAN
1423 - 1483
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 220
François-René de Chateaubriand
WRITER
1768 - 1848
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 221
Carloman I
POLITICIAN
751 - 771
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 222
Brigitte Macron
COMPANION
1953 - Present
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 223
Henry Cavendish
PHYSICIST
1731 - 1810
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 224
Alexis de Tocqueville
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 225
Alfred Sisley
PAINTER
1839 - 1899
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 226
Gustave Doré
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 227
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
ASTRONOMER
1713 - 1762
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 228
Michel Platini
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 229
Louis, Grand Dauphin
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1711
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 230
Joseph Bonaparte
COMPANION
1768 - 1844
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 231
Among Historians In France
Among historians born in France, Alexis de Tocqueville ranks 2. Before him are Tacitus (54). After him are Fernand Braudel (1902), Marc Bloch (1886), Hippolyte Taine (1828), Jacques Le Goff (1924), Lucien Febvre (1878), François Guizot (1787), Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540), Geoffrey of Villehardouin (1150), Gaston Maspero (1846), and Georges Duby (1919).
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 1
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 2
Fernand Braudel
1902 - 1985
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 3
Marc Bloch
1886 - 1944
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 4
Hippolyte Taine
1828 - 1893
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 5
Jacques Le Goff
1924 - 2014
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 6
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 7
François Guizot
1787 - 1874
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 8
Joseph Justus Scaliger
1540 - 1609
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 9
Geoffrey of Villehardouin
1150 - 1210
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 10
Gaston Maspero
1846 - 1916
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 11
Georges Duby
1919 - 1996
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 12
