HISTORIAN
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859), was a French aristocrat, diplomat, sociologist, political scientist, political philosopher, and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of individuals as well as their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexis de Tocqueville has received more than 2,833,546 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Alexis de Tocqueville is the 11th most popular historian, the 203rd most popular biography from France (down from 186th 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.
Memorability Metrics
2.8M
Page Views (PV)
73.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
73
Languages Editions (L)
8.81
Effective Languages (L*)
3.76
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Alexis de Tocqueville ranks 11 out of 561. Before him are Xenophon, Sima Qian, Livy, Polybius, Tacitus, and Suetonius. After him are Diodorus Siculus, Hecataeus of Miletus, Manetho, Thomas Kuhn, Mircea Eliade, and William of Tyre.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsXenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 5
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 7
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 8
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 9
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 10
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 11
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 12
Hecataeus of Miletus
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 13
Manetho
201 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 14
Thomas Kuhn
1922 - 1996
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 15
Mircea Eliade
1907 - 1986
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 16
William of Tyre
1130 - 1186
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville ranks 4. Before him are Hans Christian Andersen, Joseph Smith, and Giuseppe Mazzini. After him are Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Ferdinand de Lesseps, William Rowan Hamilton, Fanny Mendelssohn, Louis Auguste Blanqui, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1859, Alexis de Tocqueville ranks 3. Before him are Alexander von Humboldt, and Klemens von Metternich. After him are Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Oscar I of Sweden, Carl Ritter, John Vianney, Wilhelm Grimm, Josip Jelačić, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Washington Irving, and Bettina von Arnim.
Others Born in 1805
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 86.61
Rank: 1
Joseph Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1844
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 2
Giuseppe Mazzini
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1872
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 3
Alexis de Tocqueville
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 4
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
MATHEMATICIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 5
Princess Sophie of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1805 - 1872
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 6
Ferdinand de Lesseps
DIPLOMAT
1805 - 1894
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 7
William Rowan Hamilton
PHYSICIST
1805 - 1865
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 8
Fanny Mendelssohn
COMPOSER
1805 - 1847
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 9
Louis Auguste Blanqui
PHYSICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 10
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
PAINTER
1805 - 1873
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 11
Maria Anna of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1877
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1859
Go to all RankingsAlexander von Humboldt
GEOGRAPHER
1769 - 1859
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 1
Klemens von Metternich
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1859
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 2
Alexis de Tocqueville
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 3
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
MATHEMATICIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 4
Oscar I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1859
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 5
Carl Ritter
GEOGRAPHER
1779 - 1859
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 6
John Vianney
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1786 - 1859
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Grimm
WRITER
1786 - 1859
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 8
Josip Jelačić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1801 - 1859
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 9
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1859
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 10
Washington Irving
WRITER
1783 - 1859
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 11
Bettina von Arnim
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Alexis de Tocqueville ranks 203 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Cuvier (1769), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Erik Satie (1866), Guy of Lusignan (1150), Charles the Bold (1433), and François Truffaut (1932). After him are Letizia Ramolino (1750), Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), Jean Marais (1913), Jean-Luc Godard (1930), Roland Barthes (1915), and Margaret of Valois (1553).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGeorges Cuvier
BIOLOGIST
1769 - 1832
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 197
Pope Gregory XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1370 - 1378
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 198
Erik Satie
COMPOSER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 199
Guy of Lusignan
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1194
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 200
Charles the Bold
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1477
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 201
François Truffaut
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1984
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 202
Alexis de Tocqueville
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 203
Letizia Ramolino
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1836
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 204
Nicolas Sarkozy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 205
Jean Marais
ACTOR
1913 - 1998
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 206
Jean-Luc Godard
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 207
Roland Barthes
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 208
Margaret of Valois
NOBLEMAN
1553 - 1615
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 209
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 Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929).
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 1
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 2
Fernand Braudel
1902 - 1985
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 3
Marc Bloch
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 4
Hippolyte Taine
1828 - 1893
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 5
Jacques Le Goff
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 6
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 7
François Guizot
1787 - 1874
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 8
Joseph Justus Scaliger
1540 - 1609
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 9
Geoffrey of Villehardouin
1150 - 1210
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 10
Gaston Maspero
1846 - 1916
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 11
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 12