POLITICIAN
Archibald Sayce
1845 - 1933

Archibald Sayce
Archibald Henry Sayce FRAS (25 September 1845 – 4 February 1933) was a pioneer British Assyriologist and linguist, who held a chair as Professor of Assyriology at the University of Oxford from 1891 to 1919. He was able to write in at least twenty ancient and modern languages, and was known for his emphasis on the importance of archaeological and monumental evidence in linguistic research. He was a contributor to articles in the 9th, 10th and 11th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Archibald Sayce is the 14,766th most popular politician, the 3,718th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 488th most popular British Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Archibald Sayce ranks 14,766 out of 19,576. Before him are James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, Jan Dobraczyński, Thaddeus Stevens, Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Corneliu Mănescu, and Yolanda Díaz. After him are Larry O'Brien, Fayez Tarawneh, Manuel Franco, Yuriy Lutsenko, Margaret Beckett, and Helmut Zilk.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
1673 - 1721
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 14,760
Jan Dobraczyński
1910 - 1994
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 14,761
Thaddeus Stevens
1792 - 1868
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 14,762
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter
1430 - 1475
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 14,763
Corneliu Mănescu
1916 - 2000
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 14,764
Yolanda Díaz
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 14,765
Archibald Sayce
1845 - 1933
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 14,766
Larry O'Brien
1917 - 1990
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 14,767
Fayez Tarawneh
1949 - 2021
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 14,768
Manuel Franco
1871 - 1919
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 14,769
Yuriy Lutsenko
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 14,770
Margaret Beckett
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 14,771
Helmut Zilk
1927 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 14,772
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1845, Archibald Sayce ranks 88. Before him are Edward Douglass White, Quanah Parker, Hermann Bollé, Fanny Churberg, Sámuel Teleki, and Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. After him are Johan Henrik Deuntzer, Ragna Nielsen, Herbert Giles, Edmund Reitter, Johann Berger, and Wollert Konow. Among people deceased in 1933, Archibald Sayce ranks 120. Before him are Anita Rée, Otto Stapf, Baltasar Brum, George Moore, Ludwig Schlesinger, and Elizabeth Thompson. After him are Jack Pickford, Sakai Toshihiko, Anna Brigadere, John Arthur Jarvis, Achille Paroche, and Ismael Montes.
Others Born in 1845
Go to all RankingsEdward Douglass White
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1921
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 82
Quanah Parker
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1911
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 83
Hermann Bollé
ARCHITECT
1845 - 1926
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 84
Fanny Churberg
PAINTER
1845 - 1892
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 85
Sámuel Teleki
EXPLORER
1845 - 1916
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 86
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1927
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 87
Archibald Sayce
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1933
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 88
Johan Henrik Deuntzer
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1918
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 89
Ragna Nielsen
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1924
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 90
Herbert Giles
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1935
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 91
Edmund Reitter
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1920
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 92
Johann Berger
CHESS PLAYER
1845 - 1933
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 93
Wollert Konow
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1924
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 94
Others Deceased in 1933
Go to all RankingsAnita Rée
PAINTER
1885 - 1933
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 114
Otto Stapf
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 115
Baltasar Brum
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1933
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 116
George Moore
WRITER
1852 - 1933
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 117
Ludwig Schlesinger
MATHEMATICIAN
1864 - 1933
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 118
Elizabeth Thompson
PAINTER
1846 - 1933
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 119
Archibald Sayce
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1933
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 120
Jack Pickford
ACTOR
1896 - 1933
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 121
Sakai Toshihiko
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1933
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 122
Anna Brigadere
WRITER
1861 - 1933
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 123
John Arthur Jarvis
SWIMMER
1872 - 1933
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 124
Achille Paroche
ATHLETE
1868 - 1933
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 125
Ismael Montes
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1933
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 126
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Archibald Sayce ranks 3,718 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Richard of Chichester (1197), Bev Bevan (1944), Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430), Gordon Haskell (1946), and Kathy Burke (1964). After him are Annabelle Wallis (1984), Margaret Beckett (1943), Anna Lee (1913), Mark Herman (1954), Amlaíb Cuarán (1000), and Roy Thomas Baker (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHenry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
POLITICIAN
1421 - 1461
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,712
Richard of Chichester
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1197 - 1253
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,713
Bev Bevan
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,714
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1475
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,715
Gordon Haskell
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,716
Kathy Burke
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,717
Archibald Sayce
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1933
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 3,718
Annabelle Wallis
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 3,719
Margaret Beckett
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 3,720
Anna Lee
ACTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 3,721
Mark Herman
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 3,722
Amlaíb Cuarán
POLITICIAN
1000 - 981
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,723
Roy Thomas Baker
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2025
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,724
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Archibald Sayce ranks 488. Before him are Tony Benn (1925), Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (1741), Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905), Tommy Douglas (1904), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), and Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430). After him are Margaret Beckett (1943), Amlaíb Cuarán (1000), Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557), Prince Frederick of Great Britain (1750), Alex Salmond (1954), and Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743).
Tony Benn
1925 - 2014
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 482
Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain
1741 - 1759
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 483
Erskine Hamilton Childers
1905 - 1974
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 484
Tommy Douglas
1904 - 1986
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 485
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
1421 - 1461
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 486
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter
1430 - 1475
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 487
Archibald Sayce
1845 - 1933
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 488
Margaret Beckett
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 489
Amlaíb Cuarán
1000 - 981
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 490
Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel
1557 - 1595
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 491
Prince Frederick of Great Britain
1750 - 1765
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 492
Alex Salmond
1954 - 2024
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 493
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
1743 - 1805
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 494