ARCHAEOLOGIST
Arthur Evans
1851 - 1941
Arthur Evans
Sir Arthur John Evans (8 July 1851 – 11 July 1941) was a British archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age. The first excavations at the Minoan palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete began in 1877. They were led by Cretan Greek Minos Kalokairinos, a native of Heraklion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Evans has received more than 602,406 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Arthur Evans is the 6th most popular archaeologist (down from 5th in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 251st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Archaeologist.
Arthur Evans is most famous for his discovery of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete.
Memorability Metrics
600k
Page Views (PV)
68.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
11.89
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Arthur Evans ranks 6 out of 151. Before him are Jean-François Champollion, Heinrich Schliemann, Theodor Mommsen, Howard Carter, and Den. After him are Edward Drinker Cope, Semerkhet, Zahi Hawass, Nynetjer, Marija Gimbutas, and Christian Jürgensen Thomsen.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
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1790 - 1832
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 1
Heinrich Schliemann
1822 - 1890
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 2
Theodor Mommsen
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 3
Howard Carter
1874 - 1939
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 4
Den
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 5
Arthur Evans
1851 - 1941
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 6
Edward Drinker Cope
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 7
Semerkhet
3000 BC - 2960 BC
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 8
Zahi Hawass
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 9
Nynetjer
2750 BC - 2845 BC
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 10
Marija Gimbutas
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 11
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
1788 - 1865
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1851, Arthur Evans ranks 2. Before him is Ferdinand Foch. After him are Empress Myeongseong, Louise of Sweden, Emile Berliner, Ismail Gaspirali, Margherita of Savoy, Eugen Böhm von Bawerk, Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Georg Jellinek, Peder Severin Krøyer, and Léon Bourgeois. Among people deceased in 1941, Arthur Evans ranks 12. Before him are Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Alfonso XIII of Spain, Maurice Leblanc, Maximilian Kolbe, Emanuel Lasker, and Walther Nernst. After him are Robert Delaunay, James George Frazer, Paul Sabatier, El Lissitzky, Ioannis Metaxas, and Hans Spemann.
Others Born in 1851
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Foch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1929
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 1
Arthur Evans
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1851 - 1941
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 2
Empress Myeongseong
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1895
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 3
Louise of Sweden
COMPANION
1851 - 1926
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 4
Emile Berliner
INVENTOR
1851 - 1929
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 5
Ismail Gaspirali
WRITER
1851 - 1914
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 6
Margherita of Savoy
COMPANION
1851 - 1926
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 7
Eugen Böhm von Bawerk
ECONOMIST
1851 - 1914
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 8
Olga Constantinovna of Russia
COMPANION
1851 - 1926
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 9
Georg Jellinek
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1851 - 1911
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 10
Peder Severin Krøyer
PAINTER
1851 - 1909
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 11
Léon Bourgeois
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1925
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1941
Go to all RankingsRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 6
Alfonso XIII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1941
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 7
Maurice Leblanc
WRITER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 8
Maximilian Kolbe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1941
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 9
Emanuel Lasker
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 10
Walther Nernst
CHEMIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 11
Arthur Evans
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1851 - 1941
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 12
Robert Delaunay
PAINTER
1885 - 1941
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 13
James George Frazer
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 14
Paul Sabatier
CHEMIST
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 15
El Lissitzky
ARTIST
1890 - 1941
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 16
Ioannis Metaxas
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1941
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 17
Hans Spemann
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1941
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 18
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Evans ranks 255 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Parker (1944), Brian Jones (1942), David Lloyd George (1863), Ian Fleming (1908), Edmond Halley (1656), and Lady Jane Grey (1537). After him are Peter Ustinov (1921), Gary Oldman (1958), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Richard Trevithick (1771), and Alec Guinness (1914).
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FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2020
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 249
Brian Jones
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1969
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 250
David Lloyd George
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1945
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 251
Ian Fleming
WRITER
1908 - 1964
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 252
Edmond Halley
ASTRONOMER
1656 - 1742
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 253
Lady Jane Grey
NOBLEMAN
1537 - 1554
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 254
Arthur Evans
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1851 - 1941
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 255
Peter Ustinov
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 256
Gary Oldman
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 257
Æthelred I, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
837 - 871
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 258
Olivia Newton-John
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 259
Richard Trevithick
INVENTOR
1771 - 1833
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 260
Alec Guinness
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 261
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among archaeologists born in United Kingdom, Arthur Evans ranks 2. Before him are Howard Carter (1874). After him are George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866), Flinders Petrie (1853), George Smith (1840), John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), Leonard Woolley (1880), Max Mallowan (1904), Colin Renfrew (1937), Robert Broom (1866), Alan Gardiner (1879), and Kathleen Kenyon (1906).
Howard Carter
1874 - 1939
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 1
Arthur Evans
1851 - 1941
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 2
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
1866 - 1923
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3
Flinders Petrie
1853 - 1942
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 4
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 - Present
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