Historian
Avi Shlaim
1945 - today
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Avi Shlaim
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Avi Shlaim is the 446th most popular historian (down from 420th in 2024), the 325th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 320th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iraqi Historian.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Avi Shlaim ranks 446 out of 561. Before him are Arthur Smith Woodward, Carl Benjamin Boyer, Ekvtime Takaishvili, Mikheil Tsereteli, Nikolaus Pevsner, and Donald Nicol. After him are Drew Gilpin Faust, Martin Gilbert, John King Fairbank, Martin Noth, Américo Castro, and Girolamo Mei.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Arthur Smith Woodward
1864 - 1944
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 440
Carl Benjamin Boyer
1906 - 1976
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 441
Ekvtime Takaishvili
1863 - 1953
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 442
Mikheil Tsereteli
1878 - 1965
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 443
Nikolaus Pevsner
1902 - 1983
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 444
Donald Nicol
1923 - 2003
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 445
Avi Shlaim
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 446
Drew Gilpin Faust
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 447
Martin Gilbert
1936 - 2015
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 448
John King Fairbank
1907 - 1991
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 449
Martin Noth
1902 - 1968
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 450
Américo Castro
1885 - 1972
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 451
Girolamo Mei
1519 - 1594
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 452
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Avi Shlaim ranks 464. Before him are Walt Frazier, Michael Bishop, Lloyd Kaufman, Patrick Malahide, Gadzhi Gadzhiyev, and Nina Ruslanova. After him are Peter Pace, José Luis Romero, Sylvia Vrethammar, Manuel Duarte, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, and Mats Wahl.
Others Born in 1945
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Walt Frazier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 458
Michael Bishop
WRITER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 459
Lloyd Kaufman
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 460
Patrick Malahide
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 461
Gadzhi Gadzhiyev
COACH
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 462
Nina Ruslanova
ACTOR
1945 - 2021
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 463
Avi Shlaim
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 464
Peter Pace
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 465
José Luis Romero
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 466
Sylvia Vrethammar
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 467
Manuel Duarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 468
Toshikatsu Matsuoka
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2007
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 469
Mats Wahl
WRITER
1945 - 2025
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 470
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Avi Shlaim ranks 325 out of NaN. Before him are Akurgal (-2600), Jalal Dabagh (1939), Mullah Krekar (1956), Ashur-rim-nisheshu (-1490), Mesannepada (-2490), and Paulos Faraj Rahho (1942). After him are Jaafar Al-Askari (1885), Puzur-Ashur I (-2050), Hoshyar Zebari (1953), Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur (-1200), Eriba-Adad II (-1100), and Ahmet Haşim (1887).
Others born in Iraq
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Akurgal
ARCHAEOLOGIST
2600 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 319
Jalal Dabagh
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 320
Mullah Krekar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 321
Ashur-rim-nisheshu
POLITICIAN
1490 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 322
Mesannepada
POLITICIAN
2490 BC - 2525 BC
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 323
Paulos Faraj Rahho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 2008
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 324
Avi Shlaim
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 325
Jaafar Al-Askari
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1936
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 326
Puzur-Ashur I
POLITICIAN
2050 BC - 1970 BC
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 327
Hoshyar Zebari
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 328
Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 329
Eriba-Adad II
POLITICIAN
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 330
Ahmet Haşim
WRITER
1887 - 1933
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 331
Among Historians In Iraq
Among historians born in Iraq, Avi Shlaim ranks 7. Before him are Al-Baladhuri (806), Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002), Ibn Wahshiyya (900), Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145), Hisham ibn al-Kalbi (737), and Khalifah ibn Khayyat (777).
Al-Baladhuri
806 - 892
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 1
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
1002 - 1071
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 2
Ibn Wahshiyya
900 - 930
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 3
Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
1145 - 1234
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 4
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
737 - 819
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 5
Khalifah ibn Khayyat
777 - 854
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 6
Avi Shlaim
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 7
