HISTORIAN
Bernard Lewis
1916 - 2018
Bernard Lewis
Bernard Lewis, (31 May 1916 – 19 May 2018) was a British American historian specialized in Oriental studies. He was also known as a public intellectual and political commentator. Lewis was the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Lewis has received more than 976,081 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Bernard Lewis is the 70th most popular historian (down from 67th in 2019), the 660th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 4th most popular British Historian.
Bernard Lewis is a historian of the Middle East and Islam. He is most famous for his book "The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror."
Memorability Metrics
980k
Page Views (PV)
62.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
6.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Bernard Lewis ranks 70 out of 561. Before him are Al-Baladhuri, Theopompus, Heinrich Wölfflin, Gaston Maspero, Benzion Netanyahu, and Johann Jakob Bachofen. After him are Al-Dhahabi, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Joannes Zonaras, Movses Khorenatsi, Justin, and Eutropius.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAl-Baladhuri
806 - 892
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 64
Theopompus
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 65
Heinrich Wölfflin
1864 - 1945
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 66
Gaston Maspero
1846 - 1916
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 67
Benzion Netanyahu
1910 - 2012
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 68
Johann Jakob Bachofen
1815 - 1887
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 69
Bernard Lewis
1916 - 2018
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 70
Al-Dhahabi
1274 - 1348
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 71
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 72
Joannes Zonaras
1074 - 1130
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 73
Movses Khorenatsi
410 - 490
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 74
Justin
110 - 200
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 75
Eutropius
320 - 400
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 76
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Bernard Lewis ranks 38. Before him are Abdul Rahman Arif, Vitaly Ginzburg, Paul Keres, Sune Bergström, Christian B. Anfinsen, and Peter Weiss. After him are Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Jean Dausset, Marcel Cerdan, Peter Finch, P. W. Botha, and Masaki Kobayashi. Among people deceased in 2018, Bernard Lewis ranks 45. Before him are Roy J. Glauber, Reynaldo Bignone, Burton Richter, Barbara Bush, Günter Blobel, and Leon M. Lederman. After him are Shoko Asahara, Paul Allen, R. Lee Ermey, Milena Dravić, Paul D. Boyer, and Gene Sharp.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsAbdul Rahman Arif
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 32
Vitaly Ginzburg
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 33
Paul Keres
CHESS PLAYER
1916 - 1975
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 34
Sune Bergström
CHEMIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 35
Christian B. Anfinsen
CHEMIST
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 36
Peter Weiss
WRITER
1916 - 1982
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 37
Bernard Lewis
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2018
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 38
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1991
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 39
Jean Dausset
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 40
Marcel Cerdan
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1949
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 41
Peter Finch
ACTOR
1916 - 1977
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 42
P. W. Botha
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 43
Masaki Kobayashi
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1996
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 44
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsRoy J. Glauber
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 39
Reynaldo Bignone
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 40
Burton Richter
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 41
Barbara Bush
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 42
Günter Blobel
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 43
Leon M. Lederman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 44
Bernard Lewis
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2018
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 45
Shoko Asahara
WRITER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 46
Paul Allen
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - 2018
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 47
R. Lee Ermey
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 48
Milena Dravić
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 49
Paul D. Boyer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2018
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 50
Gene Sharp
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 51
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Bernard Lewis ranks 660 out of 8,785. Before him are Frederick Forsyth (1938), Wilkie Collins (1824), Ian Paice (1948), Aubrey Beardsley (1872), Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902), and Patrick Blackett (1897). After him are Philip Pullman (1946), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Karl Pearson (1857), Sean Bean (1959), John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), and John Snow (1813).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsFrederick Forsyth
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 654
Wilkie Collins
WRITER
1824 - 1889
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 655
Ian Paice
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 656
Aubrey Beardsley
WRITER
1872 - 1898
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 657
Prince George, Duke of Kent
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1942
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 658
Patrick Blackett
PHYSICIST
1897 - 1974
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 659
Bernard Lewis
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2018
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 660
Philip Pullman
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 661
Desmond Llewelyn
ACTOR
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 662
Karl Pearson
STATISTICIAN
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 663
Sean Bean
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 664
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1992
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 665
John Snow
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1858
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 666
Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Bernard Lewis ranks 4. Before him are Arnold J. Toynbee (1889), Bede (672), and Edward Gibbon (1737). After him are Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800), C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), Peter Burke (1937), Ian Kershaw (1943), Norman Davies (1939), Arnold Toynbee (1852), and E. P. Thompson (1924).
Arnold J. Toynbee
1889 - 1975
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 1
Bede
672 - 735
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 2
Edward Gibbon
1737 - 1794
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 3
Bernard Lewis
1916 - 2018
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 4
Henry Thomas Buckle
1821 - 1862
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 5
Thomas Babington Macaulay
1800 - 1859
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 6
C. Northcote Parkinson
1909 - 1993
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 7
Peter Burke
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 8
Ian Kershaw
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 9
Norman Davies
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 10
Arnold Toynbee
1852 - 1883
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 11
E. P. Thompson
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 12