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C. Northcote Parkinson

1909 - 1993

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Cyril Northcote Parkinson (30 July 1909 – 9 March 1993) was a British naval historian and author of some 60 books, the most famous of which was his best-seller Parkinson's Law (1957), in which Parkinson advanced the eponymous law stating that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion", an insight which led him to be regarded as an important scholar in public administration and management. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of C. Northcote Parkinson has received more than 279,494 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). C. Northcote Parkinson is the 125th most popular historian (down from 115th in 2019), the 1,314th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,321st in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Historian.

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  • 280k

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  • 57.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, C. Northcote Parkinson ranks 125 out of 561. Before him are Ibn Hibban, Arnold Hauser, Michael Rostovtzeff, Agatharchides, Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, and Thomas Babington Macaulay. After him are Heinrich von Treitschke, Afet İnan, Aban ibn Uthman, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Peter Burke, and Emmanuel Todd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, C. Northcote Parkinson ranks 75. Before him are Werner Naumann, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Gunnar Björnstrand, Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani, Teiichi Matsumaru, and Franz Bardon. After him are Gottfried von Cramm, Porfirio Rubirosa, Ben Webster, Stavros Niarchos, William M. Branham, and Homi J. Bhabha. Among people deceased in 1993, C. Northcote Parkinson ranks 68. Before him are Pierre Bérégovoy, Eddie Constantine, Silvina Ocampo, Luciano Leggio, Yen Chia-kan, and Nina Berberova. After him are Meliton Kantaria, Kenneth E. Boulding, Desanka Maksimović, Salah Jadid, Myrna Loy, and John Connally.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, C. Northcote Parkinson ranks 1,314 out of 8,785. Before him are Ginger Baker (1939), David Hartley (1705), Lucinda Riley (1965), Jack Charlton (1935), Roddy McDowall (1928), and Seal (1963). After him are Elizabeth Hurley (1965), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), Fletcher Christian (1764), Alice Keppel (1868), Edward Bach (1886), and Arthur Machen (1863).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, C. Northcote Parkinson ranks 7. Before him are Arnold J. Toynbee (1889), Bede (672), Edward Gibbon (1737), Bernard Lewis (1916), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), and Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800). After him are Peter Burke (1937), Ian Kershaw (1943), Norman Davies (1939), Arnold Toynbee (1852), E. P. Thompson (1924), and Anthony Blunt (1907).

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