1860 - 1946
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman, (12 January 1860 – 23 June 1946) was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering. Occasionally his interpretations have been challenged, especially his widely copied thesis that British troops defeated their Napoleonic opponents by firepower alone. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Oman has received more than 123,827 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Charles Oman is the 445th most popular historian (down from 336th in 2019).
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Among historians, Charles Oman ranks 445 out of 339. Before him are Jan Morris, Andreas Maislinger, Rainer Zitelmann, Oliver Grau, James H. Billington, and Richard G. Hovannisian. After him are Francis Parkman, David Rohl, Gregory Areshian, Irfan Habib, Richard Bauckham, and Gerhard Weinberg.
1926 - 2020
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 439
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 440
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 441
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 442
1929 - 2018
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 443
1932 - 2023
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 444
1860 - 1946
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 445
1823 - 1893
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 446
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 447
1949 - 2020
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 448
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 449
1946 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 450
1928 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 451
Among people born in 1860, Charles Oman ranks 137. Before him are Frank Morley, Leonard Wood, John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, Lillian Russell, Chandramukhi Basu, and Gregorio Aglipay. After him are Juliette Gordon Low and John W. Weeks. Among people deceased in 1946, Charles Oman ranks 206. Before him are Miles Mander, Helen Bannerman, Florence Turner, Gifford Pinchot, James Cecil Parke, and Herbert Baker. After him are Noah Beery and Carter Glass.
1860 - 1937
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 131
1860 - 1927
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 132
1860 - 1908
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 133
1860 - 1922
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 134
1860 - 1944
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 135
1860 - 1940
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 136
1860 - 1946
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 137
1860 - 1927
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 138
1860 - 1926
HPI: 34.41
Rank: 139
1888 - 1946
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 200
1862 - 1946
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 201
1885 - 1946
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 202
1865 - 1946
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 203
1881 - 1946
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 204
1862 - 1946
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 205
1860 - 1946
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 206
1882 - 1946
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 207
1858 - 1946
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 208