Historian

E. P. Thompson

British historian & peace activist

1924 - 1993

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E. P. Thompson

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). E. P. Thompson is the 164th most popular historian, the 1,877th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,654th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Historian.

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E. P. Thompson's biography appears in 32 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 82% of all Historians.

Feb 3

E. P. Thompson shares a February 3 birthday with Felix Mendelssohn, Alvar Aalto, and Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.

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Among Historians

Among historians, E. P. Thompson ranks 164 out of 561. Before him are Norman Davies, Hermann Abert, Marin Barleti, Augustin Thierry, Jan Assmann, and Ivane Javakhishvili. After him are Antiochus of Syracuse, C. Northcote Parkinson, Steven Runciman, Ian Kershaw, Otto von Gierke, and Mirkhvand.

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Norman Davies
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 158
Hermann Abert
1871 - 1927
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 159
Marin Barleti
1450 - 1513
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 160
Augustin Thierry
1795 - 1856
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 161
Jan Assmann
1938 - 2024
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 162
Ivane Javakhishvili
1876 - 1940
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 163
E. P. Thompson
1924 - 1993
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 164
Antiochus of Syracuse
450 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 165
C. Northcote Parkinson
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 166
Steven Runciman
1903 - 2000
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 167
Ian Kershaw
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 168
Otto von Gierke
1841 - 1921
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 169
Mirkhvand
1433 - 1498
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 170

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, E. P. Thompson ranks 135. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, Yehuda Amichai, Dawda Jawara, Fess Parker, Marjorie Boulton, and Friaça. After him are József Zakariás, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal, Lubomír Štrougal, Shintaro Abe, Jacques Vergès, and Karlheinz Deschner. Among people deceased in 1993, E. P. Thompson ranks 83. Before him are Ishirō Honda, Leon Ames, Dinmukhamed Kunaev, John Connally, Luciano Leggio, and Marian Anderson. After him are C. Northcote Parkinson, Bruno Rossi, Christian Metz, Nina Berberova, József Antall, and Tatiana Nikolayeva.

Others Born in 1924

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Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 129
Yehuda Amichai
WRITER
1924 - 2000
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 130
Dawda Jawara
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2019
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 131
Fess Parker
ACTOR
1924 - 2010
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 132
Marjorie Boulton
WRITER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 133
Friaça
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 134
E. P. Thompson
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 135
József Zakariás
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1971
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 136
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 137
Lubomír Štrougal
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2023
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 138
Shintaro Abe
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1991
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 139
Jacques Vergès
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 2013
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 140
Karlheinz Deschner
WRITER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 141