Historian
Ehsan Yarshater
Iranian historian and linguist
1920 - 2018
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Ehsan Yarshater
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Ehsan Yarshater is the 391st most popular historian (down from 360th in 2024), the 383rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 366th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iranian Historian.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Ehsan Yarshater ranks 391 out of 561. Before him are Ernest Labrousse, Fritz Stern, Cadmus of Miletus, Domenico Losurdo, Jan T. Gross, and Ronald Syme. After him are Zhao Rukuo, Olena Apanovych, Joan Wallach Scott, Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok, Hugo Falcandus, and Constantine Paparrigopoulos.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Ernest Labrousse
1895 - 1988
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 385
Fritz Stern
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 386
Cadmus of Miletus
500 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 387
Domenico Losurdo
1941 - 2018
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 388
Jan T. Gross
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 389
Ronald Syme
1903 - 1989
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 390
Ehsan Yarshater
1920 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 391
Zhao Rukuo
1170 - 1228
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 392
Olena Apanovych
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 393
Joan Wallach Scott
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 394
Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok
1879 - 1943
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 395
Hugo Falcandus
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 396
Constantine Paparrigopoulos
1815 - 1891
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 397
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Ehsan Yarshater ranks 294. Before him are Lea Padovani, Jacqueline Mazéas, Nobuyuki Kato, Georges Balandier, Nida Senff, and Jack Lord. After him are Musa Anter, Nils Bohlin, Gordon Gould, Fernando Riera, Liam Cosgrave, and Constant Nieuwenhuys. Among people deceased in 2018, Ehsan Yarshater ranks 311. Before him are Hans Günter Winkler, Chuck McCann, Ivan Drach, Sven-Olov Sjödelius, Domenico Losurdo, and Frank Havens. After him are Reinhard Hardegen, Unshō Ishizuka, Davide Astori, Beatriz Segall, Mohammed Hazzaz, and Morgana King.
Others Born in 1920
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Lea Padovani
ACTOR
1920 - 1991
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 288
Jacqueline Mazéas
ATHLETE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 289
Nobuyuki Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 290
Georges Balandier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 291
Nida Senff
SWIMMER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 292
Jack Lord
ACTOR
1920 - 1998
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 293
Ehsan Yarshater
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 294
Musa Anter
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 295
Nils Bohlin
INVENTOR
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 296
Gordon Gould
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2005
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 297
Fernando Riera
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 298
Liam Cosgrave
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2017
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 299
Constant Nieuwenhuys
PAINTER
1920 - 2005
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 300
Others Deceased in 2018
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Hans Günter Winkler
ATHLETE
1926 - 2018
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 305
Chuck McCann
ACTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 306
Ivan Drach
WRITER
1936 - 2018
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 307
Sven-Olov Sjödelius
ATHLETE
1933 - 2018
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 308
Domenico Losurdo
HISTORIAN
1941 - 2018
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 309
Frank Havens
ATHLETE
1924 - 2018
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 310
Ehsan Yarshater
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 311
Reinhard Hardegen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 312
Unshō Ishizuka
ACTOR
1951 - 2018
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 313
Davide Astori
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - 2018
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 314
Beatriz Segall
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 315
Mohammed Hazzaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2018
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 316
Morgana King
ACTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 317
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Ehsan Yarshater ranks 383 out of NaN. Before him are Masoud Kimiai (1941), Keikavus (1021), Mohammad Reza Zahedi (1960), Bahram Beyzai (1938), Mohammad Mirmohammadi (1948), and Zahra Rahnavard (1945). After him are Ebi (1949), Homayoun Ershadi (1947), Borzuya (500), Rita (1962), Kazim Rashti (1793), and Mirza Ibrahimov (1911).
Others born in Iran
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Masoud Kimiai
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 377
Keikavus
NOBLEMAN
1021 - 1098
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 378
Mohammad Reza Zahedi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - 2024
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 379
Bahram Beyzai
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 380
Mohammad Mirmohammadi
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 381
Zahra Rahnavard
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 382
Ehsan Yarshater
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 383
Ebi
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 384
Homayoun Ershadi
ACTOR
1947 - 2025
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 385
Borzuya
PHYSICIAN
500 - 600
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 386
Rita
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 387
Kazim Rashti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1793 - 1843
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 388
Mirza Ibrahimov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1993
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 389
Among Historians In Iran
Among historians born in Iran, Ehsan Yarshater ranks 6. Before him are Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (897), Ibn al-Faqih (null), Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi (1500), Ahmad Kasravi (1890), and Hafiz-i Abru (null). After him are Firishta (1560).
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
897 - 967
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 1
Ibn al-Faqih
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2
Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi
1500 - 1454
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 3
Ahmad Kasravi
1890 - 1946
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 4
Hafiz-i Abru
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 5
Ehsan Yarshater
1920 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 6
Firishta
1560 - 1620
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 7
