ARCHAEOLOGIST
Ekrem Akurgal
1911 - 2002
Ekrem Akurgal
Ekrem Akurgal (March 30, 1911 – November 1, 2002) was a Turkish archaeologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ekrem Akurgal has received more than 50,899 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ekrem Akurgal is the 115th most popular archaeologist (down from 101st in 2019).
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51k
Page Views (PV)
46.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.55
Effective Languages (L*)
2.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Ekrem Akurgal ranks 115 out of 151. Before him are Lewis Binford, Anne Stine Ingstad, Mortimer Wheeler, Spyridon Marinatos, Franz Weidenreich, and Meave Leakey. After him are Robert T. Bakker, Zakaria Goneim, Grafton Elliot Smith, Klaus Schmidt, Carl Blegen, and Stith Thompson.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
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Lewis Binford
1932 - 2011
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 109
Anne Stine Ingstad
1918 - 1997
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 110
Mortimer Wheeler
1890 - 1976
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 111
Spyridon Marinatos
1901 - 1974
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 112
Franz Weidenreich
1873 - 1948
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 113
Meave Leakey
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 114
Ekrem Akurgal
1911 - 2002
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 115
Robert T. Bakker
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 116
Zakaria Goneim
1905 - 1959
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 117
Grafton Elliot Smith
1871 - 1937
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 118
Klaus Schmidt
1953 - 2014
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 119
Carl Blegen
1887 - 1971
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 120
Stith Thompson
1885 - 1976
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 121
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Ekrem Akurgal ranks 293. Before him are Ronnie Rooke, Pritilata Waddedar, Savino Guglielmetti, Alan Hovhaness, José Muguerza, and Martha Genenger. After him are Ji Xianlin, Charles Mathiesen, Nils Eriksen, Ashok Kumar, Dudley Senanayake, and Bruno Heim. Among people deceased in 2002, Ekrem Akurgal ranks 250. Before him are Hans-Peter Tschudi, Mustafa Mansour, Albrecht Becker, Mikhail Krug, Louis-Marie Billé, and Barry Foster. After him are Jan de Hartog, Leo Ornstein, Eugen Meier, Spike Milligan, John R. Pierce, and Sergei Bodrov Jr..
Others Born in 1911
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Ronnie Rooke
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 287
Pritilata Waddedar
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1932
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 288
Savino Guglielmetti
GYMNAST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 289
Alan Hovhaness
COMPOSER
1911 - 2000
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 290
José Muguerza
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 291
Martha Genenger
ATHLETE
1911 - 1995
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 292
Ekrem Akurgal
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1911 - 2002
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 293
Ji Xianlin
HISTORIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 294
Charles Mathiesen
ATHLETE
1911 - 1994
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 295
Nils Eriksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1975
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 296
Ashok Kumar
ACTOR
1911 - 2001
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 297
Dudley Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1973
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 298
Bruno Heim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2003
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 299
Others Deceased in 2002
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Hans-Peter Tschudi
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 244
Mustafa Mansour
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 245
Albrecht Becker
ACTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 246
Mikhail Krug
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2002
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 247
Louis-Marie Billé
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2002
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 248
Barry Foster
ACTOR
1931 - 2002
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 249
Ekrem Akurgal
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1911 - 2002
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 250
Jan de Hartog
WRITER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 251
Leo Ornstein
COMPOSER
1895 - 2002
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 252
Eugen Meier
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 253
Spike Milligan
ACTOR
1918 - 2002
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 254
John R. Pierce
ENGINEER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 255
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
ACTOR
1971 - 2002
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 256
