HISTORIAN
Eric Hobsbawm
1917 - 2012
Eric Hobsbawm
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm (; 9 June 1917 – 1 October 2012) was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. His best-known works include his tetralogy about what he called the "long 19th century" (The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848, The Age of Capital: 1848–1875 and The Age of Empire: 1875–1914) and the "short 20th century" (The Age of Extremes), and an edited volume that introduced the influential idea of "invented traditions". A life-long Marxist, his socio-political convictions influenced the character of his work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Hobsbawm has received more than 1,519,354 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Eric Hobsbawm is the 36th most popular historian (down from 31st in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 71st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Historian.
Eric Hobsbawm was a British Marxist historian who was most famous for his analysis of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of capitalism.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
67.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
61
Languages Editions (L)
8.13
Effective Languages (L*)
3.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Eric Hobsbawm ranks 36 out of 561. Before him are Hippolyte Taine, Bede, Jacob Burckhardt, Edward Gibbon, Ibn Ishaq, and Quintus Curtius Rufus. After him are Jacques Le Goff, Adam of Bremen, Ali ibn al-Athir, Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Lucien Febvre, and Samuel von Pufendorf.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHippolyte Taine
1828 - 1893
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 30
Bede
672 - 735
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 31
Jacob Burckhardt
1818 - 1897
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 32
Edward Gibbon
1737 - 1794
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 33
Ibn Ishaq
704 - 767
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 34
Quintus Curtius Rufus
41 - 53
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 35
Eric Hobsbawm
1917 - 2012
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 36
Jacques Le Goff
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 37
Adam of Bremen
1100 - 1080
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 38
Ali ibn al-Athir
1160 - 1233
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 39
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
1372 - 1449
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 40
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 41
Samuel von Pufendorf
1632 - 1694
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 42
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Eric Hobsbawm ranks 9. Before him are Indira Gandhi, Heinrich Böll, Arthur C. Clarke, Ilya Prigogine, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dean Martin. After him are Frederica of Hanover, I. M. Pei, Ferdinand Marcos, Anthony Burgess, Ernest Borgnine, and Christian de Duve. Among people deceased in 2012, Eric Hobsbawm ranks 14. Before him are Griselda Blanco, Ahmed Ben Bella, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Tony Scott, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jon Lord. After him are Elinor Ostrom, Theo Angelopoulos, George Tupou V, Sylvia Kristel, Roger Garaudy, and Carroll Shelby.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsIndira Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1984
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 3
Heinrich Böll
WRITER
1917 - 1985
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 4
Arthur C. Clarke
WRITER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 5
Ilya Prigogine
CHEMIST
1917 - 2003
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 6
Ella Fitzgerald
SINGER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 7
Dean Martin
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1995
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 8
Eric Hobsbawm
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2012
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 9
Frederica of Hanover
COMPANION
1917 - 1981
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 10
I. M. Pei
ARCHITECT
1917 - 2019
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Marcos
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1989
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 12
Anthony Burgess
WRITER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 13
Ernest Borgnine
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 14
Christian de Duve
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsGriselda Blanco
MAFIOSO
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 8
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 9
Rita Levi-Montalcini
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2012
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 10
Tony Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 11
Michael Clarke Duncan
ACTOR
1957 - 2012
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 12
Jon Lord
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 13
Eric Hobsbawm
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2012
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 14
Elinor Ostrom
ECONOMIST
1933 - 2012
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 15
Theo Angelopoulos
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2012
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 16
George Tupou V
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2012
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 17
Sylvia Kristel
ACTOR
1952 - 2012
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 18
Roger Garaudy
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 19
Carroll Shelby
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 20
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Eric Hobsbawm ranks 86 out of 642. Before him are Al-Kamil (1177), Saint Maurice (250), Lactantius (250), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Teti (-2350), and Psamtik I (-700). After him are Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Paul of Thebes (227), Isma'il Pasha (1830), Saint Sarah (100), and Athenaeus (200).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsAl-Kamil
POLITICIAN
1177 - 1238
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 80
Saint Maurice
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 287
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 81
Lactantius
WRITER
250 - 325
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 82
Constantine P. Cavafy
WRITER
1863 - 1933
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 83
Teti
POLITICIAN
2350 BC - 2350 BC
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 84
Psamtik I
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 85
Eric Hobsbawm
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2012
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 86
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 87
Maria al-Qibtiyya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 637
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 88
Paul of Thebes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
227 - 342
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 89
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 90
Saint Sarah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 91
Athenaeus
WRITER
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 92
Among HISTORIANS In Egypt
Among historians born in Egypt, Eric Hobsbawm ranks 2. Before him are Manetho (-201). After him are Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372), Theophylact Simocatta (580), Al-Maqrizi (1364), Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1754), Yahya of Antioch (980), Al-Nuwayri (1279), and H. A. R. Gibb (1895).
Manetho
201 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 1
Eric Hobsbawm
1917 - 2012
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 2
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
1372 - 1449
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 3
Theophylact Simocatta
580 - 630
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 4
Al-Maqrizi
1364 - 1442
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti
1754 - 1822
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 6
Yahya of Antioch
980 - 1066
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 7
Al-Nuwayri
1279 - 1333
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 8
H. A. R. Gibb
1895 - 1971
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 9