HISTORIAN
George Ostrogorsky
1902 - 1976
George Ostrogorsky
George Alexandrovich Ostrogorsky (Russian: Георгий Александрович Острогорский, romanized: Georgiy Aleksandrovich Ostrogorskiy; Serbian: Георгије Александрович Острогорски, Georgije Aleksandrovič Ostrogorski; 19 January 1902 – 24 October 1976) was a Russian-born Yugoslavian historian and Byzantinist who was widely known for his achievements in Byzantine studies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Ostrogorsky has received more than 89,884 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). George Ostrogorsky is the 87th most popular historian (down from 85th in 2019), the 388th most popular biography from Russia (up from 416th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Historian.
Memorability Metrics
90k
Page Views (PV)
60.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
11.52
Effective Languages (L*)
1.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, George Ostrogorsky ranks 87 out of 561. Before him are Donna Haraway, Flavio Biondo, Al-Maqrizi, Georges Duby, Julius Wellhausen, and Erich Auerbach. After him are Al-Waqidi, Hermann Alexander Diels, Timaeus, Yuval Noah Harari, George Kedrenos, and Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDonna Haraway
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 81
Flavio Biondo
1388 - 1463
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 82
Al-Maqrizi
1364 - 1442
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 83
Georges Duby
1919 - 1996
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 84
Julius Wellhausen
1844 - 1918
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 85
Erich Auerbach
1892 - 1957
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 86
George Ostrogorsky
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 87
Al-Waqidi
747 - 823
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 88
Hermann Alexander Diels
1848 - 1922
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 89
Timaeus
350 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 90
Yuval Noah Harari
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 91
George Kedrenos
1100 - 1100
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 92
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
897 - 967
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 93
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, George Ostrogorsky ranks 49. Before him are Felix Wankel, Max Ophüls, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Antonia Brico, Luis Barragán, and Lúcio Costa. After him are Pascual Jordan, Oskar Morgenstern, Wilhelm Stuckart, Mohammad Hatta, Carlo Gambino, and Mitsuo Fuchida. Among people deceased in 1976, George Ostrogorsky ranks 48. Before him are Paul Lazarsfeld, David Elazar, Yonatan Netanyahu, João Goulart, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and George Whipple. After him are Eileen Gray, Phil Ochs, Carlo Gambino, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Carol Reed, and Ivan Yakubovsky.
Others Born in 1902
Go to all RankingsFelix Wankel
ENGINEER
1902 - 1988
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 43
Max Ophüls
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1957
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 44
Princess Mafalda of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1944
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 45
Antonia Brico
COMPOSER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 46
Luis Barragán
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1988
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 47
Lúcio Costa
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1998
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 48
George Ostrogorsky
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 49
Pascual Jordan
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1980
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 50
Oskar Morgenstern
ECONOMIST
1902 - 1977
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 51
Wilhelm Stuckart
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 52
Mohammad Hatta
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1980
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 53
Carlo Gambino
EXTREMIST
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 54
Mitsuo Fuchida
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1976
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 1976
Go to all RankingsPaul Lazarsfeld
SOCIOLOGIST
1901 - 1976
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 42
David Elazar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 1976
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 43
Yonatan Netanyahu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1946 - 1976
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 44
João Goulart
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1976
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 45
Kazi Nazrul Islam
WRITER
1899 - 1976
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 46
George Whipple
PHYSICIAN
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 47
George Ostrogorsky
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 48
Eileen Gray
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1976
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 49
Phil Ochs
SINGER
1940 - 1976
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 50
Carlo Gambino
EXTREMIST
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 51
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
PAINTER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 52
Carol Reed
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 53
Ivan Yakubovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1976
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 54
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, George Ostrogorsky ranks 388 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924), Nathalie Sarraute (1900), Nikolay Semyonov (1896), Viktor Tsoi (1962), Leonid Andreyev (1871), and Andrei Bely (1880). After him are Velimir Khlebnikov (1885), Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (1788), Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890), Valery Leontiev (1949), Vasily Perov (1834), and Anton Arensky (1861).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsVladimir Kryuchkov
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 382
Nathalie Sarraute
WRITER
1900 - 1999
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 383
Nikolay Semyonov
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 384
Viktor Tsoi
SINGER
1962 - 1990
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 385
Leonid Andreyev
WRITER
1871 - 1919
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 386
Andrei Bely
WRITER
1880 - 1934
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 387
George Ostrogorsky
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 388
Velimir Khlebnikov
WRITER
1885 - 1922
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 389
Catherine Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1819
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 390
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1890 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 391
Valery Leontiev
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 392
Vasily Perov
PAINTER
1834 - 1882
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 393
Anton Arensky
COMPOSER
1861 - 1906
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 394
Among HISTORIANS In Russia
Among historians born in Russia, George Ostrogorsky ranks 2. Before him are Lev Gumilyov (1912). After him are Vasily Bartold (1869), Vladimir Minorsky (1877), Alexander Vasiliev (1867), Vasily Klyuchevsky (1841), Alexander Kazhdan (1922), Léon Poliakov (1910), Mikhail Pogodin (1800), Jacob Theodor Klein (1685), Mikhail Artamonov (1898), and Boris Rybakov (1908).
Lev Gumilyov
1912 - 1992
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 1
George Ostrogorsky
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2
Vasily Bartold
1869 - 1930
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3
Vladimir Minorsky
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 4
Alexander Vasiliev
1867 - 1953
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 5
Vasily Klyuchevsky
1841 - 1911
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 6
Alexander Kazhdan
1922 - 1997
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 7
Léon Poliakov
1910 - 1997
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 8
Mikhail Pogodin
1800 - 1875
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 9
Jacob Theodor Klein
1685 - 1759
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 10
Mikhail Artamonov
1898 - 1972
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 11
Boris Rybakov
1908 - 2001
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 12