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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 86,015 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). George Ostrogorsky is the 85th most popular historian (up from 93rd in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from Russia (up from 463rd in 2019) and the most popular Russian Historian.

Memorability Metrics

86k
Page Views (PV)
59.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
11.65
Effective Languages (L*)
1.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, George Ostrogorsky ranks 85 out of 339. Before him are Julius Wellhausen, Ephorus, Timaeus, Yuval Noah Harari, Georges Duby, and Flavio Biondo. After him are Shoqan Walikhanov, Al-Maqrizi, Sozomen, Lev Gumilyov, Alois Riegl, and Tyrannius Rufinus.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

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Julius Wellhausen
1844 - 1918
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 79
Ephorus
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 80
Timaeus
350 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 81
Yuval Noah Harari
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 82
Georges Duby
1919 - 1996
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 83
Flavio Biondo
1388 - 1463
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 84
George Ostrogorsky
1902 - 1976
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 85
Shoqan Walikhanov
1835 - 1865
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 86
Al-Maqrizi
1364 - 1442
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 87
Sozomen
400 - 450
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 88
Lev Gumilyov
1912 - 1992
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 89
Alois Riegl
1858 - 1905
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 90
Tyrannius Rufinus
345 - 411
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 91

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, George Ostrogorsky ranks 50. Before him are Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lúcio Costa, Max Ophüls, and David O. Selznick. After him are Carlo Levi, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Anatole Litvak, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, Carlo Gambino, and Oskar Morgenstern. Among people deceased in 1976, George Ostrogorsky ranks 48. Before him are Silvana Armenulić, Paul Lazarsfeld, Eileen Gray, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Yonatan Netanyahu, and Lin Yutang. After him are João Goulart, Tove Ditlevsen, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, George Whipple, Ivan Yakubovsky, and Carlo Gambino.

Others Born in 1902

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Princess Mafalda of Savoy
1902 - 1944
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 44
Prince George, Duke of Kent
1902 - 1942
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 45
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
1902 - 1994
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 46
Lúcio Costa
1902 - 1998
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 47
Max Ophüls
1902 - 1957
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 48
David O. Selznick
1902 - 1965
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 49
George Ostrogorsky
1902 - 1976
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 50
Carlo Levi
1902 - 1975
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 51
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
1902 - 1973
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 52
Anatole Litvak
1902 - 1974
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 53
Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg
1902 - 1962
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 54
Carlo Gambino
1902 - 1976
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 55
Oskar Morgenstern
1902 - 1977
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 56

Others Deceased in 1976

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Silvana Armenulić
1939 - 1976
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 42
Paul Lazarsfeld
1901 - 1976
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 43
Eileen Gray
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 44
Kazi Nazrul Islam
1899 - 1976
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 45
Yonatan Netanyahu
1946 - 1976
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 46
Lin Yutang
1895 - 1976
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 47
George Ostrogorsky
1902 - 1976
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 48
João Goulart
1918 - 1976
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 49
Tove Ditlevsen
1917 - 1976
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 50
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 51
George Whipple
1878 - 1976
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 52
Ivan Yakubovsky
1912 - 1976
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 53
Carlo Gambino
1902 - 1976
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 54

In Russia

Among people born in Russia, George Ostrogorsky ranks 417 out of 3,262. Before him are Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858), Patriarch Filaret of Moscow (1553), Nikolai Leskov (1831), Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia (1691), Vasily Zhukovsky (1783), and Nathalie Sarraute (1900). After him are Vsevolod the Big Nest (1154), Rinat Dasayev (1957), Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882), Yuri Lotman (1922), Yuri Nikulin (1921), and Aleksei N. Leontiev (1903).

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Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
1858 - 1915
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 411
Patriarch Filaret of Moscow
1553 - 1633
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 412
Nikolai Leskov
1831 - 1895
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 413
Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia
1691 - 1733
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 414
Vasily Zhukovsky
1783 - 1852
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 415
Nathalie Sarraute
1900 - 1999
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 416
George Ostrogorsky
1902 - 1976
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 417
Vsevolod the Big Nest
1154 - 1212
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 418
Rinat Dasayev
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 419
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
1882 - 1957
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 420
Yuri Lotman
1922 - 1993
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 421
Yuri Nikulin
1921 - 1997
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 422
Aleksei N. Leontiev
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 423