HISTORIAN
Howard Zinn
1922 - 2010
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, playwright, philosopher, socialist intellectual and World War II veteran. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote more than 20 books, including his best-selling and influential A People's History of the United States in 1980. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Zinn has received more than 2,664,420 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Zinn is the 173rd most popular historian (down from 141st in 2019), the 2,872nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,642nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Historian.
Memorability Metrics
2.7M
Page Views (PV)
55.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
2.99
Effective Languages (L*)
5.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Howard Zinn ranks 173 out of 561. Before him are Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, Edgar Quinet, Sozomen, Ernst Kantorowicz, Karl Krumbacher, and Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim. After him are Charles Diehl, Anthony Blunt, Michael Glykas, Joseph Klausner, Pei Songzhi, and Steven Runciman.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBaha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
1145 - 1234
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 167
Edgar Quinet
1803 - 1875
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 168
Sozomen
400 - 450
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 169
Ernst Kantorowicz
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 170
Karl Krumbacher
1856 - 1909
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 171
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim
1701 - 1790
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 172
Howard Zinn
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 173
Charles Diehl
1859 - 1944
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 174
Anthony Blunt
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 175
Michael Glykas
1125 - 1204
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 176
Joseph Klausner
1874 - 1958
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 177
Pei Songzhi
372 - 451
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 178
Steven Runciman
1903 - 2000
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 179
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Howard Zinn ranks 158. Before him are Alan Perlis, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Anker Jørgensen, Artemio Franchi, Bea Arthur, and Niels Holst-Sørensen. After him are Vasko Popa, Shovkat Alakbarova, Kingsley Amis, Mauro Bolognini, Theo Albrecht, and Charles M. Schulz. Among people deceased in 2010, Howard Zinn ranks 104. Before him are Cécile Aubry, Philippa Foot, Orlando Peçanha, Erich Segal, Guido de Marco, and Nasr Abu Zayd. After him are Andrei Voznesensky, Robert Culp, Raimon Panikkar, Georges Wilson, Vladimir Ilyushin, and Theo Albrecht.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsAlan Perlis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1922 - 1990
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 152
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1950
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 153
Anker Jørgensen
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 154
Artemio Franchi
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1983
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 155
Bea Arthur
ACTOR
1922 - 2009
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 156
Niels Holst-Sørensen
ATHLETE
1922 - 2023
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 157
Howard Zinn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 158
Vasko Popa
WRITER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 159
Shovkat Alakbarova
SINGER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 160
Kingsley Amis
WRITER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 161
Mauro Bolognini
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2001
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 162
Theo Albrecht
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2010
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 163
Charles M. Schulz
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 164
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsCécile Aubry
ACTOR
1928 - 2010
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 98
Philippa Foot
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 99
Orlando Peçanha
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 100
Erich Segal
WRITER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 101
Guido de Marco
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2010
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 102
Nasr Abu Zayd
PHILOSOPHER
1943 - 2010
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 103
Howard Zinn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 104
Andrei Voznesensky
WRITER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 105
Robert Culp
ACTOR
1930 - 2010
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 106
Raimon Panikkar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2010
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 107
Georges Wilson
ACTOR
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 108
Vladimir Ilyushin
PILOT
1927 - 2010
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 109
Theo Albrecht
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2010
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 110
In United States
Among people born in United States, Howard Zinn ranks 2,872 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Bachman (1924), Karl Guthe Jansky (1905), Harold Bloom (1930), Morton Feldman (1926), William Steig (1907), and James P. Allison (1948). After him are Andre Braugher (1962), Gloria Leonard (1940), Michael Dukakis (1933), Beatrice Wood (1893), Carmen Argenziano (1943), and Neil Patrick Harris (1973).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCharles Bachman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,866
Karl Guthe Jansky
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1950
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,867
Harold Bloom
WRITER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2,868
Morton Feldman
COMPOSER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2,869
William Steig
WRITER
1907 - 2003
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2,870
James P. Allison
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 2,871
Howard Zinn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 2,872
Andre Braugher
ACTOR
1962 - 2023
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 2,873
Gloria Leonard
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 2,874
Michael Dukakis
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 2,875
Beatrice Wood
PAINTER
1893 - 1998
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,876
Carmen Argenziano
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,877
Neil Patrick Harris
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,878
Among HISTORIANS In United States
Among historians born in United States, Howard Zinn ranks 8. Before him are Jared Diamond (1937), Donna Haraway (1944), Richard Sennett (1943), Natalie Zemon Davis (1928), Hayden White (1928), and Barbara W. Tuchman (1912). After him are Frederick Jackson Turner (1861), Linda Nochlin (1931), Joan Wallach Scott (1941), Deborah Lipstadt (1947), Donald Keene (1922), and Stephen E. Ambrose (1936).
Jared Diamond
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 2
Donna Haraway
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3
Richard Sennett
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 4
Natalie Zemon Davis
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 5
Hayden White
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 6
Barbara W. Tuchman
1912 - 1989
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 7
Howard Zinn
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 8
Frederick Jackson Turner
1861 - 1932
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 9
Linda Nochlin
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 10
Joan Wallach Scott
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 11
Deborah Lipstadt
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 12
Donald Keene
1922 - 2019
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 13
Stephen E. Ambrose
1936 - 2002
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 14