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Howard Zinn

1922 - 2010

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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 over 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 2,563,292 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Zinn is the 141st most popular historian (up from 158th in 2019), the 2,649th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,014th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Howard Zinn ranks 141 out of 339. Before him are Helmold, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Heinrich von Treitschke, Ian Kershaw, Ernst Kantorowicz, and Charles Diehl. After him are Vladimir Minorsky, Otto von Gierke, Adémar de Chabannes, Matthew of Edessa, Philostorgius, and Ibn Hibban.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Howard Zinn ranks 137. Before him are Eleanor Parker, Sōsuke Uno, Manolis Glezos, Yuri Knorozov, Charles M. Schulz, and Kevin Roche. After him are Luis Somoza Debayle, Tadeusz Borowski, Kingsley Amis, Bernardin Gantin, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, and Albert Lamorisse. Among people deceased in 2010, Howard Zinn ranks 90. Before him are Robert Culp, Captain Beefheart, Charlie Wilson, Teddy Scholten, Maurice Wilkes, and Martin Sandberger. After him are Miguel Delibes, Erich Segal, Vladislav Ardzinba, Dick Francis, Alexander Haig, and Raimon Panikkar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Zinn ranks 2,649 out of 18,182. Before him are Carly Simon (1945), Pancho Gonzales (1928), Arlene Dahl (1925), Ted Levine (1957), August Derleth (1909), and Kristen Stewart (1990). After him are Dyanne Thorne (1936), Dennis Farina (1944), Bo Derek (1956), Zendaya (1996), Jerome Powell (1953), and Clifford Brown (1930).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Howard Zinn ranks 7. Before him are Thomas Kuhn (1922), Jared Diamond (1937), Donna Haraway (1944), Barbara W. Tuchman (1912), Hayden White (1928), and Richard Sennett (1943). After him are Linda Nochlin (1931), Deborah Lipstadt (1947), Frederick Jackson Turner (1861), Robert Darnton (1939), John King Fairbank (1907), and William H. Prescott (1796).

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