HISTORIAN
Iain Pears
1955 - Today
Iain Pears
Iain George Pears (born 8 August 1955) is an English art historian, novelist and journalist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iain Pears has received more than 183,247 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Iain Pears is the 536th most popular historian (down from 431st in 2019), the 5,581st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,715th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular British Historian.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
41.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Iain Pears ranks 536 out of 561. Before him are Jan Morris, Griselda Pollock, Elaine Pagels, John Komlos, Richard Bauckham, and Mary Ritter Beard. After him are Charles Oman, Richard Hofstadter, Warren Treadgold, Gábor Kósa, Francis Parkman, and Anthony Grafton.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJan Morris
1926 - 2020
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 530
Griselda Pollock
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 531
Elaine Pagels
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 532
John Komlos
1944 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 533
Richard Bauckham
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 534
Mary Ritter Beard
1876 - 1958
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 535
Iain Pears
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 536
Charles Oman
1860 - 1946
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 537
Richard Hofstadter
1916 - 1970
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 538
Warren Treadgold
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 539
Gábor Kósa
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 540
Francis Parkman
1823 - 1893
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 541
Anthony Grafton
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 542
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Iain Pears ranks 544. Before him are Silvio Leonard, Philippe Boisse, Andrew M. Allen, Diana Scarwid, Andrew Stevens, and Gregor Braun. After him are Marek Dziuba, Gerard Nijboer, Heribert Weber, Philippe Lafontaine, Steven M. Greer, and Klas Östergren.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsSilvio Leonard
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 538
Philippe Boisse
FENCER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 539
Andrew M. Allen
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 540
Diana Scarwid
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 541
Andrew Stevens
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 542
Gregor Braun
CYCLIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 543
Iain Pears
HISTORIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 544
Marek Dziuba
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 545
Gerard Nijboer
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 546
Heribert Weber
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 547
Philippe Lafontaine
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 548
Steven M. Greer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 549
Klas Östergren
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 550
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Iain Pears ranks 5,581 out of 8,785. Before him are Barry Unsworth (1930), Peter Noone (1947), Mary Berry (1935), Passenger (1984), John Sell Cotman (1782), and Allan Cunningham (1791). After him are Tammy Abraham (1997), Antony Tudor (1908), Mason Mount (1999), Nigel Stepney (1958), Norman Whiteside (1965), and Julie Covington (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBarry Unsworth
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 5,575
Peter Noone
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 5,576
Mary Berry
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 5,577
Passenger
MUSICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 5,578
John Sell Cotman
PAINTER
1782 - 1842
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 5,579
Allan Cunningham
EXPLORER
1791 - 1839
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 5,580
Iain Pears
HISTORIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 5,581
Tammy Abraham
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 5,582
Antony Tudor
DANCER
1908 - 1987
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 5,583
Mason Mount
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 5,584
Nigel Stepney
RACING DRIVER
1958 - 2014
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 5,585
Norman Whiteside
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 5,586
Julie Covington
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 5,587
Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Iain Pears ranks 72. Before him are David Abulafia (1949), Hugh N. Kennedy (1947), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), Jan Morris (1926), and Richard Bauckham (1946). After him are Warren Treadgold (1949), Stephen Turnbull (1948), Peter Heather (1960), Adrian Goldsworthy (1969), Bettany Hughes (1968), and Michael Wood (1948).
David Abulafia
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 66
Hugh N. Kennedy
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 67
Edward Augustus Freeman
1823 - 1892
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 68
Jonathan Riley-Smith
1938 - 2016
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 69
Jan Morris
1926 - 2020
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 70
Richard Bauckham
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 71
Iain Pears
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 72
Warren Treadgold
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 73
Stephen Turnbull
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 74
Peter Heather
1960 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 75
Adrian Goldsworthy
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 76
Bettany Hughes
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.52
Rank: 77
Michael Wood
1948 - Present
HPI: 32.21
Rank: 78