Historian

Irfan Habib

Indian Marxist historian

1931 - today

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Irfan Habib

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Irfan Habib is the 554th most popular historian (down from 545th in 2024), the 1,131st most popular biography from India (down from 1,052nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indian Historian.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Irfan Habib ranks 554 out of 561. Before him are Gerhard Weinberg, Christopher Clark, Gábor Kósa, Peter Heather, Oliver Grau, and Andreas Umland. After him are Wendy Beckett, Janusz Kurtyka, Stephen Turnbull, Adam Tooze, Allan Lichtman, and Stephen Kotkin.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

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Gerhard Weinberg
1928 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 548
Christopher Clark
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 549
Gábor Kósa
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 550
Peter Heather
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 551
Oliver Grau
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 552
Andreas Umland
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 553
Irfan Habib
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 554
Wendy Beckett
1930 - 2018
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 555
Janusz Kurtyka
1960 - 2010
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 556
Stephen Turnbull
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 557
Adam Tooze
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 558
Allan Lichtman
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 559
Stephen Kotkin
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 560

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Irfan Habib ranks 615. Before him are Malcolm Williamson, Michael Hardie Boys, Otis Blackwell, Cliff Hagan, David Axelrod, and Jack Clement. After him are Margaret Heckler, Tom Laughlin, Bina Rai, Jimmy McIlroy, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Hal Linden.

Others Born in 1931

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Malcolm Williamson
COMPOSER
1931 - 2003
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 609
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 610
Otis Blackwell
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 611
Cliff Hagan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 612
David Axelrod
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 613
Jack Clement
SINGER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 614
Irfan Habib
HISTORIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 615
Margaret Heckler
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 616
Tom Laughlin
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 617
Bina Rai
ACTOR
1931 - 2009
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 618
Jimmy McIlroy
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 619
Charles Nelson Reilly
ACTOR
1931 - 2007
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 620
Hal Linden
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 621

In India

Among people born in India, Irfan Habib ranks 1,131 out of NaN. Before him are Aishwarya Rajinikanth (1982), Reema Lagoo (1958), Kshama Sawant (1973), VVS Laxman (1974), Khushbu (1970), and Vikas Swarup (1961). After him are Rajiv Kapoor (1962), Simran (1976), Anushka Sharma (1988), Laxmi Agarwal (1990), Rohini Hattangadi (1955), and Monisha Kaltenborn (1971).

Others born in India

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Aishwarya Rajinikanth
FILM DIRECTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1,125
Reema Lagoo
ACTOR
1958 - 2017
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 1,126
Kshama Sawant
ECONOMIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 1,127
VVS Laxman
CRICKETER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 1,128
Khushbu
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 1,129
Vikas Swarup
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 1,130
Irfan Habib
HISTORIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 1,131
Rajiv Kapoor
ACTOR
1962 - 2021
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 1,132
Simran
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 1,133
Anushka Sharma
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 1,134
Laxmi Agarwal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 1,135
Rohini Hattangadi
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 1,136
Monisha Kaltenborn
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 1,137