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 558th most popular historian (down from 545th in 2024), the 1,132nd 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 558 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: 552
Christopher Clark
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 553
Gábor Kósa
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 554
Peter Heather
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 555
Oliver Grau
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 556
Andreas Umland
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 557
Irfan Habib
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 558
Wendy Beckett
1930 - 2018
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 559
Janusz Kurtyka
1960 - 2010
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 560
Stephen Turnbull
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 561
Adam Tooze
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 562
Allan Lichtman
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 563
Stephen Kotkin
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 564

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Irfan Habib ranks 616. 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: 610
Michael Hardie Boys
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 611
Otis Blackwell
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 612
Cliff Hagan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 613
David Axelrod
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 614
Jack Clement
SINGER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 615
Irfan Habib
HISTORIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 616
Margaret Heckler
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 617
Tom Laughlin
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 618
Bina Rai
ACTOR
1931 - 2009
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 619
Jimmy McIlroy
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 620
Charles Nelson Reilly
ACTOR
1931 - 2007
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 621
Hal Linden
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 622

In India

Among people born in India, Irfan Habib ranks 1,132 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: 1,126
Reema Lagoo
ACTOR
1958 - 2017
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 1,127
Kshama Sawant
ECONOMIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 1,128
VVS Laxman
CRICKETER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 1,129
Khushbu
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 1,130
Vikas Swarup
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 1,131
Irfan Habib
HISTORIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 1,132
Rajiv Kapoor
ACTOR
1962 - 2021
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 1,133
Simran
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 1,134
Anushka Sharma
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 1,135
Laxmi Agarwal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 1,136
Rohini Hattangadi
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 1,137
Monisha Kaltenborn
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 1,138