1880 - 1960
Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April 1880 – 20 February 1960) was a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia. He is recognized as one of the first "modern" archaeologists who excavated in a methodical way, keeping careful records, and using them to reconstruct ancient life and history. Woolley was knighted in 1935 for his contributions to the discipline of archaeology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonard Woolley has received more than 325,815 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Woolley is the 28th most popular archaeologist, the 1,246th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,455th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Archaeologist.
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Among archaeologists, Leonard Woolley ranks 28 out of 104. Before him are Austen Henry Layard, Khaemweset, Leo Frobenius, Bogdan Filov, Alcide d'Orbigny, and Paul Pelliot. After him are Othniel Charles Marsh, Robert Ballard, Neferkare Tereru, Ami Boué, Wilhelm Dörpfeld, and George Gaylord Simpson.
1817 - 1894
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 22
1281 BC - 1225 BC
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 23
1873 - 1938
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 24
1883 - 1945
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 25
1802 - 1857
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 26
1878 - 1945
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 27
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 28
1831 - 1899
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 29
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 30
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 31
1794 - 1881
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 32
1853 - 1940
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 33
1902 - 1984
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 34
Among people born in 1880, Leonard Woolley ranks 54. Before him are Elizabeth of the Trinity, Martiros Saryan, Mikhail Tomsky, Vasily Degtyaryov, Margherita Sarfatti, and Charles Huntziger. After him are Marie-Louise Meilleur, Adrian Carton de Wiart, Otto Meissner, John Boyd Orr, Mitsumasa Yonai, and Grock. Among people deceased in 1960, Leonard Woolley ranks 47. Before him are A. L. Kroeber, Jussi Björling, Otoya Yamaguchi, Jacques Becker, Frank Lloyd, and Inejiro Asanuma. After him are Yan Xishan, Paul Abraham, Antonie Pannekoek, Vicki Baum, Pierre Reverdy, and José Antonio Aguirre.
1880 - 1906
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 48
1880 - 1972
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 49
1880 - 1936
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 50
1880 - 1949
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 51
1880 - 1961
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 52
1880 - 1941
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 53
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 54
1880 - 1998
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 55
1880 - 1963
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 56
1880 - 1953
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 57
1880 - 1971
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 58
1880 - 1948
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 59
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 60
1876 - 1960
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 41
1911 - 1960
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 42
1943 - 1960
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 43
1906 - 1960
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 44
1886 - 1960
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 45
1898 - 1960
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 46
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 47
1883 - 1960
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 48
1892 - 1960
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 49
1873 - 1960
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 50
1888 - 1960
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 51
1889 - 1960
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 52
1904 - 1960
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 53
Among people born in United Kingdom, Leonard Woolley ranks 1,246 out of 7,765. Before him are John Nettles (1943), Catherine Eddowes (1842), Martin Frobisher (1535), Andy Whitfield (1971), Vera Lynn (1917), and Scott Adkins (1976). After him are Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721), Matthew Festing (1949), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), Jethro Tull (1674), Horace Walpole (1717), and John Entwistle (1944).
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,240
1842 - 1888
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,241
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,242
1971 - 2011
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,243
1917 - 2020
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,244
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,245
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 1,246
1721 - 1765
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,247
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,248
1821 - 1862
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,249
1674 - 1741
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,250
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,251
1944 - 2002
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,252
Among archaeologists born in United Kingdom, Leonard Woolley ranks 5. Before him are Howard Carter (1874), Arthur Evans (1851), George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866), and Flinders Petrie (1853). After him are John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), Max Mallowan (1904), George Smith (1840), Alan Gardiner (1879), Colin Renfrew (1937), Robert Broom (1866), and Kathleen Kenyon (1906).
1874 - 1939
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 1
1851 - 1941
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 2
1866 - 1923
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 3
1853 - 1942
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 4
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 5
1834 - 1913
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 6
1904 - 1978
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 7
1840 - 1876
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 8
1879 - 1963
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 9
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 10
1866 - 1951
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 11
1906 - 1978
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 12