Archaeologist
Marija Gimbutas
Lithuanian-American archaeologist
1921 - 1994
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Marija Gimbutas
Her biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Marija Gimbutas is the 11th most popular archaeologist, the 26th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 23rd in 2019) and the most popular Lithuanian Archaeologist.
Marija Gimbutas is most famous for her theory that the Indo-Europeans were a matriarchal society.
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Marija Gimbutas's biography appears in 58 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Archaeologists.
#26 / 389
Marija Gimbutas ranks #26 among 389 people in Pantheon born in Lithuania, inside the top 7% of that group.
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Among Archaeologists
Among archaeologists, Marija Gimbutas ranks 11 out of 153. Before her are Edward Drinker Cope, Arthur Evans, Den, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, Colin Renfrew, and Semerkhet. After her are Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Nynetjer, V. Gordon Childe, Isdal Woman, George Smith, and Aurel Stein.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
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Edward Drinker Cope
1840 - 1897
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 5
Arthur Evans
1851 - 1941
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 6
Den
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 7
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
1788 - 1865
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 8
Colin Renfrew
1937 - 2024
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 9
Semerkhet
3000 BC - 2960 BC
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 10
Marija Gimbutas
1921 - 1994
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 11
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 12
Nynetjer
2750 BC - 2845 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 13
V. Gordon Childe
1892 - 1957
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 14
Isdal Woman
1940 - 1970
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 15
George Smith
1840 - 1876
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 16
Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Marija Gimbutas ranks 43. Before her are Lana Turner, Robert Bruce Merrifield, Amin al-Hafiz, Satyajit Ray, Deborah Kerr, and Jane Russell. After her are Vasily Stalin, Jean-Marie Balestre, Alida Valli, Lotfi A. Zadeh, Georges Brassens, and Kenneth Arrow. Among people deceased in 1994, Marija Gimbutas ranks 37. Before her are Roland Ratzenberger, Niels Kaj Jerne, George Peppard, Telly Savalas, Guy Debord, and Bassel al-Assad. After her are Andrés Escobar, Pierre Boulle, Vladimir Ivashko, Witold Lutosławski, Henry Mancini, and Gian Maria Volonté.
Others Born in 1921
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Lana Turner
ACTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 37
Robert Bruce Merrifield
CHEMIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 38
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 39
Satyajit Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1992
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 40
Deborah Kerr
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 41
Jane Russell
ACTOR
1921 - 2011
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 42
Marija Gimbutas
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1921 - 1994
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 43
Vasily Stalin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1962
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 44
Jean-Marie Balestre
JOURNALIST
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 45
Alida Valli
ACTOR
1921 - 2006
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 46
Lotfi A. Zadeh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 47
Georges Brassens
SINGER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 48
Kenneth Arrow
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 49
Others Deceased in 1994
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Roland Ratzenberger
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 31
Niels Kaj Jerne
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1994
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 32
George Peppard
ACTOR
1928 - 1994
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 33
Telly Savalas
ACTOR
1922 - 1994
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 34
Guy Debord
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 1994
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 35
Bassel al-Assad
ENGINEER
1962 - 1994
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 36
Marija Gimbutas
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1921 - 1994
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 37
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 38
Pierre Boulle
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 39
Vladimir Ivashko
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1994
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 40
Witold Lutosławski
COMPOSER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 41
Henry Mancini
COMPOSER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 42
Gian Maria Volonté
ACTOR
1933 - 1994
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 43
In Lithuania
Among people born in Lithuania, Marija Gimbutas ranks 26 out of 389. Before her are Pyotr Wrangel (1878), Jascha Heifetz (1901), Barbara Radziwiłł (1520), Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875), Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander (1799), and Aaron Klug (1926). After her are Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), Vytautas Landsbergis (1932), Hacı I Giray (1397), Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560), Gabriel Narutowicz (1865), and Gitanas Nausėda (1964).
Others born in Lithuania
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Pyotr Wrangel
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1928
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 20
Jascha Heifetz
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1987
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 21
Barbara Radziwiłł
COMPANION
1520 - 1551
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 22
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
PAINTER
1875 - 1911
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 23
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1875
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 24
Aaron Klug
CHEMIST
1926 - 2018
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 25
Marija Gimbutas
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1921 - 1994
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 26
Algirdas Brazauskas
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 27
Vytautas Landsbergis
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 28
Hacı I Giray
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1466
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 29
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1560 - 1621
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 30
Gabriel Narutowicz
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1922
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 31
Gitanas Nausėda
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 32
Among Archaeologists In Lithuania
Among archaeologists born in Lithuania, Marija Gimbutas ranks 1.
