Writer
Max Hastings
English journalist, editor, historian and author (born 1945)
1945 - today
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Max Hastings
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Max Hastings is the 6,392nd most popular writer (down from 6,216th in 2024), the 5,559th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,230th in 2019) and the 614th most popular British Writer.
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51.03
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Max Hastings ranks 6,392 out of 7,302. Before him are Vikram Seth, Karin Alvtegen, John Clellon Holmes, Christopher Smart, Rosa María Britton, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. After him are Thomas Lodge, Stephen Vincent Benét, J. G. Farrell, Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip Massinger, and Andreas Eschbach.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVikram Seth
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 6,386
Karin Alvtegen
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 6,387
John Clellon Holmes
1926 - 1988
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 6,388
Christopher Smart
1722 - 1771
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 6,389
Rosa María Britton
1936 - 2019
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 6,390
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1896 - 1953
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 6,391
Max Hastings
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 6,392
Thomas Lodge
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6,393
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898 - 1943
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6,394
J. G. Farrell
1935 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 6,395
Stephen R. Donaldson
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 6,396
Philip Massinger
1583 - 1640
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 6,397
Andreas Eschbach
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 6,398
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Max Hastings ranks 638. Before him are Philippa Marrack, Roger C. Field, Lowell George, Eugenie Scott, Cristian Gațu, and Barbara Anderson. After him are Christy Moore, Ruth Gavison, Paul Bérenger, Ferenc Konrád, Ronald J. Grabe, and Susan Bassnett.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsPhilippa Marrack
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 632
Roger C. Field
INVENTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 633
Lowell George
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1979
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 634
Eugenie Scott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 635
Cristian Gațu
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 636
Barbara Anderson
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 637
Max Hastings
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 638
Christy Moore
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 639
Ruth Gavison
LAWYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 640
Paul Bérenger
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 641
Ferenc Konrád
ATHLETE
1945 - 2015
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 642
Ronald J. Grabe
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 643
Susan Bassnett
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 644
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Max Hastings ranks 5,559 out of NaN. Before him are Toby Kebbell (1982), William Morgan (1547), Edmund Andros (1637), W. T. Tutte (1917), Molly Peters (1942), and Ben Daniels (1964). After him are John Wark (1957), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Thomas Lodge (1558), James Thornhill (1675), Vivien Merchant (1929), and Adrian Biddle (1952).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsToby Kebbell
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,553
William Morgan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1547 - 1604
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 5,554
Edmund Andros
POLITICIAN
1637 - 1714
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,555
W. T. Tutte
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,556
Molly Peters
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,557
Ben Daniels
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5,558
Max Hastings
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 5,559
John Wark
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 5,560
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1933
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,561
Thomas Lodge
WRITER
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,562
James Thornhill
PAINTER
1675 - 1734
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,563
Vivien Merchant
ACTOR
1929 - 1982
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,564
Adrian Biddle
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - 2005
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5,565
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Max Hastings ranks 614. Before him are Brian Stableford (1948), Hammond Innes (1913), Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Andrew Davies (1936), Barbara Pym (1913), and Christopher Smart (1722). After him are Thomas Lodge (1558), J. G. Farrell (1935), Philip Massinger (1583), China Miéville (1972), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), and Alastair Reynolds (1966).
Brian Stableford
1948 - 2024
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 608
Hammond Innes
1913 - 1998
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 609
Sheila Jeffreys
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 610
Andrew Davies
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 611
Barbara Pym
1913 - 1980
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 612
Christopher Smart
1722 - 1771
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 613
Max Hastings
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 614
Thomas Lodge
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 615
J. G. Farrell
1935 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 616
Philip Massinger
1583 - 1640
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 617
China Miéville
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 618
Lascelles Abercrombie
1881 - 1938
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 619
Alastair Reynolds
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 620











































