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Michael Wood

1948 - Today

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Michael David Wood, (born 23 July 1948) is an English historian and broadcaster. He has presented numerous well-known television documentary series from the late 1970s to the present day. Wood has also written a number of books on English history, including In Search of the Dark Ages, The Domesday Quest, The Story of England, and In Search of Shakespeare. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Wood has received more than 49,097 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Michael Wood is the 558th most popular historian (down from 459th in 2019), the 7,114th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,514th in 2019) and the 78th most popular British Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 49k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Michael Wood ranks 558 out of 561. Before him are Stephen Turnbull, Peter Heather, Peeter Järvelaid, Adrian Goldsworthy, Bettany Hughes, and Victor Davis Hanson. After him are Soner Cagaptay, William Dalrymple, and Rémi Mathis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Michael Wood ranks 797. Before him are Protima Bedi, Eddie Gray, Mary E. Peters, Raúl Grijalva, Bennie Thompson, and Duncan Hunter. After him are Ian Hallam, John Blackley, and Rod Grams.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Wood ranks 7,114 out of 8,785. Before him are Ann Sophie (1990), Mike McFarlane (1960), Jen Ledger (1989), Cher Lloyd (1993), Martin Taylor (1979), and Will Self (1961). After him are Lewis Tan (1987), Iké Ugbo (1998), Amir Khan (1986), Colin Hendry (1965), Yvonne McGregor (1961), and John McGinn (1994).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Michael Wood ranks 78. Before him are Iain Pears (1955), Warren Treadgold (1949), Stephen Turnbull (1948), Peter Heather (1960), Adrian Goldsworthy (1969), and Bettany Hughes (1968). After him are William Dalrymple (1965).

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