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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 47,937 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Wood is the 460th most popular historian, the 6,531st most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 61st most popular British Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Michael Wood ranks 460 out of 339. Before him are Bernard Bailyn, Peeter Järvelaid, Janusz Kurtyka, Soner Cagaptay, Victor Davis Hanson, and Adrian Goldsworthy. After him are William Dalrymple and Rémi Mathis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Michael Wood ranks 704. Before him are Brendan Foster, Bob Barr, Kent Conrad, Protima Bedi, Bob Woolmer, and Bennie Thompson. After him are Duncan Hunter, Earl Blumenauer, and Rod Grams.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Wood ranks 6,531 out of 7,765. Before him are Richard Wright (1977), Carwyn Jones (1967), Jack Osbourne (1985), Penny Mordaunt (1973), Bradley Wright-Phillips (1985), and Dominic Dale (1971). After him are Damian Green (1956), Charlie Bewley (1981), John Hartson (1975), Lee Sharpe (1971), Tao Geoghegan Hart (1995), and Ryan Sessegnon (2000).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Michael Wood ranks 61. Before him are Iain Pears (1955), Mark Mazower (1958), Jan Morris (1926), David Rohl (1950), Richard Bauckham (1946), and Adrian Goldsworthy (1969). After him are William Dalrymple (1965).

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