Historian
Omeljan Pritsak
Ukrainian historian
1919 - 2006
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Omeljan Pritsak
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Omeljan Pritsak is the 374th most popular historian, the 668th most popular biography from Ukraine and the 3rd most popular Ukrainian Historian.
Omeljan Pritsak was most famous for his scholarship as a Ukrainian-American history professor advancing studies of Eastern Europe and early Rus'. A surprising fact is that he mastered numerous languages including Turkic ones to uncover hidden historical connections. His legacy lives on through the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute he established which sustains global research today.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Omeljan Pritsak ranks 374 out of 561. Before him are Mykhailo Maksymovych, Taner Akçam, Khalifah ibn Khayyat, Benny Morris, Hugh Trevor-Roper, and John Keegan. After him are Jacob Talmon, Leo Allatius, Heinrich Zimmer, Géza Alföldy, Gottfried Arnold, and Léon Gautier.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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HPI: 57.30
Rank: 368
Taner Akçam
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 369
Khalifah ibn Khayyat
777 - 854
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 370
Benny Morris
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 371
Hugh Trevor-Roper
1914 - 2003
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 372
John Keegan
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 373
Omeljan Pritsak
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 374
Jacob Talmon
1916 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 375
Leo Allatius
1586 - 1669
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 376
Heinrich Zimmer
1890 - 1943
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 377
Géza Alföldy
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 378
Gottfried Arnold
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 379
Léon Gautier
1832 - 1897
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 380
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Omeljan Pritsak ranks 219. Before him are Mustai Karim, Pauline Kael, Alan Young, Loki Schmidt, Lawrence Tierney, and Richard Bergmann. After him are Nilla Pizzi, Arnold Meri, Wilson Greatbatch, Béla Sárosi, Bep Voskuijl, and Richard Todd. Among people deceased in 2006, Omeljan Pritsak ranks 234. Before him are Tihomir Ognjanov, Ole Madsen, Imrich Stacho, Maxi Herber, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Miroslav Brozović. After him are Arif Mardin, Ángel Suquía Goicoechea, Ivar Formo, Elizabeth Allen, Leon Niemczyk, and Lou Rawls.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsMustai Karim
WRITER
1919 - 2005
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 213
Pauline Kael
WRITER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 214
Alan Young
ACTOR
1919 - 2016
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 215
Loki Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 216
Lawrence Tierney
ACTOR
1919 - 2002
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 217
Richard Bergmann
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1919 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 218
Omeljan Pritsak
HISTORIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 219
Nilla Pizzi
SINGER
1919 - 2011
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 220
Arnold Meri
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2009
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 221
Wilson Greatbatch
INVENTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 222
Béla Sárosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1993
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 223
Bep Voskuijl
CELEBRITY
1919 - 1983
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 224
Richard Todd
ACTOR
1919 - 2009
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 225
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsTihomir Ognjanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 228
Ole Madsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 229
Imrich Stacho
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2006
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 230
Maxi Herber
SKATER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 231
Jeane Kirkpatrick
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 232
Miroslav Brozović
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 233
Omeljan Pritsak
HISTORIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 234
Arif Mardin
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 235
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 2006
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 236
Ivar Formo
SKIER
1951 - 2006
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 237
Elizabeth Allen
ACTOR
1929 - 2006
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 238
Leon Niemczyk
ACTOR
1923 - 2006
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 239
Lou Rawls
SINGER
1933 - 2006
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 240
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Omeljan Pritsak ranks 668 out of NaN. Before him are Sergey Kozlov (1963), Emma Andijewska (1931), Ostap Vyshnya (1889), Aleksander Ford (1908), Shura Cherkassky (1909), and Yevhen Arzhanov (1948). After him are Anatoly Kuznetsov (1929), Anatoliy Konkov (1949), Petro Grigorenko (1907), Mieczysław Horszowski (1892), Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (1979), and Lidiya Alfeyeva (1946).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsSergey Kozlov
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 662
Emma Andijewska
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 663
Ostap Vyshnya
WRITER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 664
Aleksander Ford
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 665
Shura Cherkassky
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1995
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 666
Yevhen Arzhanov
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 667
Omeljan Pritsak
HISTORIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 668
Anatoly Kuznetsov
WRITER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 669
Anatoliy Konkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2024
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 670
Petro Grigorenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1987
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 671
Mieczysław Horszowski
MUSICIAN
1892 - 1993
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 672
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 673
Lidiya Alfeyeva
ATHLETE
1946 - 2022
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 674
Among Historians In Ukraine
Among historians born in Ukraine, Omeljan Pritsak ranks 3. Before him are Michael Rostovtzeff (1870), and Iryna Melnykova (1918). After him are Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok (1879), Vyacheslav Lypynsky (1882), and Lidiya Ponomarenko (1922).
Michael Rostovtzeff
1870 - 1952
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1
Iryna Melnykova
1918 - 2010
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 2
Omeljan Pritsak
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 3
Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok
1879 - 1943
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4
Vyacheslav Lypynsky
1882 - 1931
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 5
Lidiya Ponomarenko
1922 - 2013
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 6





















































