HISTORIAN

Peter Heather

1960 - Today

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Peter John Heather (born 8 June 1960) is a British historian of late antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Heather is Chair of the Medieval History Department and Professor of Medieval History at King's College London. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Heather has received more than 160,192 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Heather is the 553rd most popular historian, the 6,731st most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 75th most popular British Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Peter Heather ranks 553 out of 561. Before him are Bernard Bailyn, Janusz Kurtyka, Stephen Kotkin, Allan Lichtman, Wendy Beckett, and Stephen Turnbull. After him are Peeter Järvelaid, Adrian Goldsworthy, Bettany Hughes, Victor Davis Hanson, Michael Wood, and Soner Cagaptay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Peter Heather ranks 759. Before him are Elena Valenciano, Paulo Rodrigues Barc, Olli Huttunen, Per Carlén, Keiichiro Nuno, and Halim Benmabrouk. After him are Rati Agnihotri, Thomas Marshburn, Flood, Steven Swanson, Bradley Walsh, and Thom Tillis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Heather ranks 6,731 out of 8,785. Before him are Sheila Sherwood (1945), Eddie Turnbull (1923), Peter Wilson (1947), Nigel Clough (1966), Derek Dougan (1938), and Sean Maguire (1976). After him are Harry Treadaway (1984), Kenny Sansom (1958), Jermaine Pennant (1983), Declan Galbraith (1991), Wayne Hennessey (1987), and Joe Royle (1949).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Peter Heather ranks 75. Before him are Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), Jan Morris (1926), Richard Bauckham (1946), Iain Pears (1955), Warren Treadgold (1949), and Stephen Turnbull (1948). After him are Adrian Goldsworthy (1969), Bettany Hughes (1968), Michael Wood (1948), and William Dalrymple (1965).

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