Archaeologist
Phillip V. Tobias
anthropologist
1925 - 2012
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Phillip V. Tobias
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Phillip V. Tobias is the 110th most popular archaeologist (up from 145th in 2024), the 121st most popular biography from South Africa (up from 202nd in 2019) and the most popular South African Archaeologist.
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Among Archaeologists
Among archaeologists, Phillip V. Tobias ranks 110 out of 151. Before him are Henri Frankfort, John Evans, Leon Kozłowski, E. A. Wallis Budge, Akurgal, and Mortimer Wheeler. After him are Stith Thompson, José Leite de Vasconcelos, Désiré Charnay, Davidson Black, Lewis Binford, and Blaga Aleksova.
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Akurgal
2600 BC - 2500 BC
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Mortimer Wheeler
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Phillip V. Tobias
1925 - 2012
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 110
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HPI: 55.65
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José Leite de Vasconcelos
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Lewis Binford
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HPI: 55.17
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1922 - 2007
HPI: 55.09
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Phillip V. Tobias ranks 371. Before him are Albert Eschenmoser, Jimmy Reed, Gunther Schuller, Ritwik Ghatak, Tomisaku Kawasaki, and Bernard Morel. After him are Irina Arkhipova, Miklós Szilvási, Roque Olsen, Adelina Gutiérrez, Art Larsen, and Giacomo Rossi Stuart. Among people deceased in 2012, Phillip V. Tobias ranks 313. Before him are Viktor Kosichkin, Friedhelm Konietzka, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Phyllis Diller, Klaus Köste, and Ian Abercrombie. After him are Claude Cheysson, Jim Marshall, Kurt Maetzig, Luis Aponte Martínez, Aleksandr Belyavsky, and Art Larsen.
Others Born in 1925
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Albert Eschenmoser
CHEMIST
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 365
Jimmy Reed
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1976
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 366
Gunther Schuller
COMPOSER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 367
Ritwik Ghatak
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1976
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 368
Tomisaku Kawasaki
PHYSICIAN
1925 - 2020
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 369
Bernard Morel
ATHLETE
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 370
Phillip V. Tobias
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1925 - 2012
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 371
Irina Arkhipova
SINGER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 372
Miklós Szilvási
ATHLETE
1925 - 1969
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 373
Roque Olsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1992
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 374
Adelina Gutiérrez
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 375
Art Larsen
TENNIS PLAYER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 376
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
ACTOR
1925 - 1994
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 377
Others Deceased in 2012
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Viktor Kosichkin
SKATER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 307
Friedhelm Konietzka
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 308
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2012
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 309
Phyllis Diller
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 310
Klaus Köste
GYMNAST
1943 - 2012
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 311
Ian Abercrombie
ACTOR
1934 - 2012
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 312
Phillip V. Tobias
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1925 - 2012
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 313
Claude Cheysson
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2012
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 314
Jim Marshall
BUSINESSPERSON
1923 - 2012
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 315
Kurt Maetzig
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2012
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 316
Luis Aponte Martínez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2012
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 317
Aleksandr Belyavsky
ACTOR
1932 - 2012
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 318
Art Larsen
TENNIS PLAYER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 319
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Phillip V. Tobias ranks 121 out of NaN. Before him are David Bailie (1937), Margaret Gardiner (1959), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Gary Player (1935), Stanley Mandelstam (1928), and Sharlto Copley (1973). After him are Cecil Kellaway (1890), Kevin Curren (1958), Deon Meyer (1958), Ruth First (1925), Eric Sturgess (1920), and Ian Scheckter (1947).
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David Bailie
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 115
Margaret Gardiner
CELEBRITY
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 116
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 117
Gary Player
GOLFER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 118
Stanley Mandelstam
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 119
Sharlto Copley
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 120
Phillip V. Tobias
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1925 - 2012
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 121
Cecil Kellaway
ACTOR
1890 - 1973
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 122
Kevin Curren
TENNIS PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 123
Deon Meyer
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 124
Ruth First
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1982
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 125
Eric Sturgess
TENNIS PLAYER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 126
Ian Scheckter
RACING DRIVER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 127
Among Archaeologists In South Africa
Among archaeologists born in South Africa, Phillip V. Tobias ranks 1.
