ARCHAEOLOGIST
Robert Broom
1866 - 1951
Robert Broom
Robert Broom FRS FRSE (30 November 1866 – 6 April 1951) was a British- South African medical doctor and palaeontologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Broom has received more than 113,614 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Broom is the 60th most popular archaeologist (down from 59th in 2019), the 2,267th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,284th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Archaeologist.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
52.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
6.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Robert Broom ranks 60 out of 151. Before him are Johan Gunnar Andersson, Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet, Max von Oppenheim, Heinrich Karl Brugsch, Adolf Furtwängler, and Johan David Åkerblad. After him are Victor Loret, Alan Gardiner, Charles W. Gilmore, Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac, André Parrot, and Giuseppe Tucci.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohan Gunnar Andersson
1874 - 1960
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 54
Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet
1821 - 1898
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 55
Max von Oppenheim
1860 - 1946
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 56
Heinrich Karl Brugsch
1827 - 1894
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 57
Adolf Furtwängler
1853 - 1907
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 58
Johan David Åkerblad
1763 - 1819
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 59
Robert Broom
1866 - 1951
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 60
Victor Loret
1859 - 1946
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 61
Alan Gardiner
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 62
Charles W. Gilmore
1874 - 1945
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 63
Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac
1778 - 1867
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 64
André Parrot
1901 - 1980
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 65
Giuseppe Tucci
1894 - 1984
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 66
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1866, Robert Broom ranks 77. Before him are Carlos Schwabe, Joel Hastings Metcalf, Julian Marchlewski, Antonio Luna, Andrey Lyapchev, and Mario García Menocal. After him are George Minne, Paolo Troubetzkoy, Tristan Bernard, Georg Jensen, Ignacy Daszyński, and Kuroda Seiki. Among people deceased in 1951, Robert Broom ranks 91. Before him are Bernhard Kellermann, Vilhelm Bjerknes, Edgar Rubin, Fritz Busch, Fumiko Hayashi, and Pedro Salinas. After him are José Enrique Varela, Selim Palmgren, André Gobert, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, Reggie Walker, and László Almásy.
Others Born in 1866
Go to all RankingsCarlos Schwabe
PAINTER
1866 - 1926
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 71
Joel Hastings Metcalf
ASTRONOMER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 72
Julian Marchlewski
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 73
Antonio Luna
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1899
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 74
Andrey Lyapchev
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1933
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 75
Mario García Menocal
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1941
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 76
Robert Broom
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1951
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 77
George Minne
SCULPTOR
1866 - 1941
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 78
Paolo Troubetzkoy
SCULPTOR
1866 - 1938
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 79
Tristan Bernard
WRITER
1866 - 1947
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 80
Georg Jensen
DESIGNER
1866 - 1935
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 81
Ignacy Daszyński
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 82
Kuroda Seiki
PAINTER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1951
Go to all RankingsBernhard Kellermann
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1951
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 85
Vilhelm Bjerknes
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1951
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 86
Edgar Rubin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1951
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 87
Fritz Busch
MUSICIAN
1890 - 1951
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 88
Fumiko Hayashi
WRITER
1903 - 1951
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 89
Pedro Salinas
WRITER
1891 - 1951
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 90
Robert Broom
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1951
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 91
José Enrique Varela
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1951
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 92
Selim Palmgren
COMPOSER
1878 - 1951
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 93
André Gobert
TENNIS PLAYER
1890 - 1951
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 94
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 95
Reggie Walker
ATHLETE
1889 - 1951
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 96
László Almásy
EXPLORER
1895 - 1951
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 97
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Broom ranks 2,267 out of 8,785. Before him are Mark Rylance (1960), Maud Watson (1864), John William Draper (1811), Gloria Holden (1903), Arthur Aikin (1773), and Robert Harris (1957). After him are Olivia Williams (1968), Lulu (1948), Nick Kamen (1962), Nassau William Senior (1790), Emerald Fennell (1985), and Evelyn Colyer (1902).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMark Rylance
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2,261
Maud Watson
TENNIS PLAYER
1864 - 1946
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2,262
John William Draper
CHEMIST
1811 - 1882
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 2,263
Gloria Holden
ACTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 2,264
Arthur Aikin
CHEMIST
1773 - 1854
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 2,265
Robert Harris
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 2,266
Robert Broom
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1951
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 2,267
Olivia Williams
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 2,268
Lulu
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 2,269
Nick Kamen
SINGER
1962 - 2021
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2,270
Nassau William Senior
ECONOMIST
1790 - 1864
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2,271
Emerald Fennell
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 2,272
Evelyn Colyer
TENNIS PLAYER
1902 - 1930
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 2,273
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among archaeologists born in United Kingdom, Robert Broom ranks 10. Before him are Flinders Petrie (1853), George Smith (1840), John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), Leonard Woolley (1880), Max Mallowan (1904), and Colin Renfrew (1937). After him are Alan Gardiner (1879), Kathleen Kenyon (1906), Charles Dawson (1864), Dorothy Garrod (1892), John Evans (1823), and John Marshall (1876).
Flinders Petrie
1853 - 1942
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 4
George Smith
1840 - 1876
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 5
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
1834 - 1913
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 6
Leonard Woolley
1880 - 1960
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7
Max Mallowan
1904 - 1978
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8
Colin Renfrew
1937 - 2024
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 9
Robert Broom
1866 - 1951
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 10
Alan Gardiner
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 11
Kathleen Kenyon
1906 - 1978
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 12
Charles Dawson
1864 - 1916
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 13
Dorothy Garrod
1892 - 1968
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 14
John Evans
1823 - 1908
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 15
John Marshall
1876 - 1958
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 16