Historian
Robert Service
British historian
1947 - today
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Robert Service
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Service is the 497th most popular historian (up from 504th in 2024), the 4,718th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,537th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Historian.
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Historical Popularity Index
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Among Historians
Among historians, Robert Service ranks 497 out of 561. Before him are Samuel Eliot Morison, Michelle Perrot, Rainer Zitelmann, Frederic G. Kenyon, Thomas Walker Arnold, and Alfred W. Crosby. After him are Daniel Pipes, Kemal Karpat, William of Newburgh, American Horse, Walter Rodney, and Gregory Areshian.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Samuel Eliot Morison
1887 - 1976
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 491
Michelle Perrot
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 492
Rainer Zitelmann
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 493
Frederic G. Kenyon
1863 - 1952
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 494
Thomas Walker Arnold
1864 - 1930
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 495
Alfred W. Crosby
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 496
Robert Service
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 497
Daniel Pipes
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 498
Kemal Karpat
1924 - 2019
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 499
William of Newburgh
1130 - 1190
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 500
American Horse
1840 - 1908
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 501
Walter Rodney
1942 - 1980
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 502
Gregory Areshian
1949 - 2020
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 503
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Robert Service ranks 696. Before him are Sarolta Zalatnay, Hans Jacobson, Boujemaa Benkhrif, Paulo de Carvalho, Boris Gulko, and Wayne Allwine. After him are Glenn Cornick, Frank Shorter, Leena Krohn, Rói Patursson, Finn Kalvik, and Carlos Mendes.
Others Born in 1947
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Sarolta Zalatnay
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 690
Hans Jacobson
FENCER
1947 - 1984
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 691
Boujemaa Benkhrif
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 692
Paulo de Carvalho
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 693
Boris Gulko
CHESS PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 694
Wayne Allwine
ACTOR
1947 - 2009
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 695
Robert Service
HISTORIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 696
Glenn Cornick
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 697
Frank Shorter
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 698
Leena Krohn
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 699
Rói Patursson
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 700
Finn Kalvik
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 701
Carlos Mendes
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 702
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Service ranks 4,718 out of NaN. Before him are Roy Kinnear (1934), Jimmy Gallagher (1901), Roger Ashton-Griffiths (1957), Allan Clarke (1942), Rick Allen (1963), and David Garnett (1892). After him are Glenn Cornick (1947), Rupert Davies (1916), Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), Alma Cogan (1932), Heather Harper (1930), and Stan Mortensen (1921).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Roy Kinnear
ACTOR
1934 - 1988
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4,712
Jimmy Gallagher
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1971
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4,713
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4,714
Allan Clarke
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4,715
Rick Allen
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4,716
David Garnett
WRITER
1892 - 1981
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,717
Robert Service
HISTORIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,718
Glenn Cornick
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,719
Rupert Davies
ACTOR
1916 - 1976
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,720
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
POLITICIAN
1393 - 1455
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,721
Alma Cogan
SINGER
1932 - 1966
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,722
Heather Harper
SINGER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,723
Stan Mortensen
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1991
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,724
Among Historians In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Robert Service ranks 59. Before him are Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931), William Robertson (1721), William Dalrymple (1965), Thomas Fuller (1608), Frederic G. Kenyon (1863), and Thomas Walker Arnold (1864). After him are William of Newburgh (1130), Mark Mazower (1958), William Mitchell Ramsay (1851), N. G. L. Hammond (1907), Richard Overy (1947), and Hugh N. Kennedy (1947).
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 53
William Robertson
1721 - 1793
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 54
William Dalrymple
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 55
Thomas Fuller
1608 - 1661
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 56
Frederic G. Kenyon
1863 - 1952
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 57
Thomas Walker Arnold
1864 - 1930
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 58
Robert Service
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 59
William of Newburgh
1130 - 1190
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 60
Mark Mazower
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 61
William Mitchell Ramsay
1851 - 1939
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 62
N. G. L. Hammond
1907 - 2001
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 63
Richard Overy
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 64
Hugh N. Kennedy
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 65
