HISTORIAN
Romila Thapar
1931 - Today
Romila Thapar
Romila Thapar (born 30 November 1931) is an Indian historian. Her principal area of study is ancient India, a field in which she is pre-eminent. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Romila Thapar has received more than 1,238,507 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Romila Thapar is the 422nd most popular historian (down from 328th in 2019), the 689th most popular biography from India (down from 677th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Historian.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
42.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
1.70
Effective Languages (L*)
3.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Romila Thapar ranks 422 out of 339. Before her are Horace Engdahl, Alessandro Barbero, Stephen F. Cohen, Jacques Barzun, R. H. Tawney, and Ivan Charota. After her are Jacob Theodor Klein, Vasily Struve, Lawrence Stone, Richard Overy, Robert Kagan, and Richard Hofstadter.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Horace Engdahl
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 416
Alessandro Barbero
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 417
Stephen F. Cohen
1938 - 2020
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 418
Jacques Barzun
1907 - 2012
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 419
R. H. Tawney
1880 - 1962
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 420
Ivan Charota
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 421
Romila Thapar
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 422
Jacob Theodor Klein
1685 - 1759
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 423
Vasily Struve
1889 - 1965
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 424
Lawrence Stone
1919 - 1999
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 425
Richard Overy
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 426
Robert Kagan
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 427
Richard Hofstadter
1916 - 1970
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 428
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Romila Thapar ranks 444. Before her are Nadezhda Konyayeva, Frank Ramsey, Maria Gusakova, Flora Nwapa, Yevdokiya Mekshilo, and Walt Davis. After her are Anthony Newley, Gert Hofmann, Charles Colson, Enrique Hormazábal, Janice Rule, and Nirupa Roy.
Others Born in 1931
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Nadezhda Konyayeva
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 438
Frank Ramsey
1931 - 2018
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 439
Maria Gusakova
1931 - 2022
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 440
Flora Nwapa
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 441
Yevdokiya Mekshilo
1931 - 2013
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 442
Walt Davis
1931 - 2020
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 443
Romila Thapar
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 444
Anthony Newley
1931 - 1999
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 445
Gert Hofmann
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 446
Charles Colson
1931 - 2012
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 447
Enrique Hormazábal
1931 - 1999
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 448
Janice Rule
1931 - 2003
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 449
Nirupa Roy
1931 - 2004
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 450
In India
Among people born in India, Romila Thapar ranks 689 out of 1,493. Before her are Sudha Murty (1950), Oswald Gracias (1944), Amrita Singh (1958), Danny Denzongpa (1948), Huma Qureshi (1986), and Balasaraswati (1918). After her are Kanu Sanyal (1928), Reita Faria (1943), Ravi Zacharias (1946), Bappi Lahiri (1952), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), and Javed Akhtar (1945).
Others born in India
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Sudha Murty
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 683
Oswald Gracias
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 684
Amrita Singh
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 685
Danny Denzongpa
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 686
Huma Qureshi
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 687
Balasaraswati
1918 - 1984
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 688
Romila Thapar
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 689
Kanu Sanyal
1928 - 2010
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 690
Reita Faria
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 691
Ravi Zacharias
1946 - 2020
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 692
Bappi Lahiri
1952 - 2022
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 693
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
1914 - 1987
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 694
Javed Akhtar
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 695
Among HISTORIANS In India
Among historians born in India, Romila Thapar ranks 3. Before her are Pulakeshin II (610) and R. H. Tawney (1880). After her are Irfan Habib (1931).
Pulakeshin II
610 - 642
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1
R. H. Tawney
1880 - 1962
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 2
Romila Thapar
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 3
Irfan Habib
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 4
