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 1,351,485 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Romila Thapar is the 518th most popular historian (down from 422nd in 2019), the 818th most popular biography from India (down from 685th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Historian.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
51.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
1.51
Effective Languages (L*)
4.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Romila Thapar ranks 518 out of 561. Before her are Lawrence Stone, Mark Mazower, Drew Gilpin Faust, Albrecht Weber, Ivan Charota, and R. H. Tawney. After her are David Bordwell, Andrei Lankov, Richard G. Hovannisian, David Abulafia, Gregory Areshian, and Hugh N. Kennedy.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLawrence Stone
1919 - 1999
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 512
Mark Mazower
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 513
Drew Gilpin Faust
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 514
Albrecht Weber
1825 - 1901
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 515
Ivan Charota
1952 - 2024
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 516
R. H. Tawney
1880 - 1962
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 517
Romila Thapar
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 518
David Bordwell
1947 - 2024
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 519
Andrei Lankov
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 520
Richard G. Hovannisian
1932 - 2023
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 521
David Abulafia
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 522
Gregory Areshian
1949 - 2020
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 523
Hugh N. Kennedy
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 524
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Romila Thapar ranks 525. Before her are Robert Morse, Stanislav Lusk, Aleksandar Ivoš, Zoltán Huszárik, Marla Gibbs, and Anne Heywood. After her are Thelma Kalama, Frank Ramsey, Janice Rule, Federico Edwards, Gisela Birkemeyer, and Johnny Sheffield.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsRobert Morse
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 519
Stanislav Lusk
ATHLETE
1931 - 1987
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 520
Aleksandar Ivoš
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 521
Zoltán Huszárik
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1981
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 522
Marla Gibbs
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 523
Anne Heywood
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 524
Romila Thapar
HISTORIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 525
Thelma Kalama
SWIMMER
1931 - 1999
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 526
Frank Ramsey
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 527
Janice Rule
ACTOR
1931 - 2003
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 528
Federico Edwards
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 529
Gisela Birkemeyer
ATHLETE
1931 - 2024
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 530
Johnny Sheffield
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 531
In India
Among people born in India, Romila Thapar ranks 818 out of 1,861. Before her are Saroj Khan (1948), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Anjali Devi (1927), Gauri Khan (1970), Ismail Merchant (1936), and Jagdish Bhagwati (1934). After her are Jamnalal Bajaj (1889), Nain Singh (1830), Madhavrao Scindia (1945), Manorama (1937), Vani Jairam (1945), and Smita Patil (1955).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsSaroj Khan
DANCER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 812
M. Balamuralikrishna
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 813
Anjali Devi
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 814
Gauri Khan
PRODUCER
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 815
Ismail Merchant
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 816
Jagdish Bhagwati
ECONOMIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 817
Romila Thapar
HISTORIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 818
Jamnalal Bajaj
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1942
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 819
Nain Singh
EXPLORER
1830 - 1882
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 820
Madhavrao Scindia
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2001
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 821
Manorama
ACTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 822
Vani Jairam
SINGER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 823
Smita Patil
ACTOR
1955 - 1986
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 824
Among HISTORIANS In India
Among historians born in India, Romila Thapar ranks 4. Before her are Pulakeshin II (610), ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (1540), and R. H. Tawney (1880). After her are Irfan Habib (1931).
Pulakeshin II
610 - 642
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 1
ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
1540 - 1615
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 2
R. H. Tawney
1880 - 1962
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3
Romila Thapar
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 4
Irfan Habib
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 5