HISTORIAN
Simon Schama
1945 - Today
Simon Schama
Sir Simon Michael Schama ( SHAH-mə; born 13 February 1945) is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Schama has received more than 1,407,391 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Simon Schama is the 499th most popular historian (down from 392nd in 2019), the 4,468th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,855th in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Historian.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
45.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.03
Effective Languages (L*)
4.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Simon Schama ranks 499 out of 561. Before him are Christopher Clark, Stephen F. Cohen, Walter Jens, Jacques Barzun, Cyril Mango, and Stephen Greenblatt. After him are Alessandro Barbero, Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok, Horace Engdahl, Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, Robert Service, and Rainer Zitelmann.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristopher Clark
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 493
Stephen F. Cohen
1938 - 2020
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 494
Walter Jens
1923 - 2013
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 495
Jacques Barzun
1907 - 2012
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 496
Cyril Mango
1928 - 2021
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 497
Stephen Greenblatt
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 498
Simon Schama
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 499
Alessandro Barbero
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 500
Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok
1879 - 1943
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 501
Horace Engdahl
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 502
Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa
1885 - 1967
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 503
Robert Service
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 504
Rainer Zitelmann
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 505
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Simon Schama ranks 532. Before him are Benoît Lamy, Dan Harrington, Jörg Drehmel, Aldo Poy, Rainer Brüderle, and Li Dong-woon. After him are Manuel Chaves, Susan Tyrrell, Paola Pigni, Javed Akhtar, Claude Barthélemy, and Ray Jackendoff.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsBenoît Lamy
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2008
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 526
Dan Harrington
POKER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 527
Jörg Drehmel
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 528
Aldo Poy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 529
Rainer Brüderle
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 530
Li Dong-woon
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 531
Simon Schama
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 532
Manuel Chaves
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 533
Susan Tyrrell
ACTOR
1945 - 2012
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 534
Paola Pigni
ATHLETE
1945 - 2021
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 535
Javed Akhtar
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 536
Claude Barthélemy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 537
Ray Jackendoff
LINGUIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 538
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Schama ranks 4,468 out of 8,785. Before him are John Dill (1881), Steve McQueen (1969), Pauline Baynes (1922), David Mitchell (1969), Alan Ayckbourn (1939), and Howard Jones (1955). After him are George Galloway (1954), Monty Norman (1928), Charles Williams (1886), Andy Mackay (1946), Paul Graham (1964), and Chris Craft (1939).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Dill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,462
Steve McQueen
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,463
Pauline Baynes
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,464
David Mitchell
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,465
Alan Ayckbourn
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,466
Howard Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,467
Simon Schama
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,468
George Galloway
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,469
Monty Norman
COMPOSER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,470
Charles Williams
WRITER
1886 - 1945
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,471
Andy Mackay
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,472
Paul Graham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,473
Chris Craft
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,474
Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Simon Schama ranks 60. Before him are Richard Overy (1947), Kenneth Clark (1903), Henry James Sumner Maine (1822), Orlando Figes (1959), H. J. R. Murray (1868), and George Grote (1794). After him are Robert Service (1947), A. H. M. Jones (1904), Mary Beard (1955), Lawrence Stone (1919), Mark Mazower (1958), and David Abulafia (1949).
Richard Overy
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 54
Kenneth Clark
1903 - 1983
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 55
Henry James Sumner Maine
1822 - 1888
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 56
Orlando Figes
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 57
H. J. R. Murray
1868 - 1955
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 58
George Grote
1794 - 1871
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 59
Simon Schama
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 60
Robert Service
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 61
A. H. M. Jones
1904 - 1970
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 62
Mary Beard
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 63
Lawrence Stone
1919 - 1999
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 64
Mark Mazower
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 65
David Abulafia
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 66