HISTORIAN
Victor Davis Hanson
1953 - Today
Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is an American classicist, military historian, and conservative political commentator. He has been a commentator on modern and ancient warfare and contemporary politics for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Review, The Washington Times, and other media outlets. He is a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno, the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in classics and military history at the Hoover Institution, and visiting professor at Hillsdale College. Hanson was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2007 by President George W. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Davis Hanson has received more than 2,663,116 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Davis Hanson is the 557th most popular historian (down from 457th in 2019), the 16,598th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,215th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Historian.
Memorability Metrics
2.7M
Page Views (PV)
41.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.13
Effective Languages (L*)
3.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 557 out of 561. Before him are Wendy Beckett, Stephen Turnbull, Peter Heather, Peeter Järvelaid, Adrian Goldsworthy, and Bettany Hughes. After him are Michael Wood, Soner Cagaptay, William Dalrymple, and Rémi Mathis.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWendy Beckett
1930 - 2018
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 551
Stephen Turnbull
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 552
Peter Heather
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 553
Peeter Järvelaid
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 554
Adrian Goldsworthy
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 555
Bettany Hughes
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 556
Victor Davis Hanson
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 557
Michael Wood
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 558
Soner Cagaptay
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 559
William Dalrymple
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 560
Rémi Mathis
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 561
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 701. Before him are Lionel Hollins, Alan Rusbridger, Darrell Issa, Hina Jilani, Meredith Vieira, and Daniel T. Barry. After him are Michael Wolff, Gregory Meeks, Geoff Hoon, Louie Gohmert, Kay Hagan, and Hilary Benn.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsLionel Hollins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 695
Alan Rusbridger
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 696
Darrell Issa
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 697
Hina Jilani
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 698
Meredith Vieira
PRESENTER
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 699
Daniel T. Barry
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 700
Victor Davis Hanson
HISTORIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 701
Michael Wolff
JOURNALIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 702
Gregory Meeks
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 703
Geoff Hoon
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 704
Louie Gohmert
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 705
Kay Hagan
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2019
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 706
Hilary Benn
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 707
In United States
Among people born in United States, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 16,598 out of 20,380. Before him are Helen Maroulis (1991), Alison Elliott (1970), Muhammed Lawal (1981), Jonathan Jackson (1982), Daniel T. Barry (1953), and Matthew Libatique (1968). After him are Jonathan Blow (1971), Chris Potter (1971), Markiplier (1989), Lisa Joy (1972), Tad Hilgenbrink (1981), and Zach Woods (1984).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHelen Maroulis
WRESTLER
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 16,592
Alison Elliott
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 16,593
Muhammed Lawal
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 16,594
Jonathan Jackson
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 16,595
Daniel T. Barry
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 16,596
Matthew Libatique
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 16,597
Victor Davis Hanson
HISTORIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 16,598
Jonathan Blow
GAME DESIGNER
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 16,599
Chris Potter
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 16,600
Markiplier
YOUTUBER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 16,601
Lisa Joy
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 16,602
Tad Hilgenbrink
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 16,603
Zach Woods
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 16,604
Among HISTORIANS In United States
Among historians born in United States, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 54. Before him are Francis Parkman (1823), Anthony Grafton (1950), Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942), Bernard Bailyn (1922), Stephen Kotkin (1959), and Allan Lichtman (1947).
Francis Parkman
1823 - 1893
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 48
Anthony Grafton
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 49
Ellen Meiksins Wood
1942 - 2016
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 50
Bernard Bailyn
1922 - 2020
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 51
Stephen Kotkin
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 52
Allan Lichtman
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 53
Victor Davis Hanson
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 54