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Victor Davis Hanson

1953 - Today

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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.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 557 out of 561Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 701Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 16,598 out of 20,380Before 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).

Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 54Before him are Francis Parkman (1823), Anthony Grafton (1950), Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942), Bernard Bailyn (1922), Stephen Kotkin (1959), and Allan Lichtman (1947).