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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 2,298,985 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Davis Hanson is the 458th most popular historian, the 15,256th most popular biography from United States and the 45th most popular American Historian.

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  • 30.78

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  • 16

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  • 1.16

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  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 458 out of 339. Before him are Edward Duyker, Allan Lichtman, Bernard Bailyn, Peeter Järvelaid, Janusz Kurtyka, and Soner Cagaptay. After him are Adrian Goldsworthy, Michael Wood, William Dalrymple, and Rémi Mathis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 607. Before him are Basanti Bisht, Kathleen Wynne, Michael Chertoff, Chris Smith, Kay Hagan, and Meredith Vieira. After him are Ron Wright, Daniel T. Barry, Karen Bass, Victoria Wood, Kevin Beattie, and Hilary Benn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 15,256 out of 18,182. Before him are Lalah Hathaway (1968), Mike Miller (1980), Gerald Wallace (1982), Gale Norton (1954), Pat Tillman (1976), and Joshua Bolten (1954). After him are Madison Pettis (1998), Travie McCoy (1981), Tony Campos (1973), Ann Brashares (1967), Rick Gomez (1972), and Pervis Ellison (1967).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 45. Before him are Mary Ritter Beard (1876), James H. Billington (1929), Richard G. Hovannisian (1932), Francis Parkman (1823), Allan Lichtman (1947), and Bernard Bailyn (1922).

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