HISTORIAN
William H. McNeill
1917 - 2016
William H. McNeill
William Hardy McNeill (October 31, 1917 – July 8, 2016) was an American historian and author, noted for his argument that contact and exchange among civilizations is what drives human history forward, first postulated in The Rise of the West (1963). He was the Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, where he taught from 1947 until his retirement in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William H. McNeill has received more than 10,482 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William H. McNeill is the 303rd most popular historian (down from 223rd in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Canada (down from 176th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Historian.
Memorability Metrics
10k
Page Views (PV)
51.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, William H. McNeill ranks 303 out of 561. Before him are Filippo Baldinucci, Jean Delumeau, Stéphane Courtois, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Lyubomir Miletich, and Wilhelm von Bode. After him are Léon Poliakov, Hermann Conring, Marsyas of Pella, Joan Wallach Scott, A. J. P. Taylor, and Gerda Lerner.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFilippo Baldinucci
1625 - 1697
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 297
Jean Delumeau
1923 - 2020
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 298
Stéphane Courtois
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 299
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
1928 - 2015
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 300
Lyubomir Miletich
1863 - 1937
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 301
Wilhelm von Bode
1845 - 1929
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 302
William H. McNeill
1917 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 303
Léon Poliakov
1910 - 1997
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 304
Hermann Conring
1606 - 1681
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 305
Marsyas of Pella
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 306
Joan Wallach Scott
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 307
A. J. P. Taylor
1906 - 1990
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 308
Gerda Lerner
1920 - 2013
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 309
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, William H. McNeill ranks 180. Before him are André Waterkeyn, Yuri Lyubimov, Ilse Steppat, Tetyana Yablonska, Luigi Poggi, and Steno. After him are Musine Kokalari, Otto Glória, Christiane Rochefort, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Oliver Tambo, and Ann Rutherford. Among people deceased in 2016, William H. McNeill ranks 232. Before him are Vladimir Zeldin, Doris Roberts, Juan Mujica, Sigge Parling, Manuel Velázquez, and Steven Hill. After him are Nate Thurmond, Zoltán Kocsis, Kigeli V of Rwanda, Alphons Egli, Miruts Yifter, and Nicole Courcel.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsAndré Waterkeyn
ENGINEER
1917 - 2005
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 174
Yuri Lyubimov
ACTOR
1917 - 2014
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 175
Ilse Steppat
ACTOR
1917 - 1969
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 176
Tetyana Yablonska
PAINTER
1917 - 2005
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 177
Luigi Poggi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 2010
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 178
Steno
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1988
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 179
William H. McNeill
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 180
Musine Kokalari
WRITER
1917 - 1983
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 181
Otto Glória
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1986
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 182
Christiane Rochefort
WRITER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 183
I Gusti Ngurah Rai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1946
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 184
Oliver Tambo
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 185
Ann Rutherford
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 186
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsVladimir Zeldin
ACTOR
1915 - 2016
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 226
Doris Roberts
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 227
Juan Mujica
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 228
Sigge Parling
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 229
Manuel Velázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 230
Steven Hill
ACTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 231
William H. McNeill
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 232
Nate Thurmond
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2016
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 233
Zoltán Kocsis
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2016
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 234
Kigeli V of Rwanda
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 235
Alphons Egli
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 236
Miruts Yifter
ATHLETE
1944 - 2016
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 237
Nicole Courcel
ACTOR
1931 - 2016
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 238
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, William H. McNeill ranks 230 out of 1,622. Before him are Josephine Crowell (1859), Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914), Robert D. Hare (1934), Debbi Wilkes (1946), August Schellenberg (1936), and John Murray (1841). After him are Mazo de la Roche (1879), Marie Dressler (1868), Colleen Dewhurst (1924), Gaëtan Dugas (1952), Michael Ontkean (1946), and R. Murray Schafer (1933).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsJosephine Crowell
ACTOR
1859 - 1932
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 224
Frances Oldham Kelsey
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 2015
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 225
Robert D. Hare
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 226
Debbi Wilkes
SKATER
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 227
August Schellenberg
ACTOR
1936 - 2013
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 228
John Murray
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1914
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 229
William H. McNeill
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 230
Mazo de la Roche
WRITER
1879 - 1961
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 231
Marie Dressler
ACTOR
1868 - 1934
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 232
Colleen Dewhurst
ACTOR
1924 - 1991
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 233
Gaëtan Dugas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - 1984
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 234
Michael Ontkean
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 235
R. Murray Schafer
COMPOSER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 236
Among HISTORIANS In Canada
Among historians born in Canada, William H. McNeill ranks 1.