Historian
Niall Ferguson
1964 - today
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Niall Ferguson
His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Niall Ferguson is the 477th most popular historian (down from 447th in 2024), the 4,352nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,786th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular British Historian.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Niall Ferguson ranks 477 out of 561. Before him are Miguel León-Portilla, Ji Xianlin, Benjamin Mazar, Artur Hazelius, David Abulafia, and Craterus. After him are Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Sheila Fitzpatrick, William Robertson, Robert Jay Lifton, William Dalrymple, and Walter Jens.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Miguel León-Portilla
1926 - 2019
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 471
Ji Xianlin
1911 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 472
Benjamin Mazar
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 473
Artur Hazelius
1833 - 1901
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 474
David Abulafia
1949 - 2026
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 475
Craterus
320 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 476
Niall Ferguson
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 477
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 478
Sheila Fitzpatrick
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 479
William Robertson
1721 - 1793
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 480
Robert Jay Lifton
1926 - 2025
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 481
William Dalrymple
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 482
Walter Jens
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 483
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Niall Ferguson ranks 295. Before him are Evan Stone, Éric Bernard, Heather Langenkamp, Dana Plato, Andy Bell, and Wiliame Katonivere. After him are Levan Gachechiladze, Ivan Bella, Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, Shi Zhengli, Dieter Hecking, and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
Others Born in 1964
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Evan Stone
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 289
Éric Bernard
RACING DRIVER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 290
Heather Langenkamp
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 291
Dana Plato
ACTOR
1964 - 1999
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 292
Andy Bell
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 293
Wiliame Katonivere
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 294
Niall Ferguson
HISTORIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 295
Levan Gachechiladze
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2025
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 296
Ivan Bella
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 297
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 298
Shi Zhengli
BIOLOGIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 299
Dieter Hecking
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 300
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 301
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Niall Ferguson ranks 4,353 out of NaN. Before him are M. R. James (1862), Howard Donald (1968), Steve McClaren (1961), Eric Stewart (1945), Andy Bell (1964), and Martin McGuinness (1950). After him are Murray Walker (1923), Evelyn Colyer (1902), Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), Simeon Solomon (1840), Jamie Campbell Bower (1988), and Alfred Maudslay (1850).
Others born in United Kingdom
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M. R. James
WRITER
1862 - 1936
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 4,347
Howard Donald
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 4,348
Steve McClaren
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 4,349
Eric Stewart
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 4,350
Andy Bell
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 4,351
Martin McGuinness
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,352
Niall Ferguson
HISTORIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,353
Murray Walker
JOURNALIST
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,354
Evelyn Colyer
TENNIS PLAYER
1902 - 1930
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,355
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 4,356
Simeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,357
Jamie Campbell Bower
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,358
Alfred Maudslay
EXPLORER
1850 - 1931
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,359
Among Historians In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Niall Ferguson ranks 52. Before him are Lawrence Stone (1919), David Marshall Lang (1924), Mary Beard (1955), Stanley Morison (1889), Richard J. Evans (1947), and David Abulafia (1949). After him are Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931), William Robertson (1721), William Dalrymple (1965), Thomas Fuller (1608), Frederic G. Kenyon (1863), and Thomas Walker Arnold (1864).
Lawrence Stone
1919 - 1999
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 46
David Marshall Lang
1924 - 1991
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 47
Mary Beard
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 48
Stanley Morison
1889 - 1967
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 49
Richard J. Evans
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 50
David Abulafia
1949 - 2026
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 51
Niall Ferguson
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 52
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 53
William Robertson
1721 - 1793
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 54
William Dalrymple
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 55
Thomas Fuller
1608 - 1661
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 56
Frederic G. Kenyon
1863 - 1952
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 57
Thomas Walker Arnold
1864 - 1930
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 58
