







Occupation
ARCHAEOLOGISTS
With 151 biographies, Archaeologists are the 58th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Volleyball Players, Journalists, and Martial Arts.
People
Pantheon has 151 people classified as archaeologists born between 3150 BC and 1965. Of these 151, 12 (7.95%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living archaeologists include Miroslav Verner, Robert Ballard, and Leonardo López Luján. The most famous deceased archaeologists include Hat Hor, V. Gordon Childe, and Jacquetta Hawkes.
Living Archaeologists
Go to all RankingsZahi Hawass
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Donald Johanson
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Israel Finkelstein
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Robert T. Bakker
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Meave Leakey
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Miroslav Verner
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.36
J. P. Mallory
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Salima Ikram
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Barry Cunliffe
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.64
William G. Dever
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Leonardo López Luján
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Deceased Archaeologists
Go to all RankingsTheodor Mommsen
1817 - 1903
HPI: 80.87
Jean-François Champollion
1790 - 1832
HPI: 80.11
Heinrich Schliemann
1822 - 1890
HPI: 79.87
Howard Carter
1874 - 1939
HPI: 77.35
Edward Drinker Cope
1840 - 1897
HPI: 74.30
Arthur Evans
1851 - 1941
HPI: 74.09
Den
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 71.85
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
1788 - 1865
HPI: 71.23
Colin Renfrew
1937 - 2024
HPI: 70.91
Semerkhet
3000 BC - 2960 BC
HPI: 70.25
Marija Gimbutas
1921 - 1994
HPI: 70.03
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 69.86
Places
Most archaeologists were born in United Kingdom (34), Germany (19), and United States (18). By city, the most common birth places were London (6), Berlin (3), and Paris (3).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as archaeologists in Pantheon are Semerkhet, Den, and Hat Hor. The concentration of archaeologists was largest during the Newspaper Era, which lasted from 1700 to 1899. Some birth or death locations for earlier archaeologists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Archaeologists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Archaeologists since 1700.