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Bettany Hughes

1968 - Today

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Bettany Mary Hughes (born May 1967) is an English historian, author, and broadcaster, specialising in classical history. Her published books cover classical antiquity and myth, and the history of Istanbul. She is active in efforts to encourage the teaching of the classics in UK state schools. Hughes was appointed OBE in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Bettany Hughes is the 562nd most popular historian (down from 556th in 2024), the 7,337th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,940th in 2019) and the 80th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Bettany Hughes ranks 562 out of 561. Before her are Hatoon al-Fassi, Victor Davis Hanson, Michael Wood, John Komlos, Adrian Goldsworthy, and Soner Cagaptay. After her are Rémi Mathis, Peter Frankopan, Kim Ryholt, and Faustus of Byzantium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Bettany Hughes ranks 1,016. Before her are Mitsuaki Kojima, Mark Recchi, Hans-Peter Steinacher, Michael S. Hopkins, Zhang Di, and Dmitry Shevchenko. After her are Sean Gullette, Oleg Kutscherenko, Luljeta Lleshanaku, Theodore Ts'o, Hugo Pérez, and Ulrik Jansson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bettany Hughes ranks 7,334 out of 8,785. Before her are Steven Davis (1985). After her are Bernard Butler (1970), Josh Murphy (1995), Darren Bent (1984), Gemma Atkinson (1984), Harvey Elliott (2003), Cyril Knowles (1944), James Toseland (1980), Damian Green (1956), Omar Abdullah (1970), Raich Carter (1913), and LTJ Bukem (1967).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Bettany Hughes ranks 80. Before her are Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), Peter Heather (1960), Stephen Turnbull (1948), Adam Tooze (1967), Michael Wood (1948), and Adrian Goldsworthy (1969). After her are Peter Frankopan (1971).

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