HISTORIAN
Charles Rollin
1661 - 1741

Charles Rollin
Charles Rollin (30 January 1661 in Paris - 14 December 1741 in Paris) was a French historian and educator. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Rollin is the 252nd most popular historian (up from 256th in 2019), the 3,214th most popular biography from France (up from 3,295th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular French Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Charles Rollin ranks 252 out of 561. Before him are Muhammad Aufi, Rudolph Rummel, Natalie Zemon Davis, Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, Sigfried Giedion, and Guglielmo Ferrero. After him are Iryna Melnykova, Richard G. Hovannisian, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi, Heinrich Graetz, Régine Pernoud, and Zeev Sternhell.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Aufi
1171 - 1242
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 246
Rudolph Rummel
1932 - 2014
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 247
Natalie Zemon Davis
1928 - 2023
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 248
Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot
1952 - 2024
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 249
Sigfried Giedion
1888 - 1968
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 250
Guglielmo Ferrero
1871 - 1942
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 251
Charles Rollin
1661 - 1741
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 252
Iryna Melnykova
1918 - 2010
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 253
Richard G. Hovannisian
1932 - 2023
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 254
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
737 - 819
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 255
Heinrich Graetz
1817 - 1891
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 256
Régine Pernoud
1909 - 1998
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 257
Zeev Sternhell
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 258
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1661, Charles Rollin ranks 17. Before him are Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti, Georg Joseph Kamel, Vladimir Atlasov, Fyodor Apraksin, and Giacomo Antonio Perti. After him are Antoine Coypel, Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, Jahandar Shah, Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, and Daniel Marot. Among people deceased in 1741, Charles Rollin ranks 18. Before him are Georg Rafael Donner, Bernard de Montfaucon, Blas de Lezo, Jethro Tull, Alvise Pisani, and Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg. After him are Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Johann Amman.
Others Born in 1661
Go to all RankingsPrincess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1705
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 11
Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1685
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 12
Georg Joseph Kamel
BIOLOGIST
1661 - 1706
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 13
Vladimir Atlasov
EXPLORER
1661 - 1711
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 14
Fyodor Apraksin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1661 - 1728
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 15
Giacomo Antonio Perti
COMPOSER
1661 - 1756
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 16
Charles Rollin
HISTORIAN
1661 - 1741
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 17
Antoine Coypel
PAINTER
1661 - 1722
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 18
Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1661 - 1747
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 19
Jahandar Shah
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1713
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 20
Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
NOBLEMAN
1661 - 1708
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 21
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
EXPLORER
1661 - 1706
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 22
Daniel Marot
ARCHITECT
1661 - 1752
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1741
Go to all RankingsGeorg Rafael Donner
SCULPTOR
1693 - 1741
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 12
Bernard de Montfaucon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1655 - 1741
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 13
Blas de Lezo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1689 - 1741
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 14
Jethro Tull
INVENTOR
1674 - 1741
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 15
Alvise Pisani
POLITICIAN
1664 - 1741
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 16
Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg
NOBLEMAN
1714 - 1741
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 17
Charles Rollin
HISTORIAN
1661 - 1741
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 18
Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1741
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 19
Johann Amman
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1741
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 20
In France
Among people born in France, Charles Rollin ranks 3,214 out of 6,770. Before him are William IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), Jules Barbier (1825), Gaspard de Prony (1755), Princess Anne of Orléans (1906), Gérard Krawczyk (1953), and Simon Marmion (1425). After him are Freya Stark (1893), Henri Brocard (1845), Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes (1719), Pierre Victor Auger (1899), Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (1724), and René Daumal (1908).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsWilliam IV, Count of Toulouse
NOBLEMAN
1045 - 1094
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3,208
Jules Barbier
WRITER
1825 - 1901
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3,209
Gaspard de Prony
PHYSICIST
1755 - 1839
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3,210
Princess Anne of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1986
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 3,211
Gérard Krawczyk
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 3,212
Simon Marmion
PAINTER
1425 - 1489
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 3,213
Charles Rollin
HISTORIAN
1661 - 1741
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 3,214
Freya Stark
EXPLORER
1893 - 1993
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 3,215
Henri Brocard
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1922
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 3,216
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1787
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 3,217
Pierre Victor Auger
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1993
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 3,218
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
PAINTER
1724 - 1805
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 3,219
René Daumal
WRITER
1908 - 1944
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 3,220
Among HISTORIANS In France
Among historians born in France, Charles Rollin ranks 32. Before him are Henri Maspero (1883), Paul Veyne (1930), Roger Chartier (1945), Edgar Quinet (1803), Joseph de Guignes (1721), and Bernard Desclot (1201). After him are Régine Pernoud (1909), André Clot (1909), Maxime Rodinson (1915), Claude Cahen (1909), Georges Lefebvre (1874), and Gustave Schlumberger (1844).
Henri Maspero
1883 - 1945
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 26
Paul Veyne
1930 - 2022
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 27
Roger Chartier
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 28
Edgar Quinet
1803 - 1875
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 29
Joseph de Guignes
1721 - 1800
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 30
Bernard Desclot
1201 - 1287
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 31
Charles Rollin
1661 - 1741
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 32
Régine Pernoud
1909 - 1998
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 33
André Clot
1909 - 2002
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 34
Maxime Rodinson
1915 - 2004
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 35
Claude Cahen
1909 - 1991
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 36
Georges Lefebvre
1874 - 1959
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 37
Gustave Schlumberger
1844 - 1929
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 38