HISTORIAN
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
1928 - 2015

Clifford Edmund Bosworth
Clifford Edmund Bosworth FBA (29 December 1928 – 28 February 2015) was an English historian and Orientalist, specialising in Arabic and Iranian studies. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clifford Edmund Bosworth is the 245th most popular historian (up from 300th in 2019), the 2,458th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,544th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Clifford Edmund Bosworth ranks 245 out of 561. Before him are Francisco López de Gómara, Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi, Ibn Hayyan, Alexander Vasiliev, Bernard Desclot, and Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim. After him are Muhammad Aufi, Rudolph Rummel, Natalie Zemon Davis, Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, Sigfried Giedion, and Guglielmo Ferrero.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancisco López de Gómara
1511 - 1566
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 239
Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi
1500 - 1454
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 240
Ibn Hayyan
987 - 1076
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 241
Alexander Vasiliev
1867 - 1953
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 242
Bernard Desclot
1201 - 1287
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 243
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim
1701 - 1790
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 244
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 245
Muhammad 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Clifford Edmund Bosworth ranks 239. Before him are Dan Blocker, Robert Indiana, Adrian Frutiger, Anthony Franciosa, Tom Sharpe, and Alejandro de Tomaso. After him are Horace Silver, Orson Bean, Warren Oates, Pal Benko, Alexander Gomelsky, and Natalie Zemon Davis. Among people deceased in 2015, Clifford Edmund Bosworth ranks 166. Before him are Giovanni Canestri, Wim Ruska, Nek Chand, Erik De Vlaeminck, Percy Sledge, and Adrian Frutiger. After him are Dragan Holcer, Ian Murdock, Giacomo Biffi, E. L. Doctorow, Fred Anton Maier, and Moses Malone.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsDan Blocker
ACTOR
1928 - 1972
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 233
Robert Indiana
ARTIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 234
Adrian Frutiger
DESIGNER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 235
Anthony Franciosa
ACTOR
1928 - 2006
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 236
Tom Sharpe
WRITER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 237
Alejandro de Tomaso
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 2003
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 238
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 239
Horace Silver
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 240
Orson Bean
ACTOR
1928 - 2020
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 241
Warren Oates
ACTOR
1928 - 1982
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 242
Pal Benko
CHESS PLAYER
1928 - 2019
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 243
Alexander Gomelsky
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 244
Natalie Zemon Davis
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 245
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Canestri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2015
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 160
Wim Ruska
WRESTLER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 161
Nek Chand
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 162
Erik De Vlaeminck
CYCLIST
1945 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 163
Percy Sledge
SINGER
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 164
Adrian Frutiger
DESIGNER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 165
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 166
Dragan Holcer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2015
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 167
Ian Murdock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 168
Giacomo Biffi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 169
E. L. Doctorow
WRITER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 170
Fred Anton Maier
SKATER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 171
Moses Malone
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - 2015
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 172
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Clifford Edmund Bosworth ranks 2,459 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Chancellor (1521), David Gill (1843), Arthur Holmes (1890), John Cleland (1709), Gavin Rossdale (1965), and Hugh Hudson (1936). After him are Sebastian Coe (1956), Francis Beaumont (1584), Carl Palmer (1950), Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1758), Martin Fowler (1963), and Tessa Jowell (1947).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard Chancellor
EXPLORER
1521 - 1556
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 2,453
David Gill
ASTRONOMER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 2,454
Arthur Holmes
GEOLOGIST
1890 - 1965
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 2,455
John Cleland
WRITER
1709 - 1789
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 2,456
Gavin Rossdale
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 2,457
Hugh Hudson
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 2,458
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 2,459
Sebastian Coe
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 2,460
Francis Beaumont
WRITER
1584 - 1616
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 2,461
Carl Palmer
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 2,462
Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
NOBLEMAN
1758 - 1824
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 2,463
Martin Fowler
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 2,464
Tessa Jowell
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 2,465
Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Clifford Edmund Bosworth ranks 23. Before him are Antony Beevor (1946), William of Malmesbury (1080), Robert Conquest (1917), Anthony Blunt (1907), H. J. R. Murray (1868), and Tony Judt (1948). After him are A. H. M. Jones (1904), John Foxe (1516), Timothy Garton Ash (1955), George Buchanan (1506), Quentin Skinner (1940), and Agnes Arber (1879).
Antony Beevor
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 17
William of Malmesbury
1080 - 1140
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 18
Robert Conquest
1917 - 2015
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 19
Anthony Blunt
1907 - 1983
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 20
H. J. R. Murray
1868 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 21
Tony Judt
1948 - 2010
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 22
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 23
A. H. M. Jones
1904 - 1970
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 24
John Foxe
1516 - 1587
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 25
Timothy Garton Ash
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 26
George Buchanan
1506 - 1582
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 27
Quentin Skinner
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 28
Agnes Arber
1879 - 1960
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 29