HISTORIAN
Edward Luttwak
1942 - Today

Edward Luttwak
Edward Nicolae Luttwak (born 4 November 1942) is an American author known for his works on grand strategy, military strategy, geoeconomics, military history, and international relations. He is best known for being the author of Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook. His book Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace, also published in Chinese, Russian and ten other languages, is widely used at war colleges around the world. His books are currently published in 29 languages besides English. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Luttwak is the 238th most popular historian (down from 155th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Romania (down from 145th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Edward Luttwak ranks 238 out of 561. Before him are Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Julien Ries, Reinhart Dozy, Philochorus, Abu Mikhnaf, and Tony Judt. After him are Francisco López de Gómara, Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi, Ibn Hayyan, Alexander Vasiliev, Bernard Desclot, and Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLyudmila Alexeyeva
1927 - 2018
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 232
Julien Ries
1920 - 2013
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 233
Reinhart Dozy
1820 - 1883
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 234
Philochorus
340 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 235
Abu Mikhnaf
709 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 236
Tony Judt
1948 - 2010
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 237
Edward Luttwak
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 238
Francisco 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Edward Luttwak ranks 262. Before him are Marshall Bell, Heidi Brühl, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, Oscar Bonavena, Guy Edwards, and Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini. After him are Marta Kubišová, Ivan Mládek, Björn Nordqvist, Graham Nash, Montserrat Figueras, and Phil Esposito.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsMarshall Bell
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 256
Heidi Brühl
SINGER
1942 - 1991
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 257
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2020
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 258
Oscar Bonavena
BOXER
1942 - 1976
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 259
Guy Edwards
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 260
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 261
Edward Luttwak
HISTORIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 262
Marta Kubišová
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 263
Ivan Mládek
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 264
Björn Nordqvist
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 265
Graham Nash
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 266
Montserrat Figueras
SINGER
1942 - 2011
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 267
Phil Esposito
HOCKEY PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 268
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Edward Luttwak ranks 214 out of 844. Before him are Josef Posipal (1927), Olga Szabó-Orbán (1938), Mihail Sadoveanu (1880), Marthe Bibesco (1886), Benjamin Fondane (1898), and Endre Kabos (1906). After him are Sabbas the Goth (334), Constantin Ion Parhon (1874), Nicolae Paulescu (1869), Johann Hedwig (1730), Sebastian Stan (1982), and Ferenc Kazinczy (1759).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsJosef Posipal
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 208
Olga Szabó-Orbán
FENCER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 209
Mihail Sadoveanu
WRITER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 210
Marthe Bibesco
WRITER
1886 - 1973
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 211
Benjamin Fondane
WRITER
1898 - 1944
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 212
Endre Kabos
FENCER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 213
Edward Luttwak
HISTORIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 214
Sabbas the Goth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
334 - 372
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 215
Constantin Ion Parhon
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1969
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 216
Nicolae Paulescu
PHYSICIAN
1869 - 1931
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 217
Johann Hedwig
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 218
Sebastian Stan
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 219
Ferenc Kazinczy
WRITER
1759 - 1831
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 220
Among HISTORIANS In Romania
Among historians born in Romania, Edward Luttwak ranks 3. Before him are Mircea Eliade (1907), and Arnold Hauser (1892). After him are Neagu Djuvara (1916).
Mircea Eliade
1907 - 1986
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 1
Arnold Hauser
1892 - 1978
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2
Edward Luttwak
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3
Neagu Djuvara
1916 - 2018
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4