HISTORIAN
Ellen Meiksins Wood
1942 - 2016

Ellen Meiksins Wood
Ellen Meiksins Wood (April 12, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was an American-Canadian Marxist historian, and one of the primary developers of the Marxist tendency known as political Marxism. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ellen Meiksins Wood is the 536th most popular historian (up from 544th in 2019), the 12,609th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,662nd in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Ellen Meiksins Wood ranks 536 out of 561. Before her are Richard Bauckham, Warren Treadgold, Vasily Struve, Andrei Lankov, Edward Augustus Freeman, and Anthony Grafton. After her are Iain Pears, Bernard Bailyn, James H. Billington, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Elaine Pagels, and Gerhard Weinberg.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Bauckham
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 530
Warren Treadgold
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 531
Vasily Struve
1889 - 1965
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 532
Andrei Lankov
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 533
Edward Augustus Freeman
1823 - 1892
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 534
Anthony Grafton
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 535
Ellen Meiksins Wood
1942 - 2016
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 536
Iain Pears
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 537
Bernard Bailyn
1922 - 2020
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 538
James H. Billington
1929 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 539
Jonathan Riley-Smith
1938 - 2016
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 540
Elaine Pagels
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 541
Gerhard Weinberg
1928 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 542
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Ellen Meiksins Wood ranks 691. Before her are Richard Myers, Paul Hinder, Olivia Cole, Adrian Metcalfe, Mario Savio, and Dick Butkus. After her are Gene Okerlund, Ruben Kun, Margaret Alva, Connie Hawkins, Betsey Johnson, and Bobby Rydell. Among people deceased in 2016, Ellen Meiksins Wood ranks 545. Before her are M. Balamuralikrishna, Nené, Tage Henriksen, Zyta Gilowska, David S. Johnson, and Sergey Mikaelyan. After her are Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Noel Neill, Ron Glass, Pat Conroy, Yūko Mizutani, and Richard Libertini.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsRichard Myers
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 685
Paul Hinder
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 686
Olivia Cole
ACTOR
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 687
Adrian Metcalfe
ATHLETE
1942 - 2021
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 688
Mario Savio
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1942 - 1996
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 689
Dick Butkus
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 690
Ellen Meiksins Wood
HISTORIAN
1942 - 2016
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 691
Gene Okerlund
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 692
Ruben Kun
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2014
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 693
Margaret Alva
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 694
Connie Hawkins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1942 - 2017
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 695
Betsey Johnson
DESIGNER
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 696
Bobby Rydell
SINGER
1942 - 2022
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 697
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsM. Balamuralikrishna
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 539
Nené
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 540
Tage Henriksen
ATHLETE
1925 - 2016
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 541
Zyta Gilowska
ECONOMIST
1949 - 2016
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 542
David S. Johnson
ENGINEER
1945 - 2016
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 543
Sergey Mikaelyan
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2016
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 544
Ellen Meiksins Wood
HISTORIAN
1942 - 2016
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 545
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 546
Noel Neill
ACTOR
1920 - 2016
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 547
Ron Glass
ACTOR
1945 - 2016
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 548
Pat Conroy
WRITER
1945 - 2016
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 549
Yūko Mizutani
ACTOR
1964 - 2016
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 550
Richard Libertini
ACTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 551
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ellen Meiksins Wood ranks 12,613 out of 20,380. Before her are John 5 (1971), Ashley Biden (1981), Raúl Grijalva (1948), Judith Curry (1953), Fitzhugh Lee (1835), and Ari Aster (1986). After her are Jason Winston George (1972), Jerry Heidenreich (1950), Holland Roden (1986), Jamie Lynn Spears (1991), Tom Daschle (1947), and Mike Will Made It (1989).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn 5
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12,607
Ashley Biden
BUSINESSPERSON
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12,608
Raúl Grijalva
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2025
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12,609
Judith Curry
GEOLOGIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12,610
Fitzhugh Lee
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1905
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12,611
Ari Aster
FILM DIRECTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12,612
Ellen Meiksins Wood
HISTORIAN
1942 - 2016
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12,613
Jason Winston George
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12,614
Jerry Heidenreich
SWIMMER
1950 - 2002
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12,615
Holland Roden
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 12,616
Jamie Lynn Spears
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 12,617
Tom Daschle
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 12,618
Mike Will Made It
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 12,619
Among HISTORIANS In United States
Among historians born in United States, Ellen Meiksins Wood ranks 48. Before her are Christopher Lasch (1932), David Bordwell (1947), Carroll Quigley (1910), Richard Hofstadter (1916), Francis Parkman (1823), and Anthony Grafton (1950). After her are Bernard Bailyn (1922), James H. Billington (1929), Elaine Pagels (1943), Allan Lichtman (1947), Stephen Kotkin (1959), and Victor Davis Hanson (1953).
Christopher Lasch
1932 - 1994
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 42
David Bordwell
1947 - 2024
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 43
Carroll Quigley
1910 - 1977
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 44
Richard Hofstadter
1916 - 1970
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 45
Francis Parkman
1823 - 1893
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 46
Anthony Grafton
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 47
Ellen Meiksins Wood
1942 - 2016
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 48
Bernard Bailyn
1922 - 2020
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 49
James H. Billington
1929 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 50
Elaine Pagels
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 51
Allan Lichtman
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 52
Stephen Kotkin
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 53
Victor Davis Hanson
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 54