HISTORIAN

Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton

1931 - 2017

Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton

Hugh Swynnerton Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (21 October 1931 – 7 May 2017) was an English historian and writer, best known for his book The Spanish Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton is the 478th most popular historian (down from 386th in 2019), the 4,358th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,279th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton ranks 478 out of 561. Before him are Ji Xianlin, Benjamin Mazar, Artur Hazelius, David Abulafia, Craterus, and Niall Ferguson. After him are Sheila Fitzpatrick, William Robertson, Robert Jay Lifton, William Dalrymple, Walter Jens, and Thomas Fuller.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

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Ji Xianlin
1911 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 472
Benjamin Mazar
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 473
Artur Hazelius
1833 - 1901
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 474
David Abulafia
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 475
Craterus
320 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 476
Niall Ferguson
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 477
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 478
Sheila Fitzpatrick
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 479
William Robertson
1721 - 1793
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 480
Robert Jay Lifton
1926 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 481
William Dalrymple
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 482
Walter Jens
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 483
Thomas Fuller
1608 - 1661
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 484

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton ranks 463. Before him are Marina Popovich, Pierre Chambon, Mitzi Gaynor, Marshall Applewhite, Norman Mineta, and Virginia McKenna. After him are Věra Suková, Nelly Kaplan, Maxine Singer, Peter Gilmore, Hubert Sumlin, and Alan Newton. Among people deceased in 2017, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton ranks 428. Before him are Jared Martin, Joseph Bologna, Shyla Stylez, Tore Eriksson, Bano Qudsia, and Martin McGuinness. After him are Frank Schepke, Fernando Birri, Girija Devi, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Daniel Viglietti, and Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev.

Others Born in 1931

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Marina Popovich
ENGINEER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 457
Pierre Chambon
BIOLOGIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 458
Mitzi Gaynor
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 459
Marshall Applewhite
EXTREMIST
1931 - 1997
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 460
Norman Mineta
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 461
Virginia McKenna
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 462
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 463
Věra Suková
TENNIS PLAYER
1931 - 1982
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 464
Nelly Kaplan
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 465
Maxine Singer
BIOLOGIST
1931 - 2024
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 466
Peter Gilmore
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 467
Hubert Sumlin
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 468
Alan Newton
CYCLIST
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 469

Others Deceased in 2017

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Jared Martin
ACTOR
1941 - 2017
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 422
Joseph Bologna
ACTOR
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 423
Shyla Stylez
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1982 - 2017
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 424
Tore Eriksson
ATHLETE
1937 - 2017
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 425
Bano Qudsia
WRITER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 426
Martin McGuinness
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 427
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 428
Frank Schepke
ATHLETE
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 429
Fernando Birri
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 430
Girija Devi
SINGER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 431
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 432
Daniel Viglietti
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 433
Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 434

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton ranks 4,359 out of 8,785. Before him are Murray Walker (1923), Evelyn Colyer (1902), Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), Simeon Solomon (1840), Jamie Campbell Bower (1988), and Alfred Maudslay (1850). After him are John Lilburne (1614), George Edwards (1694), William Henry Young (1863), Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (1964), Michael Kitchen (1948), and Nevile Henderson (1882).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Murray Walker
JOURNALIST
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,353
Evelyn Colyer
TENNIS PLAYER
1902 - 1930
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,354
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 4,355
Simeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,356
Jamie Campbell Bower
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,357
Alfred Maudslay
EXPLORER
1850 - 1931
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,358
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,359
John Lilburne
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,360
George Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 4,361
William Henry Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1942
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 4,362
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 4,363
Michael Kitchen
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 4,364
Nevile Henderson
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1942
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 4,365