HISTORIAN
Iain Pears
1955 - Today

Iain Pears
Iain George Pears (born 8 August 1955) is an English art historian, novelist and journalist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iain Pears is the 537th most popular historian (down from 536th in 2019), the 5,892nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,583rd in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Iain Pears ranks 537 out of 561. Before him are Warren Treadgold, Vasily Struve, Andrei Lankov, Edward Augustus Freeman, Anthony Grafton, and Ellen Meiksins Wood. After him are Bernard Bailyn, James H. Billington, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Elaine Pagels, Gerhard Weinberg, and Christopher Clark.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWarren 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
Christopher Clark
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 543
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Iain Pears ranks 580. Before him are Agafia Constantin, Nils Gaup, Smita Patil, Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Carlene Carter, and Klas Östergren. After him are Patrizio Sala, Gilles Brassard, Andy Tennant, Jay Acovone, Jaime Duarte, and David Murray.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsAgafia Constantin
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 574
Nils Gaup
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 575
Smita Patil
ACTOR
1955 - 1986
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 576
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
ECONOMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 577
Carlene Carter
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 578
Klas Östergren
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 579
Iain Pears
HISTORIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 580
Patrizio Sala
COACH
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 581
Gilles Brassard
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 582
Andy Tennant
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 583
Jay Acovone
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 584
Jaime Duarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 585
David Murray
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 586
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Iain Pears ranks 5,894 out of 8,785. Before him are Oliver James (1980), Bill McGarry (1927), Naomi Mitchison (1897), Richard Seddon (1845), Kwame Anthony Appiah (1954), and James Newman (1985). After him are Alan Minter (1951), Alan Bush (1900), Elizabeth Inchbald (1753), Caryl Churchill (1938), John Stones (1994), and Keith Devlin (1947).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsOliver James
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 5,888
Bill McGarry
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 5,889
Naomi Mitchison
WRITER
1897 - 1999
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 5,890
Richard Seddon
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1906
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 5,891
Kwame Anthony Appiah
PHILOSOPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 5,892
James Newman
MUSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 5,893
Iain Pears
HISTORIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 5,894
Alan Minter
BOXER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 5,895
Alan Bush
COMPOSER
1900 - 1995
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 5,896
Elizabeth Inchbald
WRITER
1753 - 1821
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,897
Caryl Churchill
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 5,898
John Stones
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 5,899
Keith Devlin
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 5,900
Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Iain Pears ranks 73. Before him are Orlando Figes (1959), Simon Schama (1945), Jan Morris (1926), Richard Bauckham (1946), Warren Treadgold (1949), and Edward Augustus Freeman (1823). After him are Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), Peter Heather (1960), Stephen Turnbull (1948), Michael Wood (1948), Adrian Goldsworthy (1969), and Bettany Hughes (1968).
Orlando Figes
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 67
Simon Schama
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 68
Jan Morris
1926 - 2020
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 69
Richard Bauckham
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 70
Warren Treadgold
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 71
Edward Augustus Freeman
1823 - 1892
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 72
Iain Pears
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 73
Jonathan Riley-Smith
1938 - 2016
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 74
Peter Heather
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 75
Stephen Turnbull
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 76
Michael Wood
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 77
Adrian Goldsworthy
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 78
Bettany Hughes
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 79