HISTORIAN
Michael Aris
1946 - 1999

Michael Aris
Michael Vaillancourt Aris (27 March 1946 – 27 March 1999) was a British historian who wrote and lectured on Bhutanese, Tibetan, and Himalayan culture and history. He was the husband of Aung San Suu Kyi, who would later become State Counsellor of Myanmar. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Aris is the 458th most popular historian (down from 394th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 106th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Michael Aris ranks 458 out of 561. Before him are Girolamo Mei, Hermann Oldenberg, Alain Besançon, Helene Ahrweiler, Lawrence Stone, and David Marshall Lang. After him are Charles Homer Haskins, Mary Beard, Aron Gurevich, Anvar Chingizoglu, Eadmer, and Mikhail Artamonov.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGirolamo Mei
1519 - 1594
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 452
Hermann Oldenberg
1854 - 1920
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 453
Alain Besançon
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 454
Helene Ahrweiler
1926 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 455
Lawrence Stone
1919 - 1999
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 456
David Marshall Lang
1924 - 1991
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 457
Michael Aris
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 458
Charles Homer Haskins
1870 - 1937
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 459
Mary Beard
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 460
Aron Gurevich
1924 - 2006
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 461
Anvar Chingizoglu
1962 - 2022
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 462
Eadmer
1060 - 1120
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 463
Mikhail Artamonov
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 464
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Michael Aris ranks 566. Before him are Rudy Rucker, Robert Jarvik, Hrvoje Horvat, Ramazan Abdulatipov, Hadi Dahane, and Alan Dean Foster. After him are Jasna Diklić, Eduard Krieger, Blair Brown, Roy Wood, Peter Lorimer, and Niels Fredborg. Among people deceased in 1999, Michael Aris ranks 230. Before him are Frank Lubin, Georges Miez, Anahit Tsitsikian, Zoë Lund, Rory Calhoun, and Lawrence Stone. After him are Toninho, Néstor Togneri, Kjell Rosén, Abraham Polonsky, John Van Ryn, and Hank Snow.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsRudy Rucker
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 560
Robert Jarvik
CHEMIST
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 561
Hrvoje Horvat
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 562
Ramazan Abdulatipov
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 563
Hadi Dahane
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 564
Alan Dean Foster
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 565
Michael Aris
HISTORIAN
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 566
Jasna Diklić
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 567
Eduard Krieger
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 568
Blair Brown
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 569
Roy Wood
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 570
Peter Lorimer
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 571
Niels Fredborg
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 572
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsFrank Lubin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 224
Georges Miez
GYMNAST
1904 - 1999
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 225
Anahit Tsitsikian
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1999
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 226
Zoë Lund
ACTOR
1962 - 1999
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 227
Rory Calhoun
ACTOR
1922 - 1999
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 228
Lawrence Stone
HISTORIAN
1919 - 1999
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 229
Michael Aris
HISTORIAN
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 230
Toninho
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 1999
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 231
Néstor Togneri
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 1999
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 232
Kjell Rosén
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1999
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 233
Abraham Polonsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1999
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 234
John Van Ryn
TENNIS PLAYER
1905 - 1999
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 235
Hank Snow
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1999
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 236
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Michael Aris ranks 124 out of 300. Before him are Emilio Correa (1953), Daína Chaviano (1957), Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895), César Évora (1959), Rudy Sarzo (1950), and Arturo Sandoval (1949). After him are Tony Plana (1952), Javier Perez-Capdevila (1963), José Antonio Rodríguez (1915), Cachao (1918), Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), and Iván Pedroso (1972).
Others born in Cuba
Go to all RankingsEmilio Correa
BOXER
1953 - 2024
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 118
Daína Chaviano
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 119
Carlos Manuel Piedra
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1988
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 120
César Évora
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 121
Rudy Sarzo
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 122
Arturo Sandoval
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 123
Michael Aris
HISTORIAN
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 124
Tony Plana
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 125
Javier Perez-Capdevila
MATHEMATICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 126
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 127
Cachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 128
Miguel Mariano Gómez
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 129
Iván Pedroso
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 130
Among HISTORIANS In Cuba
Among historians born in Cuba, Michael Aris ranks 1.