HISTORIAN
Michael Wood
1948 - Today
Michael Wood
Michael David Wood (born 23 July 1948) is an English historian and broadcaster. He has presented numerous well-known television documentary series from the late 1970s to the present day. Wood has also written a number of books on history, including In Search of the Dark Ages, The Domesday Quest, The Story of England, The Story of India, The Story of China, and In Search of Shakespeare. His works have included English history, history of various civilizations including the Greek, Chinese and Indian, and others. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Michael Wood is the 560th most popular historian (down from 558th in 2024), the 7,128th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,120th in 2019) and the 78th most popular British Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Michael Wood ranks 560 out of 561. Before him are Allan Lichtman, Stephen Kotkin, Peeter Järvelaid, Hatoon al-Fassi, Richard Foltz, and Victor Davis Hanson. After him are John Komlos, Adrian Goldsworthy, Soner Cagaptay, Bettany Hughes, Susan Stryker, and Rémi Mathis.
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Allan Lichtman
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 554
Stephen Kotkin
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 555
Peeter Järvelaid
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 556
Hatoon al-Fassi
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 557
Richard Foltz
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 558
Victor Davis Hanson
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 559
Michael Wood
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 560
John Komlos
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 561
Adrian Goldsworthy
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 562
Soner Cagaptay
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 563
Bettany Hughes
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 564
Susan Stryker
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 565
Rémi Mathis
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 566
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Michael Wood ranks 796. Before him are Fred Brown, Trevor Cherry, Bob Barr, Dan Gable, Barbara Mandrell, and Bennie Thompson. After him are Bob Woolmer, Protima Bedi, Earl Blumenauer, and Rod Grams.
Others Born in 1948
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Fred Brown
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 790
Trevor Cherry
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 791
Bob Barr
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 792
Dan Gable
WRESTLER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 793
Barbara Mandrell
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 794
Bennie Thompson
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 795
Michael Wood
HISTORIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 796
Bob Woolmer
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2007
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 797
Protima Bedi
CELEBRITY
1948 - 1998
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 798
Earl Blumenauer
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 799
Rod Grams
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2013
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 800
Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Michael Wood ranks 78. Before him are Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Iain Pears (1955), Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), Peter Heather (1960), Stephen Turnbull (1948), and Adam Tooze (1967). After him are Adrian Goldsworthy (1969), Bettany Hughes (1968), and Peter Frankopan (1971).
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
Adam Tooze
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 77
Michael Wood
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 78
Adrian Goldsworthy
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 79
Bettany Hughes
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 80
Peter Frankopan
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 81
