HISTORIAN
Peter Heather
1960 - Today

Peter Heather
Peter John Heather (born 8 June 1960) is a British historian of late antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Heather holds the statutory Chair of Medieval History in the Department of History at King's College London. He specialises in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Goths, on which he for decades has been considered the world's leading authority. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Heather is the 545th most popular historian (up from 553rd in 2019), the 6,310th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,733rd in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Peter Heather ranks 545 out of 561. Before him are James H. Billington, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Elaine Pagels, Gerhard Weinberg, Christopher Clark, and Gábor Kósa. After him are Oliver Grau, Irfan Habib, Wendy Beckett, Janusz Kurtyka, Stephen Turnbull, and Allan Lichtman.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames 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
Gábor Kósa
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 544
Peter Heather
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 545
Oliver Grau
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 546
Irfan Habib
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 547
Wendy Beckett
1930 - 2018
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 548
Janusz Kurtyka
1960 - 2010
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 549
Stephen Turnbull
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 550
Allan Lichtman
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 551
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Peter Heather ranks 646. Before him are Claude Joseph, Christopher Cousins, Mariana Constantin, Zablon Simintov, Francesca Archibugi, and Philippe Omnès. After him are Petar Lesov, Bajram Kosumi, Hiromi Taniguchi, Silk Smitha, Svetlana Kitova, and Johnny Paul Koroma.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsClaude Joseph
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 640
Christopher Cousins
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 641
Mariana Constantin
GYMNAST
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 642
Zablon Simintov
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 643
Francesca Archibugi
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 644
Philippe Omnès
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 645
Peter Heather
HISTORIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 646
Petar Lesov
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 647
Bajram Kosumi
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 648
Hiromi Taniguchi
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 649
Silk Smitha
ACTOR
1960 - 1996
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 650
Svetlana Kitova
ATHLETE
1960 - 2015
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 651
Johnny Paul Koroma
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2003
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 652
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Heather ranks 6,312 out of 8,785. Before him are Hazel Court (1926), Sophie Wilson (1957), Angela Buxton (1934), Stanley Spencer (1891), Matilda Ziegler (1964), and Jamie Cullum (1979). After him are Jim Crawford (1948), Dunc Munro (1901), John Cannon (1933), Michael McIntyre (1976), Peter Lord (1953), and Clemence Dane (1888).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHazel Court
ACTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 6,306
Sophie Wilson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 6,307
Angela Buxton
TENNIS PLAYER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 6,308
Stanley Spencer
PAINTER
1891 - 1959
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 6,309
Matilda Ziegler
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 6,310
Jamie Cullum
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 6,311
Peter Heather
HISTORIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 6,312
Jim Crawford
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 2002
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 6,313
Dunc Munro
HOCKEY PLAYER
1901 - 1958
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 6,314
John Cannon
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 1999
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 6,315
Michael McIntyre
PRESENTER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 6,316
Peter Lord
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 6,317
Clemence Dane
WRITER
1888 - 1965
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 6,318
Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Peter Heather ranks 75. Before him are Jan Morris (1926), Richard Bauckham (1946), Warren Treadgold (1949), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Iain Pears (1955), and Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938). After him are Stephen Turnbull (1948), Michael Wood (1948), Adrian Goldsworthy (1969), and Bettany Hughes (1968).
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