Archaeologist
Robert Ballard
1942 - today
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Robert Ballard
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Robert Ballard is the 34th most popular archaeologist (down from 32nd in 2024), the 2,665th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,337th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Archaeologist.
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Among Archaeologists
Among archaeologists, Robert Ballard ranks 34 out of 151. Before him are Othniel Charles Marsh, Leo Frobenius, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, Paul Pelliot, George Gaylord Simpson, and Bogdan Filov. After him are André Leroi-Gourhan, Ernst Curtius, Ami Boué, Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Henri Breuil, and Paul-Émile Botta.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOthniel Charles Marsh
1831 - 1899
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 28
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 29
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
1834 - 1913
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 30
Paul Pelliot
1878 - 1945
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 31
George Gaylord Simpson
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 32
Bogdan Filov
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 33
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 34
André Leroi-Gourhan
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 35
Ernst Curtius
1814 - 1896
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 36
Ami Boué
1794 - 1881
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 37
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 38
Henri Breuil
1877 - 1961
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 39
Paul-Émile Botta
1802 - 1870
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 40
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Robert Ballard ranks 179. Before him are Rei Kawakubo, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Pedro Rocha, Vasily Alekseyev, Richard Williams, and Daniela Bianchi. After him are Eliso Virsaladze, Milton Nascimento, Bill Conti, Mitch McConnell, Gemma Jones, and Ruslan Khasbulatov.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsRei Kawakubo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 173
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 174
Pedro Rocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2013
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 175
Vasily Alekseyev
ATHLETE
1942 - 2011
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 176
Richard Williams
COACH
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 177
Daniela Bianchi
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 178
Robert Ballard
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 179
Eliso Virsaladze
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 180
Milton Nascimento
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 181
Bill Conti
COMPOSER
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 182
Mitch McConnell
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 183
Gemma Jones
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 184
Ruslan Khasbulatov
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 185
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Ballard ranks 2,665 out of NaN. Before him are Paul Goodman (1911), Chris Evans (1981), Nan Goldin (1953), Big Van Vader (1955), Elizabeth Holmes (1984), and Pam Grier (1949). After him are Frederick William Franz (1893), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Val Valentino (1956), Billy Gibbons (1949), John Carroll (1735), and Jasper Johns (1930).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPaul Goodman
WRITER
1911 - 1972
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2,659
Chris Evans
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2,660
Nan Goldin
PHOTOGRAPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2,661
Big Van Vader
WRESTLER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2,662
Elizabeth Holmes
INVENTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2,663
Pam Grier
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2,664
Robert Ballard
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2,665
Frederick William Franz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1893 - 1992
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2,666
Louis Comfort Tiffany
ARTIST
1848 - 1933
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2,667
Val Valentino
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2,668
Billy Gibbons
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2,669
John Carroll
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1735 - 1815
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 2,670
Jasper Johns
PAINTER
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 2,671
Among Archaeologists In United States
Among archaeologists born in United States, Robert Ballard ranks 4. Before him are Edward Drinker Cope (1840), Othniel Charles Marsh (1831), and George Gaylord Simpson (1902). After him are James Henry Breasted (1865), Donald Johanson (1943), Sylvanus Morley (1883), Charles W. Gilmore (1874), Edward Robinson (1794), Robert T. Bakker (1945), Stith Thompson (1885), and Lewis Binford (1932).
Edward Drinker Cope
1840 - 1897
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 1
Othniel Charles Marsh
1831 - 1899
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2
George Gaylord Simpson
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 3
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 4
James Henry Breasted
1865 - 1935
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
Donald Johanson
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 6
Sylvanus Morley
1883 - 1948
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 7
Charles W. Gilmore
1874 - 1945
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 8
Edward Robinson
1794 - 1863
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 9
Robert T. Bakker
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 10
Stith Thompson
1885 - 1976
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 11
Lewis Binford
1932 - 2011
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 12













































