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Stephen E. Ambrose

1936 - 2002

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Stephen Edward Ambrose (January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002) was an American historian, academic, and author, most noted for his books on World War II and his biographies of U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He was a longtime professor of history at the University of New Orleans and the author of many bestselling volumes of American popular history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen E. Ambrose is the 427th most popular historian (down from 331st in 2019), the 7,523rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,106th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Stephen E. Ambrose ranks 427 out of 561. Before him are Mary Ritter Beard, Andreas Alföldi, Henri Grégoire, Isabella Bashmakova, Anton Heinrich Springer, and Alain Daniélou. After him are Ilya Berezin, Albrecht Weber, Martin van Creveld, Daniel J. Boorstin, Charles A. Beard, and Henry James Sumner Maine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Stephen E. Ambrose ranks 387. Before him are Carlos Blixen, Vladimir Maslachenko, James Darren, Tony Nash, John Shalikashvili, and Revaz Gabriadze. After him are Georg Sterzinsky, Darlene Hard, Manuel Alegre, Loren Acton, Marin Sorescu, and Brenda Jones. Among people deceased in 2002, Stephen E. Ambrose ranks 230. Before him are Albrecht Becker, George Nader, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Lance Macklin, Eugen Meier, and Marcel Hansenne. After him are Mahmoud Fayad, Zoran Janković, Gregorio Fuentes, Rui Campos, Čestmír Vycpálek, and Alexander Kazantsev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen E. Ambrose ranks 7,525 out of 20,380. Before him are Giuseppe Enrici (1896), Wilford Woodruff (1807), John Lee Hancock (1956), Gene Haas (1952), Steve Schirripa (1958), and Madison Grant (1865). After him are Zero Mostel (1915), Darlanne Fluegel (1953), Ronald J. Garan Jr. (1961), Blind Blake (1893), Red Garland (1923), and Marcia Wallace (1942).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Stephen E. Ambrose ranks 27. Before him are Richard N. Frye (1920), Ernest Fenollosa (1853), Joan Wallach Scott (1941), Stanley G. Payne (1934), Stephen Greenblatt (1943), and Mary Ritter Beard (1876). After him are Daniel J. Boorstin (1914), Charles A. Beard (1874), Carl Benjamin Boyer (1906), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), John King Fairbank (1907), and Charles Homer Haskins (1870).

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