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Stephen Turnbull

1948 - Today

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Stephen Richard Turnbull (born 6 February 1948) is a British historian concentrating on Japanese military history, especially the samurai period, and has published numerous books. He has worked as a historical consultant for the film 47 Ronin, as well multiple television documentaries, and the Shogun: Total War series of video games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Stephen Turnbull is the 551st most popular historian (up from 552nd in 2024), the 6,568th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,657th in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Stephen Turnbull ranks 551 out of 561. Before him are Peter Heather, Oliver Grau, Andreas Umland, Irfan Habib, Wendy Beckett, and Janusz Kurtyka. After him are Adam Tooze, Allan Lichtman, Stephen Kotkin, Peeter Järvelaid, Hatoon al-Fassi, and Victor Davis Hanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Stephen Turnbull ranks 766. Before him are Hurley Haywood, Kent Conrad, Jack Dalrymple, Tom Udall, Pat Quinn, and Sandy Jardine. After him are Brendan Foster, Prakash Karat, Nancy Lynch, Kapil Sibal, William M. Daley, and Ian Hallam.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Turnbull ranks 6,570 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Osman (1970), Lewis Cook (1997), Maddy Prior (1947), Kim Tae-gyun (null), George Blagden (1989), and Carl Fogarty (1965). After him are Adam Faith (1940), Noah Jupe (2005), Nicholas Rowe (1966), Adam Tooze (1967), Felicity Kendal (1946), and Adam Armstrong (1997).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Stephen Turnbull ranks 76. Before him are Richard Bauckham (1946), Warren Treadgold (1949), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Iain Pears (1955), Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), and Peter Heather (1960). After him are Adam Tooze (1967), Michael Wood (1948), Adrian Goldsworthy (1969), Bettany Hughes (1968), and Peter Frankopan (1971).

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