ARCHAEOLOGIST
Thomas R. Holtz Jr.
1965 - Today

Thomas R. Holtz Jr.
Thomas Richard Holtz Jr. (born September 13, 1965) is an American vertebrate palaeontologist, author, and principal lecturer at the University of Maryland's Department of Geology. He has published extensively on the phylogeny, morphology, ecomorphology, and locomotion of terrestrial predators, especially on tyrannosaurids and other theropod dinosaurs. He wrote the book Dinosaurs and is the author or co-author of the chapters "Saurischia", "Basal Tetanurae", and "Tyrannosauroidea" in the second edition of The Dinosauria. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas R. Holtz Jr. is the 152nd most popular archaeologist, the 18,721st most popular biography from United States and the 19th most popular American Archaeologist.
Thomas R. Holtz Jr. is an American paleontologist renowned for his research on dinosaur systematics, evolution, and paleobiology. He is also known for his contributions to the public understanding of dinosaurs through various publications and educational outreach.
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Thomas R. Holtz Jr. ranks 152 out of 151. Before him are Salima Ikram, Jacquetta Hawkes, Augustus Pitt Rivers, Barry Cunliffe, William G. Dever, and Leonardo López Luján.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSalima Ikram
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 146
Jacquetta Hawkes
1910 - 1996
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 147
Augustus Pitt Rivers
1827 - 1900
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 148
Barry Cunliffe
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 149
William G. Dever
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 150
Leonardo López Luján
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 151
Thomas R. Holtz Jr.
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 152
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Thomas R. Holtz Jr. ranks 1,162. Before him are Steve Waugh, Kalpana, Colin Calderwood, Steve Turner, Lynn Shelton, and Luis Valdéz. After him are Constance Marie, Andrea Lloyd-Curry, Mary Wayte, Katrina McClain, Jan Tore Sanner, and Robert Satcher.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsSteve Waugh
CRICKETER
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 1,156
Kalpana
ACTOR
1965 - 2016
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 1,157
Colin Calderwood
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 1,158
Steve Turner
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 1,159
Lynn Shelton
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - 2020
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 1,160
Luis Valdéz
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 1,161
Thomas R. Holtz Jr.
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 1,162
Constance Marie
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 1,163
Andrea Lloyd-Curry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 1,164
Mary Wayte
SWIMMER
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 1,165
Katrina McClain
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 1,166
Jan Tore Sanner
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 1,167
Robert Satcher
ASTRONAUT
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 1,168
In United States
Among people born in United States, Thomas R. Holtz Jr. ranks 18,725 out of 20,380. Before him are Lynn Jennings (1960), and Marissa Jaret Winokur (1973). After him are Paul Logan (1973), Cliff Bleszinski (1975), Lord Finesse (1970), Christopher Daniel Barnes (1972), Karan Ashley (1975), Nidal Hasan (1970), Gerald Green (1986), Keith Van Horn (1975), Hank Williams III (1972), and Matt Rife (1995).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLynn Jennings
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 18,723
Marissa Jaret Winokur
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 18,724
Thomas R. Holtz Jr.
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 18,725
Paul Logan
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 18,726
Cliff Bleszinski
DESIGNER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 18,727
Lord Finesse
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 18,728
Christopher Daniel Barnes
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 18,729
Karan Ashley
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 18,730
Nidal Hasan
PHYSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 18,731
Gerald Green
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 18,732
Keith Van Horn
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 18,733
Hank Williams III
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 18,734
Matt Rife
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 18,735
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United States
Among archaeologists born in United States, Thomas R. Holtz Jr. ranks 19. Before him are Carl Blegen (1887), Michael D. Coe (1929), Nancy Dupree (1927), J. P. Mallory (1945), Robert John Braidwood (1907), and William G. Dever (1933).
Carl Blegen
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 13
Michael D. Coe
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 14
Nancy Dupree
1927 - 2017
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 15
J. P. Mallory
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 16
Robert John Braidwood
1907 - 2003
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 17
William G. Dever
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 18
Thomas R. Holtz Jr.
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 19



































