HISTORIAN
Tony Judt
1948 - 2010

Tony Judt
Tony Robert Judt ( JUT; 2 January 1948 – 6 August 2010) was an English historian, essayist and university professor who specialised in European history. Judt moved to New York and served as the Erich Maria Remarque Professor in European Studies at New York University and director of NYU's Remarque Institute. He was director of the New York Institute for the Humanities from 1993 to 1996. Judt was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Judt is the 237th most popular historian (down from 207th in 2019), the 2,397th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,032nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Tony Judt ranks 237 out of 561. Before him are Albert Soboul, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Julien Ries, Reinhart Dozy, Philochorus, and Abu Mikhnaf. After him are Edward Luttwak, Francisco López de Gómara, Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi, Ibn Hayyan, Alexander Vasiliev, and Bernard Desclot.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlbert Soboul
1914 - 1982
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 231
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
1927 - 2018
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 232
Julien Ries
1920 - 2013
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 233
Reinhart Dozy
1820 - 1883
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 234
Philochorus
340 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 235
Abu Mikhnaf
709 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 236
Tony Judt
1948 - 2010
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 237
Edward Luttwak
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 238
Francisco López de Gómara
1511 - 1566
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 239
Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi
1500 - 1454
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 240
Ibn Hayyan
987 - 1076
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 241
Alexander Vasiliev
1867 - 1953
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 242
Bernard Desclot
1201 - 1287
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 243
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Tony Judt ranks 267. Before him are Andrei Linde, Victor Skumin, Pavel Grachev, Goodwill Zwelithini, Norair Nurikyan, and Judith Miller. After him are Muse Watson, Todd Rundgren, David Albahari, Franca Viola, Drago Jančar, and James Rebhorn. Among people deceased in 2010, Tony Judt ranks 154. Before him are Claude Lefort, Magda Frank, Hajo Herrmann, Anatoly Dobrynin, Bruno S., and Shmuel Eisenstadt. After him are Simon MacCorkindale, Leonid Kizim, Roberto Rosato, Eugène Terre'Blanche, David Warren, and Per Oscarsson.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsAndrei Linde
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 261
Victor Skumin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 262
Pavel Grachev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1948 - 2012
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 263
Goodwill Zwelithini
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2021
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 264
Norair Nurikyan
ATHLETE
1948 - 2025
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 265
Judith Miller
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 266
Tony Judt
HISTORIAN
1948 - 2010
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 267
Muse Watson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 268
Todd Rundgren
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 269
David Albahari
WRITER
1948 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 270
Franca Viola
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 271
Drago Jančar
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 272
James Rebhorn
ACTOR
1948 - 2014
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 273
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsClaude Lefort
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 148
Magda Frank
SCULPTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 149
Hajo Herrmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2010
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 150
Anatoly Dobrynin
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 151
Bruno S.
ACTOR
1932 - 2010
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 152
Shmuel Eisenstadt
SOCIOLOGIST
1923 - 2010
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 153
Tony Judt
HISTORIAN
1948 - 2010
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 154
Simon MacCorkindale
ACTOR
1952 - 2010
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 155
Leonid Kizim
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2010
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 156
Roberto Rosato
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2010
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 157
Eugène Terre'Blanche
EXTREMIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 158
David Warren
CHEMIST
1925 - 2010
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 159
Per Oscarsson
ACTOR
1927 - 2010
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 160
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Judt ranks 2,397 out of 8,785. Before him are Vera Brittain (1893), Veronica Cartwright (1949), Dora Carrington (1893), Richard Hughes (1900), Richard of Chichester (1197), and Thomas Morley (1557). After him are Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930), Guy Edwards (1942), Konstantinos Paspatis (1878), David Tennant (1971), Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838), and Joseph Fiennes (1970).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsVera Brittain
WRITER
1893 - 1970
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 2,391
Veronica Cartwright
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 2,392
Dora Carrington
PAINTER
1893 - 1932
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 2,393
Richard Hughes
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,394
Richard of Chichester
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1197 - 1253
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,395
Thomas Morley
COMPOSER
1557 - 1602
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,396
Tony Judt
HISTORIAN
1948 - 2010
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 2,397
Stuart Lewis-Evans
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1958
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 2,398
Guy Edwards
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 2,399
Konstantinos Paspatis
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1903
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 2,400
David Tennant
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 2,401
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1921
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 2,402
Joseph Fiennes
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 2,403
Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom
Among historians born in United Kingdom, Tony Judt ranks 22. Before him are Ian Kershaw (1943), Antony Beevor (1946), William of Malmesbury (1080), Robert Conquest (1917), Anthony Blunt (1907), and H. J. R. Murray (1868). After him are Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928), A. H. M. Jones (1904), John Foxe (1516), Timothy Garton Ash (1955), George Buchanan (1506), and Quentin Skinner (1940).
Ian Kershaw
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 16
Antony Beevor
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 17
William of Malmesbury
1080 - 1140
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 18
Robert Conquest
1917 - 2015
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 19
Anthony Blunt
1907 - 1983
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 20
H. J. R. Murray
1868 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 21
Tony Judt
1948 - 2010
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 22
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 23
A. H. M. Jones
1904 - 1970
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 24
John Foxe
1516 - 1587
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 25
Timothy Garton Ash
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 26
George Buchanan
1506 - 1582
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 27
Quentin Skinner
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 28