HISTORIAN
Vasily Bartold
1869 - 1930

Vasily Bartold
Vasily Vladimirovich Bartold (Russian: Васи́лий Влади́мирович Барто́льд; 15 November [O.S. 3 November] 1869 – 19 August 1930), who published in the West under his German baptismal name, Wilhelm Barthold, was a Russian orientalist who specialized in the history of Islam and the Turkic peoples (Turkology). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vasily Bartold is the 106th most popular historian (down from 94th in 2019), the 491st most popular biography from Russia (down from 460th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Vasily Bartold ranks 106 out of 561. Before him are Emmanuel Todd, Minhaj-i-Siraj, Agatharchides, Lev Gumilyov, Al-Waqidi, and Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. After him are René Grousset, Cangjie, Frances Yates, Arnold Toynbee, Christoph Cellarius, and W. Montgomery Watt.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmmanuel Todd
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 100
Minhaj-i-Siraj
1193 - 1260
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 101
Agatharchides
208 BC - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 102
Lev Gumilyov
1912 - 1992
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 103
Al-Waqidi
747 - 823
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 104
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
1929 - 2023
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 105
Vasily Bartold
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 106
René Grousset
1885 - 1952
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 107
Cangjie
2650 BC - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 108
Frances Yates
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 109
Arnold Toynbee
1852 - 1883
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 110
Christoph Cellarius
1638 - 1707
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 111
W. Montgomery Watt
1909 - 2006
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 112
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1869, Vasily Bartold ranks 46. Before him are Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Carl Schuhmann, Max Hoffmann, Gaetano Bresci, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, and Else Lasker-Schüler. After him are Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia, Hans Pfitzner, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Alfred Flatow, Louise d'Orléans, and Giulio Douhet. Among people deceased in 1930, Vasily Bartold ranks 35. Before him are Jules Pascin, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Leopold Auer, Luigi Facta, Waldemar Haffkine, and Otto Mueller. After him are Jeppe Aakjær, Silvio Gesell, Vladimir Arsenyev, Rafael Merry del Val, Yang Kaihui, and Giulio Douhet.
Others Born in 1869
Go to all RankingsPrince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1926
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 40
Carl Schuhmann
GYMNAST
1869 - 1946
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 41
Max Hoffmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1927
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 42
Gaetano Bresci
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1901
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 43
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1931
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 44
Else Lasker-Schüler
WRITER
1869 - 1945
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 45
Vasily Bartold
HISTORIAN
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 46
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1870
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 47
Hans Pfitzner
COMPOSER
1869 - 1949
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 48
Hovhannes Tumanyan
WRITER
1869 - 1923
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 49
Alfred Flatow
GYMNAST
1869 - 1942
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 50
Louise d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1952
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 51
Giulio Douhet
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1930
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1930
Go to all RankingsJules Pascin
PAINTER
1885 - 1930
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 29
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1892 - 1930
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 30
Leopold Auer
MUSICIAN
1845 - 1930
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 31
Luigi Facta
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1930
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 32
Waldemar Haffkine
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1930
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 33
Otto Mueller
PAINTER
1874 - 1930
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 34
Vasily Bartold
HISTORIAN
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 35
Jeppe Aakjær
WRITER
1866 - 1930
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 36
Silvio Gesell
ECONOMIST
1862 - 1930
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 37
Vladimir Arsenyev
EXPLORER
1872 - 1930
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 38
Rafael Merry del Val
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1930
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 39
Yang Kaihui
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1930
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 40
Giulio Douhet
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1930
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 41
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vasily Bartold ranks 491 out of 3,761. Before him are Bulat Okudzhava (1924), Khertek Anchimaa-Toka (1912), Elsa Triolet (1896), Sergey Mikhalkov (1913), Nikolai Medtner (1879), and Vera Zasulich (1849). After him are Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev (1841), Prince Albert of Prussia (1809), Naina Yeltsina (1932), Serge Koussevitzky (1874), Nikolay Bogolyubov (1909), and Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia (1869).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsBulat Okudzhava
WRITER
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 485
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2008
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 486
Elsa Triolet
WRITER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 487
Sergey Mikhalkov
WRITER
1913 - 2009
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 488
Nikolai Medtner
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 489
Vera Zasulich
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1919
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 490
Vasily Bartold
HISTORIAN
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 491
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
CHEMIST
1841 - 1910
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 492
Prince Albert of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1872
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 493
Naina Yeltsina
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 494
Serge Koussevitzky
CONDUCTOR
1874 - 1951
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 495
Nikolay Bogolyubov
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1992
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 496
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1870
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 497
Among HISTORIANS In Russia
Among historians born in Russia, Vasily Bartold ranks 3. Before him are George Ostrogorsky (1902), and Lev Gumilyov (1912). After him are Vladimir Minorsky (1877), Alexander Kazhdan (1922), Vasily Klyuchevsky (1841), Alexander Vasiliev (1867), Jacob Theodor Klein (1685), Mikhail Pogodin (1800), Serhii Plokhy (1957), Léon Poliakov (1910), and Olena Apanovych (1919).
George Ostrogorsky
1902 - 1976
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 1
Lev Gumilyov
1912 - 1992
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 2
Vasily Bartold
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 3
Vladimir Minorsky
1877 - 1966
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 4
Alexander Kazhdan
1922 - 1997
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 5
Vasily Klyuchevsky
1841 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 6
Alexander Vasiliev
1867 - 1953
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 7
Jacob Theodor Klein
1685 - 1759
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 8
Mikhail Pogodin
1800 - 1875
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 9
Serhii Plokhy
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 10
Léon Poliakov
1910 - 1997
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 11
Olena Apanovych
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 12