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Victor Davis Hanson

1953 - Today

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Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is an American classicist, military historian, and conservative political commentator. He has been a commentator on modern and ancient warfare and contemporary politics for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the National Review, the Washington Times, and other media outlets. He is a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno, the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in classics and military history at the Hoover Institution, and visiting professor at Hillsdale College. Hanson was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2007 by President George W. Bush and was a presidential appointee in 2007–2008 on the American Battle Monuments Commission. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Victor Davis Hanson is the 557th most popular historian, the 16,463rd most popular biography from United States (up from 16,592nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 557 out of 561. Before him are Stephen Turnbull, Adam Tooze, Allan Lichtman, Stephen Kotkin, Peeter Järvelaid, and Hatoon al-Fassi. After him are Michael Wood, John Komlos, Adrian Goldsworthy, Soner Cagaptay, Bettany Hughes, and Rémi Mathis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 699. Before him are Hina Jilani, Kath Soucie, Victoria Wood, Nanci Griffith, Sylvia Steiner, and Ricardo Sanchez. After him are Geoff Hoon, Darrell Issa, Salman Khurshid, Mihalis Yannakakis, John Lucas II, and Gregory Meeks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 16,470 out of 20,380. Before him are Kelis (1979), Jack Endino (1964), Max Brooks (1972), Josh Henderson (1981), Peggy Knudsen (1923), and Jack Abramoff (1959). After him are Yunus Musah (2002), Nana Smith (1971), Nikki Ziering (1971), John Ridley (1964), Sean M. Carroll (1966), and Kevin Saunderson (1964).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Victor Davis Hanson ranks 54. Before him are Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942), Bernard Bailyn (1922), James H. Billington (1929), Elaine Pagels (1943), Allan Lichtman (1947), and Stephen Kotkin (1959). After him are Kim Ryholt (1970).

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