HISTORIAN
Zeev Sternhell
1935 - 2020

Zeev Sternhell
Zeev Sternhell (Hebrew: זאב שטרנהל; 10 April 1935 – 21 June 2020) was a Polish-born Israeli historian, political scientist, commentator on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and writer. He was one of the world's leading theorists of the phenomenon of fascism. Sternhell headed the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and wrote for Haaretz newspaper. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zeev Sternhell is the 258th most popular historian (down from 210th in 2019), the 678th most popular biography from Poland (down from 620th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Polish Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Zeev Sternhell ranks 258 out of 561. Before him are Charles Rollin, Iryna Melnykova, Richard G. Hovannisian, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi, Heinrich Graetz, and Régine Pernoud. After him are Alexander Svanidze, William H. Prescott, Lucius Coelius Antipater, Philistus, Hermann Conring, and Thomas the Archdeacon.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Rollin
1661 - 1741
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 252
Iryna Melnykova
1918 - 2010
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 253
Richard G. Hovannisian
1932 - 2023
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 254
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
737 - 819
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 255
Heinrich Graetz
1817 - 1891
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 256
Régine Pernoud
1909 - 1998
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 257
Zeev Sternhell
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 258
Alexander Svanidze
1886 - 1941
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 259
William H. Prescott
1796 - 1859
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 260
Lucius Coelius Antipater
180 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 261
Philistus
430 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 262
Hermann Conring
1606 - 1681
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 263
Thomas the Archdeacon
1200 - 1268
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 264
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Zeev Sternhell ranks 199. Before him are Jack Welch, Yıldırım Akbulut, Rodrigo Borja Cevallos, Katalin Szőke, Sadiq al-Mahdi, and Juan Bautista Agüero. After him are Nicola Cabibbo, Nabil Elaraby, Seymour Cassel, Tom Atkins, Peter Brown, and La Monte Young. Among people deceased in 2020, Zeev Sternhell ranks 254. Before him are Nur Hassan Hussein, Stuart Whitman, Italo De Zan, Ann E. Todd, Hans-Jochen Vogel, and Branko Kostić. After him are Nina Bocharova, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Jörn Donner, Daria Nicolodi, Vyacheslav Kebich, and Ray Clemence.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsJack Welch
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 193
Yıldırım Akbulut
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 194
Rodrigo Borja Cevallos
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 195
Katalin Szőke
SWIMMER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 196
Sadiq al-Mahdi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 197
Juan Bautista Agüero
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 198
Zeev Sternhell
HISTORIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 199
Nicola Cabibbo
PHYSICIST
1935 - 2010
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 200
Nabil Elaraby
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2024
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 201
Seymour Cassel
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 202
Tom Atkins
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 203
Peter Brown
HISTORIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 204
La Monte Young
COMPOSER
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 205
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsNur Hassan Hussein
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 248
Stuart Whitman
ACTOR
1928 - 2020
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 249
Italo De Zan
CYCLIST
1925 - 2020
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 250
Ann E. Todd
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 251
Hans-Jochen Vogel
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 252
Branko Kostić
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 253
Zeev Sternhell
HISTORIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 254
Nina Bocharova
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 255
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
SINGER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 256
Jörn Donner
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2020
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 257
Daria Nicolodi
ACTOR
1950 - 2020
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 258
Vyacheslav Kebich
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 259
Ray Clemence
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 260
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Zeev Sternhell ranks 678 out of 1,694. Before him are August Hlond (1881), Hilary Koprowski (1916), Heinrich Graetz (1817), Richard Herrmann (1923), Henryk Jabłoński (1909), and Henner Henkel (1915). After him are Krzysztof Komeda (1931), Jan Czochralski (1885), Bolesław II the Horned (1217), Vyacheslav Kebich (1936), Remus von Woyrsch (1847), and Julian Marchlewski (1866).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsAugust Hlond
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1948
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 672
Hilary Koprowski
PHYSICIAN
1916 - 2013
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 673
Heinrich Graetz
HISTORIAN
1817 - 1891
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 674
Richard Herrmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1962
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 675
Henryk Jabłoński
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2003
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 676
Henner Henkel
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 1943
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 677
Zeev Sternhell
HISTORIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 678
Krzysztof Komeda
COMPOSER
1931 - 1969
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 679
Jan Czochralski
CHEMIST
1885 - 1953
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 680
Bolesław II the Horned
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1278
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 681
Vyacheslav Kebich
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 682
Remus von Woyrsch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1920
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 683
Julian Marchlewski
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 684
Among HISTORIANS In Poland
Among historians born in Poland, Zeev Sternhell ranks 9. Before him are Richard Pipes (1923), Gottfried Achenwall (1719), Otto von Gierke (1841), Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821), Ernst Kantorowicz (1895), and Heinrich Graetz (1817). After him are Karl Otfried Müller (1797), Walter Laqueur (1921), Israel Gutman (1923), Jacob Talmon (1916), Fritz Stern (1926), and Jan T. Gross (1947).
Richard Pipes
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 3
Gottfried Achenwall
1719 - 1772
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 4
Otto von Gierke
1841 - 1921
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 5
Ferdinand Gregorovius
1821 - 1891
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 6
Ernst Kantorowicz
1895 - 1963
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 7
Heinrich Graetz
1817 - 1891
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 8
Zeev Sternhell
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 9
Karl Otfried Müller
1797 - 1840
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 10
Walter Laqueur
1921 - 2018
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 11
Israel Gutman
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 12
Jacob Talmon
1916 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 13
Fritz Stern
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 14
Jan T. Gross
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 15