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Historian Biographies
Every archived life recorded as historian, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Chris Dixon
b. 1960
Historian (born 1960)
Contemporary era
Bart De Wever
b. December 21, 1970
Prime Minister at Government of Belgium
Contemporary era
John Mahama
b. November 29, 1958
President of the Republic of Ghana
Contemporary era
Karol Nawrocki
b. March 3, 1983
Polish politician and historian, President of the Republic of Poland since 2025
Contemporary era
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
b. January 9, 1945
First President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998
Contemporary era
Carlos Mesa
b. August 12, 1953
Vice President of Bolivia from 2002 to 2003 and President of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005
Contemporary era
Georgi Parvanov
b. June 28, 1957
4th President of Bulgaria 2002-2012
Contemporary era
Luis Guillermo Solís
b. April 25, 1958
Costa Rican 47th president
Contemporary era
Petr Fiala
b. September 1, 1964
Czech politician and politologist
Modern era
Negasso Gidada
September 3, 1943 – April 27, 2019
Ethiopian President (1943-2019)
Contemporary era
Guðni Jóhannesson
b. June 26, 1968
President of Iceland (2016-2024)
Contemporary era
Matteo Renzi
b. January 11, 1975
Italian politician (born 1975)
Modern era
Kenneth O. Hall
b. April 24, 1941
Governor-General of Jamaica
Contemporary era
Mark Rutte
b. February 14, 1967
Secretary General of NATO since 2024 and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–2024)
Contemporary era
Jakup Krasniqi
b. January 1, 1951
Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo
Ancient era
Herodotus
484 BCE – 425 BCE
Greek historian and geographer (c.484–c.425 BC)
Ancient era
Thucydides
c. 460 BCE – 395 BCE
5th-century BC Athenian historian and general
Ancient era
Ptolemy I Soter
c. 365 BCE – c. 285 BCE
Macedonian general, ruler of Egypt
Ancient era
Julius Caesar
100 BCE – 44 BCE
Roman general and statesman whose rise ended the Republic
Ancient era
Claudius
10 BCE – October 13, 1954 CE
Mayor of the Palace of Burgundy from 607 to 610
Modern era
Theodore Roosevelt
October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
Modern era
Winston Churchill
November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965
British Prime Minister who led the defiance of Nazi Germany
Ancient era
Sima Qian
145 BCE – 86 BCE
Chinese historian (c. 145 – c. 86 BCE)
Medieval era
Ibn Khaldun
May 27, 1332 – March 17, 1406
Historiographer and historian
Medieval era
Thomas More
February 7, 1478 – July 6, 1535
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
Medieval era
Niccolo Machiavelli
May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527
Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
Early Modern era
Voltaire
November 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778
French Enlightenment writer and fighter for reason and tolerance
Early Modern era
David Hume
April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776
Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian (1711-1776)
Early Modern era
Mary Wollstonecraft
April 27, 1759 – September 10, 1797
English writer and intellectual (1759–1797)
Early Modern era
Friedrich Schiller
November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
Modern era
Karl Marx
May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883
Philosopher and economist whose critique of capital shaped a century
Modern era
Nikolai Gogol
March 19, 1809 – February 21, 1852
Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809–1852)
Modern era
H. G. Wells
September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946
English writer (1866–1946)
Modern era
Hannah Arendt
October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
Modern era
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
December 11, 1918 – August 3, 2008
Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)
Modern era
Zora Neale Hurston
January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960
African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891–1960)
Modern era
Thor Heyerdahl
October 6, 1914 – April 18, 2002
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
Modern era
W. E. B. Du Bois
February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
Modern era
Shibli Nomani
June 3, 1857 – November 18, 1914
Indian Islamic Scholar (1857–1914)
Modern era
Ram Prasad Bismil
June 11, 1897 – December 19, 1927
Revolutionary, poet & writer (1897–1927)
Modern era
Nancy Dupree
October 3, 1927 – September 10, 2017
American archaeologist (1927–2017)
Medieval era
Zhu Xi
October 18, 1130 – April 23, 1200
Chinese historian, neo-Confucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty (1130–1200)
Modern era
Phan Boi Chau
December 26, 1867 – October 29, 1940
19/20th-century Vietnamese nationalist and revolutionary
Early Modern era
Evliya Celebi
March 25, 1611 – 1682
Turkish traveler and writer (1611–1682)
Modern era
Apirana Ngata
July 3, 1874 – July 14, 1950
New Zealand politician and lawyer (1874-1950)
Medieval era
Gerald of Wales
1146 – c. 1220
Medieval clergyman and historian
Medieval era
Gildas
500 CE – January 29, 570 CE
6th-century British monk, writer and saint
Medieval era
Paul the Deacon
720 CE – 799 CE
8th century Benedictine monk, scribe and historian
Medieval era
Adam of Bremen
c. 1100 – c. 1085
11th-century German historian and chronicler
Medieval era
William of Tyre
1130 – 1186
Medieval prelate and chronicler, archbishop of Tyre
Medieval era
Michael Psellos
1018 – 1078
11th-century Byzantine monk, writer and court official
Medieval era
Leonardo Bruni
1369 – 1444
Italian humanist historian (c. 1370–1444)
Medieval era
Poggio Bracciolini
February 11, 1380 – October 30, 1459
Italian scholar, writer and humanist (1380–1459)
Medieval era
John of Salisbury
c. 1110 – October 25, 1180
English philosopher and theologian (ca 1115-1180)
Medieval era
Jean Froissart
1337 – 1405
French writer
Medieval era
Jean de Joinville
1224 – December 24, 1317
French chronicler
Medieval era
Blind Harry
1440 – 1492
Scottish author of the poem The Wallace
Medieval era
Notker the Stammerer
840 CE – April 6, 912 CE
Benedictine monk and musician
Medieval era
Suger of Saint-Denis
1080 – January 13, 1151
French abbot-statesmen, historian and the influential first patron of Gothic architecture (1080-1151)
Medieval era
Philippe de Commines
1447 – October 28, 1511
Writer and diplomat (1447-1511)