Historians study the past to create clarity about our present world through their interpretation and preservation of historical events. These scholars provide essential understanding by linking historical legacies to leadership through their work on social history and historical context and cultural memory and public memory. Through their work on historical preservation and American military history and their research on famous Black historians and female historians they determine how we remember and learn from the past.
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Top 10 Historians
Brad Meltzer Bestselling Thriller Novelist and History Channel Host
Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of... Read More
Victor Davis Hanson Military Historian and Conservative Political Commentator
Victor Davis Hanson is a distinguished professor, writer, an... Read More
Ken Burns Historian and Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker
Ken Burns is an American filmmaker, known for his style of u... Read More
Michael Beschloss Presidential Historian
Michael Beschloss is an American historian specializing in t... Read More
Yuval Noah Harari Israeli Historian, Professor and Bestselling Author
The bestselling authors of Sapiens: A Brief History of Human... Read More
Jon Meacham World-Renowned Keynote Speaker, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Autho...
Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer prize-winning author of several bo... Read More
Ron Chernow Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Historian, and Keynote Speake...
Ron Chernow is a Pulitzer prize-winning author, historian an... Read More
Jill Lepore Professor of American History at Harvard University
Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of Ameri... Read More
Annette Gordon-Reed Historian and Law Professor at Harvard University
Annette Gordon-Reed, a renowned author and educator, holds p... Read More
Doris Kearns Goodwin Historian, Author, Motivational Speaker, Pulitzer Prize Winn...
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a historian, Pulitzer prize-winning... Read More
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James Bradley Author Who Writes Extensively About World War II
James Bradley is an American author from Antigo, Wisconsin, specializing in historical nonfiction chronicling... Read More
Category: Authors , Historians
James Swanson Historian and Bestselling Author of "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer"
The Edgar Award-winning author of "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer" and its sequel, "Bloody Cri... Read More
Category: Authors , Historians
Jay Winik Author and American Historian
Jay Winik, one of the nation's leading historians, is renowned for his gifted and creative approaches to histo... Read More
Category: Authors , Historians
Jeff Shaara Prolific Historical American Novelist of the New York Times Bestseller "Gods and Generals" (1996)
Jeff Shaara is an American historical novelist. Raised in Tallahassee, Florida, he graduated from Florida Stat... Read More
Category: Authors , Historians
Jemar Tisby Historian of Faith, Race & Justice
Dr. Jemar Tisby serves as a prominent historian and New York Times bestselling author who actively presents ab... Read More
Category: Religious Speakers , Inspirational Speakers , Historians
Jill Lepore Professor of American History at Harvard University
Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University. She is also a s... Read More
Category: Authors , Professors , Historians
Jill Tietjen Historian About Women in STEM Fields
Jill S. Tietjen, P.E., is an author, speaker, and electrical engineer. Her published books include the Setting... Read More
Category: Authors , Technology Speakers , Science Speakers
John Hasse Award-Winning Music Historian
During his thirty-three-year tenure at the National Museum of American History, Hasse curated exhibitions on D... Read More
Category: Musicians , Historians
Jon Meacham World-Renowned Keynote Speaker, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, and Presidential Historian
Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer prize-winning author of several books, a presidential historian and a keynote speake... Read More
Category: Authors , Editors , Political Commentators
Jonathan Alter Political Analyst and Presidential Historian
Jonathan Alter is an award-winning author, reporter, columnist, radio host and television producer and analyst... Read More
Category: Political Commentators , Historians
Joseph J. Ellis Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
Joseph J. Ellis was educated at the College of William and Mary and Yale University. He is the author of seven... Read More
Category: Authors , Historians
Julian Gewirtz Renowned Diplomat, Historian, Poet & Former Senior Government Official Helping Leaders Understand China, U.S.-China Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy
Julian Gewirtz is an American diplomat, historian, and poet. He formerly served as Senior Director for China a... Read More
Category: Government and Political Officials , Historians
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