List of historians

This is a list of historians.

Medieval historians/chroniclers

• Shen Yue, (441-513), History of the (Liu) Song Dynasty (420-479)
• Jordanes, (6th century), Goths
• Procopius, (died c. 565), Byzantines
• Gregory of Tours, (538–594), Franks
• Bede, (c. 672–735), Anglo-Saxons
• Adamnan, Irish historian, 625-704
• Nennius, shadowy historian of Wales
• Paul the Deacon, (8th century), Langobards
• Tabari, 838–923, great Persian historian
• Ibn Rustah, d. 903, Persian historian and traveler
• Asser, Bishop of Sherborne, (died 908/909) - Welsh monk, Life of Alfred
• Einhard, (9th century) - Biography of Charlemagne
• Notker, (9th century) - anecdotal Biography of Charlemagne
• Regino of Prüm, (died 915)
• Liutprand of Cremona, (922–972), Byzantine affairs
• Al-Biruni, (973–1048), Persian historian
• Geoffrey of Monmouth, churchman/historian
• Thietmar of Merseburg, German, Polish, and Russian affairs
• Nestor the Chronicler, author of the Russian Primary Chronicle
• Gallus Anonymus, Polish historian
• Albert of Aix, historian of the First Crusade
• Michael Psellus the Younger, (1018–c. 1078)
• Sima Guang, (1019–1086), historiographer and politician
• Marianus Scotus, (1028–1082/1083), Irish chronicler
• Guibert of Nogent, (1053–1124)
• Florence of Worcester, (died 1118), English chronicler
• Eadmer, (c. 1066–c. 1124), post-Conquest English history
• Symeon of Durham, (died after 1129), English chronicler
• William of Malmesbury, (c. 1080–c. 1143)
• Anna Comnena, (1083–after 1148)
• Usamah ibn Munqidh, (1095–1188)
• Adam of Bremen, great historian of Scandinavia
• Ata al-Mulk Juvayni, (1226-83), Persian historian
• Saxo Grammaticus, (12th century), Danish
• Svend Aagesen, (12th century), Danish
• Alured of Beverley, (12th century), English chronicler
• William of Tyre, (c. 1128–1186)
• William of Newburgh, (1135–1198), English historian called "the father of historical criticism"
• John of Worcester, (fl. 1150s), English chronicler
• Giraldus Cambrensis, (c. 1146–c. 1223)
• Wincenty Kadlubek, (1161–1223), Polish historian
• Ambrose the poet, (fl. 1190s)
• Geoffroi de Villehardouin, (c. 1160–1212)
• Nicetas Choniates, (died c. 1220)
• Matthew Paris, (died 1259)
• Salimbene di Adam, (1221–c. 1290), Italian
• Jean de Joinville, (1224–1319)
• Rashid al-Din, (1247–1317), Persian historian
• ibn Khaldun, (1332–1406)
• Piers Langtoft, (died c. 1307)
• Abdullah Wassaf, 13th century, Persian historian
• Jean Froissart, (c. 1337–c. 1405), chronicler
• Dietrich of Nieheim, (c. 1345–1418), ecclesiastic history
• Alphonsus A Sancta Maria, (1396–1456)
• Johannes Longinus, Polish historian and chronicler
• Philippe de Commines, French historian
• Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi, d. 1454, Persian historian
• John Capgrave, (1393–1464)
• Christine de Pizan, (c. 1365–c. 1430), historian, poet, philosopher
• Robert Fabyan, (died 1513)
• Albert Krantz, (1450–1517)
• Polydore Vergil, (c. 1470–1555), Tudor history
• Sigismund von Herberstein, (1486–1566), Muscovite affairs
• João de Barros, (1496–1570)
• Josias Simmler, (1530–1576)
• Paolo Paruta, (1540–1598), Venetian historian
• Raphael Holinshed, (died c. 1580)
• Caesar Baronius, (1538–1607)
• Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni, (1540–1615), Indo-Persian historian
• John Hayward, (1564–1627)