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H. W. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, United States on January 1, 1953. H. W. Brands is listed as a historian, writer and biographer. The age as of 2026 is 73. Schooling on record includes Jesuit High School and Stanford University.
My Take
H. W. Brands is the kind of historian I genuinely admire, because he refuses to let history be a dry parade of dates. With more than thirty books and two Pulitzer finalist nods, he has built a career out of telling American stories through the lives of real people. Biography, after all, is just history with a heartbeat, and Brands clearly relishes the human drama behind the founding fathers and beyond. From his Portland roots to his Stanford doctorate and his chair at Texas, he reads like a craftsman who values readability as much as rigor. We need more historians who make the past feel alive.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- H. W. Brands
- Name (Japanese)
- H.・W.・ブランズ
- Reading
- H.・W.・ぶらんず
- Born
- January 1, 1953 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Occupation
- historian / writer / biographer / university teacher
2. Background
- High school
- Jesuit High School
- University
- Stanford University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.%20W.%20Brands
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q679533
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was H. W. Brands born?
Born January 1, 1953 (age 73).
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H. W. Brands is from Portland, Oregon, United States.
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H. W. Brands works as historian, writer, biographer, university teacher.
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