Here is a list of famous and notable art historians of all time. The historians on this list are from different parts of the world but they are all renowned art historians.
William Rubin: who was the director of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, which he first joined in 1967.
Johann Joachim Winckelmann: was a famous German art historian and archaeologist.
Igor Anvar Kufayev: is a Russian British artist, yogi and spiritual teacher.
Birgit Rausing: a Swedish art historian and philanthropist.
Henry Geldzahler: was a curator of contemporary art in the late 20th century.
Edith Porada: was the Arthur Lehman Professor of Art History and Archeology at Columbia University.
Other famous historians are: Roger Took, Henry Kraus, Cornelius Gurlitt and John Joachim.