Writer

Jacob Abbott

American writer of children's books

1803 - 1879

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Jacob Abbott

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jacob Abbott is the 5,810th most popular writer (up from 6,007th in 2024), the 9,539th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,809th in 2019) and the 698th most popular American Writer.

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Jacob Abbott's biography spans 16 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 53.52.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Jacob Abbott ranks 5,810 out of 7,707. Before him are Roma Ryan, Michael Shermer, David Halberstam, Joel Chandler Harris, Penelope Lively, and Claude McKay. After him are Park Wan-suh, Teréz Karacs, Vigdis Hjorth, William Blum, Shaqe Çoba, and Can Yücel.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Roma Ryan
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,804
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,805
David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,806
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,807
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,808
Claude McKay
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,809
Jacob Abbott
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,810
Park Wan-suh
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,811
Teréz Karacs
1808 - 1892
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,812
Vigdis Hjorth
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,813
William Blum
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 5,814
Shaqe Çoba
1875 - 1954
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 5,815
Can Yücel
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 5,816

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1803, Jacob Abbott ranks 76. Before him are George Borrow, Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Heinrich Ewald, Juan Bravo Murillo, Manuel Felipe de Tovar, and Carl Jacob Löwig. After him are Domingo Nieto, William Smith O'Brien, Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, and William Allen. Among people deceased in 1879, Jacob Abbott ranks 62. Before him are William Froude, Emma Smith, William Fothergill Cooke, Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera, Juan Antonio Pezet, and Epameinondas Deligeorgis. After him are John Bell Hood, Henry Charles Carey, George Caleb Bingham, Caleb Cushing, Angelina Grimké, and John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence.

Others Born in 1803

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George Borrow
WRITER
1803 - 1881
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 70
Friedrich Ludwig Persius
ARCHITECT
1803 - 1845
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 71
Heinrich Ewald
HISTORIAN
1803 - 1875
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 72
Juan Bravo Murillo
POLITICIAN
1803 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 73
Manuel Felipe de Tovar
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1866
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 74
Carl Jacob Löwig
CHEMIST
1803 - 1890
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 75
Jacob Abbott
WRITER
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 76
Domingo Nieto
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1844
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 77
William Smith O'Brien
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1803 - 1864
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 78
Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1803 - 1863
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 79
William Allen
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1879
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 80

Others Deceased in 1879

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William Froude
ENGINEER
1810 - 1879
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 56
Emma Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1804 - 1879
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 57
William Fothergill Cooke
INVENTOR
1806 - 1879
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 58
Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1879
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 59
Juan Antonio Pezet
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1879
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 60
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1879
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 61
Jacob Abbott
WRITER
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 62
John Bell Hood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1831 - 1879
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 63
Henry Charles Carey
ECONOMIST
1793 - 1879
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 64
George Caleb Bingham
PAINTER
1811 - 1879
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 65
Caleb Cushing
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1879
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 66
Angelina Grimké
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1805 - 1879
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 67
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1879
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 68