Writer
Margaret Oliphant
Scottish novelist, 1828–1897
1828 - 1897
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Margaret Oliphant
Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Margaret Oliphant is the 6,356th most popular writer (down from 6,111th in 2024), the 5,487th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,047th in 2019) and the 600th most popular British Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Margaret Oliphant ranks 6,356 out of 7,302. Before her are Stephen Glass, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Brené Brown, Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, and Henry Vaughan. After her are Charlotte Link, Ruskin Bond, Ian McDonald, Charles Eastman, Veikko Antero Koskenniemi, and Cressida Cowell.
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1972 - Present
HPI: 51.35
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HPI: 51.35
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Matti Yrjänä Joensuu
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Brené Brown
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HPI: 51.34
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Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
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HPI: 51.34
Rank: 6,354
Henry Vaughan
1621 - 1695
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 6,355
Margaret Oliphant
1828 - 1897
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 6,356
Charlotte Link
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 6,357
Ruskin Bond
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 6,358
Ian McDonald
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 6,359
Charles Eastman
1858 - 1939
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 6,360
Veikko Antero Koskenniemi
1885 - 1962
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 6,361
Cressida Cowell
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 6,362
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1828, Margaret Oliphant ranks 70. Before her are Kanō Hōgai, Joshua Chamberlain, Ignacio de Veintemilla, Charles Allston Collins, Balfour Stewart, and Thomas F. Bayard. Among people deceased in 1897, Margaret Oliphant ranks 79. Before her are Gardiner Greene Hubbard, Edward Newton, Juan Idiarte Borda, Charles Blondin, Isaac Pitman, and Berthold Englisch.
Others Born in 1828
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Kanō Hōgai
PAINTER
1828 - 1888
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 64
Joshua Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1914
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 65
Ignacio de Veintemilla
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 66
Charles Allston Collins
WRITER
1828 - 1873
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 67
Balfour Stewart
PHYSICIST
1828 - 1887
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 68
Thomas F. Bayard
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1898
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 69
Margaret Oliphant
WRITER
1828 - 1897
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 70
Others Deceased in 1897
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Gardiner Greene Hubbard
BUSINESSPERSON
1822 - 1897
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 73
Edward Newton
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1897
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 74
Juan Idiarte Borda
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1897
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 75
Charles Blondin
ATHLETE
1824 - 1897
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 76
Isaac Pitman
INVENTOR
1813 - 1897
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 77
Berthold Englisch
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1897
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 78
Margaret Oliphant
WRITER
1828 - 1897
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 79
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Margaret Oliphant ranks 5,487 out of 8,785. Before her are Bruce Robinson (1946), Richard Briers (1934), Pete Quaife (1943), Henry Vaughan (1621), Ray Cooper (1947), and Flora Finch (1867). After her are Ian McDonald (1960), Richard Barbieri (1957), Denis Healey (1917), Jane Leeves (1961), Judy Cornwell (1940), and Morton Betts (1847).
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Bruce Robinson
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 5,481
Richard Briers
ACTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 5,482
Pete Quaife
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2010
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 5,483
Henry Vaughan
WRITER
1621 - 1695
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5,484
Ray Cooper
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5,485
Flora Finch
ACTOR
1867 - 1940
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5,486
Margaret Oliphant
WRITER
1828 - 1897
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5,487
Ian McDonald
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5,488
Richard Barbieri
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5,489
Denis Healey
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 5,490
Jane Leeves
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 5,491
Judy Cornwell
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 5,492
Morton Betts
SOCCER PLAYER
1847 - 1914
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 5,493
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Margaret Oliphant ranks 600. Before her are Owen Barfield (1898), Dannie Abse (1923), William Roscoe (1753), Jilly Cooper (1937), Margaret Drabble (1939), and Henry Vaughan (1621). After her are Ian McDonald (1960), Cressida Cowell (1966), David McKee (1935), Dorothy Richardson (1873), Kathleen Raine (1908), and Chris Claremont (1950).
Owen Barfield
1898 - 1997
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 594
Dannie Abse
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 595
William Roscoe
1753 - 1831
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 596
Jilly Cooper
1937 - 2025
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 597
Margaret Drabble
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 598
Henry Vaughan
1621 - 1695
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 599
Margaret Oliphant
1828 - 1897
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 600
Ian McDonald
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 601
Cressida Cowell
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 602
David McKee
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 603
Dorothy Richardson
1873 - 1957
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 604
Kathleen Raine
1908 - 2003
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 605
Chris Claremont
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 606
