WRITER
Agnes Smedley
1892 - 1950
Agnes Smedley
Agnes Smedley (February 23, 1892 – May 6, 1950) was an American journalist, writer and activist who supported the Indian Independence Movement and the Chinese Communist Revolution. Raised in a poverty-stricken miner's family in Missouri and Colorado, she dramatized the formation of her feminist and socialist consciousness in the autobiographical novel Daughter of Earth (1929). As a college student during World War I, she organized support for the independence of India from the United Kingdom, receiving financial support from the government of Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agnes Smedley has received more than 244,326 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Agnes Smedley is the 1,814th most popular writer (down from 1,595th in 2019), the 2,284th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,081st in 2019) and the 201st most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
56.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.21
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Agnes Smedley ranks 1,814 out of 7,302. Before her are Alberto Manguel, Petros Markaris, Alfredo M. Bonanno, Theophylact of Ohrid, Martin of Opava, and Josep Pla. After her are Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Masaoka Shiki, Theodor Nöldeke, Juan Carlos Onetti, Frederik Pohl, and Gregory Tsamblak.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlberto Manguel
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,808
Petros Markaris
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,809
Alfredo M. Bonanno
1937 - 2023
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,810
Theophylact of Ohrid
1055 - 1107
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,811
Martin of Opava
1300 - 1279
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,812
Josep Pla
1897 - 1981
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,813
Agnes Smedley
1892 - 1950
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,814
Louis-Sébastien Mercier
1740 - 1814
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,815
Masaoka Shiki
1867 - 1902
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,816
Theodor Nöldeke
1836 - 1930
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,817
Juan Carlos Onetti
1909 - 1994
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,818
Frederik Pohl
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,819
Gregory Tsamblak
1365 - 1420
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,820
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Agnes Smedley ranks 95. Before her are Konstantin Paustovsky, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Alice Ball, Radola Gajda, Djuna Barnes, and Nikolai Polikarpov. After her are Ivan Šubašić, Dietrich von Saucken, Edoardo Agnelli, Ludwig Crüwell, Erich Brandenberger, and Mahidol Adulyadej. Among people deceased in 1950, Agnes Smedley ranks 57. Before her are Adam Rainer, Grigory Kulik, Liane de Pougy, Rafael Sabatini, Alfred Korzybski, and Alma Karlin. After her are Kim Kyu-sik, Henry H. Arnold, Walter Huston, Abraham Wald, Olaf Stapledon, and Hantaro Nagaoka.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsKonstantin Paustovsky
WRITER
1892 - 1968
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 89
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1965
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 90
Alice Ball
CHEMIST
1892 - 1916
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 91
Radola Gajda
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 92
Djuna Barnes
WRITER
1892 - 1982
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 93
Nikolai Polikarpov
ENGINEER
1892 - 1944
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 94
Agnes Smedley
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 95
Ivan Šubašić
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1955
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 96
Dietrich von Saucken
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1980
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 97
Edoardo Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1892 - 1935
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 98
Ludwig Crüwell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1958
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 99
Erich Brandenberger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1955
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 100
Mahidol Adulyadej
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1929
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 101
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsAdam Rainer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1950
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 51
Grigory Kulik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1950
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 52
Liane de Pougy
DANCER
1869 - 1950
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 53
Rafael Sabatini
WRITER
1875 - 1950
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 54
Alfred Korzybski
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1950
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 55
Alma Karlin
WRITER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 56
Agnes Smedley
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 57
Kim Kyu-sik
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1950
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 58
Henry H. Arnold
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 59
Walter Huston
ACTOR
1883 - 1950
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 60
Abraham Wald
MATHEMATICIAN
1902 - 1950
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 61
Olaf Stapledon
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 62
Hantaro Nagaoka
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1950
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 63
In United States
Among people born in United States, Agnes Smedley ranks 2,284 out of 20,380. Before her are Kanye West (1977), Alyssa Milano (1972), La Toya Jackson (1956), Dinah Washington (1924), Marg Helgenberger (1958), and John Mauchly (1907). After her are Lorraine Bracco (1954), Pat Hingle (1924), Charles Dow (1851), Matt Dillon (1964), Frederik Pohl (1919), and William E. Moerner (1953).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKanye West
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 2,278
Alyssa Milano
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 2,279
La Toya Jackson
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 2,280
Dinah Washington
SINGER
1924 - 1963
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 2,281
Marg Helgenberger
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 2,282
John Mauchly
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1980
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 2,283
Agnes Smedley
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 2,284
Lorraine Bracco
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 2,285
Pat Hingle
ACTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 2,286
Charles Dow
JOURNALIST
1851 - 1902
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,287
Matt Dillon
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,288
Frederik Pohl
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,289
William E. Moerner
CHEMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,290
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Agnes Smedley ranks 201. Before her are Raymond E. Feist (1945), Patricia Cornwell (1956), Robert Silverberg (1935), Djuna Barnes (1892), Joseph D. Pistone (1939), and Betty Friedan (1921). After her are Frederik Pohl (1919), Stephen Crane (1871), Rick Riordan (1964), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), Anne Sexton (1928), and William Moulton Marston (1893).
Raymond E. Feist
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 195
Patricia Cornwell
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 196
Robert Silverberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 197
Djuna Barnes
1892 - 1982
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 198
Joseph D. Pistone
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 199
Betty Friedan
1921 - 2006
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 200
Agnes Smedley
1892 - 1950
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 201
Frederik Pohl
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 202
Stephen Crane
1871 - 1900
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 203
Rick Riordan
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 204
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1815 - 1902
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 205
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 206
William Moulton Marston
1893 - 1947
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 207