PHILOSOPHER
Anne Sullivan
1866 - 1936
Anne Sullivan
Anne Sullivan Macy (born as Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller. At the age of five, Sullivan contracted trachoma, an eye disease, which left her partially blind and without reading or writing skills. She received her education as a student of the Perkins School for the Blind. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anne Sullivan has received more than 3,054,489 page views. Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Anne Sullivan is the 338th most popular philosopher (down from 302nd in 2019), the 861st most popular biography from United States (down from 789th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Philosopher.
Anne Sullivan is most famous for being Helen Keller's tutor.
Memorability Metrics
3.1M
Page Views (PV)
63.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
4.75
Effective Languages (L*)
3.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Anne Sullivan ranks 338 out of 1,267. Before her are Justus Lipsius, Asanga, Thrasymachus, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, A. S. Neill, and Lev Shestov. After her are David Strauss, Guan Zhong, Aenesidemus, Francisco de Vitoria, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, and Uriel da Costa.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJustus Lipsius
1547 - 1606
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 332
Asanga
300 - 301
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 333
Thrasymachus
459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 334
Elena Cornaro Piscopia
1646 - 1684
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 335
A. S. Neill
1883 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 336
Lev Shestov
1866 - 1938
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 337
Anne Sullivan
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 338
David Strauss
1808 - 1874
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 339
Guan Zhong
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 340
Aenesidemus
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 341
Francisco de Vitoria
1483 - 1546
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 342
Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi
1155 - 1191
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 343
Uriel da Costa
1585 - 1640
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 344
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1866, Anne Sullivan ranks 20. Before her are Aleksandr Ulyanov, Charles Nicolle, Ferruccio Busoni, Jacinto Benavente, Beatrix Potter, and Lev Shestov. After her are Ramsay MacDonald, Nathan Söderblom, Emilio De Bono, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ambroise Vollard, and Léon Bakst. Among people deceased in 1936, Anne Sullivan ranks 34. Before her are Charles Nicolle, Andrija Mohorovičić, Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, Róbert Bárány, Moritz Schlick, and Robert E. Howard. After her are Georg Michaelis, Karl Pearson, Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, Nikolai Ostrovsky, Georgy Chicherin, and Julius Schreck.
Others Born in 1866
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Ulyanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1887
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 14
Charles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 15
Ferruccio Busoni
COMPOSER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 16
Jacinto Benavente
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 17
Beatrix Potter
WRITER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 18
Lev Shestov
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1938
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 19
Anne Sullivan
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 20
Ramsay MacDonald
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 21
Nathan Söderblom
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1866 - 1931
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 22
Emilio De Bono
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1944
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 23
Mykhailo Hrushevsky
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1934
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 24
Ambroise Vollard
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1939
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 25
Léon Bakst
PAINTER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1936
Go to all RankingsCharles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 28
Andrija Mohorovičić
GEOLOGIST
1857 - 1936
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 29
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1936
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 30
Róbert Bárány
PHYSICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 31
Moritz Schlick
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1936
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 32
Robert E. Howard
WRITER
1906 - 1936
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 33
Anne Sullivan
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 34
Georg Michaelis
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1936
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 35
Karl Pearson
STATISTICIAN
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 36
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1936
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 37
Nikolai Ostrovsky
WRITER
1904 - 1936
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 38
Georgy Chicherin
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1936
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 39
Julius Schreck
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1936
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 40
In United States
Among people born in United States, Anne Sullivan ranks 861 out of 20,380. Before her are Bing Crosby (1903), Powers Boothe (1948), Harriet Tubman (1820), Benedict Arnold (1741), Robert Ludlum (1927), and Aaron T. Beck (1921). After her are Susan B. Anthony (1820), Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), Thomas Harris (1940), Neal Cassady (1926), Theodore Schultz (1902), and Glenn T. Seaborg (1912).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBing Crosby
SINGER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 855
Powers Boothe
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 856
Harriet Tubman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1820 - 1913
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 857
Benedict Arnold
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1741 - 1801
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 858
Robert Ludlum
WRITER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 859
Aaron T. Beck
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2021
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 860
Anne Sullivan
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 861
Susan B. Anthony
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1820 - 1906
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 862
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1921
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 863
Thomas Harris
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 864
Neal Cassady
WRITER
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 865
Theodore Schultz
ECONOMIST
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 866
Glenn T. Seaborg
CHEMIST
1912 - 1999
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 867
Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States
Among philosophers born in United States, Anne Sullivan ranks 5. Before her are John Rawls (1921), George Herbert Mead (1863), Robert Nozick (1938), and Judith Butler (1956). After her are Richard Rorty (1931), John Searle (1932), Hilary Putnam (1926), Ronald Dworkin (1931), Nelson Goodman (1906), Martha Nussbaum (1947), and Daniel Dennett (1942).
John Rawls
1921 - 2002
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 1
George Herbert Mead
1863 - 1931
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 2
Robert Nozick
1938 - 2002
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 3
Judith Butler
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 4
Anne Sullivan
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 5
Richard Rorty
1931 - 2007
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 6
John Searle
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 7
Hilary Putnam
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 8
Ronald Dworkin
1931 - 2013
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 9
Nelson Goodman
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 10
Martha Nussbaum
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 11
Daniel Dennett
1942 - 2024
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 12