WRITER
Arthur Ransome
1884 - 1967
Arthur Ransome
Arthur Michell Ransome (18 January 1884 – 3 June 1967) was an English author and journalist. He is best known for writing and illustrating the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Ransome has received more than 635,149 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Arthur Ransome is the 4,447th most popular writer (down from 3,673rd in 2019), the 3,175th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,696th in 2019) and the 361st most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
640k
Page Views (PV)
49.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.81
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Arthur Ransome ranks 4,447 out of 7,302. Before him are Louis Paul Boon, Mervyn Peake, Hans Henny Jahnn, Alain de Botton, Rosemary Sutcliff, and Quentin Crisp. After him are Olaf Bull, Sāyaṇa, Ariel Dorfman, Gudrun Pausewang, Severus Sanctus Endelechius, and Jan Myrdal.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouis Paul Boon
1912 - 1979
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 4,441
Mervyn Peake
1911 - 1968
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 4,442
Hans Henny Jahnn
1894 - 1959
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 4,443
Alain de Botton
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 4,444
Rosemary Sutcliff
1920 - 1992
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 4,445
Quentin Crisp
1908 - 1999
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 4,446
Arthur Ransome
1884 - 1967
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 4,447
Olaf Bull
1883 - 1933
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 4,448
Sāyaṇa
1400 - 1387
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 4,449
Ariel Dorfman
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 4,450
Gudrun Pausewang
1928 - 2020
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 4,451
Severus Sanctus Endelechius
400 - 500
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 4,452
Jan Myrdal
1927 - 2020
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 4,453
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, Arthur Ransome ranks 161. Before him are Louis Abell, Alfredo Baldomir, Ture Rangström, Mia May, Jean-Richard Bloch, and Burrill Bernard Crohn. After him are Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, Bohumil Kubišta, Claes Johanson, Vasily Agapkin, Dewi Sartika, and Sig Ruman. Among people deceased in 1967, Arthur Ransome ranks 178. Before him are Eddie Tolan, Jobyna Ralston, Ciro Alegría, Henry Luce, Ann Sheridan, and Franz Babinger. After him are Jaromír Weinberger, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, Sig Ruman, Reginald Punnett, Ramón Zabalo, and Fritz Schäffer.
Others Born in 1884
Go to all RankingsLouis Abell
ATHLETE
1884 - 1962
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 155
Alfredo Baldomir
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1948
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 156
Ture Rangström
COMPOSER
1884 - 1947
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 157
Mia May
ACTOR
1884 - 1980
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 158
Jean-Richard Bloch
WRITER
1884 - 1947
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 159
Burrill Bernard Crohn
PHYSICIAN
1884 - 1983
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 160
Arthur Ransome
WRITER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 161
Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1957
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 162
Bohumil Kubišta
PAINTER
1884 - 1918
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 163
Claes Johanson
WRESTLER
1884 - 1949
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 164
Vasily Agapkin
CONDUCTOR
1884 - 1964
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 165
Dewi Sartika
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1947
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 166
Sig Ruman
ACTOR
1884 - 1967
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 167
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsEddie Tolan
ATHLETE
1908 - 1967
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 172
Jobyna Ralston
ACTOR
1899 - 1967
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 173
Ciro Alegría
WRITER
1909 - 1967
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 174
Henry Luce
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1967
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 175
Ann Sheridan
ACTOR
1915 - 1967
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 176
Franz Babinger
HISTORIAN
1891 - 1967
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 177
Arthur Ransome
WRITER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 178
Jaromír Weinberger
COMPOSER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 179
Thomas Tien Ken-sin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 1967
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 180
Sig Ruman
ACTOR
1884 - 1967
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 181
Reginald Punnett
BIOLOGIST
1875 - 1967
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 182
Ramón Zabalo
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1967
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 183
Fritz Schäffer
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1967
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 184
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Ransome ranks 3,175 out of 8,785. Before him are John Colet (1467), Charles Lee (1731), Rosemary Sutcliff (1920), Kenneth Cranham (1944), Arthur Russell (1886), and Quentin Crisp (1908). After him are Alan Bullock (1914), Robert Stephens (1931), Steve Bloomer (1874), Anne Treisman (1935), Mary Toft (1703), and Emily Mortimer (1971).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Colet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1467 - 1519
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 3,169
Charles Lee
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1731 - 1782
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3,170
Rosemary Sutcliff
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3,171
Kenneth Cranham
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3,172
Arthur Russell
ATHLETE
1886 - 1972
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3,173
Quentin Crisp
WRITER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3,174
Arthur Ransome
WRITER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3,175
Alan Bullock
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2004
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3,176
Robert Stephens
ACTOR
1931 - 1995
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 3,177
Steve Bloomer
SOCCER PLAYER
1874 - 1938
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 3,178
Anne Treisman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1935 - 2018
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 3,179
Mary Toft
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1703 - 1763
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 3,180
Emily Mortimer
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 3,181
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Arthur Ransome ranks 361. Before him are Graham Swift (1949), Radclyffe Hall (1880), Philip Reeve (1966), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Rosemary Sutcliff (1920), and Quentin Crisp (1908). After him are Joe Abercrombie (1974), Robert Greene (1558), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Walter Savage Landor (1775), Francis de Laporte de Castelnau (1810), and Alan Bennett (1934).
Graham Swift
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 355
Radclyffe Hall
1880 - 1943
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 356
Philip Reeve
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 357
Sophie Kinsella
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 358
Rosemary Sutcliff
1920 - 1992
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 359
Quentin Crisp
1908 - 1999
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 360
Arthur Ransome
1884 - 1967
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 361
Joe Abercrombie
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 362
Robert Greene
1558 - 1592
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 363
Gerard Manley Hopkins
1844 - 1889
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 364
Walter Savage Landor
1775 - 1864
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 365
Francis de Laporte de Castelnau
1810 - 1880
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 366
Alan Bennett
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 367