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Bayard Taylor

1825 - 1878

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Bayard Taylor (January 11, 1825 – December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record that stood for 85 years. His travelogues were popular in both the United States and Great Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bayard Taylor has received more than 156,912 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bayard Taylor is the 6,679th most popular writer (down from 6,006th in 2019), the 13,349th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,296th in 2019) and the 978th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bayard Taylor ranks 6,679 out of 7,302. Before him are James Kelman, Wladimir Kaminer, Gertrude Atherton, Ed Bradley, Ann Scott, and Pat Cadigan. After him are Julia Phillips, Al Jean, DBC Pierre, Helle Helle, Joseph Finder, and Clemence Dane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1825, Bayard Taylor ranks 92. Before him are Antoinette Brown Blackwell, R. D. Blackmore, Benjamin Mountfort, Frances Harper, Francis James Child, and Henry Heth. After him are William Spottiswoode, Newton Booth, and Julius Kühn. Among people deceased in 1878, Bayard Taylor ranks 75. Before him are José María Medina, George Gilbert Scott, Gideon Welles, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, Benjamin Bonneville, and Charles Magill Conrad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bayard Taylor ranks 13,349 out of 20,380. Before him are Kyle Secor (1957), Courtney Ford (1978), Brooklyn Decker (1987), Camila Mendes (1994), Béla Fleck (1958), and Dorothy Fields (1904). After him are Julia Phillips (1944), Peter Welch (1947), Gary Valentine (1961), Dick Van Arsdale (1943), Marguerite Churchill (1910), and Joan Blackman (1938).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bayard Taylor ranks 978. Before him are Walter Mosley (1952), Tim Kring (1957), Leonard Maltin (1950), Gertrude Atherton (1857), Ed Bradley (1941), and Pat Cadigan (1953). After him are Julia Phillips (1944), Al Jean (1961), Joseph Finder (1958), Jill Abramson (1954), Anthony E. Zuiker (1968), and William Safire (1929).

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