WRITER
C. S. Lewis
1898 - 1963
C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963). He is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of C. S. Lewis has received more than 13,151,639 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 92 in 2019). C. S. Lewis is the 311th most popular writer (down from 275th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 214th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Writer.
C.S. Lewis is most famous for his series The Chronicles of Narnia.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
70.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
97
Languages Editions (L)
4.47
Effective Languages (L*)
6.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of C. S. Lewis by language
Over the past year C. S. Lewis has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 1,830,596 views, followed by Spanish (171,645), and Portuguese (126,946). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Macedonian (512.30%), Kirghiz (164.39%), and Simple English (107.23%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, C. S. Lewis ranks 311 out of 7,302. Before him are Chrétien de Troyes, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Appian, Antonin Artaud, Françoise Sagan, and Ernst Jünger. After him are Gao Xingjian, Roger Martin du Gard, Gertrude Stein, Guillaume de Machaut, Henri Charrière, and Ludovico Ariosto.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChrétien de Troyes
1135 - 1185
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 305
Gabriele D'Annunzio
1863 - 1938
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 306
Appian
95 - 165
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 307
Antonin Artaud
1896 - 1948
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 308
Françoise Sagan
1935 - 2004
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 309
Ernst Jünger
1895 - 1998
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 310
C. S. Lewis
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 311
Gao Xingjian
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 312
Roger Martin du Gard
1881 - 1958
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 313
Gertrude Stein
1874 - 1946
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 314
Guillaume de Machaut
1300 - 1377
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 315
Henri Charrière
1906 - 1973
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 316
Ludovico Ariosto
1474 - 1533
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 317
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, C. S. Lewis ranks 16. Before him are M. C. Escher, Zhou Enlai, William James Sidis, Stefania Turkewich, Herbert Marcuse, and George Gershwin. After him are Liu Shaoqi, Gunnar Myrdal, Leo Szilard, Tamara de Lempicka, Isidor Isaac Rabi, and Julius Evola. Among people deceased in 1963, C. S. Lewis ranks 12. Before him are Jean Cocteau, Georges Braque, Aldous Huxley, Robert Schuman, Ngo Dinh Diem, and Tristan Tzara. After him are Abd el-Krim, Yasujirō Ozu, Nâzım Hikmet, Theodor Heuss, Francis Poulenc, and Sylvia Plath.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsM. C. Escher
ARTIST
1898 - 1972
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 10
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 11
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 12
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 13
Herbert Marcuse
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 14
George Gershwin
COMPOSER
1898 - 1937
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 15
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 16
Liu Shaoqi
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1969
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 17
Gunnar Myrdal
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1987
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 18
Leo Szilard
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1964
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 19
Tamara de Lempicka
PAINTER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 20
Isidor Isaac Rabi
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1988
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 21
Julius Evola
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsJean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 6
Georges Braque
PAINTER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 7
Aldous Huxley
WRITER
1894 - 1963
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 8
Robert Schuman
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1963
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 9
Ngo Dinh Diem
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
Tristan Tzara
WRITER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 11
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 12
Abd el-Krim
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1963
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 13
Yasujirō Ozu
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1963
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 14
Nâzım Hikmet
WRITER
1902 - 1963
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 15
Theodor Heuss
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1963
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 16
Francis Poulenc
COMPOSER
1899 - 1963
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 17
Sylvia Plath
WRITER
1932 - 1963
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 18
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, C. S. Lewis ranks 215 out of 8,785. Before him are David Gilmour (1946), Millvina Dean (1912), Edward the Elder (871), Empress Matilda (1102), Henry IV of England (1367), and Ben Kingsley (1943). After him are Lady Godiva (990), Richard Madden (1986), C. F. Powell (1903), Mary Tudor, Queen of France (1496), Ozzy Osbourne (1948), and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (1982).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDavid Gilmour
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 209
Millvina Dean
CELEBRITY
1912 - 2009
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 210
Edward the Elder
POLITICIAN
871 - 924
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 211
Empress Matilda
NOBLEMAN
1102 - 1167
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 212
Henry IV of England
NOBLEMAN
1367 - 1413
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 213
Ben Kingsley
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 214
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 215
Lady Godiva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
990 - 1067
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 216
Richard Madden
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 217
C. F. Powell
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1969
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 218
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
COMPANION
1496 - 1533
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 219
Ozzy Osbourne
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 220
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
NOBLEMAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 221
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, C. S. Lewis ranks 28. Before him are John Milton (1608), Geoffrey Chaucer (1343), Mary Wollstonecraft (1759), William Golding (1911), Arthur C. Clarke (1917), and Anne Brontë (1820). After him are William Wordsworth (1770), Ken Follett (1949), Ian Fleming (1908), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792), John Keats (1795), and Graham Greene (1904).
John Milton
1608 - 1674
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 22
Geoffrey Chaucer
1343 - 1400
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 23
Mary Wollstonecraft
1759 - 1797
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 24
William Golding
1911 - 1993
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 25
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 - 2008
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 26
Anne Brontë
1820 - 1849
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 27
C. S. Lewis
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 28
William Wordsworth
1770 - 1850
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 29
Ken Follett
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 30
Ian Fleming
1908 - 1964
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 31
Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 32
John Keats
1795 - 1821
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 33
Graham Greene
1904 - 1991
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 34