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Charles Mackay

1814 - 1889

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Charles Mackay (27 March 1814 – 24 December 1889) was a Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter, remembered mainly for his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Mackay has received more than 39,931 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Charles Mackay is the 5,261st most popular writer (down from 5,082nd in 2019), the 4,208th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,414th in 2019) and the 468th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 40k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Mackay ranks 5,261 out of 5,755. Before him are Armen Ohanian, Tony Duvert, Théodore Aubanel, Ian McDonald, Terence MacSwiney, and George Woodcock. After him are John Marston, Delphine de Vigan, C. L. R. James, Lin Carter, Kevin Kelly, and Kjartan Fløgstad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1814, Charles Mackay ranks 64. Before him are Oskar Kolberg, Edwin Stanton, Nicolaas Beets, Ludwig Schläfli, Samuel J. Tilden, and Dimitrios Valvis. After him are George-Étienne Cartier, John C. Pemberton, José Posada Herrera, and Lorenzo Snow. Among people deceased in 1889, Charles Mackay ranks 76. Before him are Julia Gardiner Tyler, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, Ole Jacob Broch, Miles Joseph Berkeley, August Ahlqvist, and Lucy Webb Hayes. After him are Francisco Antonino Vidal, Daniel Harvey Hill, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, and Simon Cameron.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Mackay ranks 4,208 out of 7,765. Before him are Godfrey Rampling (1909), Howard Jones (1955), Dolly Pentreath (1692), Francis Lee (1944), Alfred Enoch (1988), and Barbara Shelley (1932). After him are George Hillyard (1864), Peter Hall (1930), Bruce Payne (1957), Trevor Francis (1954), Derek Bailey (1930), and John Marston (1576).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charles Mackay ranks 468. Before him are Val McDermid (1955), William Michael Rossetti (1829), Daniel Tammet (1979), Joanne Harris (1964), Antonia Fraser (1932), and Ian McDonald (1960). After him are John Marston (1576), John of Worcester (1100), Thomas Traherne (1636), George Borrow (1803), James Herbert (1943), and Philippa Pearce (1920).

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