WRITER
Charles Montagu Doughty
1843 - 1926

Charles Montagu Doughty
Charles Montagu Doughty (19 August 1843 – 20 January 1926) was a British poet, writer, explorer, adventurer and traveller, best known for his two-volume 1888 travel book Travels in Arabia Deserta. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Montagu Doughty is the 5,657th most popular writer (down from 5,356th in 2024), the 4,604th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,063rd in 2019) and the 501st most popular British Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Charles Montagu Doughty ranks 5,657 out of 7,302. Before him are Jonathan Coe, C. L. R. James, David Peoples, Kate Wilhelm, John Masefield, and Fran Saleški Finžgar. After him are Franz Xaver Kroetz, Walter de la Mare, Kazimierz Brandys, Adolf Bartels, Miron Białoszewski, and Grace Paley.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJonathan Coe
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,651
C. L. R. James
1901 - 1989
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,652
David Peoples
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,653
Kate Wilhelm
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,654
John Masefield
1878 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 5,655
Fran Saleški Finžgar
1871 - 1962
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 5,656
Charles Montagu Doughty
1843 - 1926
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 5,657
Franz Xaver Kroetz
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 5,658
Walter de la Mare
1873 - 1956
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 5,659
Kazimierz Brandys
1916 - 2000
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 5,660
Adolf Bartels
1862 - 1945
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 5,661
Miron Białoszewski
1922 - 1983
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 5,662
Grace Paley
1922 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 5,663
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1843, Charles Montagu Doughty ranks 102. Before him are Dezső Bánffy, Henry M. Leland, Serapio Calderón, Grove Karl Gilbert, Mihkel Veske, and David Payne. After him are C. I. Scofield, Samuel Garman, Aleksandra Potanina, Luke Fildes, Paul Arène, and Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin. Among people deceased in 1926, Charles Montagu Doughty ranks 114. Before him are Helen Allingham, José María Orellana, Anatole Le Braz, Antonius van den Broek, Albert Corey, and Zofka Kveder. After him are Emily Hobhouse, Bernard Pyne Grenfell, Sidney Lee, Patrick Leahy, Annie Speirs, and Charles Marion Russell.
Others Born in 1843
Go to all RankingsDezső Bánffy
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1911
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 96
Henry M. Leland
INVENTOR
1843 - 1932
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 97
Serapio Calderón
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1922
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 98
Grove Karl Gilbert
ASTRONOMER
1843 - 1918
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 99
Mihkel Veske
WRITER
1843 - 1890
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 100
David Payne
PAINTER
1843 - 1894
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 101
Charles Montagu Doughty
WRITER
1843 - 1926
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 102
C. I. Scofield
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1843 - 1921
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 103
Samuel Garman
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1927
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 104
Aleksandra Potanina
EXPLORER
1843 - 1893
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 105
Luke Fildes
PAINTER
1843 - 1927
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 106
Paul Arène
WRITER
1843 - 1896
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 107
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
GEOLOGIST
1843 - 1928
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 108
Others Deceased in 1926
Go to all RankingsHelen Allingham
PAINTER
1848 - 1926
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 108
José María Orellana
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1926
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 109
Anatole Le Braz
WRITER
1859 - 1926
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 110
Antonius van den Broek
PHYSICIST
1870 - 1926
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 111
Albert Corey
ATHLETE
1878 - 1926
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 112
Zofka Kveder
WRITER
1878 - 1926
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 113
Charles Montagu Doughty
WRITER
1843 - 1926
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 114
Emily Hobhouse
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1926
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 115
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1869 - 1926
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 116
Sidney Lee
WRITER
1859 - 1926
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 117
Patrick Leahy
ATHLETE
1877 - 1926
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 118
Annie Speirs
SWIMMER
1889 - 1926
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 119
Charles Marion Russell
PAINTER
1864 - 1926
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 120
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Montagu Doughty ranks 4,605 out of 8,785. Before him are Naseem Hamed (1974), Phyllis Covell (1895), Bernie Marsden (1951), Herbert Ponting (1870), Archibald Menzies (1754), and John Masefield (1878). After him are Walter de la Mare (1873), George Clausen (1852), Cliff Bastin (1912), John Hunter (1737), Jane Lapotaire (1944), and Conor Gallagher (2000).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsNaseem Hamed
BOXER
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 4,599
Phyllis Covell
TENNIS PLAYER
1895 - 1982
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 4,600
Bernie Marsden
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 4,601
Herbert Ponting
EXPLORER
1870 - 1935
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 4,602
Archibald Menzies
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1842
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 4,603
John Masefield
WRITER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 4,604
Charles Montagu Doughty
WRITER
1843 - 1926
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 4,605
Walter de la Mare
WRITER
1873 - 1956
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 4,606
George Clausen
PAINTER
1852 - 1944
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 4,607
Cliff Bastin
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 4,608
John Hunter
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1821
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 4,609
Jane Lapotaire
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 4,610
Conor Gallagher
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 4,611
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charles Montagu Doughty ranks 501. Before him are Stephen Leacock (1869), Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805), John Braine (1922), Ann Cleeves (1954), Jonathan Coe (1961), and John Masefield (1878). After him are Walter de la Mare (1873), Richard Llewellyn (1906), Nicholas Culpeper (1616), William Michael Rossetti (1829), Charles Allston Collins (1828), and George William Russell (1867).
Stephen Leacock
1869 - 1944
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 495
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams
1805 - 1848
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 496
John Braine
1922 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 497
Ann Cleeves
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 498
Jonathan Coe
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 499
John Masefield
1878 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 500
Charles Montagu Doughty
1843 - 1926
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 501
Walter de la Mare
1873 - 1956
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 502
Richard Llewellyn
1906 - 1983
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 503
Nicholas Culpeper
1616 - 1654
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 504
William Michael Rossetti
1829 - 1919
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 505
Charles Allston Collins
1828 - 1873
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 506
George William Russell
1867 - 1935
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 507























































