WRITER
Christina Rossetti
1830 - 1894
Christina Rossetti
Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in Britain: "In the Bleak Midwinter", later set by Gustav Holst, Katherine Kennicott Davis, and Harold Darke, and "Love Came Down at Christmas", also set by Darke and other composers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christina Rossetti has received more than 1,818,142 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Christina Rossetti is the 2,277th most popular writer (down from 2,134th in 2019), the 1,689th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,655th in 2019) and the 180th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
55.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
2.77
Effective Languages (L*)
5.15
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Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Christina Rossetti ranks 2,277 out of 7,302. Before her are Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, August von Platen-Hallermünde, Fritz Leiber, John W. Campbell, Henri Desgrange, and Rahul Sankrityayan. After her are Heinrich Glarean, Tomé Pires, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Robert Ressler, Harold Bloom, and J.-H. Rosny aîné.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
1802 - 1861
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 2,271
August von Platen-Hallermünde
1796 - 1835
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 2,272
Fritz Leiber
1910 - 1992
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 2,273
John W. Campbell
1910 - 1971
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 2,274
Henri Desgrange
1865 - 1940
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 2,275
Rahul Sankrityayan
1893 - 1963
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 2,276
Christina Rossetti
1830 - 1894
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,277
Heinrich Glarean
1488 - 1563
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,278
Tomé Pires
1468 - 1540
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,279
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
1868 - 1956
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,280
Robert Ressler
1937 - 2013
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2,281
Harold Bloom
1930 - 2019
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2,282
J.-H. Rosny aîné
1856 - 1940
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2,283
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1830, Christina Rossetti ranks 36. Before her are Princess Eugénie of Sweden, François-Marie Raoult, Alexei Savrasov, Carmine Crocco, Henry Flagler, and Guido Gezelle. After her are Albert Günther, Aga Khan II, Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, Luigi Cremona, Kamehameha V, and Harriet Lane. Among people deceased in 1894, Christina Rossetti ranks 30. Before her are Eugène Charles Catalan, Sante Geronimo Caserio, Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, and Alexander von Middendorff. After her are Marietta Alboni, Heinrich Hoffmann, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Gall, William Waddington, and Theophan the Recluse.
Others Born in 1830
Go to all RankingsPrincess Eugénie of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1889
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 30
François-Marie Raoult
CHEMIST
1830 - 1901
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 31
Alexei Savrasov
PAINTER
1830 - 1897
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 32
Carmine Crocco
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1830 - 1905
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 33
Henry Flagler
BUSINESSPERSON
1830 - 1913
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 34
Guido Gezelle
WRITER
1830 - 1899
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 35
Christina Rossetti
WRITER
1830 - 1894
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 36
Albert Günther
BIOLOGIST
1830 - 1914
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 37
Aga Khan II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1830 - 1885
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 38
Lalla Fatma N'Soumer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1863
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 39
Luigi Cremona
MATHEMATICIAN
1830 - 1903
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 40
Kamehameha V
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1872
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 41
Harriet Lane
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1903
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 42
Others Deceased in 1894
Go to all RankingsEugène Charles Catalan
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1894
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 24
Sante Geronimo Caserio
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1894
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 25
Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 26
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
CHEMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 27
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 28
Alexander von Middendorff
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 29
Christina Rossetti
WRITER
1830 - 1894
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 30
Marietta Alboni
SINGER
1823 - 1894
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 31
Heinrich Hoffmann
WRITER
1809 - 1894
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 32
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
WRITER
1809 - 1894
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 33
Gall
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1894
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 34
William Waddington
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1894
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 35
Theophan the Recluse
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1815 - 1894
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 36
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Christina Rossetti ranks 1,689 out of 8,785. Before her are Stephen Langton (1150), David Edward Hughes (1831), Paul Rodgers (1949), David Tennant (1971), John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), and Robert Brown (1921). After her are Elizabeth de Burgh (1289), Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), Robert Blake (1599), Charles Hatchett (1765), John Barbirolli (1899), and William Renshaw (1861).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsStephen Langton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1150 - 1228
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 1,683
David Edward Hughes
INVENTOR
1831 - 1900
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,684
Paul Rodgers
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1,685
David Tennant
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1,686
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1925
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 1,687
Robert Brown
ACTOR
1921 - 2003
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 1,688
Christina Rossetti
WRITER
1830 - 1894
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 1,689
Elizabeth de Burgh
COMPANION
1289 - 1327
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 1,690
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
WRITER
1868 - 1956
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 1,691
Robert Blake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1599 - 1657
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,692
Charles Hatchett
CHEMIST
1765 - 1847
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,693
John Barbirolli
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1970
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,694
William Renshaw
TENNIS PLAYER
1861 - 1904
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,695
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Christina Rossetti ranks 180. Before her are Kenneth Grahame (1859), William Caxton (1422), Matthew Arnold (1822), Rebecca West (1892), David Ogilvy (1911), and Eric Knight (1897). After her are Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), Edward FitzGerald (1809), Donald Adamson (1939), Richard Aldington (1892), Kingsley Amis (1922), and Frederic W. H. Myers (1843).
Kenneth Grahame
1859 - 1932
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 174
William Caxton
1422 - 1491
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 175
Matthew Arnold
1822 - 1888
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 176
Rebecca West
1892 - 1983
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 177
David Ogilvy
1911 - 1999
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 178
Eric Knight
1897 - 1943
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 179
Christina Rossetti
1830 - 1894
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 180
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
1868 - 1956
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 181
Edward FitzGerald
1809 - 1883
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 182
Donald Adamson
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 183
Richard Aldington
1892 - 1962
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 184
Kingsley Amis
1922 - 1995
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 185
Frederic W. H. Myers
1843 - 1901
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 186