WRITER

Clare Hollingworth

1911 - 2017

Photo of Clare Hollingworth

Icon of person Clare Hollingworth

Clare Hollingworth (10 October 1911 – 10 January 2017) was an English journalist and author. She was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of World War II, described as "the scoop of the century". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clare Hollingworth has received more than 733,932 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Clare Hollingworth is the 5,903rd most popular writer (down from 4,233rd in 2019), the 4,708th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,135th in 2019) and the 532nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Mao
1987
Mao and the men against him
Biography, Heads of state
1985
Mao Zedong he ta di fen qi zhe
1989
Front Line
Foreign correspondents
1990
There's a German just behind me
British Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945
1942
The Arabs and the West
Politics and government
1952

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Clare Hollingworth ranks 5,903 out of 7,302. Before her are Wilbert Awdry, Lydie Salvayre, Henry Lincoln, Julia Donaldson, Anthony Powell, and Leigh Hunt. After her are André Bjerke, Princess Delphine of Belgium, Walter Abish, Michael Swanwick, John Green, and Timur Vermes.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Clare Hollingworth ranks 340. Before her are Tokiharu Abe, Ann Dvorak, László Szabados, Ben Alexander, Charles Walters, and Wilbert Awdry. After her are Müfide İlhan, Sonny Terry, Kristian Henriksen, Eduard Kainberger, Imre Rajczy, and Matti Lähde. Among people deceased in 2017, Clare Hollingworth ranks 474. Before her are Cécile DeWitt-Morette, Molly Peters, William H. Keeler, Roberta Peters, Erika Böhm-Vitense, and Luis Garisto. After her are Lukas Ammann, Inge Keller, Nadezhda Olizarenko, Bano Qudsia, Don Williams, and Bajram Rexhepi.

Others Born in 1911

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2017

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Clare Hollingworth ranks 4,708 out of 8,785. Before her are Topper Headon (1955), Henry Lincoln (1930), Julia Donaldson (1948), Anthony Powell (1905), John M. Allegro (1923), and Leigh Hunt (1784). After her are Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733), Dave Mason (1946), Ed Stafford (1975), Edgeworth David (1858), Adam Lallana (1988), and Paul Gallagher (1954).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Clare Hollingworth ranks 532. Before her are Anthony Shaffer (1926), Wilbert Awdry (1911), Henry Lincoln (1930), Julia Donaldson (1948), Anthony Powell (1905), and Leigh Hunt (1784). After her are Isaac D'Israeli (1766), William Cobbett (1763), Mina Loy (1882), Susan Cooper (1935), Hugh Blair (1718), and Edmund Gosse (1849).

British born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous