WRITER

Compton Mackenzie

1883 - 1972

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Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, (17 January 1883 – 30 November 1972) was a Scottish writer of fiction, biography, histories and a memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong Scottish nationalist. He was one of the co-founders in 1928 of the National Party of Scotland along with Hugh MacDiarmid, Cunninghame Graham and John MacCormick. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Compton Mackenzie has received more than 367,797 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Compton Mackenzie is the 6,348th most popular writer (down from 5,730th in 2019), the 5,488th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,027th in 2019) and the 626th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Compton Mackenzie ranks 6,348 out of 7,302. Before him are Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Elizabeth Moon, Oscar Hijuelos, Frances Power Cobbe, Susan Hill, and Ann Coulter. After him are Kim Leine, John Skelton, Mark Boal, Chris Hedges, Shin Kyung-sook, and Damon Runyon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Compton Mackenzie ranks 274. Before him are Pauline Frederick, Anders Hylander, Leo Goodwin, Mary Forbes, Oscar Osthoff, and Ernie Parker. After him are John Taylor, Polly Moran, Johan Olin, Seán Mac Diarmada, Elsie Ferguson, and Margaret Morse Nice. Among people deceased in 1972, Compton Mackenzie ranks 258. Before him are Mississippi Fred McDowell, Richard Louis Duckett, Marilyn Maxwell, Janet Munro, Rochelle Hudson, and Oscar Levant. After him are Reverend Gary Davis, William Boyd, Carl W. Stalling, Clyde McPhatter, Martin Schröttle, and Lorenzo Wright.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Compton Mackenzie ranks 5,488 out of 8,785. Before him are Dru Drury (1725), Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981), Paul McGuigan (1963), Noel Harrison (1934), Des'ree (1968), and Miles Mander (1888). After him are David Thompson (1770), Dick Gibson (1918), John Crome (1768), John Skelton (1460), Kevin Warwick (1954), and Ronald Stretton (1930).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Compton Mackenzie ranks 626. Before him are William Roscoe (1753), Stella Gibbons (1902), Kathleen Raine (1908), Brian Friel (1929), Angie Sage (1952), and Susan Hill (1942). After him are John Skelton (1460), P. H. Newby (1918), Charles Lock Eastlake (1793), Michael Rosen (1946), Henry Green (1905), and Christopher Fry (1907).

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