WRITER
Derek Walcott
1930 - 2017
Derek Walcott
Sir Derek Alton Walcott OM (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros (1990), which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement." In addition to winning the Nobel Prize, Walcott received many literary awards over the course of his career, including an Obie Award in 1971 for his play Dream on Monkey Mountain, a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award, a Royal Society of Literature Award, the Queen's Medal for Poetry, the inaugural OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the 2010 T. S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek Walcott has received more than 1,355,779 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Derek Walcott is the 682nd most popular writer (up from 1,020th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Saint Lucia (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Saint Lucian Writer.
Derek Walcott is most famous for his poem "Omeros" which was published in 1990.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
64.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
83
Languages Editions (L)
7.58
Effective Languages (L*)
5.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Derek Walcott ranks 682 out of 7,302. Before him are Maurice Blanchot, Sei Shōnagon, Bernard Gui, André Chénier, Novatian, and Phillis Wheatley. After him are Joseph of Anchieta, Jacinto Benavente, Claudian, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Kang Youwei, and Jean Froissart.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaurice Blanchot
1907 - 2003
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 676
Sei Shōnagon
966 - 1025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 677
Bernard Gui
1261 - 1331
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 678
André Chénier
1762 - 1794
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 679
Novatian
220 - 258
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 680
Phillis Wheatley
1753 - 1784
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 681
Derek Walcott
1930 - 2017
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 682
Joseph of Anchieta
1534 - 1597
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 683
Jacinto Benavente
1866 - 1954
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 684
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 685
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 686
Kang Youwei
1858 - 1927
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 687
Jean Froissart
1337 - 1405
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 688
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Derek Walcott ranks 45. Before him are Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Gary Becker, Bernie Ecclestone, Biljana Plavšić, and Akira Suzuki. After him are Félix Guattari, Lorin Maazel, Robert Wagner, Jean Rochefort, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Carlos Kleiber. Among people deceased in 2017, Derek Walcott ranks 34. Before him are Mário Soares, Martin Landau, Hans Georg Dehmelt, Roman Herzog, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, and Hiroto Muraoka. After him are Tzvetan Todorov, Louise Hay, Emmanuelle Riva, Lotfi A. Zadeh, Jean Rochefort, and Adnan Khashoggi.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsGylmar dos Santos Neves
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 39
Edsger W. Dijkstra
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 40
Gary Becker
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 41
Bernie Ecclestone
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 42
Biljana Plavšić
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 43
Akira Suzuki
CHEMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 44
Derek Walcott
WRITER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 45
Félix Guattari
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 46
Lorin Maazel
CONDUCTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 47
Robert Wagner
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 48
Jean Rochefort
ACTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 49
Armin Mueller-Stahl
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 50
Carlos Kleiber
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2004
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsMário Soares
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 28
Martin Landau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 29
Hans Georg Dehmelt
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 30
Roman Herzog
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 31
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2017
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 32
Hiroto Muraoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 33
Derek Walcott
WRITER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 34
Tzvetan Todorov
HISTORIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 35
Louise Hay
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 36
Emmanuelle Riva
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 37
Lotfi A. Zadeh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 38
Jean Rochefort
ACTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 39
Adnan Khashoggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2017
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 40
In Saint Lucia
Among people born in Saint Lucia, Derek Walcott ranks 2 out of 11. Before him are Empress Joséphine (1763). After him are W. Arthur Lewis (1915), Philip J. Pierre (1954), Joseph Marcell (1948), Pearlette Louisy (1946), Neville Cenac (1939), Kenny Anthony (1951), Stephenson King (1958), Chris Boucher (1993), Levern Spencer (1984), and Julien Alfred (2001).
Others born in Saint Lucia
Go to all RankingsEmpress Joséphine
COMPANION
1763 - 1814
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 1
Derek Walcott
WRITER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2
W. Arthur Lewis
ECONOMIST
1915 - 1991
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 3
Philip J. Pierre
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4
Joseph Marcell
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 5
Pearlette Louisy
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 6
Neville Cenac
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 7
Kenny Anthony
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 8
Stephenson King
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 31.77
Rank: 9
Chris Boucher
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.24
Rank: 10
Levern Spencer
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 23.07
Rank: 11
Julien Alfred
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Saint Lucia
Among writers born in Saint Lucia, Derek Walcott ranks 1.