OCCULTIST
Dion Fortune
1890 - 1946
Dion Fortune
Dion Fortune (born Violet Mary Firth, 6 December 1890 – 6 January 1946) was a British occultist, ceremonial magician, novelist and author. She was a co-founder of the Fraternity of the Inner Light, an occult organisation that promoted philosophies which she claimed had been taught to her by spiritual entities known as the Ascended Masters. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dion Fortune has received more than 513,175 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Dion Fortune is the 33rd most popular occultist (up from 34th in 2019), the 2,365th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,120th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Occultist.
Memorability Metrics
510k
Page Views (PV)
51.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among OCCULTISTS
Among occultists, Dion Fortune ranks 33 out of 37. Before her are Michael Scot, Joséphin Péladan, Algernon Blackwood, Stanislas de Guaita, A. E. Waite, and Elias Ashmole. After her are Otto Witte, Israel Regardie, Manly P. Hall, William Quan Judge, and Sergey Oldenburg.
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Michael Scot
1175 - 1232
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 27
Joséphin Péladan
1858 - 1918
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 28
Algernon Blackwood
1869 - 1951
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 29
Stanislas de Guaita
1861 - 1897
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 30
A. E. Waite
1857 - 1942
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 31
Elias Ashmole
1617 - 1692
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 32
Dion Fortune
1890 - 1946
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 33
Otto Witte
1872 - 1958
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 34
Israel Regardie
1907 - 1985
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 35
Manly P. Hall
1901 - 1990
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 36
William Quan Judge
1851 - 1896
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 37
Sergey Oldenburg
1863 - 1934
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Dion Fortune ranks 124. Before her are Oswald de Andrade, Mário de Sá-Carneiro, Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, Frank Morgan, Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, and Sigurd Hoel. After her are Jüri Uluots, Mauno Pekkala, Mark Tobey, André-Louis Danjon, Elia Abu Madi, and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa. Among people deceased in 1946, Dion Fortune ranks 119. Before her are François de La Rocque, Béla Imrédy, Ferdinand Marian, Matteo Bartoli, Albert Sechehaye, and Grigory Neujmin. After her are W. C. Fields, Louis Bachelier, Ioannis Rallis, Paul Lincke, Cesare Orsenigo, and Victor Loret.
Others Born in 1890
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Oswald de Andrade
1890 - 1954
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 118
Mário de Sá-Carneiro
1890 - 1916
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 119
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
1890 - 1963
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 120
Frank Morgan
1890 - 1949
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 121
Mehmet Fuat Köprülü
1890 - 1966
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 122
Sigurd Hoel
1890 - 1960
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 123
Dion Fortune
1890 - 1946
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 124
Jüri Uluots
1890 - 1945
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 125
Mauno Pekkala
1890 - 1952
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 126
Mark Tobey
1890 - 1976
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 127
André-Louis Danjon
1890 - 1967
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 128
Elia Abu Madi
1890 - 1957
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 129
Phetsarath Ratanavongsa
1890 - 1959
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 130
Others Deceased in 1946
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François de La Rocque
1885 - 1946
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 113
Béla Imrédy
1891 - 1946
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 114
Ferdinand Marian
1902 - 1946
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 115
Matteo Bartoli
1873 - 1946
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 116
Albert Sechehaye
1870 - 1946
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 117
Grigory Neujmin
1886 - 1946
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 118
Dion Fortune
1890 - 1946
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 119
W. C. Fields
1880 - 1946
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 120
Louis Bachelier
1870 - 1946
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 121
Ioannis Rallis
1878 - 1946
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 122
Paul Lincke
1866 - 1946
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 123
Cesare Orsenigo
1873 - 1946
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 124
Victor Loret
1859 - 1946
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 125
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Dion Fortune ranks 2,365 out of 7,765. Before her are Ian Bannen (1928), Gerry Ashmore (1936), Harold Jeffreys (1891), Bridget Riley (1931), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), and Dennis W. Sciama (1926). After her are Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), John Neville (1925), Patrick Gordon (1635), James Guillaume (1844), Pauline Moran (1947), and Alfred Edwards (1850).
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Ian Bannen
1928 - 1999
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 2,359
Gerry Ashmore
1936 - 2021
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 2,360
Harold Jeffreys
1891 - 1989
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 2,361
Bridget Riley
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 2,362
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
1772 - 1828
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 2,363
Dennis W. Sciama
1926 - 1999
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 2,364
Dion Fortune
1890 - 1946
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 2,365
Agnes Baden-Powell
1858 - 1945
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 2,366
John Neville
1925 - 2011
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 2,367
Patrick Gordon
1635 - 1699
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 2,368
James Guillaume
1844 - 1916
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 2,369
Pauline Moran
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 2,370
Alfred Edwards
1850 - 1923
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 2,371
Among OCCULTISTS In United Kingdom
Among occultists born in United Kingdom, Dion Fortune ranks 11. Before her are Alice Bailey (1880), Robert Fludd (1574), Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854), Michael Scot (1175), Algernon Blackwood (1869), and Elias Ashmole (1617). After her are Israel Regardie (1907).
Alice Bailey
1880 - 1949
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5
Robert Fludd
1574 - 1637
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 6
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
1854 - 1918
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7
Michael Scot
1175 - 1232
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 8
Algernon Blackwood
1869 - 1951
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 9
Elias Ashmole
1617 - 1692
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 10
Dion Fortune
1890 - 1946
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 11
Israel Regardie
1907 - 1985
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 12
