WRITER
Dorothy Parker
1893 - 1967
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet and writer of fiction, plays and screenplays based in New York; she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary works published in magazines, such as The New Yorker, and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the circle, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothy Parker has received more than 3,685,674 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Dorothy Parker is the 1,751st most popular writer (down from 1,439th in 2019), the 2,194th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,831st in 2019) and the 192nd most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
3.7M
Page Views (PV)
57.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
2.86
Effective Languages (L*)
5.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Dorothy Parker ranks 1,751 out of 7,302. Before her are David Burliuk, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Edmond Hamilton, Minamoto no Sanetomo, I. L. Peretz, and Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz. After her are Li Yu, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Alexandre Benois, Princess Michael of Kent, Karl-Maria Kertbeny, and Notker the Stammerer.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Burliuk
1882 - 1967
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,745
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
1808 - 1890
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,746
Edmond Hamilton
1904 - 1977
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,747
Minamoto no Sanetomo
1192 - 1219
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,748
I. L. Peretz
1852 - 1915
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,749
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
1751 - 1792
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,750
Dorothy Parker
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,751
Li Yu
1610 - 1680
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,752
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
1876 - 1938
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,753
Alexandre Benois
1870 - 1960
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,754
Princess Michael of Kent
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,755
Karl-Maria Kertbeny
1824 - 1882
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,756
Notker the Stammerer
840 - 912
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,757
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Dorothy Parker ranks 77. Before her are Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Marianne Brandt, Wilhelm Zaisser, Leonarda Cianciulli, Jean Absil, and Carl Værnet. After her are Dean Acheson, Henry Murray, Armand Călinescu, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, William Moulton Marston, and Clark Ashton Smith. Among people deceased in 1967, Dorothy Parker ranks 81. Before her are Stanisław Sosabowski, Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Joseph Boxhall, Tom Simpson, David Burliuk, and Hans Ledwinka. After her are Zbigniew Cybulski, Alphonse Juin, Ernst Niekisch, Martine Carol, Wolf Albach-Retty, and Henry Morgenthau Jr..
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1968
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 71
Marianne Brandt
ARTIST
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 72
Wilhelm Zaisser
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 73
Leonarda Cianciulli
EXTREMIST
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 74
Jean Absil
COMPOSER
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 75
Carl Værnet
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1965
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 76
Dorothy Parker
WRITER
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 77
Dean Acheson
DIPLOMAT
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 78
Henry Murray
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 79
Armand Călinescu
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1939
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 80
Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1968
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 81
William Moulton Marston
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 82
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsStanisław Sosabowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1967
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 75
Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1967
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 76
Joseph Boxhall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1967
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 77
Tom Simpson
CYCLIST
1937 - 1967
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 78
David Burliuk
WRITER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 79
Hans Ledwinka
ENGINEER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 80
Dorothy Parker
WRITER
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 81
Zbigniew Cybulski
ACTOR
1927 - 1967
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 82
Alphonse Juin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1967
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 83
Ernst Niekisch
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1967
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 84
Martine Carol
ACTOR
1920 - 1967
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 85
Wolf Albach-Retty
ACTOR
1906 - 1967
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 86
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1967
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 87
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dorothy Parker ranks 2,194 out of 20,380. Before her are Anna Moffo (1932), Charles M. Rice (1952), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Doc Holliday (1851), Dexter Gordon (1923), and Paul Cohen (1934). After her are Maxwell D. Taylor (1901), Patricia Clarkson (1959), Michael Emerson (1954), Don S. Davis (1942), Linda Blair (1959), and Richard Ramirez (1960).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAnna Moffo
PRESENTER
1932 - 2006
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2,188
Charles M. Rice
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2,189
Edmond Hamilton
WRITER
1904 - 1977
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 2,190
Doc Holliday
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1887
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 2,191
Dexter Gordon
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1990
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,192
Paul Cohen
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - 2007
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,193
Dorothy Parker
WRITER
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,194
Maxwell D. Taylor
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1987
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 2,195
Patricia Clarkson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 2,196
Michael Emerson
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 2,197
Don S. Davis
ACTOR
1942 - 2008
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 2,198
Linda Blair
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 2,199
Richard Ramirez
EXTREMIST
1960 - 2013
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 2,200
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Dorothy Parker ranks 192. Before her are Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930), E. E. Cummings (1894), Ken Wilber (1949), William Carlos Williams (1883), Joan Didion (1934), and Edmond Hamilton (1904). After her are Richard Ford (1944), Suzanne Collins (1962), Raymond E. Feist (1945), Patricia Cornwell (1956), Robert Silverberg (1935), and Djuna Barnes (1892).
Marion Zimmer Bradley
1930 - 1999
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 186
E. E. Cummings
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 187
Ken Wilber
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 188
William Carlos Williams
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 189
Joan Didion
1934 - 2021
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 190
Edmond Hamilton
1904 - 1977
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 191
Dorothy Parker
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 192
Richard Ford
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 193
Suzanne Collins
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 194
Raymond E. Feist
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 195
Patricia Cornwell
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 196
Robert Silverberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 197
Djuna Barnes
1892 - 1982
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 198