1866 - 1921
Ernest William Hornung (7 June 1866 – 22 March 1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Hornung was educated at Uppingham School; as a result of poor health he left the school in December 1883 to travel to Sydney, where he stayed for two years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of E. W. Hornung has received more than 175,103 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. E. W. Hornung is the 5,541st most popular writer, the 4,600th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 518th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, E. W. Hornung ranks 5,541 out of 5,755. Before him are Ramsey Campbell, Marianne Williamson, P. C. Cast, Lyman Abbott, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Dina Rubina. After him are Olivia Manning, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Andy Weir, William Cobbett, Wendela Hebbe, and Patricia Wrightson.
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 5,535
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 5,536
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 5,537
1835 - 1922
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 5,538
1807 - 1892
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 5,539
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 5,540
1866 - 1921
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 5,541
1908 - 1980
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 5,542
1869 - 1935
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 5,543
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 5,544
1763 - 1835
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 5,545
1808 - 1899
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 5,546
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 5,547
Among people born in 1866, E. W. Hornung ranks 132. Before him are Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman, Hiram Johnson, James Ewing, Ernest Mangnall, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, and Ole Østmo. After him are Matthew Henson, Saliamonas Banaitis, Albertson Van Zo Post, David Samanez Ocampo, and Jimmy Ross. Among people deceased in 1921, E. W. Hornung ranks 117. Before him are Justiniano Borgoño, Philander C. Knox, Julius von Hann, Émile Champion, Charles B. Cory, and Antoinette Brown Blackwell. After him are James Gibbons, Léon Moreaux, Emily Davies, John Burroughs, and Con Leahy.
1866 - 1947
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 126
1866 - 1945
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 127
1866 - 1943
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 128
1866 - 1932
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 129
1866 - 1941
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 130
1866 - 1923
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 131
1866 - 1921
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 132
1866 - 1955
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 133
1866 - 1933
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 134
1866 - 1938
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 135
1866 - 1947
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 136
1866 - 1902
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 137
1836 - 1921
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 111
1853 - 1921
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 112
1839 - 1921
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 113
1879 - 1921
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 114
1857 - 1921
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 115
1825 - 1921
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 116
1866 - 1921
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 117
1834 - 1921
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 118
1852 - 1921
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 119
1830 - 1921
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 120
1837 - 1921
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 121
1876 - 1921
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 122
Among people born in United Kingdom, E. W. Hornung ranks 4,600 out of 7,765. Before him are Ramsey Campbell (1946), Richey Edwards (1967), Peter Geach (1916), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Serena Scott Thomas (1961), and Robert H. McNaught (1956). After him are Olivia Manning (1908), Alex Stepney (1942), Richard K. Guy (1916), Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842), William Cobbett (1763), and Patricia Quinn (1944).
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 4,594
1967 - 2008
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 4,595
1916 - 2013
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 4,596
1421 - 1461
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 4,597
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 4,598
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 4,599
1866 - 1921
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 4,600
1908 - 1980
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 4,601
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 4,602
1916 - 2020
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 4,603
1842 - 1906
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 4,604
1763 - 1835
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 4,605
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 4,606
Among writers born in United Kingdom, E. W. Hornung ranks 518. Before him are John Masefield (1878), Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), Anne V. Coates (1925), Susan Cooper (1935), and Ramsey Campbell (1946). After him are Olivia Manning (1908), William Cobbett (1763), Andrew Davies (1936), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Eliza Acton (1799), and Thomas Hood (1799).
1878 - 1967
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 512
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 513
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 514
1925 - 2018
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 515
1935 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 516
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 517
1866 - 1921
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 518
1908 - 1980
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 519
1763 - 1835
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 520
1936 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 521
1932 - 2000
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 522
1799 - 1859
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 523
1799 - 1845
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 524