WRITER
Edith Hamilton
1867 - 1963
Edith Hamilton
Edith Hamilton (August 12, 1867 – May 31, 1963) was an American educator and internationally known author who was one of the most renowned classicists of her era in the United States. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she also studied in Germany at the University of Leipzig and the University of Munich. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edith Hamilton has received more than 333,323 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Edith Hamilton is the 2,372nd most popular writer (up from 5,687th in 2019), the 2,501st most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,825th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
330k
Page Views (PV)
54.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
10.00
Effective Languages (L*)
1.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Edith Hamilton ranks 2,372 out of 7,302. Before her are William Auld, Ulf Stark, António Vieira, Ludovico di Varthema, Dionysios Solomos, and Leonard Woolf. After her are Cigerxwîn, Jonas Jonasson, Pierre Souvestre, Fredrika Bremer, Neil Postman, and Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Auld
1924 - 2006
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,366
Ulf Stark
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,367
António Vieira
1608 - 1697
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,368
Ludovico di Varthema
1470 - 1517
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,369
Dionysios Solomos
1798 - 1857
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,370
Leonard Woolf
1880 - 1969
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,371
Edith Hamilton
1867 - 1963
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,372
Cigerxwîn
1903 - 1984
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,373
Jonas Jonasson
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,374
Pierre Souvestre
1874 - 1914
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,375
Fredrika Bremer
1801 - 1865
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,376
Neil Postman
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,377
Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius
301 - 301
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,378
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1867, Edith Hamilton ranks 72. Before her are Ali Kemal, Phan Bội Châu, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Dagny Juel, Konstantin Balmont, and Cy Young. After her are Gutzon Borglum, Patriarch Sergius of Moscow, Emil Krebs, Louise, Princess Royal, Anathon Aall, and Holger Pedersen. Among people deceased in 1963, Edith Hamilton ranks 76. Before her are Margaret Murray, Ernst Kantorowicz, Rahul Sankrityayan, Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Richard Kohn, and Robert Stroud. After her are Ernesto Lecuona, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Ernst Marischka, Alfred Wünnenberg, Sophus Nielsen, and Adolphe Menjou.
Others Born in 1867
Go to all RankingsAli Kemal
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1922
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 66
Phan Bội Châu
WRITER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 67
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
EXPLORER
1867 - 1936
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 68
Dagny Juel
WRITER
1867 - 1901
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 69
Konstantin Balmont
WRITER
1867 - 1942
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 70
Cy Young
BASEBALL PLAYER
1867 - 1955
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 71
Edith Hamilton
WRITER
1867 - 1963
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 72
Gutzon Borglum
PAINTER
1867 - 1941
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 73
Patriarch Sergius of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1944
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 74
Emil Krebs
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1867 - 1930
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 75
Louise, Princess Royal
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1931
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 76
Anathon Aall
PHILOSOPHER
1867 - 1943
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 77
Holger Pedersen
LINGUIST
1867 - 1953
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsMargaret Murray
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1863 - 1963
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 70
Ernst Kantorowicz
HISTORIAN
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 71
Rahul Sankrityayan
WRITER
1893 - 1963
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 72
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1963
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 73
Richard Kohn
SOCCER PLAYER
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 74
Robert Stroud
EXTREMIST
1890 - 1963
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 75
Edith Hamilton
WRITER
1867 - 1963
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 76
Ernesto Lecuona
COMPOSER
1895 - 1963
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 77
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
COMPOSER
1905 - 1963
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 78
Ernst Marischka
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 79
Alfred Wünnenberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1963
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 80
Sophus Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1888 - 1963
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 81
Adolphe Menjou
ACTOR
1890 - 1963
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 82
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Edith Hamilton ranks 2,501 out of 7,253. Before her are Felix Bernstein (1878), Hans von Kulmbach (1476), Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1899), Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (1536), Christine of Saxony (1505), and Johann Heinrich von Mädler (1794). After her are Holger Osieck (1948), Antonio Rüdiger (1993), Willi Graf (1918), Manfred Wörner (1934), Theo Albrecht (1922), and Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1636).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFelix Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,495
Hans von Kulmbach
PAINTER
1476 - 1522
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,496
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1966
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,497
Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1586
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,498
Christine of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1505 - 1549
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,499
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
ASTRONOMER
1794 - 1874
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,500
Edith Hamilton
WRITER
1867 - 1963
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,501
Holger Osieck
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,502
Antonio Rüdiger
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,503
Willi Graf
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 1943
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,504
Manfred Wörner
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1994
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,505
Theo Albrecht
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2010
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 2,506
Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
POLITICIAN
1636 - 1689
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 2,507
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Edith Hamilton ranks 152. Before her are Karlheinz Deschner (1924), Wieland Wagner (1917), Solomon Perel (1925), Berthold Auerbach (1812), Armin T. Wegner (1886), and Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856). After her are Charlotte Buff (1753), Johann Karl August Musäus (1735), Gottschalk of Orbais (805), Rolf Hochhuth (1931), Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739), and Wilhelm Raabe (1831).
Karlheinz Deschner
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 146
Wieland Wagner
1917 - 1966
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 147
Solomon Perel
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 148
Berthold Auerbach
1812 - 1882
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 149
Armin T. Wegner
1886 - 1978
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 150
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski
1856 - 1909
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 151
Edith Hamilton
1867 - 1963
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 152
Charlotte Buff
1753 - 1828
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 153
Johann Karl August Musäus
1735 - 1787
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 154
Gottschalk of Orbais
805 - 869
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 155
Rolf Hochhuth
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 156
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
1739 - 1791
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 157
Wilhelm Raabe
1831 - 1910
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 158