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 312,953 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Edith Hamilton is the 5,708th most popular writer, the 4,841st most popular biography from Germany and the 323rd most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
40.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.28
Effective Languages (L*)
3.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Edith Hamilton ranks 5,708 out of 5,755. Before her are Andrzej Stasiuk, David Diop, Sándor Csoóri, Penelope Lively, Crane Wilbur, and Lorraine Hansberry. After her are James Truslow Adams, John Scalzi, Dorothy Richardson, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Vigdis Hjorth, and Máirtín Ó Cadhain.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Andrzej Stasiuk
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 5,702
David Diop
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 5,703
Sándor Csoóri
1930 - 2016
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 5,704
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 5,705
Crane Wilbur
1886 - 1973
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 5,706
Lorraine Hansberry
1930 - 1965
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 5,707
Edith Hamilton
1867 - 1963
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 5,708
James Truslow Adams
1878 - 1949
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 5,709
John Scalzi
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 5,710
Dorothy Richardson
1873 - 1957
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 5,711
Didier Van Cauwelaert
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 5,712
Vigdis Hjorth
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 5,713
Máirtín Ó Cadhain
1906 - 1970
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 5,714
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1867, Edith Hamilton ranks 134. Before her are William Lashly, George William Russell, Lillian Wald, Ernest Dowson, Henry Lawson, and Anders Peter Nielsen. After her are A. E. Douglass, Wilberforce Eaves, Flora Finch, Arthur Streeton, Patrick Joseph Hayes, and Eoin MacNeill. Among people deceased in 1963, Edith Hamilton ranks 188. Before her are Robert Hamer, Tashi Namgyal, Edward Charles Titchmarsh, Herbert H. Lehman, Theodore Roethke, and Monte Blue. After her are Otto Fickeisen, Björn Þórðarson, Ivan Brown, Calvin Bricker, Oliver La Farge, and Monty Woolley.
Others Born in 1867
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William Lashly
1867 - 1940
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 128
George William Russell
1867 - 1935
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 129
Lillian Wald
1867 - 1940
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 130
Ernest Dowson
1867 - 1900
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 131
Henry Lawson
1867 - 1922
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 132
Anders Peter Nielsen
1867 - 1950
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 133
Edith Hamilton
1867 - 1963
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 134
A. E. Douglass
1867 - 1962
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 135
Wilberforce Eaves
1867 - 1920
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 136
Flora Finch
1867 - 1940
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 137
Arthur Streeton
1867 - 1943
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 138
Patrick Joseph Hayes
1867 - 1938
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 139
Eoin MacNeill
1867 - 1945
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 140
Others Deceased in 1963
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Robert Hamer
1911 - 1963
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 182
Tashi Namgyal
1893 - 1963
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 183
Edward Charles Titchmarsh
1899 - 1963
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 184
Herbert H. Lehman
1878 - 1963
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 185
Theodore Roethke
1908 - 1963
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 186
Monte Blue
1887 - 1963
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 187
Edith Hamilton
1867 - 1963
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 188
Otto Fickeisen
1879 - 1963
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 189
Björn Þórðarson
1879 - 1963
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 190
Ivan Brown
1908 - 1963
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 191
Calvin Bricker
1884 - 1963
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 192
Oliver La Farge
1901 - 1963
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 193
Monty Woolley
1888 - 1963
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 194
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Edith Hamilton ranks 4,841 out of 6,142. Before her are P. J. Soles (1950), Sung Yu-ri (1981), Hito Steyerl (1966), Falko Götz (1962), Heinrich Schomburgk (1885), and Heinz Wewers (1927). After her are Achim Beierlorzer (1967), Erich Hamann (1944), Georg Volkert (1945), Rolf Rüssmann (1950), Stephan Beckenbauer (1968), and Alex Christensen (1967).
Others born in Germany
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P. J. Soles
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 4,835
Sung Yu-ri
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 4,836
Hito Steyerl
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 4,837
Falko Götz
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 4,838
Heinrich Schomburgk
1885 - 1965
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 4,839
Heinz Wewers
1927 - 2008
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 4,840
Edith Hamilton
1867 - 1963
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 4,841
Achim Beierlorzer
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 4,842
Erich Hamann
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 4,843
Georg Volkert
1945 - 2020
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 4,844
Rolf Rüssmann
1950 - 2009
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 4,845
Stephan Beckenbauer
1968 - 2015
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 4,846
Alex Christensen
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 4,847
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Edith Hamilton ranks 323. Before her are Peter Wohlleben (1964), Gert Hofmann (1931), Andreas Eschbach (1959), Madhukar (1957), Daniel Kehlmann (1975), and Marina Lewycka (1946). After her are Brigitte Kronauer (1940), Graciano Rocchigiani (1963), Thomas Brussig (1964), Ann-Marie MacDonald (1958), Ralf Rothmann (1953), and Sibylle Berg (1968).
Peter Wohlleben
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 317
Gert Hofmann
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 318
Andreas Eschbach
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 319
Madhukar
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 320
Daniel Kehlmann
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 321
Marina Lewycka
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 322
Edith Hamilton
1867 - 1963
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 323
Brigitte Kronauer
1940 - 2019
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 324
Graciano Rocchigiani
1963 - 2018
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 325
Thomas Brussig
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 326
Ann-Marie MacDonald
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 327
Ralf Rothmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 328
Sibylle Berg
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 329
