1913 - 1995
Edith Mary Pargeter (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her nom de plume Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edith Pargeter has received more than 215,850 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Edith Pargeter is the 2,623rd most popular writer (up from 2,922nd in 2019), the 1,993rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,145th in 2019) and the 231st most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Edith Pargeter ranks 2,623 out of 5,794. Before her are Samson Raphael Hirsch, Tadeusz Różewicz, Olaudah Equiano, Vilis Lācis, Aleksander Fredro, and Edvard Kocbek. After her are Jung Chang, Nikoloz Baratashvili, John Banville, William Smith, Lev Kopelev, and Joseph Delaney.
1808 - 1888
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2,617
1921 - 2014
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2,618
1745 - 1797
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2,619
1904 - 1966
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2,620
1793 - 1876
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2,621
1904 - 1981
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2,622
1913 - 1995
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2,623
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2,624
1817 - 1845
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,625
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,626
1813 - 1893
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,627
1912 - 1997
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,628
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,629
Among people born in 1913, Edith Pargeter ranks 131. Before her are Albert Cossery, Eiji Toyoda, Amrita Sher-Gil, Philip Abelson, Anthony Quayle, and Abraham Sutzkever. After her are Mark Robson, Alexander Kotov, René Schneider, Milivoj Ašner, Tokutaro Ukon, and Nicolas Grunitzky. Among people deceased in 1995, Edith Pargeter ranks 110. Before her are John Brunner, Václav Ježek, Rudolf Peierls, Anatoly Tarasov, Ann Dunham, and Giancarlo Baghetti. After her are Ken Saro-Wiwa, Georgy Beregovoy, Jerry Garcia, Osvaldo Pugliese, Erik Nilsson, and Lev Polugaevsky.
1913 - 2008
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 125
1913 - 2013
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 126
1913 - 1941
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 127
1913 - 2004
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 128
1913 - 1989
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 129
1913 - 2010
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 130
1913 - 1995
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 131
1913 - 1978
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 132
1913 - 1981
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 133
1913 - 1970
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 134
1913 - 2011
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 135
1913 - 1944
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 136
1913 - 1969
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 137
1934 - 1995
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 104
1923 - 1995
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 105
1907 - 1995
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 106
1918 - 1995
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 107
1942 - 1995
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 108
1934 - 1995
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 109
1913 - 1995
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 110
1941 - 1995
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 111
1921 - 1995
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 112
1942 - 1995
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 113
1905 - 1995
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 114
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 115
1934 - 1995
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 116
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edith Pargeter ranks 1,993 out of 6,924. Before her are Peter Frampton (1950), Michael Apted (1941), Dua Lipa (1995), Æthelfrith (600), John William Draper (1811), and Thomas Beecham (1879). After her are James Legge (1815), William Smith (1813), Bill Foulkes (1932), Joseph Delaney (1945), June Whitfield (1925), and Walter Clopton Wingfield (1833).
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 1,987
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,988
1995 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,989
600 - 616
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,990
1811 - 1882
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,991
1879 - 1961
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,992
1913 - 1995
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,993
1815 - 1897
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,994
1813 - 1893
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,995
1932 - 2013
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,996
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,997
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 1,998
1833 - 1912
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 1,999
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edith Pargeter ranks 231. Before her are Mary Astell (1666), Wilfred Owen (1893), Winston Graham (1908), Walter Pater (1839), Kay Parker (1944), and Aelred of Rievaulx (1110). After her are William Smith (1813), Joseph Delaney (1945), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), Rupert Brooke (1887), Jack Higgins (1929), and Philip Kerr (1956).
1666 - 1731
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 225
1893 - 1918
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 226
1908 - 2003
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 227
1839 - 1894
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 228
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 229
1110 - 1167
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 230
1913 - 1995
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 231
1813 - 1893
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 232
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 233
1785 - 1828
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 234
1887 - 1915
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 235
1929 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 236
1956 - 2018
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 237