1895 - 1972
Edmund Wilson Jr. (May 8, 1895 – June 12, 1972) was an American writer, literary critic and journalist. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary critics of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund Wilson has received more than 500,863 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Edmund Wilson is the 4,357th most popular writer (down from 3,662nd in 2019), the 6,040th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,887th in 2019) and the 490th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Edmund Wilson ranks 4,357 out of 5,755. Before her are Johann David Wyss, Walter Savage Landor, Rachel de Queiroz, Carrie Nation, Mário Pinto de Andrade, and Hans Henny Jahnn. After her are Fredric Wertham, Chris Van Allsburg, Peter Scholl-Latour, Atiq Rahimi, Vitaly Bianki, and Rosa Chacel.
1743 - 1818
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 4,351
1775 - 1864
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 4,352
1910 - 2003
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 4,353
1846 - 1911
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 4,354
1928 - 1990
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 4,355
1894 - 1959
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 4,356
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 4,357
1895 - 1981
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 4,358
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 4,359
1924 - 2014
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 4,360
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 4,361
1894 - 1959
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 4,362
1898 - 1994
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 4,363
Among people born in 1895, Edmund Wilson ranks 187. Before her are Louis Calhern, Joseph Banks Rhine, John J. McCloy, Carl Westergren, Max Valier, and Frank Foss. After her are Fredric Wertham, Shemp Howard, Hertha Sponer, Josef Uridil, Ion Barbu, and Geo Milev. Among people deceased in 1972, Edmund Wilson ranks 161. Before her are Romas Kalanta, Harold Rainsford Stark, Prithviraj Kapoor, Louise Arner Boyd, Ntare V of Burundi, and Vera Karalli. After her are Kenny Dorham, Carlo Agostoni, Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, Adriaan Fokker, Jamini Roy, and Ferde Grofé.
1895 - 1956
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 181
1895 - 1980
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 182
1895 - 1989
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 183
1895 - 1958
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 184
1895 - 1930
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 185
1895 - 1989
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 186
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 187
1895 - 1981
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 188
1895 - 1955
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 189
1895 - 1968
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 190
1895 - 1962
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 191
1895 - 1961
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 192
1895 - 1925
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 193
1953 - 1972
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 155
1880 - 1972
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 156
1906 - 1972
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 157
1887 - 1972
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 158
1947 - 1972
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 159
1889 - 1972
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 160
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 161
1924 - 1972
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 162
1909 - 1972
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 163
1881 - 1972
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 164
1887 - 1972
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 165
1887 - 1972
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 166
1892 - 1972
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 167
Among people born in United States, Edmund Wilson ranks 6,040 out of 18,182. Before her are Harold Gould (1923), Rachel Jackson (1767), Blind Willie Johnson (1897), Jakob Dylan (1969), James Foley (1953), and Frank Foss (1895). After her are Thaddeus Stevens (1792), Alf Landon (1887), Hunter Schafer (1998), Chris Van Allsburg (1949), Jenny Holzer (1950), and Theodore Robinson (1852).
1923 - 2010
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,034
1767 - 1828
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,035
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,036
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,037
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 6,038
1895 - 1989
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 6,039
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 6,040
1792 - 1868
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 6,041
1887 - 1987
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 6,042
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 6,043
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 6,044
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 6,045
1852 - 1896
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 6,046
Among writers born in United States, Edmund Wilson ranks 490. Before her are Elizabeth Strout (1956), Norman Vincent Peale (1898), R. J. Palacio (1963), Chaim Potok (1929), Jonathan Carroll (1949), and Carrie Nation (1846). After her are Chris Van Allsburg (1949), Tabitha King (1949), Candy Barr (1935), Diane di Prima (1934), Theodore Roszak (1933), and Charlaine Harris (1951).
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 484
1898 - 1993
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 485
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 486
1929 - 2002
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 487
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 488
1846 - 1911
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 489
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 490
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 491
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 492
1935 - 2006
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 493
1934 - 2020
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 494
1933 - 2011
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 495
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 496