WRITER
Edward Albee
1928 - 2016
Edward Albee
Edward Franklin Albee III ( AWL-bee; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), A Delicate Balance (1966), and Three Tall Women (1994). Some critics have argued that some of his work constitutes an American variant of what Martin Esslin identified as and named the Theater of the Absurd. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Albee has received more than 1,651,223 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Edward Albee is the 1,526th most popular writer (down from 1,351st in 2019), the 1,873rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,717th in 2019) and the 164th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
58.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
4.74
Effective Languages (L*)
4.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Edward Albee ranks 1,526 out of 7,302. Before him are Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Madame d'Aulnoy, Eduard Mörike, Vasil Bykaŭ, Camilla Läckberg, and Jean François Paul de Gondi. After him are Juan Goytisolo, Catherine of Bologna, Anne Desclos, Carson McCullers, Rainis, and Adolph Freiherr Knigge.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLaonikos Chalkokondyles
1423 - 1490
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,520
Madame d'Aulnoy
1651 - 1705
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,521
Eduard Mörike
1804 - 1875
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,522
Vasil Bykaŭ
1924 - 2003
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,523
Camilla Läckberg
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,524
Jean François Paul de Gondi
1613 - 1679
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,525
Edward Albee
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,526
Juan Goytisolo
1931 - 2017
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,527
Catherine of Bologna
1413 - 1463
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,528
Anne Desclos
1907 - 1998
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,529
Carson McCullers
1917 - 1967
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,530
Rainis
1865 - 1929
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,531
Adolph Freiherr Knigge
1752 - 1796
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,532
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Edward Albee ranks 117. Before him are Djivan Gasparyan, Al Lettieri, Paul Elvstrøm, John Stewart Bell, Daisaku Ikeda, and Vyacheslav Tikhonov. After him are Hannah Pick-Goslar, Natalie Zemon Davis, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Bo Diddley, Peter Naur, and Howard S. Becker. Among people deceased in 2016, Edward Albee ranks 97. Before him are David Hamilton, Seymour Papert, André Courrèges, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Paul Elvstrøm, and Andrei Karlov. After him are Anisa Makhlouf, Black, Peter Naur, Jorge Batlle, Michael Massee, and Henry Heimlich.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsDjivan Gasparyan
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 111
Al Lettieri
ACTOR
1928 - 1975
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 112
Paul Elvstrøm
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 113
John Stewart Bell
PHYSICIST
1928 - 1990
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 114
Daisaku Ikeda
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 115
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
ACTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 116
Edward Albee
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 117
Hannah Pick-Goslar
COMPANION
1928 - 2022
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 118
Natalie Zemon Davis
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 119
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
ARCHITECT
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 120
Bo Diddley
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2008
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 121
Peter Naur
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 122
Howard S. Becker
SOCIOLOGIST
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 123
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsDavid Hamilton
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 91
Seymour Papert
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 92
André Courrèges
ENGINEER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 93
Maria Teresa de Filippis
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 94
Paul Elvstrøm
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 95
Andrei Karlov
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2016
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 96
Edward Albee
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 97
Anisa Makhlouf
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 98
Black
SINGER
1962 - 2016
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 99
Peter Naur
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 100
Jorge Batlle
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 101
Michael Massee
ACTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 102
Henry Heimlich
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 103
In United States
Among people born in United States, Edward Albee ranks 1,873 out of 20,380. Before him are Karen Carpenter (1950), Stacy Keach (1941), Henry Lee Lucas (1936), Megan Fox (1986), Ben Carson (1951), and Robert Ryan (1909). After him are Pat Garrett (1850), Pat Riley (1945), Betty Grable (1916), Carson McCullers (1917), Tony Shalhoub (1953), and Walter A. Shewhart (1891).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKaren Carpenter
SINGER
1950 - 1983
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,867
Stacy Keach
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,868
Henry Lee Lucas
EXTREMIST
1936 - 2001
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,869
Megan Fox
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,870
Ben Carson
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,871
Robert Ryan
ACTOR
1909 - 1973
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,872
Edward Albee
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,873
Pat Garrett
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1850 - 1908
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,874
Pat Riley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,875
Betty Grable
ACTOR
1916 - 1973
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,876
Carson McCullers
WRITER
1917 - 1967
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,877
Tony Shalhoub
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,878
Walter A. Shewhart
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1967
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,879
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Edward Albee ranks 164. Before him are Virginia Henderson (1897), Henry Steel Olcott (1832), Elizabeth George (1949), James Oliver Curwood (1878), Robert Jordan (1948), and Nora Roberts (1950). After him are Carson McCullers (1917), John Dickson Carr (1906), Elizabeth Bishop (1911), Ben Shapiro (1984), Jeffery Deaver (1950), and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807).
Virginia Henderson
1897 - 1996
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 158
Henry Steel Olcott
1832 - 1907
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 159
Elizabeth George
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 160
James Oliver Curwood
1878 - 1927
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 161
Robert Jordan
1948 - 2007
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 162
Nora Roberts
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 163
Edward Albee
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 164
Carson McCullers
1917 - 1967
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 165
John Dickson Carr
1906 - 1977
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 166
Elizabeth Bishop
1911 - 1979
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 167
Ben Shapiro
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 168
Jeffery Deaver
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 169
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807 - 1882
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 170