1925 - 2000
Edward St. John Gorey (February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000) was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist noted for his illustrated books. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Gorey has received more than 1,089,387 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Edward Gorey is the 2,685th most popular writer (down from 1,995th in 2019), the 3,497th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,502nd in 2019) and the 318th most popular Writer.
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Among writers, Edward Gorey ranks 2,685 out of 5,755. Before him are Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Erica Jong, Leonid Leonov, Petter Dass, Louis Couperus, and Fazil Iskander. After him are Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Hans Aanrud, Vizma Belševica, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Lev Kopelev, and Edward Bellamy.
1872 - 1947
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 2,679
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 2,680
1899 - 1994
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 2,681
1647 - 1707
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 2,682
1863 - 1923
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 2,683
1929 - 2016
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 2,684
1925 - 2000
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,685
1595 - 1640
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,686
1863 - 1953
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,687
1931 - 2005
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,688
1909 - 1959
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 2,689
1912 - 1997
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 2,690
1850 - 1898
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 2,691
Among people born in 1925, Edward Gorey ranks 176. Before him are Nancy Roman, Jørgen Ingmann, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Farley Granger, Giovanni Spadolini, and Julie Harris. After him are Michael Dummett, Serge Dassault, Krishna Sobti, Kalle Svensson, June Whitfield, and Klaus Roth. Among people deceased in 2000, Edward Gorey ranks 105. Before him are Yevgeny Khrunov, Gisèle Freund, Bernhard Wicki, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, Hendrik C. van de Hulst, and Bruno Zevi. After him are Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Jean Peters, Julie London, Basil Bernstein, Elek Schwartz, and L. Sprague de Camp.
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 170
1925 - 2015
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 171
1925 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 172
1925 - 2011
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 173
1925 - 1994
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 174
1925 - 2013
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 175
1925 - 2000
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 176
1925 - 2011
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 177
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 178
1925 - 2019
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 179
1925 - 2000
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 180
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 181
1925 - 2015
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 182
1933 - 2000
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 99
1908 - 2000
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 100
1919 - 2000
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 101
1901 - 2000
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 102
1918 - 2000
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 103
1918 - 2000
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 104
1925 - 2000
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 105
1878 - 2000
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 106
1926 - 2000
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 107
1926 - 2000
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 108
1924 - 2000
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 109
1908 - 2000
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 110
1907 - 2000
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 111
Among people born in United States, Edward Gorey ranks 3,497 out of 18,182. Before him are George Clinton (1941), Tony Sirico (1942), Joel Grey (1932), Akon (1973), Julie Harris (1925), and Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (1964). After him are Sally Hemings (1773), Erroll Garner (1923), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), Adam Levine (1979), Edward Bellamy (1850), and Steve Perry (1949).
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 3,491
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 3,492
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 3,493
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 3,494
1925 - 2013
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 3,495
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 3,496
1925 - 2000
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 3,497
1773 - 1835
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 3,498
1923 - 1977
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 3,499
1915 - 1973
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 3,500
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 3,501
1850 - 1898
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 3,502
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 3,503
Among writers born in United States, Edward Gorey ranks 318. Before him are Mickey Spillane (1918), John Cheever (1912), Bell hooks (1952), Jack Thayer (1894), Steve Berry (1955), and Erica Jong (1942). After him are Edward Bellamy (1850), James Tiptree Jr. (1915), Mary Mapes Dodge (1831), Brian Herbert (1947), Syd Field (1935), and Richard Bandler (1950).
1918 - 2006
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 312
1912 - 1982
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 313
1952 - 2021
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 314
1894 - 1945
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 315
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 316
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 317
1925 - 2000
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 318
1850 - 1898
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 319
1915 - 1987
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 320
1831 - 1905
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 321
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 322
1935 - 2013
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 323
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 324