WRITER
Edward Lear
1812 - 1888
Edward Lear
Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to make illustrations of birds and animals, making coloured drawings during his journeys (which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books) and as a minor illustrator of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poems. As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes and alphabets. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Lear has received more than 1,201,806 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Edward Lear is the 1,669th most popular writer (up from 1,731st in 2019), the 1,281st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,365th in 2019) and the 146th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
57.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
3.76
Effective Languages (L*)
4.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Edward Lear ranks 1,669 out of 7,302. Before him are Walafrid Strabo, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Gampopa, Nicander, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, and Martin Opitz. After him are Quintus Smyrnaeus, Upton Sinclair, Martin Walser, Barbara Cartland, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Konstantin Paustovsky.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalafrid Strabo
808 - 849
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,663
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,664
Gampopa
1079 - 1153
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,665
Nicander
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 1,666
Ramón del Valle-Inclán
1866 - 1936
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 1,667
Martin Opitz
1597 - 1639
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 1,668
Edward Lear
1812 - 1888
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,669
Quintus Smyrnaeus
400 - 400
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,670
Upton Sinclair
1878 - 1968
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,671
Martin Walser
1927 - 2023
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,672
Barbara Cartland
1901 - 2000
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,673
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
1907 - 2003
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,674
Konstantin Paustovsky
1892 - 1968
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,675
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1812, Edward Lear ranks 23. Before him are Pertevniyal Sultan, Robert Browning, Natalia Pushkina, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Friedrich von Flotow, and Paul Abadie. After him are Zuo Zongtang, Édouard Séguin, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, Pierre de Decker, Ilija Garašanin, and Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde. Among people deceased in 1888, Edward Lear ranks 29. Before him are Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, Asa Gray, Annie Chapman, Namık Kemal, Ludvig Nobel, and Elizabeth Stride. After him are Jean-Marie Guyau, Princess Helena of Nassau, Charles Cros, Catherine Eddowes, Vsevolod Garshin, and Henri Herz.
Others Born in 1812
Go to all RankingsPertevniyal Sultan
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1883
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 17
Robert Browning
WRITER
1812 - 1889
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 18
Natalia Pushkina
COMPANION
1812 - 1863
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 19
James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1860
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 20
Friedrich von Flotow
COMPOSER
1812 - 1883
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 21
Paul Abadie
ARCHITECT
1812 - 1884
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 22
Edward Lear
WRITER
1812 - 1888
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 23
Zuo Zongtang
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1885
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 24
Édouard Séguin
PHYSICIAN
1812 - 1880
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 25
Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1895
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 26
Pierre de Decker
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1891
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 27
Ilija Garašanin
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1874
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 28
Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1841
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1888
Go to all RankingsNicholas Miklouho-Maclay
PSYCHOLOGIST
1846 - 1888
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 23
Asa Gray
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1888
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 24
Annie Chapman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1841 - 1888
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 25
Namık Kemal
WRITER
1840 - 1888
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 26
Ludvig Nobel
BUSINESSPERSON
1831 - 1888
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 27
Elizabeth Stride
CELEBRITY
1843 - 1888
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 28
Edward Lear
WRITER
1812 - 1888
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 29
Jean-Marie Guyau
PHILOSOPHER
1854 - 1888
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 30
Princess Helena of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1888
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 31
Charles Cros
INVENTOR
1842 - 1888
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 32
Catherine Eddowes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1888
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 33
Vsevolod Garshin
WRITER
1855 - 1888
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 34
Henri Herz
MUSICIAN
1803 - 1888
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 35
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Lear ranks 1,281 out of 8,785. Before him are Sylvia Pankhurst (1882), Alexander of Hales (1175), David Byron (1947), Mark Sykes (1879), Shirley Bassey (1937), and Thomas Gresham (1519). After him are Mary Leakey (1913), Alexander I of Scotland (1078), Barbara Cartland (1901), John Horton Conway (1937), Clive Owen (1964), and Martin Frobisher (1535).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSylvia Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1882 - 1960
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,275
Alexander of Hales
PHILOSOPHER
1175 - 1245
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 1,276
David Byron
SINGER
1947 - 1985
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 1,277
Mark Sykes
EXPLORER
1879 - 1919
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 1,278
Shirley Bassey
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,279
Thomas Gresham
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1579
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,280
Edward Lear
WRITER
1812 - 1888
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,281
Mary Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,282
Alexander I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1078 - 1124
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,283
Barbara Cartland
WRITER
1901 - 2000
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,284
John Horton Conway
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,285
Clive Owen
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,286
Martin Frobisher
EXPLORER
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,287
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edward Lear ranks 146. Before him are Alasdair Gray (1934), Robert Faurisson (1929), A. S. Byatt (1936), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), Joseph Needham (1900), and Walafrid Strabo (808). After him are Barbara Cartland (1901), Branwell Brontë (1817), Lucinda Riley (1965), Arthur Machen (1863), Anne Perry (1938), and Ted Hughes (1930).
Alasdair Gray
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 140
Robert Faurisson
1929 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 141
A. S. Byatt
1936 - 2023
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 142
Algernon Charles Swinburne
1837 - 1909
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 143
Joseph Needham
1900 - 1995
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 144
Walafrid Strabo
808 - 849
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 145
Edward Lear
1812 - 1888
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 146
Barbara Cartland
1901 - 2000
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 147
Branwell Brontë
1817 - 1848
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 148
Lucinda Riley
1965 - 2021
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 149
Arthur Machen
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 150
Anne Perry
1938 - 2023
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 151
Ted Hughes
1930 - 1998
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 152