1832 - 1904
Sir Edwin Arnold (10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work The Light of Asia. Born in Gravesend, Kent, Arnold's early education at King's School, Rochester, and later at King's College London and University College, Oxford, laid the groundwork for his career. Initially a schoolmaster and later the Principal of the Deccan College in India, Arnold's experiences abroad influenced his literary endeavors. He became associated with The Daily Telegraph, serving as its editor-in-chief, and facilitated H. M. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin Arnold has received more than 151,489 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Edwin Arnold is the 2,826th most popular writer (up from 3,225th in 2019), the 2,126th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,410th in 2019) and the 242nd most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Edwin Arnold ranks 2,826 out of 5,755. Before him are Andre Norton, Lucia Berlin, José Martínez Ruiz, José Giovanni, Prince Henri of Orléans, and José María Arguedas. After him are S. N. Goenka, Katherine Jackson, Abraham Sutzkever, Johann Ernst Glück, Ephraim Chambers, and James A. Michener.
1912 - 2005
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 2,820
1936 - 2004
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 2,821
1873 - 1967
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 2,822
1923 - 2004
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 2,823
1867 - 1901
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 2,824
1911 - 1969
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 2,825
1832 - 1904
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 2,826
1924 - 2013
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 2,827
1930 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 2,828
1913 - 2010
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,829
1652 - 1705
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,830
1680 - 1740
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,831
1907 - 1997
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,832
Among people born in 1832, Edwin Arnold ranks 48. Before him are Đura Jakšić, Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Nikolai Zverev, Arthur Hughes, Count Gustav Kálnoky, and Lucien Quélet. After him are Julius von Sachs, Alvan Graham Clark, Colin Archer, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Jules Vallès, and Charilaos Trikoupis. Among people deceased in 1904, Edwin Arnold ranks 54. Before him are William Renshaw, Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, Eugen Schauman, Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, George Frederic Watts, and Samuel Smiles. After him are Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Alexander William Williamson, Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin, Korla Awgust Kocor, Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi, and James Longstreet.
1832 - 1878
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 42
1832 - 1913
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 43
1832 - 1893
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 44
1832 - 1915
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 45
1832 - 1898
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 46
1832 - 1899
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 47
1832 - 1904
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 48
1832 - 1897
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 49
1832 - 1897
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 50
1832 - 1921
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 51
1832 - 1914
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 52
1832 - 1885
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 53
1832 - 1896
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 54
1861 - 1904
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 48
1846 - 1904
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 49
1875 - 1904
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 50
1842 - 1904
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 51
1817 - 1904
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 52
1812 - 1904
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 53
1832 - 1904
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 54
1819 - 1904
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 55
1824 - 1904
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 56
1845 - 1904
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 57
1822 - 1904
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 58
1838 - 1904
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 59
1821 - 1904
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 60
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edwin Arnold ranks 2,126 out of 7,765. Before him are Ouida (1839), Tom Hollander (1967), Peter Frampton (1950), Prince Henri of Orléans (1867), Eadgifu of Wessex (null), and Trevor Horn (1949). After him are George Arliss (1868), Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Ephraim Chambers (1680), Joseph Whitworth (1803), Stephen Dillane (1957), and Thomas Kyd (1558).
1839 - 1908
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 2,120
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 2,121
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 2,122
1867 - 1901
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 2,123
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 2,124
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 2,125
1832 - 1904
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 2,126
1868 - 1946
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 2,127
1287 - 1326
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,128
1680 - 1740
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 2,129
1803 - 1887
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,130
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,131
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,132
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edwin Arnold ranks 242. Before him are Anna Sewell (1820), John Wyndham (1903), David Gemmell (1948), Walter Pater (1839), Ouida (1839), and Prince Henri of Orléans (1867). After him are Ephraim Chambers (1680), Thomas Kyd (1558), Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915), John Ford (1586), Robert Harris (1957), and Peter James (1948).
1820 - 1878
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 236
1903 - 1969
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 237
1948 - 2006
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 238
1839 - 1894
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 239
1839 - 1908
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 240
1867 - 1901
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 241
1832 - 1904
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 242
1680 - 1740
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 243
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 244
1915 - 2011
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 245
1586 - 1639
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 246
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 247
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 248