WRITER
Edwin Arnold
1832 - 1904
Edwin Arnold
Sir Edwin Arnold (10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist. He is best known for his 1879 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin Arnold has received more than 160,829 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Edwin Arnold is the 3,539th most popular writer (down from 2,815th in 2019), the 2,538th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,121st in 2019) and the 288th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
51.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
4.89
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Edwin Arnold ranks 3,539 out of 7,302. Before him are Kim Stanley Robinson, Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Françoise Giroud, Donald Barthelme, Xiao Hong, and Howard Pyle. After him are Cotton Mather, Václav Hanka, Jien, Jovan Sterija Popović, Anna Gavalda, and Mikhail Zhvanetsky.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKim Stanley Robinson
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 3,533
Jozef Miloslav Hurban
1817 - 1888
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 3,534
Françoise Giroud
1916 - 2003
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 3,535
Donald Barthelme
1931 - 1989
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 3,536
Xiao Hong
1911 - 1942
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3,537
Howard Pyle
1853 - 1911
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3,538
Edwin Arnold
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3,539
Cotton Mather
1663 - 1728
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3,540
Václav Hanka
1791 - 1861
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3,541
Jien
1155 - 1225
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,542
Jovan Sterija Popović
1806 - 1856
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,543
Anna Gavalda
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,544
Mikhail Zhvanetsky
1934 - 2020
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,545
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1832, Edwin Arnold ranks 56. Before him are Theodor Gomperz, Arthur Hughes, Charilaos Trikoupis, Jules Vallès, Mary Ann Cotton, and Carl Neumann. After him are Leslie Stephen, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, Colin Archer, Pavel Chistyakov, and Wilhelm Julius Foerster. Among people deceased in 1904, Edwin Arnold ranks 63. Before him are Georg Sauerwein, Sumner Paine, James Longstreet, Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin, Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi, and Martin Johnson Heade. After him are Leslie Stephen, Ferdinand Mannlicher, Karl Alfred von Zittel, Larin Paraske, Nikolay Mikhaylovsky, and Miltiadis Gouskos.
Others Born in 1832
Go to all RankingsTheodor Gomperz
PHILOSOPHER
1832 - 1912
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 50
Arthur Hughes
PAINTER
1832 - 1915
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 51
Charilaos Trikoupis
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1896
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 52
Jules Vallès
WRITER
1832 - 1885
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 53
Mary Ann Cotton
EXTREMIST
1832 - 1873
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 54
Carl Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1832 - 1925
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 55
Edwin Arnold
WRITER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 56
Leslie Stephen
WRITER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 57
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1914
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 58
Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1913
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 59
Colin Archer
INVENTOR
1832 - 1921
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 60
Pavel Chistyakov
PAINTER
1832 - 1919
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 61
Wilhelm Julius Foerster
ASTRONOMER
1832 - 1921
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1904
Go to all RankingsGeorg Sauerwein
WRITER
1831 - 1904
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 57
Sumner Paine
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1904
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 58
James Longstreet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1821 - 1904
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 59
Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1904
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 60
Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1904
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 61
Martin Johnson Heade
PAINTER
1819 - 1904
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 62
Edwin Arnold
WRITER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 63
Leslie Stephen
WRITER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 64
Ferdinand Mannlicher
ENGINEER
1848 - 1904
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 65
Karl Alfred von Zittel
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1904
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 66
Larin Paraske
SINGER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 67
Nikolay Mikhaylovsky
WRITER
1842 - 1904
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 68
Miltiadis Gouskos
ATHLETE
1877 - 1904
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 69
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edwin Arnold ranks 2,538 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831), James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838), Marianne North (1830), Warwick Davis (1970), and Edward Blyth (1810). After him are Gordon Jackson (1923), Barry Jackson (1938), Leslie Stephen (1832), John Thaw (1942), Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928), and Dominic Purcell (1970).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHugh Despenser the younger
COMPANION
1287 - 1326
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 2,532
Ebenezer Cobb Morley
SOCCER PLAYER
1831 - 1924
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 2,533
James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 2,534
Marianne North
PAINTER
1830 - 1890
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 2,535
Warwick Davis
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 2,536
Edward Blyth
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1873
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2,537
Edwin Arnold
WRITER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,538
Gordon Jackson
ACTOR
1923 - 1990
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,539
Barry Jackson
ACTOR
1938 - 2013
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 2,540
Leslie Stephen
WRITER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 2,541
John Thaw
ACTOR
1942 - 2002
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2,542
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2,543
Dominic Purcell
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 2,544
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edwin Arnold ranks 288. Before him are John Evelyn (1620), Robert Kerr (1755), David C. H. Austin (1926), Andrew Lang (1844), William Cowper (1731), and Henri Alleg (1921). After him are Leslie Stephen (1832), Edith Durham (1863), George Gissing (1857), Graham Hancock (1950), I. A. Richards (1893), and Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893).
John Evelyn
1620 - 1706
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 282
Robert Kerr
1755 - 1813
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 283
David C. H. Austin
1926 - 2018
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 284
Andrew Lang
1844 - 1912
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 285
William Cowper
1731 - 1800
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 286
Henri Alleg
1921 - 2013
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 287
Edwin Arnold
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 288
Leslie Stephen
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 289
Edith Durham
1863 - 1944
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 290
George Gissing
1857 - 1903
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 291
Graham Hancock
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 292
I. A. Richards
1893 - 1979
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 293
Anthony Berkeley Cox
1893 - 1971
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 294