WRITER

Elinor Glyn

1864 - 1943

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Elinor Glyn (née Sutherland; 17 October 1864 – 23 September 1943) was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elinor Glyn has received more than 462,444 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Elinor Glyn is the 5,173rd most popular writer (up from 5,313th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Jersey (up from 6th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

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  • 54.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Elinor Glyn ranks 5,173 out of 7,302. Before her are Elizabeth Goudge, Per Olof Sundman, Ekaterine Gabashvili, János Pilinszky, Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, and Mats Wahl. After her are Anna Brigadere, Furqat, Philippe Néricault Destouches, John Kaminiates, Adelaide Anne Procter, and Alexander Odoevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Elinor Glyn ranks 150. Before her are Jozef Murgaš, Edwin Hedley, F. C. S. Schiller, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Eugenio Tosi, and Artur Văitoianu. After her are Anna Haava, Alexandre Levy, Toros Toramanian, Miina Härma, Reginald Dyer, and Arthur Smith Woodward. Among people deceased in 1943, Elinor Glyn ranks 188. Before her are Willoughby Hamilton, Beatrice Webb, Betty Nansen, George Underwood, Helene Stöcker, and Hector Goetinck. After her are Lojze Grozde, Marsden Hartley, Farid Simaika, Maurice Hemelsoet, Rune Carlsson, and Emil Kellenberger.

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In Jersey

Among people born in Jersey, Elinor Glyn ranks 5 out of 8. Before her are Wace (1100), Henry Cavill (1983), Philip Carteret (1733), and Lillie Langtry (1853). After her are Guru Josh (1964), Graeme Le Saux (1968), and Brett Pitman (1988).

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Among WRITERS In Jersey

Among writers born in Jersey, Elinor Glyn ranks 2. Before her are Wace (1100).

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