1830 - 1886
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong ties to its community. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emily Dickinson has received more than 10,767,787 page views. Her biography is available in 92 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2019). Emily Dickinson is the 198th most popular writer (up from 229th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from United States (up from 202nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Writer.
Emily Dickinson is most famous for her poetry.
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Among writers, Emily Dickinson ranks 198 out of 5,755. Before her are Terence, Karen Blixen, Lou Andreas-Salomé, Tristan Tzara, Ian Fleming, and Osamu Dazai. After her are Imre Kertész, Yasunari Kawabata, Herman Melville, Taras Shevchenko, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Stéphane Mallarmé.
185 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 192
1885 - 1962
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 193
1861 - 1937
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 194
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 195
1908 - 1964
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 196
1909 - 1948
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 197
1830 - 1886
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 198
1929 - 2016
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 199
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 200
1819 - 1891
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 201
1814 - 1861
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 202
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 203
1842 - 1898
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 204
Among people born in 1830, Emily Dickinson ranks 4. Before her are Franz Joseph I of Austria, Camille Pissarro, and Abdülaziz. After her are Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Frédéric Mistral, Isabella II of Spain, Paul Heyse, Hector Malot, Julius Lothar Meyer, Porfirio Díaz, and Eadweard Muybridge. Among people deceased in 1886, Emily Dickinson ranks 4. Before her are Franz Liszt, Ramakrishna, and Ludwig II of Bavaria. After her are Leopold von Ranke, Chester A. Arthur, John Deere, Amilcare Ponchielli, Alexander Ostrovsky, Ilya Ulyanov, Alexander Butlerov, and Prince Louis, Count of Trani.
1830 - 1916
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 1
1830 - 1903
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 2
1830 - 1876
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 3
1830 - 1886
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 4
1830 - 1903
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 5
1830 - 1914
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 6
1830 - 1904
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 7
1830 - 1914
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 8
1830 - 1907
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 9
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 10
1830 - 1915
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
1830 - 1904
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 12
1811 - 1886
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 1
1836 - 1886
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 2
1845 - 1886
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 3
1830 - 1886
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 4
1795 - 1886
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 5
1829 - 1886
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 6
1804 - 1886
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 7
1834 - 1886
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 8
1823 - 1886
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 9
1831 - 1886
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 10
1828 - 1886
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 11
1838 - 1886
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Emily Dickinson ranks 170 out of 18,182. Before her are George Gershwin (1898), Ava Gardner (1922), Buzz Aldrin (1930), Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856), John Williams (1932), and Robert K. Merton (1910). After her are Louis Sullivan (1856), Denzel Washington (1954), Herman Melville (1819), Herbert Hoover (1874), Harvey Weinstein (1952), and Jane Fonda (1937).
1898 - 1937
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 164
1922 - 1990
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 165
1930 - Present
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 166
1856 - 1915
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 167
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 168
1910 - 2003
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 169
1830 - 1886
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 170
1856 - 1924
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 171
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 172
1819 - 1891
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 173
1874 - 1964
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 174
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 175
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 176
Among writers born in United States, Emily Dickinson ranks 17. Before her are Dr. Seuss (1904), William Faulkner (1897), Frank Herbert (1920), J. D. Salinger (1919), Dale Carnegie (1888), and John Steinbeck (1902). After her are Herman Melville (1819), Pearl S. Buck (1892), Ray Bradbury (1920), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), Philip K. Dick (1928), and Coen brothers (null).
1904 - 1991
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 11
1897 - 1962
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 12
1920 - 1986
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 13
1919 - 2010
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 14
1888 - 1955
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 15
1902 - 1968
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 16
1830 - 1886
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 17
1819 - 1891
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 18
1892 - 1973
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 19
1920 - 2012
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 20
1803 - 1882
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 21
1928 - 1982
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 22
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 23