WRITER
Emma Lazarus
1849 - 1887
Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes. She is remembered for writing the sonnet "The New Colossus", which was inspired by the Statue of Liberty, in 1883. Its lines appear inscribed on a bronze plaque, installed in 1903, on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emma Lazarus has received more than 1,186,276 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Emma Lazarus is the 3,576th most popular writer (down from 3,146th in 2019), the 4,599th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,122nd in 2019) and the 384th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
51.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
2.82
Effective Languages (L*)
4.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Emma Lazarus ranks 3,576 out of 7,302. Before her are Robert W. Chambers, Sergio Ramírez, Zsigmond Móricz, Graham Hancock, Krišjānis Barons, and Richard Curtis. After her are Louis Pergaud, Antonio Palomino, Ćamil Sijarić, Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos, Yusuf Idris, and Xanthus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert W. Chambers
1865 - 1933
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3,570
Sergio Ramírez
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3,571
Zsigmond Móricz
1879 - 1942
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3,572
Graham Hancock
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3,573
Krišjānis Barons
1835 - 1923
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,574
Richard Curtis
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,575
Emma Lazarus
1849 - 1887
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,576
Louis Pergaud
1882 - 1915
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,577
Antonio Palomino
1655 - 1726
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,578
Ćamil Sijarić
1913 - 1989
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,579
Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
1256 - 1335
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 3,580
Yusuf Idris
1927 - 1991
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 3,581
Xanthus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 3,582
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1849, Emma Lazarus ranks 67. Before her are Luther Burbank, Nikolai Nebogatov, Albert Heim, Olena Pchilka, Charles F. Brush, and Ferdinand Brunetière. After her are Giovanni Passannante, Carl Fredrik Hill, Józef Chełmoński, William Knox D'Arcy, Hugo von Seeliger, and Oscar Hertwig. Among people deceased in 1887, Emma Lazarus ranks 38. Before her are Otto Lesser, Lysander Spooner, August von Werder, Moritz Wagner, Peter Jan Beckx, and Mohamed Sherif Pasha. After her are Lorenzo Batlle y Grau, Alvan Clark, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, August Friedrich Pott, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, and Mikhail Katkov.
Others Born in 1849
Go to all RankingsLuther Burbank
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1926
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 61
Nikolai Nebogatov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1922
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 62
Albert Heim
GEOLOGIST
1849 - 1937
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 63
Olena Pchilka
WRITER
1849 - 1930
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 64
Charles F. Brush
ENGINEER
1849 - 1929
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 65
Ferdinand Brunetière
WRITER
1849 - 1906
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 66
Emma Lazarus
WRITER
1849 - 1887
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 67
Giovanni Passannante
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 68
Carl Fredrik Hill
PAINTER
1849 - 1911
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 69
Józef Chełmoński
PAINTER
1849 - 1914
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 70
William Knox D'Arcy
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1917
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 71
Hugo von Seeliger
ASTRONOMER
1849 - 1924
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 72
Oscar Hertwig
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1922
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1887
Go to all RankingsOtto Lesser
ASTRONOMER
1830 - 1887
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 32
Lysander Spooner
PHILOSOPHER
1808 - 1887
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 33
August von Werder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1808 - 1887
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 34
Moritz Wagner
BIOLOGIST
1813 - 1887
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 35
Peter Jan Beckx
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1795 - 1887
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 36
Mohamed Sherif Pasha
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1887
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 37
Emma Lazarus
WRITER
1849 - 1887
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 38
Lorenzo Batlle y Grau
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1887
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 39
Alvan Clark
ASTRONOMER
1804 - 1887
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 40
Friedrich Theodor Vischer
WRITER
1807 - 1887
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 41
August Friedrich Pott
LINGUIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 42
Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann
LINGUIST
1805 - 1887
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 43
Mikhail Katkov
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1887
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 44
In United States
Among people born in United States, Emma Lazarus ranks 4,599 out of 20,380. Before her are Stephen Tobolowsky (1951), Murray Hamilton (1923), Grace Coolidge (1879), Emile Ardolino (1943), Armand Hammer (1898), and John McCook (1944). After her are Julia Grant (1826), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961), Francis Lane (1874), Adam Lambert (1982), Beau Biden (1969), and Harry Frankfurt (1929).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsStephen Tobolowsky
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,593
Murray Hamilton
ACTOR
1923 - 1986
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,594
Grace Coolidge
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1957
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,595
Emile Ardolino
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 1993
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,596
Armand Hammer
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1990
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,597
John McCook
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,598
Emma Lazarus
WRITER
1849 - 1887
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,599
Julia Grant
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1902
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,600
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 4,601
Francis Lane
ATHLETE
1874 - 1927
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 4,602
Adam Lambert
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 4,603
Beau Biden
POLITICIAN
1969 - 2015
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 4,604
Harry Frankfurt
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 4,605
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Emma Lazarus ranks 384. Before her are Donald Barthelme (1931), Howard Pyle (1853), Cotton Mather (1663), Gene Wolfe (1931), Joss Whedon (1964), and Robert W. Chambers (1865). After her are James Tiptree Jr. (1915), Charles Fort (1874), Lillian Hellman (1905), John Ashbery (1927), Richard Yates (1926), and Marta Kauffman (1956).
Donald Barthelme
1931 - 1989
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 378
Howard Pyle
1853 - 1911
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 379
Cotton Mather
1663 - 1728
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 380
Gene Wolfe
1931 - 2019
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 381
Joss Whedon
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 382
Robert W. Chambers
1865 - 1933
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 383
Emma Lazarus
1849 - 1887
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 384
James Tiptree Jr.
1915 - 1987
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 385
Charles Fort
1874 - 1932
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 386
Lillian Hellman
1905 - 1984
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 387
John Ashbery
1927 - 2017
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 388
Richard Yates
1926 - 1992
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 389
Marta Kauffman
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 390