WRITER
Ezra Pound
1885 - 1972
Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a collaborator in Fascist Italy and the Salò Republic during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem The Cantos (c. 1917–1962). Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Working in London as foreign editor of several American literary magazines, he helped discover and shape the work of contemporaries such as H. D., Robert Frost, T. S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, and James Joyce. He was responsible for the 1914 serialization of Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the 1915 publication of Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ezra Pound has received more than 5,009,358 page views. His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). Ezra Pound is the 349th most popular writer (down from 319th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from United States (down from 300th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Writer.
Ezra pound is most famous for his poem "In a Station of the Metro"
Memorability Metrics
5.0M
Page Views (PV)
69.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
87
Languages Editions (L)
5.96
Effective Languages (L*)
5.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ezra Pound ranks 349 out of 7,302. Before him are Luqman, Henry Miller, Marguerite Yourcenar, Apollonius of Rhodes, Max Brod, and Karl May. After him are Joseph Brodsky, Ken Follett, Louise Glück, Yunus Emre, Ahmad Yasawi, and Herta Müller.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuqman
1100 BC - 1769
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 343
Henry Miller
1891 - 1980
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 344
Marguerite Yourcenar
1903 - 1987
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 345
Apollonius of Rhodes
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 346
Max Brod
1884 - 1968
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 347
Karl May
1842 - 1912
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 348
Ezra Pound
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 349
Joseph Brodsky
1940 - 1996
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 350
Ken Follett
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 351
Louise Glück
1943 - 2023
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 352
Yunus Emre
1240 - 1321
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 353
Ahmad Yasawi
1103 - 1166
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 354
Herta Müller
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 355
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Ezra Pound ranks 9. Before him are François Mauriac, György Lukács, Alban Berg, Albert Kesselring, George S. Patton, and Umberto Nobile. After him are Hermann Hoth, Karen Horney, Julius Streicher, Robert Delaunay, Faisal I of Iraq, and Chester W. Nimitz. Among people deceased in 1972, Ezra Pound ranks 12. Before him are Edward VIII, M. C. Escher, Maria Goeppert Mayer, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, and Igor Sikorsky. After him are Kwame Nkrumah, Franz Halder, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Katherine Oppenheimer, Talal of Jordan, and Paul Hausser.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsFrançois Mauriac
WRITER
1885 - 1970
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 3
György Lukács
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 4
Alban Berg
COMPOSER
1885 - 1935
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 5
Albert Kesselring
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 6
George S. Patton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1945
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 7
Umberto Nobile
ENGINEER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 8
Ezra Pound
WRITER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 9
Hermann Hoth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 10
Karen Horney
PSYCHOLOGIST
1885 - 1952
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 11
Julius Streicher
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 12
Robert Delaunay
PAINTER
1885 - 1941
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 13
Faisal I of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1933
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 14
Chester W. Nimitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1966
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1972
Go to all RankingsEdward VIII
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 6
M. C. Escher
ARTIST
1898 - 1972
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 7
Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 8
J. Edgar Hoover
LAWYER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 9
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 10
Igor Sikorsky
INVENTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 11
Ezra Pound
WRITER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 12
Kwame Nkrumah
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 13
Franz Halder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1972
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 14
Cristóbal Balenciaga
FASHION DESIGNER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 15
Katherine Oppenheimer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1972
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 16
Talal of Jordan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 17
Paul Hausser
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 18
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ezra Pound ranks 325 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Samuelson (1915), George Westinghouse (1846), Henry Miller (1891), Ted Kaczynski (1942), Angelina Jolie (1975), and Zachary Taylor (1784). After him are Stevie Wonder (1950), Warren G. Harding (1865), Eminem (1972), Bruce Springsteen (1949), Philip Kotler (1931), and Louise Glück (1943).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPaul Samuelson
ECONOMIST
1915 - 2009
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 319
George Westinghouse
INVENTOR
1846 - 1914
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 320
Henry Miller
WRITER
1891 - 1980
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 321
Ted Kaczynski
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2023
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 322
Angelina Jolie
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 323
Zachary Taylor
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1850
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 324
Ezra Pound
WRITER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 325
Stevie Wonder
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 326
Warren G. Harding
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1923
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 327
Eminem
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 328
Bruce Springsteen
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 329
Philip Kotler
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 330
Louise Glück
WRITER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 331
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Ezra Pound ranks 28. Before him are Emily Dickinson (1830), Pearl S. Buck (1892), Gertrude Stein (1874), Coen brothers (null), David Woodard (1964), and Henry Miller (1891). After him are Louise Glück (1943), James Fenimore Cooper (1789), Margaret Mitchell (1900), Mario Puzo (1920), Paul Auster (1947), and O. Henry (1862).
Emily Dickinson
1830 - 1886
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 22
Pearl S. Buck
1892 - 1973
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 23
Gertrude Stein
1874 - 1946
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 24
Coen brothers
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 25
David Woodard
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 26
Henry Miller
1891 - 1980
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 27
Ezra Pound
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 28
Louise Glück
1943 - 2023
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 29
James Fenimore Cooper
1789 - 1851
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 30
Margaret Mitchell
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 31
Mario Puzo
1920 - 1999
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 32
Paul Auster
1947 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 33
O. Henry
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 34