1803 - 1881
George Henry Borrow (5 July 1803 – 26 July 1881) was an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Borrow has received more than 156,742 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). George Borrow is the 5,278th most popular writer (down from 4,641st in 2019), the 4,232nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,656th in 2019) and the 472nd most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, George Borrow ranks 5,278 out of 5,755. Before him are José Carlos Somoza, Anton Donchev, Giorgio Faletti, Horacio Guarany, Thomas Traherne, and Ha Jin. After him are Diomidis Kyriakos, Carsten Jensen, Mathias Énard, Jaroslav Kvapil, Jean-Paul Dubois, and Takashi Tezuka.
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 5,272
1930 - 2022
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 5,273
1950 - 2014
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 5,274
1925 - 2017
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 5,275
1636 - 1674
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 5,276
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 5,277
1803 - 1881
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 5,278
1811 - 1869
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 5,279
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 5,280
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 5,281
1868 - 1950
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 5,282
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 5,283
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 5,284
Among people born in 1803, George Borrow ranks 65. Before him are Sarah Childress Polk, Heinrich Ewald, Miles Joseph Berkeley, Johann Jakob Kaup, Juan Bravo Murillo, and Sarah Yorke Jackson. After him are Domingo Nieto, James Challis, Manuel Felipe de Tovar, William Smith O'Brien, and Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet. Among people deceased in 1881, George Borrow ranks 71. Before him are Salvador Jovellanos, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Josip Jurčič, Kolyu Ficheto, Samuel Palmer, and Isaac Israel Hayes. After him are Alexandru G. Golescu, John C. Pemberton, Johann Ludwig Krapf, William Burges, Thomas François Burgers, and Sidney Lanier.
1803 - 1891
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 59
1803 - 1875
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 60
1803 - 1889
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 61
1803 - 1873
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 62
1803 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 63
1803 - 1887
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 64
1803 - 1881
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 65
1803 - 1844
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 66
1803 - 1882
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 67
1803 - 1866
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 68
1803 - 1864
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 69
1803 - 1863
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 70
1833 - 1881
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 65
1802 - 1881
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 66
1844 - 1881
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 67
1800 - 1881
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 68
1805 - 1881
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 69
1832 - 1881
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 70
1803 - 1881
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 71
1819 - 1881
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 72
1814 - 1881
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 73
1810 - 1881
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 74
1827 - 1881
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 75
1834 - 1881
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 76
1842 - 1881
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 77
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Borrow ranks 4,232 out of 7,765. Before him are Sheila Hancock (1933), Ann Todd (1907), Paul Ince (1967), Ron Flockhart (1923), Thomas Traherne (1636), and Dave Finlay (1958). After him are Charlotte Riley (1981), Ian Hodder (1948), Laura Haddock (1985), Danny Welbeck (1990), George Cohen (1939), and Irving Rapper (1898).
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 4,226
1907 - 1993
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 4,227
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 4,228
1923 - 1962
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 4,229
1636 - 1674
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 4,230
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 4,231
1803 - 1881
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 4,232
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 4,233
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 4,234
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 4,235
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 4,236
1939 - 2022
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 4,237
1898 - 1999
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 4,238
Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Borrow ranks 472. Before him are Antonia Fraser (1932), Ian McDonald (1960), Charles Mackay (1814), John Marston (1576), John of Worcester (1100), and Thomas Traherne (1636). After him are James Herbert (1943), Philippa Pearce (1920), Leigh Hunt (1784), David Mitchell (1969), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), and David Garnett (1892).
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 466
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 467
1814 - 1889
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 468
1576 - 1634
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 469
1100 - 1200
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 470
1636 - 1674
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 471
1803 - 1881
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 472
1943 - 2013
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 473
1920 - 2006
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 474
1784 - 1859
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 475
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 476
1766 - 1848
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 477
1892 - 1981
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 478