Writer
George Eliot
1819 - 1880
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George Eliot
Her biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2024). George Eliot is the 589th most popular writer (down from 557th in 2024), the 535th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 394th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Writer.
George Eliot is most famous for her novel, Middlemarch.
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Among Writers
Among writers, George Eliot ranks 589 out of 7,302. Before her are Adam de la Halle, Gaston Leroux, Patrick Süskind, Khaled al-Asaad, Bohumil Hrabal, and Gérard de Nerval. After her are William Makepeace Thackeray, Georges Perec, Antoine François Prévost, Denis of Portugal, Juana Inés de la Cruz, and Su Shi.
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Adam de la Halle
1245 - 1288
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 583
Gaston Leroux
1868 - 1927
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 584
Patrick Süskind
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 585
Khaled al-Asaad
1932 - 2015
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 586
Bohumil Hrabal
1914 - 1997
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 587
Gérard de Nerval
1808 - 1855
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 588
George Eliot
1819 - 1880
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 589
William Makepeace Thackeray
1811 - 1863
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 590
Georges Perec
1936 - 1982
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 591
Antoine François Prévost
1697 - 1763
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 592
Denis of Portugal
1261 - 1325
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 593
Juana Inés de la Cruz
1648 - 1695
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 594
Su Shi
1037 - 1101
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 595
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1819, George Eliot ranks 16. Before her are Báb, Hippolyte Fizeau, Maria II of Portugal, John Couch Adams, John Ruskin, and Franz von Suppé. After her are Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Annibale de Gasparis, Stanisław Moniuszko, George V of Hanover, William T. G. Morton, and Theodor Fontane. Among people deceased in 1880, George Eliot ranks 6. Before her are Gustave Flaubert, Jacques Offenbach, William Lassell, Maria Alexandrovna, and Henryk Wieniawski. After her are Paul Broca, Emperor Norton, Michel Chasles, Ned Kelly, Anselm Feuerbach, and James Craig Watson.
Others Born in 1819
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Báb
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1819 - 1850
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 10
Hippolyte Fizeau
PHYSICIST
1819 - 1896
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 11
Maria II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1853
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 12
John Couch Adams
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1892
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 13
John Ruskin
CRITIC
1819 - 1900
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 14
Franz von Suppé
COMPOSER
1819 - 1895
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 15
George Eliot
WRITER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 16
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 17
Annibale de Gasparis
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 18
Stanisław Moniuszko
COMPOSER
1819 - 1872
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 19
George V of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1878
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 20
William T. G. Morton
PHYSICIAN
1819 - 1868
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 21
Theodor Fontane
WRITER
1819 - 1898
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1880
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Gustave Flaubert
WRITER
1821 - 1880
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 1
Jacques Offenbach
COMPOSER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 2
William Lassell
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1880
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 3
Maria Alexandrovna
NOBLEMAN
1824 - 1880
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 4
Henryk Wieniawski
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1880
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 5
George Eliot
WRITER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 6
Paul Broca
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1824 - 1880
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 7
Emperor Norton
EXTREMIST
1818 - 1880
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 8
Michel Chasles
MATHEMATICIAN
1793 - 1880
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 9
Ned Kelly
MAFIOSO
1855 - 1880
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 10
Anselm Feuerbach
PAINTER
1829 - 1880
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 11
James Craig Watson
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1880
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Eliot ranks 535 out of NaN. Before her are David Brewster (1781), Cynric (450), John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650), Rudolf Abel (1903), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), and Patrick Stewart (1940). After her are Charles Lyell (1797), Robert Burns (1759), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), Robert Plant (1948), John Boyd Dunlop (1840), and Archibald Hill (1886).
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David Brewster
PHYSICIST
1781 - 1868
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 529
Cynric
POLITICIAN
450 - 560
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 530
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1722
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 531
Rudolf Abel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1971
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 532
Sweyn II of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1020 - 1076
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 533
Patrick Stewart
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 534
George Eliot
WRITER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 535
Charles Lyell
GEOLOGIST
1797 - 1875
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 536
Robert Burns
WRITER
1759 - 1796
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 537
Princess Margaret of Connaught
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1920
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 538
Robert Plant
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 539
John Boyd Dunlop
INVENTOR
1840 - 1921
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 540
Archibald Hill
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1977
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 541
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Eliot ranks 57. Before her are Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), Anthony Burgess (1917), James Hilton (1900), Beatrix Potter (1866), Frederick Forsyth (1938), and John Donne (1572). After her are Robert Burns (1759), Harold Pinter (1930), Samuel Johnson (1709), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), A. J. Cronin (1896), and Alexander Pope (1688).
Frances Hodgson Burnett
1849 - 1924
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 51
Anthony Burgess
1917 - 1993
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 52
James Hilton
1900 - 1954
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 53
Beatrix Potter
1866 - 1943
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 54
Frederick Forsyth
1938 - 2025
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 55
John Donne
1572 - 1631
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 56
George Eliot
1819 - 1880
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 57
Robert Burns
1759 - 1796
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 58
Harold Pinter
1930 - 2008
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 59
Samuel Johnson
1709 - 1784
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 60
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 - 1834
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 61
A. J. Cronin
1896 - 1981
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 62
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 63
