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George MacDonald

1824 - 1905

George MacDonald

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George MacDonald has received more than 1,179,741 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). George MacDonald is the 1,857th most popular writer (up from 2,370th in 2019), the 1,462nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,795th in 2019) and the 160th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

1.2M
Page Views (PV)
55.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
3.60
Effective Languages (L*)
4.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George MacDonald ranks 1,857 out of 5,755. Before him are Yvan Goll, Michel Zevaco, Juan Carlos Onetti, Étienne Dolet, Tristan Corbière, and Khurshidbanu Natavan. After him are Tarjei Vesaas, Dorothy L. Sayers, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Arseny Tarkovsky, Marquis de Custine, and Bob Woodward.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Yvan Goll
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 1,851
Michel Zevaco
1860 - 1918
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,852
Juan Carlos Onetti
1909 - 1994
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 1,853
Étienne Dolet
1509 - 1546
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 1,854
Tristan Corbière
1845 - 1875
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,855
Khurshidbanu Natavan
1832 - 1897
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,856
George MacDonald
1824 - 1905
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,857
Tarjei Vesaas
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,858
Dorothy L. Sayers
1893 - 1957
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 1,859
Jean François Paul de Gondi
1613 - 1679
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 1,860
Arseny Tarkovsky
1907 - 1989
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 1,861
Marquis de Custine
1790 - 1857
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 1,862
Bob Woodward
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 1,863

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1824, George MacDonald ranks 31. Before him are Leland Stanford, Princess Francisca of Brazil, Pierre Janssen, Peter Cornelius, Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden, and Jozef Israëls. After him are Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Gustave Boulanger, John Kerr, Adolphe Monticelli, Kuno Fischer, and Vladimir Stasov. Among people deceased in 1905, George MacDonald ranks 30. Before him are Oswald Achenbach, Albert von Kölliker, Adolf Bastian, Marcel Schwob, Infanta Amalia of Spain, and Anton Ažbe. After him are Carmine Crocco, Lew Wallace, Tippu Tip, Franz Reuleaux, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, and José-Maria de Heredia.

Others Born in 1824

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Leland Stanford
1824 - 1893
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 25
Princess Francisca of Brazil
1824 - 1898
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 26
Pierre Janssen
1824 - 1907
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 27
Peter Cornelius
1824 - 1874
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 28
Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
1824 - 1858
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 29
Jozef Israëls
1824 - 1911
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 30
George MacDonald
1824 - 1905
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 31
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
1824 - 1873
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 32
Gustave Boulanger
1824 - 1888
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 33
John Kerr
1824 - 1907
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 34
Adolphe Monticelli
1824 - 1886
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 35
Kuno Fischer
1824 - 1907
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 36
Vladimir Stasov
1824 - 1906
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 37

Others Deceased in 1905

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Oswald Achenbach
1827 - 1905
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 24
Albert von Kölliker
1817 - 1905
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 25
Adolf Bastian
1826 - 1905
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 26
Marcel Schwob
1867 - 1905
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 27
Infanta Amalia of Spain
1834 - 1905
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 28
Anton Ažbe
1862 - 1905
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 29
George MacDonald
1824 - 1905
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 30
Carmine Crocco
1830 - 1905
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 31
Lew Wallace
1827 - 1905
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 32
Tippu Tip
1837 - 1905
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 33
Franz Reuleaux
1829 - 1905
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 34
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 35
José-Maria de Heredia
1842 - 1905
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 36

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George MacDonald ranks 1,462 out of 7,765. Before him are Ethel Smyth (1858), Lorna Wing (1928), John Graunt (1620), Herbert Kilpin (1870), John Blow (1649), and Edward Low (1690). After him are Anthony Minghella (1954), Jeffrey Archer (1940), Marina Berti (1924), Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763), Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), and Francesca Annis (1945).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Ethel Smyth
1858 - 1944
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 1,456
Lorna Wing
1928 - 2014
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 1,457
John Graunt
1620 - 1674
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,458
Herbert Kilpin
1870 - 1916
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,459
John Blow
1649 - 1708
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,460
Edward Low
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,461
George MacDonald
1824 - 1905
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,462
Anthony Minghella
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1,463
Jeffrey Archer
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1,464
Marina Berti
1924 - 2002
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1,465
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
1763 - 1827
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1,466
Dorothy L. Sayers
1893 - 1957
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 1,467
Francesca Annis
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 1,468