WRITER
George Orwell
1903 - 1950
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was a British novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell, a name inspired by his favourite place, the River Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism (i.e. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Orwell has received more than 18,160,086 page views. His biography is available in 140 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 131 in 2019). George Orwell is the 56th most popular writer (down from 36th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from India (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Indian Writer.
George Orwell is most famous for his dystopian novel 1984.
Memorability Metrics
18M
Page Views (PV)
80.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
140
Languages Editions (L)
9.33
Effective Languages (L*)
5.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, George Orwell ranks 56 out of 7,302. Before him are Octave Mirbeau, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sappho, Thomas Mann, Mark Twain, and Gabriel García Márquez. After him are Astrid Lindgren, Oscar Wilde, Stefan Zweig, Marcel Proust, Giacomo Casanova, and Ayn Rand.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOctave Mirbeau
1848 - 1917
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 50
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1896 - 1940
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 51
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 52
Thomas Mann
1875 - 1955
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 53
Mark Twain
1835 - 1910
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 54
Gabriel García Márquez
1927 - 2014
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 55
George Orwell
1903 - 1950
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 56
Astrid Lindgren
1907 - 2002
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 57
Oscar Wilde
1854 - 1900
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 58
Stefan Zweig
1881 - 1942
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 59
Marcel Proust
1871 - 1922
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 60
Giacomo Casanova
1725 - 1798
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 61
Ayn Rand
1905 - 1982
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, George Orwell ranks 1. After him are Olav V of Norway, John von Neumann, Konrad Lorenz, Aram Khachaturian, Theodor W. Adorno, Georges Simenon, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Mark Rothko, Habib Bourguiba, C. F. Powell, and Fernandel. Among people deceased in 1950, George Orwell ranks 1. After him are George Bernard Shaw, Gustaf V of Sweden, Joseph Schumpeter, Johannes V. Jensen, Vaslav Nijinsky, Albert Lebrun, Heinrich Mann, Willis Carrier, Marcel Mauss, Norman Haworth, and Vallabhbhai Patel.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsGeorge Orwell
WRITER
1903 - 1950
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 1
Olav V of Norway
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1991
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 2
John von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1957
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 3
Konrad Lorenz
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 4
Aram Khachaturian
COMPOSER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 5
Theodor W. Adorno
SOCIOLOGIST
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 6
Georges Simenon
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 7
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1946
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 8
Mark Rothko
PAINTER
1903 - 1970
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 9
Habib Bourguiba
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2000
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 10
C. F. Powell
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1969
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 11
Fernandel
ACTOR
1903 - 1971
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsGeorge Orwell
WRITER
1903 - 1950
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 1
George Bernard Shaw
WRITER
1856 - 1950
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 2
Gustaf V of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1950
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 3
Joseph Schumpeter
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 4
Johannes V. Jensen
WRITER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 5
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 6
Albert Lebrun
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1950
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 7
Heinrich Mann
WRITER
1871 - 1950
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 8
Willis Carrier
INVENTOR
1876 - 1950
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 9
Marcel Mauss
SOCIOLOGIST
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 10
Norman Haworth
CHEMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 11
Vallabhbhai Patel
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 12
In India
Among people born in India, George Orwell ranks 5 out of 1,861. Before him are Mahatma Gandhi (1869), Narendra Modi (1950), Ashoka (-304), and Rajneesh (1931). After him are Amitabh Bachchan (1942), Rabindranath Tagore (1861), A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), B. R. Ambedkar (1891), Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887), and Ramakrishna (1836).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsMahatma Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1948
HPI: 87.82
Rank: 1
Narendra Modi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 2
Ashoka
POLITICIAN
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 3
Rajneesh
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 1990
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 4
George Orwell
WRITER
1903 - 1950
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 5
Amitabh Bachchan
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 6
Rabindranath Tagore
WRITER
1861 - 1941
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 7
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2015
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 8
Jawaharlal Nehru
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 9
B. R. Ambedkar
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1956
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 10
Srinivasa Ramanujan
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1920
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 11
Ramakrishna
PHILOSOPHER
1836 - 1886
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, George Orwell ranks 1. After him are Rabindranath Tagore (1861), Rudyard Kipling (1865), Valmiki (-80), Kālidāsa (400), Salman Rushdie (1947), Tulsidas (1532), Ghalib (1797), Savitribai Phule (1831), Meera (1498), Premchand (1880), and William Makepeace Thackeray (1811).
George Orwell
1903 - 1950
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 1
Rabindranath Tagore
1861 - 1941
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 2
Rudyard Kipling
1865 - 1936
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 3
Valmiki
80 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 4
Kālidāsa
400 - 420
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 5
Salman Rushdie
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 6
Tulsidas
1532 - 1623
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 7
Ghalib
1797 - 1869
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 8
Savitribai Phule
1831 - 1897
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 9
Meera
1498 - 1546
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 10
Premchand
1880 - 1936
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
William Makepeace Thackeray
1811 - 1863
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 12