1880 - 1956
Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of H. L. Mencken has received more than 2,122,950 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). H. L. Mencken is the 908th most popular writer (down from 888th in 2019), the 990th most popular biography from United States (down from 965th in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Writer.
H. L. Mencken is most famous for his work as a journalist, essayist, and critic.
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Among writers, H. L. Mencken ranks 908 out of 5,794. Before him are Stesichorus, Bettina von Arnim, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Ahmed Deedat, B. Traven, and Karl Harrer. After him are Varlam Shalamov, Charles Maurras, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Agathon, Joseph of Anchieta, and Veronica Franco.
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 902
1785 - 1859
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 903
1622 - 1676
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 904
1918 - 2005
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 905
1882 - 1969
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 906
1890 - 1926
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 907
1880 - 1956
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 908
1907 - 1982
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 909
1868 - 1952
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 910
1788 - 1857
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 911
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 912
1534 - 1597
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 913
1546 - 1591
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 914
Among people born in 1880, H. L. Mencken ranks 28. Before him are Bruno Taut, Max Wertheimer, Alexander Blok, Michel Fokine, Vajiravudh, and Kuniaki Koiso. After him are Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Andrei Bely, Álvaro Obregón, Paul Ehrenfest, Vojtech Tuka, and Mohammed Alim Khan. Among people deceased in 1956, H. L. Mencken ranks 25. Before him are Risto Ryti, Émile Borel, A. A. Milne, Reinhold Glière, Josef Hoffmann, and Wilhelm Miklas. After him are Anastasio Somoza García, Alexander Dovzhenko, August Kubizek, Hiram Bingham III, Lyonel Feininger, and Elisabeth of Romania.
1880 - 1938
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 22
1880 - 1943
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 23
1880 - 1921
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 24
1880 - 1942
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 25
1880 - 1925
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 26
1880 - 1950
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 27
1880 - 1956
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 28
1880 - 1919
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 29
1880 - 1934
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 30
1880 - 1928
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 31
1880 - 1933
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 32
1880 - 1946
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 33
1880 - 1944
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 34
1889 - 1956
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 19
1871 - 1956
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 20
1882 - 1956
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 21
1874 - 1956
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 22
1870 - 1956
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 23
1872 - 1956
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 24
1880 - 1956
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 25
1896 - 1956
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 26
1894 - 1956
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 27
1888 - 1956
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 28
1875 - 1956
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 29
1871 - 1956
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 30
1894 - 1956
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 31
Among people born in United States, H. L. Mencken ranks 990 out of 15,968. Before him are Arthur Ashkin (1922), Sydney Chaplin (1926), Frances McDormand (1957), Dred Scott (1795), Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), and Christian B. Anfinsen (1916). After him are William Randolph Hearst (1863), Leo Fender (1909), Don Siegel (1912), Joanne Woodward (1930), Cole Porter (1891), and John Forsythe (1918).
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 984
1926 - 2009
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 985
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 986
1795 - 1858
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 987
1921 - 1999
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 988
1916 - 1995
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 989
1880 - 1956
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 990
1863 - 1951
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 991
1909 - 1991
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 992
1912 - 1991
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 993
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 994
1891 - 1964
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 995
1918 - 2010
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 996
Among writers born in United States, H. L. Mencken ranks 104. Before him are James Jones (1921), John Updike (1932), Virginia Satir (1916), Richard Matheson (1926), Walter Lippmann (1889), and Jean Webster (1876). After him are Irving Stone (1903), Irwin Shaw (1913), Roger Zelazny (1937), Clifford D. Simak (1904), Jean M. Auel (1936), and Hunter S. Thompson (1937).
1921 - 1977
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 98
1932 - 2009
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 99
1916 - 1988
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 100
1926 - 2013
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 101
1889 - 1974
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 102
1876 - 1916
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 103
1880 - 1956
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 104
1903 - 1989
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 105
1913 - 1984
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 106
1937 - 1995
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 107
1904 - 1988
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 108
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 109
1937 - 2005
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 110