1856 - 1925
Sir Henry Rider Haggard (; 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of H. Rider Haggard has received more than 963,512 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. H. Rider Haggard is the 869th most popular writer (down from 785th in 2019), the 707th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 619th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Writer.
H. Rider Haggard is most famous for his adventure novels, including King Solomon's Mines, She, and Allan Quatermain.
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Among writers, H. Rider Haggard ranks 869 out of 5,755. Before him are Jean Webster, Bacchylides, Sarah, Duchess of York, Luis Sepúlveda, James May, and Otto of Freising. After him are Appius Claudius Caecus, Jean de Joinville, Gerard of Cremona, Ali Shariati, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
1876 - 1916
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 863
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 864
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 865
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 866
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 867
1114 - 1158
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 868
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 869
340 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 870
1224 - 1317
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 871
1114 - 1187
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 872
1933 - 1977
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 873
1809 - 1892
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 874
1964 - 2020
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 875
Among people born in 1856, H. Rider Haggard ranks 27. Before him are John Singer Sargent, Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, Andrey Markov, L. Frank Baum, and Frank B. Kellogg. After him are Jean Moréas, Hara Takashi, Sergei Taneyev, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Mikhail Vrubel, and Wilhelm von Gloeden. Among people deceased in 1925, H. Rider Haggard ranks 33. Before him are John Singer Sargent, Oliver Heaviside, Vajiravudh, Fritz Haarmann, Léon Bourgeois, and Aleksey Kuropatkin. After him are Eugen Sandow, Karl Abraham, Pierre Louÿs, Lovis Corinth, Max Linder, and Hjalmar Branting.
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 21
1856 - 1941
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 22
1856 - 1936
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 23
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 24
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 25
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 26
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 27
1856 - 1910
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 28
1856 - 1921
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 29
1856 - 1915
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 30
1856 - 1942
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 31
1856 - 1910
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 32
1856 - 1931
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 33
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 27
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 28
1880 - 1925
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 29
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 30
1851 - 1925
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 31
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 32
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 33
1867 - 1925
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 34
1877 - 1925
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 35
1870 - 1925
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 36
1858 - 1925
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 37
1883 - 1925
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 38
1860 - 1925
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 39
Among people born in United Kingdom, H. Rider Haggard ranks 707 out of 7,765. Before him are Margaret of York (1446), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), James May (1963), Kenneth Branagh (1960), and Charles Wheatstone (1802). After him are David Harvey (1935), Banksy (1970), Rosemary Harris (1927), Edward B. Titchener (1867), Andrew Huxley (1917), and Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809).
1446 - 1503
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 701
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 702
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 703
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 704
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 705
1802 - 1875
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 706
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 707
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 708
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 709
1927 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 710
1867 - 1927
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 711
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 712
1809 - 1892
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 713
Among writers born in United Kingdom, H. Rider Haggard ranks 85. Before him are Philip Pullman (1946), Ian McEwan (1948), Edgar Wallace (1875), Eleanor Marx (1855), Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), and James May (1963). After him are Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809), Thomas Malory (1405), Wilkie Collins (1824), Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757), Samuel Richardson (1689), and Bruce Chatwin (1940).
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 79
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 80
1875 - 1932
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 81
1855 - 1898
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 82
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 83
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 84
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 85
1809 - 1892
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 86
1405 - 1471
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 87
1824 - 1889
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 88
1757 - 1806
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 89
1689 - 1761
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 90
1940 - 1989
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 91