Writer

Hugh Blair

1718 - 1800

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Hugh Blair

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Hugh Blair is the 6,089th most popular writer (down from 5,962nd in 2024), the 5,122nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,798th in 2019) and the 557th most popular British Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Hugh Blair ranks 6,089 out of 7,302. Before him are Anthony Powell, Mary Lamb, Antonín Sova, Manuel Rojas, David Simon, and Alain Soral. After him are Waleed Al-Husseini, Sigitas Geda, Nalini Bala Devi, Mikhail Svetlov, Wallace Stegner, and Nora Ikstena.

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Anthony Powell
1905 - 2000
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 6,083
Mary Lamb
1764 - 1847
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 6,084
Antonín Sova
1864 - 1928
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 6,085
Manuel Rojas
1896 - 1973
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 6,086
David Simon
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 6,087
Alain Soral
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 6,088
Hugh Blair
1718 - 1800
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 6,089
Waleed Al-Husseini
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 6,090
Sigitas Geda
1943 - 2008
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 6,091
Nalini Bala Devi
1898 - 1977
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 6,092
Mikhail Svetlov
1903 - 1964
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 6,093
Wallace Stegner
1909 - 1993
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 6,094
Nora Ikstena
1969 - 2026
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 6,095

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1718, Hugh Blair ranks 24. Before him are William Hunter, Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Israel Putnam, John Roebuck, and Elizabeth Montagu. After him is Salabat Jung. Among people deceased in 1800, Hugh Blair ranks 38. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, Thomas Mifflin, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, Elizabeth Montagu, and Jesse Ramsden. After him are William Blount, and Edward Rutledge.

Others Born in 1718

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William Hunter
PHYSICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 18
Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht
WRITER
1718 - 1763
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 19
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
COMPOSER
1718 - 1795
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 20
Israel Putnam
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 21
John Roebuck
CHEMIST
1718 - 1794
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 22
Elizabeth Montagu
WRITER
1718 - 1800
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 23
Hugh Blair
WRITER
1718 - 1800
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 24
Salabat Jung
POLITICIAN
1718 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 25

Others Deceased in 1800

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Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
ARCHITECT
1729 - 1800
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 32
Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
ENGINEER
1714 - 1800
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 33
Thomas Mifflin
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1800
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 34
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1800
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 35
Elizabeth Montagu
WRITER
1718 - 1800
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 36
Jesse Ramsden
ENGINEER
1735 - 1800
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 37
Hugh Blair
WRITER
1718 - 1800
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 38
William Blount
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1800
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 39
Edward Rutledge
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1800
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 40

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Blair ranks 5,122 out of NaN. Before him are R. J. Mitchell (1895), Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), Bob Gerard (1914), John Owen (1827), and Mary Millar (1936). After him are Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), Ann Sidney (1944), Gertrude Lawrence (1898), Ted Morgan (1906), John James Shepherd (1884), and Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (1883).

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R. J. Mitchell
ENGINEER
1895 - 1937
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 5,116
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1869 - 1926
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 5,117
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1827 - 1905
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 5,118
Bob Gerard
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1990
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 5,119
John Owen
CHESS PLAYER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 5,120
Mary Millar
ACTOR
1936 - 1998
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 5,121
Hugh Blair
WRITER
1718 - 1800
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 5,122
Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1957
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 5,123
Ann Sidney
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 5,124
Gertrude Lawrence
ACTOR
1898 - 1952
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 5,125
Ted Morgan
BOXER
1906 - 1952
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 5,126
John James Shepherd
ATHLETE
1884 - 1954
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 5,127
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1941
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 5,128