1886 - 1947
Hugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was an English author trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children's literature character of Doctor Dolittle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh Lofting has received more than 272,631 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Hugh Lofting is the 1,210th most popular writer (up from 1,857th in 2019), the 951st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,394th in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Writer.
Hugh Lofting is most famous for his book series, The Story of Doctor Dolittle.
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Among writers, Hugh Lofting ranks 1,210 out of 5,794. Before him are Ján Kollár, Vladimir Korolenko, Antoine-Henri Jomini, Rigas Feraios, Robert Bloch, and Comtessa de Dia. After him are John Berger, Marcus Tullius Tiro, Arnold van Gennep, Giovanni Papini, James Anderson, and Matthias Flacius.
1793 - 1852
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,204
1853 - 1921
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,205
1779 - 1869
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,206
1757 - 1798
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,207
1917 - 1994
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1,208
1175 - 1225
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,209
1886 - 1947
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,210
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,211
103 BC - 4 BC
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 1,212
1873 - 1957
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 1,213
1881 - 1956
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 1,214
1680 - 1739
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 1,215
1520 - 1575
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 1,216
Among people born in 1886, Hugh Lofting ranks 52. Before him are Giovanni Battista Caproni, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Raoul Hausmann, Vittorio Pozzo, Alain-Fournier, and Dong Biwu. After him are Karl Korsch, Jisaburō Ozawa, Rex Stout, Garegin Nzhdeh, Henry King, and Werner Kempf. Among people deceased in 1947, Hugh Lofting ranks 48. Before him are Qazi Muhammad, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Franz Böhme, Albert Marquet, P. D. Ouspensky, and Reynaldo Hahn. After him are Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Franz Seldte, Heinrich Schwarz, Franz Ritter von Epp, Victor Serge, and Slavko Kvaternik.
1886 - 1957
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 46
1886 - 1954
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 47
1886 - 1971
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 48
1886 - 1968
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 49
1886 - 1914
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 50
1886 - 1975
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 51
1886 - 1947
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 52
1886 - 1961
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 53
1886 - 1966
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 54
1886 - 1975
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 55
1886 - 1955
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 56
1886 - 1982
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 57
1886 - 1964
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 58
1893 - 1947
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 42
1892 - 1947
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 43
1885 - 1947
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 44
1875 - 1947
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 45
1878 - 1947
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 46
1874 - 1947
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 47
1886 - 1947
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 48
1878 - 1947
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 49
1882 - 1947
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 50
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 51
1868 - 1947
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 52
1890 - 1947
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 53
1878 - 1947
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 54
Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Lofting ranks 951 out of 6,924. Before him are Samuel Butler (1612), Roger Scruton (1944), Michael Smith (1932), Stephen Frears (1941), Mary Kingsley (1862), and Shirley Bassey (1937). After him are John Berger (1926), Naomi Campbell (1970), J. B. S. Haldane (1892), Damon Hill (1960), David Prowse (1935), and Amy Winehouse (1983).
1612 - 1680
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 945
1944 - 2020
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 946
1932 - 2000
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 947
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 948
1862 - 1900
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 949
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 950
1886 - 1947
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 951
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 952
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 953
1892 - 1964
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 954
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 955
1935 - 2020
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 956
1983 - 2011
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 957
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Hugh Lofting ranks 115. Before him are Thomas De Quincey (1785), P. G. Wodehouse (1881), Allan Pinkerton (1819), Robert Browning (1812), Ruth Rendell (1930), and Samuel Butler (1612). After him are John Berger (1926), James Anderson (1680), Winifred Wagner (1897), Lee Child (1954), Aphra Behn (1640), and Alistair MacLean (1922).
1785 - 1859
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 109
1881 - 1975
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 110
1819 - 1884
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 111
1812 - 1889
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 112
1930 - 2015
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 113
1612 - 1680
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 114
1886 - 1947
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 115
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 116
1680 - 1739
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 117
1897 - 1980
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 118
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 119
1640 - 1689
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 120
1922 - 1987
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 121