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Hugh Walpole

1884 - 1941

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Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (13 March 1884 – 1 June 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh Walpole has received more than 378,041 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Walpole is the 5,329th most popular writer (down from 4,678th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 56th in 2019) and the 7th most popular New Zealander Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hugh Walpole ranks 5,329 out of 5,755. Before him are Walter Moers, Alberto Bevilacqua, Vladimir Tendryakov, Katri Vala, Brad Falchuk, and Judy Blume. After him are Markus Zusak, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Elinor Glyn, R. M. Ballantyne, Peter Matthiessen, and John Connolly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Hugh Walpole ranks 193. Before him are George Goulding, Georg Zacharias, Louis Abell, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Alma Gluck, and Stuart Holmes. After him are Frithiof Mårtensson, Pontus Hanson, Frederick Grace, William Hogenson, Georg Selenius, and Harvey Fletcher. Among people deceased in 1941, Hugh Walpole ranks 163. Before him are Dobri Hristov, Ludwig Stubbendorf, Juan Corzo, Hermann Wilker, Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith, and Wilhelm Leichum. After him are Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Alexander Afinogenov, George Beauchamp, Lucien Mérignac, Frederick Moloney, and Hamilton Harty.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Hugh Walpole ranks 71 out of 248. Before him are Bill English (1961), Lawrence Makoare (1968), David Lange (1942), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), Andrew Adamson (1966), and Peter Hambleton (1960). After him are Keith Park (1892), Neroli Fairhall (1944), John Gorton (1911), Geoff Murphy (1938), Antony Starr (1975), and Alexander Aitken (1895).

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Among WRITERS In New Zealand

Among writers born in New Zealand, Hugh Walpole ranks 7. Before him are Katherine Mansfield (1888), Ngaio Marsh (1895), Richard Curtis (1956), Janet Frame (1924), Keri Hulme (1947), and Margaret Mahy (1936). After him are Ruth Park (1917) and Philippa Boyens (2000).

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