WRITER
Ida Tarbell
1857 - 1944
Ida Tarbell
Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5, 1857 – January 6, 1944) was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer, and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers and reformers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a pioneer of investigative journalism. Born in Pennsylvania at the beginning of the oil boom, Tarbell is best known for her 1904 book The History of the Standard Oil Company. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ida Tarbell has received more than 1,393,878 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ida Tarbell is the 1,207th most popular writer (up from 1,398th in 2019), the 1,411th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,785th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
60.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
12.52
Effective Languages (L*)
1.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ida Tarbell ranks 1,207 out of 7,302. Before her are Alexander Kielland, Reinaldo Arenas, Ibn Khallikan, Roger Caillois, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, and Odoric of Pordenone. After her are Theodor Storm, Léo Taxil, Daniil Kharms, Alexander Ostrovsky, Martha Gellhorn, and Johann Peter Eckermann.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Kielland
1849 - 1906
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1,201
Reinaldo Arenas
1943 - 1990
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1,202
Ibn Khallikan
1211 - 1282
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,203
Roger Caillois
1913 - 1978
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,204
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
1817 - 1875
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,205
Odoric of Pordenone
1286 - 1331
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,206
Ida Tarbell
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,207
Theodor Storm
1817 - 1888
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,208
Léo Taxil
1854 - 1907
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,209
Daniil Kharms
1905 - 1942
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,210
Alexander Ostrovsky
1823 - 1886
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,211
Martha Gellhorn
1908 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,212
Johann Peter Eckermann
1792 - 1854
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,213
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Ida Tarbell ranks 39. Before her are Edward Emerson Barnard, Aleksandr Lyapunov, Max Klinger, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, 12th Dalai Lama, and Antoni Grabowski. After her are Cécile Chaminade, Wilhelm Johannsen, Eugène Atget, Theodor Escherich, Vladimir Bekhterev, and Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden. Among people deceased in 1944, Ida Tarbell ranks 67. Before her are Christian Wirth, Jean Tatlock, Asmahan, Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, August Landmesser, and Erich Fellgiebel. After her are Leo Baekeland, Günther Korten, Cécile Chaminade, Yvette Guilbert, Missak Manouchian, and Paul Poiret.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsEdward Emerson Barnard
ASTRONOMER
1857 - 1923
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 33
Aleksandr Lyapunov
MATHEMATICIAN
1857 - 1918
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 34
Max Klinger
PAINTER
1857 - 1920
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 35
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1904
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 36
12th Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1875
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 37
Antoni Grabowski
CHEMIST
1857 - 1921
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 38
Ida Tarbell
WRITER
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 39
Cécile Chaminade
COMPOSER
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 40
Wilhelm Johannsen
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1927
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 41
Eugène Atget
PAINTER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 42
Theodor Escherich
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1911
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 43
Vladimir Bekhterev
PSYCHOLOGIST
1857 - 1927
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 44
Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1928
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsChristian Wirth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1944
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 61
Jean Tatlock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1914 - 1944
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 62
Asmahan
SINGER
1917 - 1944
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 63
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1855 - 1944
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 64
August Landmesser
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1944
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 65
Erich Fellgiebel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1944
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 66
Ida Tarbell
WRITER
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 67
Leo Baekeland
CHEMIST
1863 - 1944
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 68
Günther Korten
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1944
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 69
Cécile Chaminade
COMPOSER
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 70
Yvette Guilbert
ACTOR
1865 - 1944
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 71
Missak Manouchian
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1944
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 72
Paul Poiret
FASHION DESIGNER
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 73
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ida Tarbell ranks 1,411 out of 20,380. Before her are Martha Nussbaum (1947), G. Stanley Hall (1846), Alan Bean (1932), Dan Simmons (1948), Adrien Brody (1973), and Charles G. Dawes (1865). After her are David Schwimmer (1966), Michael Stuart Brown (1941), John Cena (1977), Florence Griffith Joyner (1959), Martha Gellhorn (1908), and Sondra Locke (1944).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMartha Nussbaum
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 1,405
G. Stanley Hall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1846 - 1924
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 1,406
Alan Bean
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2018
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 1,407
Dan Simmons
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1,408
Adrien Brody
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,409
Charles G. Dawes
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1951
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,410
Ida Tarbell
WRITER
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,411
David Schwimmer
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,412
Michael Stuart Brown
PHYSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,413
John Cena
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,414
Florence Griffith Joyner
ATHLETE
1959 - 1998
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,415
Martha Gellhorn
WRITER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,416
Sondra Locke
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,417
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Ida Tarbell ranks 133. Before her are Fredric Brown (1906), Anne Rice (1941), E. Howard Hunt (1918), John Jacob Astor IV (1864), Solomon Northup (1808), and Dan Simmons (1948). After her are Martha Gellhorn (1908), Harry Harrison (1925), James Patterson (1947), Irving Stone (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), and Erskine Caldwell (1903).
Fredric Brown
1906 - 1972
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 127
Anne Rice
1941 - 2021
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 128
E. Howard Hunt
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 129
John Jacob Astor IV
1864 - 1912
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 130
Solomon Northup
1808 - 1863
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 131
Dan Simmons
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 132
Ida Tarbell
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 133
Martha Gellhorn
1908 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 134
Harry Harrison
1925 - 2012
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 135
James Patterson
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 136
Irving Stone
1903 - 1989
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 137
Clive Cussler
1931 - 2020
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 138
Erskine Caldwell
1903 - 1987
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 139