1747 - 1826
Edward Williams, better known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg ([ˈjɔlɔ mɔrˈɡanʊɡ]; 10 March 1747 – 18 December 1826), was a Welsh antiquarian, poet and collector. He was seen as an expert collector of Medieval Welsh literature, but it emerged after his death that he had forged several manuscripts, notably some of the Third Series of Welsh Triads. Even so, he had a lasting impact on Welsh culture, notably in founding the secret society known as the Gorsedd, through which Iolo Morganwg successfully co-opted the 18th-century Eisteddfod revival. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iolo Morganwg has received more than 208,287 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Iolo Morganwg is the 5,482nd most popular writer (down from 4,948th in 2019), the 4,528th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,146th in 2019) and the 507th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Iolo Morganwg ranks 5,482 out of 5,755. Before him are Ksenia Sobchak, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Walter de la Mare, Monika Maron, David Brown, and Simo Puupponen. After him are Pavao Pavličić, Karin Alvtegen, Joel Lehtonen, Margaret Mazzantini, René Benjamin, and Alvah Bessie.
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 5,476
1823 - 1901
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 5,477
1873 - 1956
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 5,478
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 5,479
1916 - 2010
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 5,480
1915 - 1967
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 5,481
1747 - 1826
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 5,482
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 5,483
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 5,484
1881 - 1934
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 5,485
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 5,486
1885 - 1948
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 5,487
1904 - 1985
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 5,488
Among people born in 1747, Iolo Morganwg ranks 23. Before him are Grigory Shelikhov, Franz von Paula Schrank, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, Eugenio Espejo, Benjamin Vulliamy, and György Bessenyei. After him are Samuel Osgood and Gunning Bedford Jr.. Among people deceased in 1826, Iolo Morganwg ranks 46. Before him are Stanisław Staszic, Johann Heinrich Voss, Jacob Hübner, John Farey Sr., Ferdinand Bauer, and Nicolas Fuss. After him are Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and Isaac Shelby.
1747 - 1795
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 17
1747 - 1835
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 18
1747 - 1827
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 19
1747 - 1795
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 20
1747 - 1811
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 21
1747 - 1811
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 22
1747 - 1826
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 23
1747 - 1813
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 24
1747 - 1812
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 25
1755 - 1826
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 40
1751 - 1826
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 41
1761 - 1826
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 42
1766 - 1826
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 43
1760 - 1826
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 44
1755 - 1826
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 45
1747 - 1826
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 46
1754 - 1826
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 47
1750 - 1826
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 48
Among people born in United Kingdom, Iolo Morganwg ranks 4,528 out of 7,765. Before him are Skin (1967), Jackie Blanchflower (1933), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), John Whitehurst (1713), Tommy Steele (1936), and Ed Stafford (1975). After him are Anna Popplewell (1988), Bryan Johnson (1926), Kenneth Williams (1926), Hamilton Harty (1879), Darren Fletcher (1984), and Anya Chalotra (1996).
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 4,522
1933 - 1998
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 4,523
1936 - 2018
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 4,524
1713 - 1788
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 4,525
1936 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 4,526
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 4,527
1747 - 1826
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 4,528
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 4,529
1926 - 1995
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 4,530
1926 - 1988
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 4,531
1879 - 1941
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 4,532
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 4,533
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 4,534
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Iolo Morganwg ranks 507. Before him are Ali Smith (1962), Alasdair Gray (1934), Terence Rattigan (1911), Howard Jacobson (1942), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), and Walter de la Mare (1873). After him are David Seidler (1937), George William Russell (1867), Aubrey de Grey (1963), Anne Fine (1947), John Masefield (1878), and Jhumpa Lahiri (1967).
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 501
1934 - 2019
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 502
1911 - 1977
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 503
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 504
1823 - 1901
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 505
1873 - 1956
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 506
1747 - 1826
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 507
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 508
1867 - 1935
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 509
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 510
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 511
1878 - 1967
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 512
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 513