WRITER

Isaac Watts

1674 - 1748

Photo of Isaac Watts

Icon of person Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. His works include "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", "Joy to the World", and "O God, Our Help in Ages Past". He is recognised as the "Godfather of English Hymnody"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac Watts has received more than 908,277 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Isaac Watts is the 4,551st most popular writer (down from 4,331st in 2019), the 3,263rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,202nd in 2019) and the 368th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 910k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Isaac Watts ranks 4,551 out of 7,302. Before him are René Guillot, Sandra Brown, David Mamet, Can Xue, Kamala Surayya, and Ernst Stadler. After him are Nikolay Zabolotsky, Ariel Durant, Runer Jonsson, Charles Simic, Philippe Hériat, and Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1674, Isaac Watts ranks 12. Before him are Jeremiah Clarke, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, Marie of Lorraine, Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Jean-Baptiste Du Halde. After him are Catharine Trotter Cockburn, and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend. Among people deceased in 1748, Isaac Watts ranks 15. Before him are Ebrahim Afshar, Muhammad Shah, Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, William Kent, Aleksei Chirikov, and Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun. After him are James Thomson, Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and William Adam.

Others Born in 1674

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1748

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Isaac Watts ranks 3,263 out of 8,785. Before him are Warren Clarke (1947), Gary Speed (1969), Jane March (1973), Harry Patch (1898), Reginald Punnett (1875), and Dave Davies (1947). After him are Donald Moffat (1930), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Donald Sumpter (1943), Joe Fagan (1921), Michael Green (1946), and N. E. Brown (1849).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Isaac Watts ranks 368. Before him are Joe Abercrombie (1974), Robert Greene (1558), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Walter Savage Landor (1775), Francis de Laporte de Castelnau (1810), and Alan Bennett (1934). After him are George Chapman (1559), Lydia Becker (1827), Gilbert Adair (1944), Ronald Knox (1888), W. S. Gilbert (1836), and Sarah Kane (1971).

British born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous