WRITER
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
J. M. Barrie
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels and plays. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. M. Barrie has received more than 4,613,792 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). J. M. Barrie is the 623rd most popular writer (down from 506th in 2019), the 447th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 395th in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Writer.
J. M. Barrie is most famous for writing Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up.
Memorability Metrics
4.6M
Page Views (PV)
70.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
65
Languages Editions (L)
5.04
Effective Languages (L*)
5.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, J. M. Barrie ranks 623 out of 7,302. Before him are Bert Hellinger, Louisa May Alcott, Émile Verhaeren, Leo Africanus, Tirso de Molina, and Alfred Döblin. After him are Poliziano, Mihai Eminescu, Zecharia Sitchin, August Wilhelm Schlegel, Samuel Johnson, and Ludwig Tieck.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBert Hellinger
1925 - 2019
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 617
Louisa May Alcott
1832 - 1888
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 618
Émile Verhaeren
1855 - 1916
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 619
Leo Africanus
1494 - 1554
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 620
Tirso de Molina
1579 - 1648
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 621
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 622
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 623
Poliziano
1454 - 1494
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 624
Mihai Eminescu
1850 - 1889
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 625
Zecharia Sitchin
1920 - 2010
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 626
August Wilhelm Schlegel
1767 - 1845
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 627
Samuel Johnson
1709 - 1784
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 628
Ludwig Tieck
1773 - 1853
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 629
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1860, J. M. Barrie ranks 19. Before him are Isaac Albéniz, Herman Hollerith, James Ensor, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Niels Ryberg Finsen, and Princess Charlotte of Prussia. After him are Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Ernest Thompson Seton, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Hugo Wolf, John J. Pershing, and Louis Wain. Among people deceased in 1937, J. M. Barrie ranks 18. Before him are Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, George Gershwin, Gustaf Dalén, Yevgeny Zamyatin, and Gerda Taro. After him are Austen Chamberlain, J. Bruce Ismay, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Gaston Doumergue, Jean Harlow, and Rudolf Otto.
Others Born in 1860
Go to all RankingsIsaac Albéniz
MUSICIAN
1860 - 1909
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 13
Herman Hollerith
INVENTOR
1860 - 1929
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 14
James Ensor
PAINTER
1860 - 1949
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 15
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1952
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 16
Niels Ryberg Finsen
PHYSICIAN
1860 - 1904
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 17
Princess Charlotte of Prussia
COMPANION
1860 - 1919
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 18
J. M. Barrie
WRITER
1860 - 1937
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 19
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1941
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 20
Ernest Thompson Seton
WRITER
1860 - 1946
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 21
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
INVENTOR
1860 - 1940
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 22
Hugo Wolf
COMPOSER
1860 - 1903
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 23
John J. Pershing
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1948
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 24
Louis Wain
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsTomáš Garrigue Masaryk
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1937
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 12
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1937
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 13
George Gershwin
COMPOSER
1898 - 1937
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 14
Gustaf Dalén
PHYSICIST
1869 - 1937
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 15
Yevgeny Zamyatin
WRITER
1884 - 1937
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 16
Gerda Taro
JOURNALIST
1910 - 1937
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 17
J. M. Barrie
WRITER
1860 - 1937
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 18
Austen Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 19
J. Bruce Ismay
BUSINESSPERSON
1862 - 1937
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 20
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1937
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 21
Gaston Doumergue
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 22
Jean Harlow
ACTOR
1911 - 1937
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 23
Rudolf Otto
PHILOSOPHER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 24
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, J. M. Barrie ranks 447 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Dance (1946), Robert Falcon Scott (1868), William Pitt the Younger (1759), Joan Clarke (1917), Robert Walpole (1676), and David Niven (1910). After him are John Rhys-Davies (1944), Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862), Tim Curry (1946), Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), Samuel Johnson (1709), and Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCharles Dance
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 441
Robert Falcon Scott
EXPLORER
1868 - 1912
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 442
William Pitt the Younger
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1806
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 443
Joan Clarke
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 1996
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 444
Robert Walpole
PUBLIC WORKER
1676 - 1745
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 445
David Niven
ACTOR
1910 - 1983
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 446
J. M. Barrie
WRITER
1860 - 1937
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 447
John Rhys-Davies
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 448
Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
COMPANION
1862 - 1938
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 449
Tim Curry
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 450
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
POLITICIAN
1411 - 1460
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 451
Samuel Johnson
WRITER
1709 - 1784
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 452
Princess Muna al-Hussein
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 453
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, J. M. Barrie ranks 51. Before him are George Eliot (1819), A. A. Milne (1882), Enid Blyton (1897), Samuel Butler (1835), D. H. Lawrence (1885), and John Donne (1572). After him are Samuel Johnson (1709), Daphne du Maurier (1907), Alexander Pope (1688), Muriel Spark (1918), Martin Amis (1949), and Ernest Thompson Seton (1860).
George Eliot
1819 - 1880
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 45
A. A. Milne
1882 - 1956
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 46
Enid Blyton
1897 - 1968
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 47
Samuel Butler
1835 - 1902
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 48
D. H. Lawrence
1885 - 1930
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 49
John Donne
1572 - 1631
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 50
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 51
Samuel Johnson
1709 - 1784
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 52
Daphne du Maurier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 53
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 54
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 55
Martin Amis
1949 - 2023
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 56
Ernest Thompson Seton
1860 - 1946
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 57