Writer
J. M. Barrie
Scottish novelist and playwright
1860 - 1937
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J. M. Barrie
His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia. J. M. Barrie is the 531st most popular writer (up from 622nd in 2024), the 474th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 447th in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Writer.
J. M. Barrie is most famous for writing Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up.
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Among Writers
Among writers, J. M. Barrie ranks 531 out of 7,302. Before him are G. K. Chesterton, Jacinto Benavente, Ludvig Holberg, Georg Trakl, Tennessee Williams, and Jules Michelet. After him are Vasily Grossman, Richard Bach, Pierre de Ronsard, Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Martial, and Vasubandhu.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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G. K. Chesterton
1874 - 1936
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 525
Jacinto Benavente
1866 - 1954
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 526
Ludvig Holberg
1684 - 1754
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 527
Georg Trakl
1887 - 1914
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 528
Tennessee Williams
1911 - 1983
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 529
Jules Michelet
1798 - 1874
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 530
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 531
Vasily Grossman
1905 - 1964
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 532
Richard Bach
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 533
Pierre de Ronsard
1524 - 1585
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 534
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
1627 - 1704
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 535
Martial
40 - 104
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 536
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 537
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1860, J. M. Barrie ranks 15. Before him are Isaac Albéniz, William Jennings Bryan, Niels Ryberg Finsen, Kanō Jigorō, Herman Hollerith, and James Ensor. After him are Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Anders Zorn, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Hugo Wolf, and Jane Addams. Among people deceased in 1937, J. M. Barrie ranks 18. Before him are Lou Andreas-Salomé, George Gershwin, Gustaf Dalén, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, and Yevgeny Zamyatin. After him are Gerda Taro, Austen Chamberlain, Gaston Doumergue, Andrew Mellon, Karol Szymanowski, and Jean Harlow.
Others Born in 1860
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Isaac Albéniz
MUSICIAN
1860 - 1909
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 9
William Jennings Bryan
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1925
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 10
Niels Ryberg Finsen
PHYSICIAN
1860 - 1904
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 11
Kanō Jigorō
MARTIAL ARTS
1860 - 1938
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 12
Herman Hollerith
INVENTOR
1860 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 13
James Ensor
PAINTER
1860 - 1949
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 14
J. M. Barrie
WRITER
1860 - 1937
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 15
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1941
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 16
Anders Zorn
ARTIST
1860 - 1920
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 17
Princess Charlotte of Prussia
COMPANION
1860 - 1919
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 18
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1952
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 19
Hugo Wolf
COMPOSER
1860 - 1903
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 20
Jane Addams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1935
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1937
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Lou Andreas-Salomé
WRITER
1861 - 1937
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 12
George Gershwin
COMPOSER
1898 - 1937
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 13
Gustaf Dalén
PHYSICIST
1869 - 1937
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 14
Jagadish Chandra Bose
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1937
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 15
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1937
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 16
Yevgeny Zamyatin
WRITER
1884 - 1937
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 17
J. M. Barrie
WRITER
1860 - 1937
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 18
Gerda Taro
JOURNALIST
1910 - 1937
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 19
Austen Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 20
Gaston Doumergue
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 21
Andrew Mellon
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1937
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 22
Karol Szymanowski
COMPOSER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 23
Jean Harlow
ACTOR
1911 - 1937
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 24
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, J. M. Barrie ranks 474 out of NaN. Before him are G. K. Chesterton (1874), Jasper Tudor (1431), Tom Baker (1934), Richard Trevithick (1771), Pelagius (360), and Tilda Swinton (1960). After him are David Beckham (1975), Gertrude Bell (1868), Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1220), Peter Sellers (1925), Henry Morton Stanley (1841), and Captain Tom (1920).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsG. K. Chesterton
WRITER
1874 - 1936
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 468
Jasper Tudor
NOBLEMAN
1431 - 1495
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 469
Tom Baker
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 470
Richard Trevithick
INVENTOR
1771 - 1833
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 471
Pelagius
PHILOSOPHER
360 - 420
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 472
Tilda Swinton
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 473
J. M. Barrie
WRITER
1860 - 1937
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 474
David Beckham
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 475
Gertrude Bell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1868 - 1926
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 476
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1282
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 477
Peter Sellers
ACTOR
1925 - 1980
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 478
Henry Morton Stanley
EXPLORER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 479
Captain Tom
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2021
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 480
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, J. M. Barrie ranks 49. Before him are Samuel Butler (1835), Ken Follett (1949), Arnold Bennett (1867), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828), Thomas Paine (1737), and G. K. Chesterton (1874). After him are Enid Blyton (1897), Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), Anthony Burgess (1917), James Hilton (1900), Beatrix Potter (1866), and Frederick Forsyth (1938).
Samuel Butler
1835 - 1902
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 43
Ken Follett
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 44
Arnold Bennett
1867 - 1931
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 45
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1828 - 1882
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 46
Thomas Paine
1737 - 1809
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 47
G. K. Chesterton
1874 - 1936
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 48
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 49
Enid Blyton
1897 - 1968
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 50
Frances Hodgson Burnett
1849 - 1924
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 51
Anthony Burgess
1917 - 1993
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 52
James Hilton
1900 - 1954
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 53
Beatrix Potter
1866 - 1943
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 54
Frederick Forsyth
1938 - 2025
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 55
