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James Allen

1864 - 1912

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James Allen (28 November 1864 – 24 January 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1902. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Allen has received more than 58,844 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. James Allen is the 3,968th most popular writer, the 2,847th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 319th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 59k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Allen ranks 3,968 out of 7,302. Before him are Joan Alcover, Virginie Despentes, Adam Naruszewicz, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Daniel Boulanger, and Lope de Rueda. After him are Joan Aiken, Lino Aldani, Philipp Nicolai, Claribel Alegría, Palaephatus, and Elena Văcărescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, James Allen ranks 114. Before him are Guy Ropartz, Frances Cleveland, Israel Zangwill, Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, and Vera Komissarzhevskaya. After him are Elena Văcărescu, Karl Neukirch, John Walter Gregory, Paul von Hintze, Berta Zuckerkandl, and Jens Ferdinand Willumsen. Among people deceased in 1912, James Allen ranks 89. Before him are Dmitry Milyutin, Walter Clopton Wingfield, William Wilson, Jaroslav Vrchlický, Francis Davis Millet, and Joachim III of Constantinople. After him are Antonio Pacinotti, Toyohara Chikanobu, Paul Gordan, Cesare Arzelà, Siri von Essen, and Arthur MacArthur Jr..

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Allen ranks 2,847 out of 8,785. Before him are Shirley Eaton (1937), Jean Marsh (1934), William Elford Leach (1791), Robin Milner (1934), Colin Clark (1905), and Angus Ogilvy (1928). After him are Patsy Kensit (1968), Joan Aiken (1924), Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878), John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647), Ian Paisley (1926), and R. M. Hare (1919).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, James Allen ranks 319. Before him are Minette Walters (1949), William Hazlitt (1778), Arthur Waley (1889), William Congreve (1670), Christiane Amanpour (1958), and Nevil Shute (1899). After him are Joan Aiken (1924), John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647), Alexander Neckam (1157), Mary Norton (1903), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), and Michael Morpurgo (1943).

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