Writer

Joel Chandler Harris

Journalist, children's writer

1848 - 1908

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Joel Chandler Harris

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Joel Chandler Harris is the 5,807th most popular writer (down from 5,121st in 2024), the 9,537th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,288th in 2019) and the 697th most popular American Writer.

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72k

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53.53

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Joel Chandler Harris's biography spans 22 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 53.53.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Joel Chandler Harris ranks 5,807 out of 7,707. Before him are Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Jessica Mitford, Robert E. Sherwood, Roma Ryan, Michael Shermer, and David Halberstam. After him are Penelope Lively, Claude McKay, Jacob Abbott, Park Wan-suh, Teréz Karacs, and Vigdis Hjorth.

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Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
1884 - 1974
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,801
Jessica Mitford
1917 - 1996
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,802
Robert E. Sherwood
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,803
Roma Ryan
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,804
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,805
David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,806
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,807
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,808
Claude McKay
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,809
Jacob Abbott
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,810
Park Wan-suh
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,811
Teréz Karacs
1808 - 1892
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,812
Vigdis Hjorth
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,813

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Joel Chandler Harris ranks 112. Before him are Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde, Amos Burn, Eliodoro Villazón, Matthew Webb, Diederik Korteweg, and Surendranath Banerjee. After him are Albert Parsons, W. G. Grace, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, Ivan Yakovlev, Lewis Howard Latimer, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Among people deceased in 1908, Joel Chandler Harris ranks 100. Before him are Marco Aurelio Soto, Charles Augustus Young, José Manuel Marroquín, Carl Koldewey, Federico Chueca, and Ignacio de Veintemilla. After him are Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, American Horse, Redvers Buller, Harriet Hosmer, and Old Tom Morris.

Others Born in 1848

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Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1905
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 106
Amos Burn
CHESS PLAYER
1848 - 1925
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 107
Eliodoro Villazón
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1939
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 108
Matthew Webb
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1848 - 1883
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 109
Diederik Korteweg
MATHEMATICIAN
1848 - 1941
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 110
Surendranath Banerjee
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 111
Joel Chandler Harris
WRITER
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 112
Albert Parsons
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1848 - 1887
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 113
W. G. Grace
CRICKETER
1848 - 1915
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 114
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher
MATHEMATICIAN
1848 - 1928
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 115
Ivan Yakovlev
LINGUIST
1848 - 1930
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 116
Lewis Howard Latimer
INVENTOR
1848 - 1928
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 117
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
SCULPTOR
1848 - 1907
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 118