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John Greenleaf Whittier

1807 - 1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Greenleaf Whittier has received more than 670,950 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John Greenleaf Whittier is the 5,539th most popular writer (down from 5,094th in 2019), the 9,345th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,314th in 2019) and the 722nd most popular American Writer.

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  • 670k

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  • 42.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 5,539 out of 5,755. Before him are Susan Cooper, Fredy Perlman, Ramsey Campbell, Marianne Williamson, P. C. Cast, and Lyman Abbott. After him are Dina Rubina, E. W. Hornung, Olivia Manning, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Andy Weir, and William Cobbett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1807, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 49. Before him are Jules Verreaux, Bernhard Horwitz, Emily Donelson, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Wilford Woodruff, and Arnold Henry Guyot. After him are Pieter Willem Korthals, Charles Francis Adams Sr., and Peter Hardeman Burnett. Among people deceased in 1892, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 73. Before him are Ernestine Rose, Joaquín Jovellar y Soler, Cyrus West Field, Johan Sverdrup, Alexandre Levy, and Teréz Karacs. After him are Pieter Willem Korthals, James Skivring Smith, Harry Atkinson, and Newton Booth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 9,345 out of 18,182. Before him are Kim Darby (1947), Kristen Pfaff (1967), P. C. Cast (1960), Charlie Rose (1942), Lyman Abbott (1835), and George Caleb Bingham (1811). After him are Eric Fleming (1925), Fredric Lehne (1959), Charles Colson (1931), Tom Harrell (1946), Natalie Talmadge (1896), and Patrick Leonard (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 722. Before him are Michael Chabon (1963), Janet Evanovich (1943), Thomas Berger (1924), Marianne Williamson (1952), P. C. Cast (1960), and Lyman Abbott (1835). After him are Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), Andy Weir (1972), Ben Shapiro (1984), Terry Bisson (1942), Bess Meredyth (1890), and Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818).

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