WRITER
Joseph Conrad
1857 - 1924
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, Polish: [ˈjuzɛf tɛˈɔdɔr ˈkɔnrat kɔʐɛˈɲɔfskʲi] ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and, although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Conrad has received more than 5,881,758 page views. His biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). Joseph Conrad is the 153rd most popular writer (down from 152nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 14th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Writer.
Joseph Conrad is most famous for his novel, Heart of Darkness.
Memorability Metrics
5.9M
Page Views (PV)
74.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
88
Languages Editions (L)
7.23
Effective Languages (L*)
4.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Joseph Conrad ranks 153 out of 7,302. Before him are Joan Fuster, Elias Canetti, William Faulkner, Jean Racine, Naguib Mahfouz, and Annie Ernaux. After him are Catullus, Novalis, Fernando Pessoa, Karen Blixen, John the Evangelist, and Terry Pratchett.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoan Fuster
1922 - 1992
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 147
Elias Canetti
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 148
William Faulkner
1897 - 1962
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 149
Jean Racine
1639 - 1699
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 150
Naguib Mahfouz
1911 - 2006
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 151
Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 152
Joseph Conrad
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 153
Catullus
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 154
Novalis
1772 - 1801
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 155
Fernando Pessoa
1888 - 1935
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 156
Karen Blixen
1885 - 1962
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 157
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 158
Terry Pratchett
1948 - 2015
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 159
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Joseph Conrad ranks 7. Before him are Ferdinand de Saussure, Pope Pius XI, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Heinrich Hertz, Edward Elgar, and Clara Zetkin. After him are Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Alfonso XII of Spain, Henrik Pontoppidan, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, and William Howard Taft. Among people deceased in 1924, Joseph Conrad ranks 6. Before him are Vladimir Lenin, Franz Kafka, Giacomo Puccini, Anatole France, and Woodrow Wilson. After him are Louis Sullivan, Alfred Marshall, Gabriel Fauré, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Carl Spitteler, and Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsFerdinand de Saussure
LINGUIST
1857 - 1913
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 1
Pope Pius XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1939
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 2
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 3
Heinrich Hertz
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1894
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 4
Edward Elgar
COMPOSER
1857 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 5
Clara Zetkin
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1933
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 6
Joseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 7
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 8
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 9
Alfonso XII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1885
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 10
Henrik Pontoppidan
WRITER
1857 - 1943
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 11
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
ENGINEER
1857 - 1935
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 12
William Howard Taft
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1930
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1924
Go to all RankingsVladimir Lenin
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 88.93
Rank: 1
Franz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 2
Giacomo Puccini
COMPOSER
1858 - 1924
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 3
Anatole France
WRITER
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 4
Woodrow Wilson
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1924
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 5
Joseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 6
Louis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 7
Alfred Marshall
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 8
Gabriel Fauré
COMPOSER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 9
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 10
Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 11
Frances Hodgson Burnett
WRITER
1849 - 1924
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 12
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Joseph Conrad ranks 11 out of 1,365. Before him are Nikolai Gogol (1809), Sergei Prokofiev (1891), Stepan Bandera (1909), John III Sobieski (1629), Kazimir Malevich (1879), and Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595). After him are Hafsa Sultan (1479), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), Ilya Repin (1844), Taras Shevchenko (1814), Helena Blavatsky (1831), and Svetlana Alexievich (1948).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsNikolai Gogol
WRITER
1809 - 1852
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 5
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 6
Stepan Bandera
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 7
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 8
Kazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 9
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1657
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 10
Joseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 11
Hafsa Sultan
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1534
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 12
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 13
Ilya Repin
PAINTER
1844 - 1930
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 14
Taras Shevchenko
WRITER
1814 - 1861
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 15
Helena Blavatsky
OCCULTIST
1831 - 1891
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 16
Svetlana Alexievich
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 17
Among WRITERS In Ukraine
Among writers born in Ukraine, Joseph Conrad ranks 2. Before him are Nikolai Gogol (1809). After him are Taras Shevchenko (1814), Svetlana Alexievich (1948), Stanisław Lem (1921), Mikhail Bulgakov (1891), Anna Akhmatova (1889), Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836), Joseph Roth (1894), Sholem Aleichem (1859), Vasily Grossman (1905), and Lesya Ukrainka (1871).
Nikolai Gogol
1809 - 1852
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 1
Joseph Conrad
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 2
Taras Shevchenko
1814 - 1861
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 3
Svetlana Alexievich
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 4
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 5
Mikhail Bulgakov
1891 - 1940
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 6
Anna Akhmatova
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 7
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
1836 - 1895
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 8
Joseph Roth
1894 - 1939
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 9
Sholem Aleichem
1859 - 1916
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 10
Vasily Grossman
1905 - 1964
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 11
Lesya Ukrainka
1871 - 1913
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 12