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WRITER

Joyce Cary

1888 - 1957

Joyce Cary

Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary (7 December 1888 – 29 March 1957), known as Joyce Cary, was an Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial official. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joyce Cary has received more than 154,637 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Joyce Cary is the 5,781st most popular writer (down from 5,185th in 2019), the 5,066th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,611th in 2019) and the 565th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

150k
Page Views (PV)
40.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.57
Effective Languages (L*)
3.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joyce Cary ranks 5,781 out of 5,755. Before him are Kiera Cass, Kari Hotakainen, David Gerrold, Lester Bangs, Bano Qudsia, and Dejan Ajdačić. After him are Anderson Cooper, Paul Scott, Dan Houser, Paul Klebnikov, Michael Drayton, and Richard A. Knaak.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Kiera Cass
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 5,775
Kari Hotakainen
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 5,776
David Gerrold
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 5,777
Lester Bangs
1948 - 1982
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 5,778
Bano Qudsia
1928 - 2017
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 5,779
Dejan Ajdačić
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 5,780
Joyce Cary
1888 - 1957
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 5,781
Anderson Cooper
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 5,782
Paul Scott
1920 - 1978
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 5,783
Dan Houser
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 5,784
Paul Klebnikov
1963 - 2004
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 5,785
Michael Drayton
1563 - 1631
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 5,786
Richard A. Knaak
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 5,787

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Joyce Cary ranks 232. Before him are George B. Seitz, Chandrashekhar Agashe, Tris Speaker, Joseph Pletincx, Osvald Moberg, and Christian Gitsham. After him are Nils Silfverskiöld, Gabriel Thorstensen, Georges Vanier, David Jacobs, Jack Holt, and Walther Penck. Among people deceased in 1957, Joyce Cary ranks 201. Before him are Jack Butler Yeats, Dorothy Richardson, Alfredo Gollini, Bedřich Šupčík, William Murrill, and Gene Lockhart. After him are Hughie Gallacher, Katie Johnson, Nils Silfverskiöld, Clarence Walker, Mary Proctor, and Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell.

Others Born in 1888

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George B. Seitz
1888 - 1944
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 226
Chandrashekhar Agashe
1888 - 1956
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 227
Tris Speaker
1888 - 1958
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 228
Joseph Pletincx
1888 - 1971
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 229
Osvald Moberg
1888 - 1933
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 230
Christian Gitsham
1888 - 1956
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 231
Joyce Cary
1888 - 1957
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 232
Nils Silfverskiöld
1888 - 1957
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 233
Gabriel Thorstensen
1888 - 1974
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 234
Georges Vanier
1888 - 1967
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 235
David Jacobs
1888 - 1976
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 236
Jack Holt
1888 - 1951
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 237
Walther Penck
1888 - 1923
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 238

Others Deceased in 1957

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Jack Butler Yeats
1871 - 1957
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 195
Dorothy Richardson
1873 - 1957
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 196
Alfredo Gollini
1881 - 1957
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 197
Bedřich Šupčík
1898 - 1957
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 198
William Murrill
1869 - 1957
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 199
Gene Lockhart
1891 - 1957
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 200
Joyce Cary
1888 - 1957
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 201
Hughie Gallacher
1903 - 1957
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 202
Katie Johnson
1878 - 1957
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 203
Nils Silfverskiöld
1888 - 1957
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 204
Clarence Walker
1898 - 1957
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 205
Mary Proctor
1862 - 1957
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 206
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
1886 - 1957
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 207