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L. Frank Baum

1856 - 1919

L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its ten sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of L. Frank Baum has received more than 2,665,540 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). L. Frank Baum is the 844th most popular writer (down from 789th in 2019), the 986th most popular biography from United States (down from 853rd in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Writer.

L. Frank Baum is most famous for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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2.7M
Page Views (PV)
62.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
4.31
Effective Languages (L*)
4.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, L. Frank Baum ranks 844 out of 5,755. Before him are Sam Shepard, Matilde Camus, Theodore Beza, Odysseas Elytis, Antonio Tabucchi, and Annie Ernaux. After him are Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Magtymguly Pyragy, Valerius Maximus, Cao Xueqin, Ibycus, and Rubén Darío.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Sam Shepard
1943 - 2017
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 838
Matilde Camus
1919 - 2012
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 839
Theodore Beza
1519 - 1605
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 840
Odysseas Elytis
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 841
Antonio Tabucchi
1943 - 2012
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 842
Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 843
L. Frank Baum
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 844
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 845
Magtymguly Pyragy
1733 - 1807
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 846
Valerius Maximus
100 BC - 100
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 847
Cao Xueqin
1724 - 1763
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 848
Ibycus
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 849
Rubén Darío
1867 - 1916
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 850

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, L. Frank Baum ranks 25. Before him are Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Robert Nivelle, John Singer Sargent, Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, and Andrey Markov. After him are Frank B. Kellogg, H. Rider Haggard, Jean Moréas, Hara Takashi, Sergei Taneyev, and Louis Franchet d'Espèrey. Among people deceased in 1919, L. Frank Baum ranks 22. Before him are Yakov Sverdlov, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, Habibullah Khan, and Ismail Qemali. After him are Madam C. J. Walker, Kurt Eisner, Johannes Rydberg, Prince John of the United Kingdom, Leonid Andreyev, and Henry Gantt.

Others Born in 1856

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Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
1856 - 1929
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 19
Robert Nivelle
1856 - 1924
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 20
John Singer Sargent
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 21
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
1856 - 1941
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 22
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
1856 - 1936
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 23
Andrey Markov
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 24
L. Frank Baum
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 25
Frank B. Kellogg
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 26
H. Rider Haggard
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 27
Jean Moréas
1856 - 1910
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 28
Hara Takashi
1856 - 1921
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 29
Sergei Taneyev
1856 - 1915
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 30
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
1856 - 1942
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 31