WRITER
Lawrence Durrell
1912 - 1990
Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence George Durrell (; 27 February 1912 – 7 November 1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell. Born in India to British colonial parents, he was sent to England at the age of 11 for his education. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lawrence Durrell has received more than 3,331,123 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Lawrence Durrell is the 674th most popular writer (up from 758th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from India (up from 99th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Indian Writer.
Lawrence Durrell is most famous for his "Alexandria Quartet," a series of four novels set in Alexandria, Egypt.
Memorability Metrics
3.3M
Page Views (PV)
64.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
5.56
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Lawrence Durrell ranks 674 out of 7,302. Before him are Theodore the Studite, Matilde Camus, H. L. Mencken, Carlo Gozzi, Douglas Adams, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. After him are Marie de France, Maurice Blanchot, Sei Shōnagon, Bernard Gui, André Chénier, and Novatian.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTheodore the Studite
759 - 826
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 668
Matilde Camus
1919 - 2012
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 669
H. L. Mencken
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 670
Carlo Gozzi
1720 - 1806
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 671
Douglas Adams
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 672
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 673
Lawrence Durrell
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 674
Marie de France
1101 - 1300
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 675
Maurice Blanchot
1907 - 2003
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 676
Sei Shōnagon
966 - 1025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 677
Bernard Gui
1261 - 1331
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 678
André Chénier
1762 - 1794
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 679
Novatian
220 - 258
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 680
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Lawrence Durrell ranks 29. Before him are Gene Kelly, Adolf Galland, Sergiu Celibidache, Robert Doisneau, James Callaghan, and Konrad Emil Bloch. After him are Karl Malden, Edward Mills Purcell, Juan Pujol García, Leonid Kantorovich, Maria Mandl, and Alois Brunner. Among people deceased in 1990, Lawrence Durrell ranks 21. Before him are Sergei Parajanov, Pavel Cherenkov, Yun Posun, Miguel Muñoz, John Bowlby, and Tunku Abdul Rahman. After him are Bruno Bettelheim, Ilya Frank, Robert Hofstadter, Sandro Pertini, Jacques Demy, and Keith Haring.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsGene Kelly
ACTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 23
Adolf Galland
PILOT
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 24
Sergiu Celibidache
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 25
Robert Doisneau
PHOTOGRAPHER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 26
James Callaghan
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2005
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 27
Konrad Emil Bloch
CHEMIST
1912 - 2000
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 28
Lawrence Durrell
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 29
Karl Malden
ACTOR
1912 - 2009
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 30
Edward Mills Purcell
PHYSICIST
1912 - 1997
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 31
Juan Pujol García
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1988
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 32
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 33
Maria Mandl
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1948
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 34
Alois Brunner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 2010
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsSergei Parajanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1990
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 15
Pavel Cherenkov
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 16
Yun Posun
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1990
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 17
Miguel Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 18
John Bowlby
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1990
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 19
Tunku Abdul Rahman
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 20
Lawrence Durrell
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 21
Bruno Bettelheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1990
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 22
Ilya Frank
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1990
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 23
Robert Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 24
Sandro Pertini
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1990
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 25
Jacques Demy
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1990
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 26
Keith Haring
ARTIST
1958 - 1990
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 27
In India
Among people born in India, Lawrence Durrell ranks 84 out of 1,861. Before him are Paramahansa Yogananda (1893), Satyendra Nath Bose (1894), Sher Shah Suri (1486), Samudragupta (335), Ramana Maharshi (1879), and Rajendra Prasad (1884). After him are Nathuram Godse (1910), Pervez Musharraf (1943), Bindusara (-320), Pete Best (1941), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), and Varāhamihira (505).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsParamahansa Yogananda
PHILOSOPHER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 78
Satyendra Nath Bose
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1974
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 79
Sher Shah Suri
POLITICIAN
1486 - 1545
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 80
Samudragupta
POLITICIAN
335 - 380
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 81
Ramana Maharshi
PHILOSOPHER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 82
Rajendra Prasad
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 83
Lawrence Durrell
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 84
Nathuram Godse
EXTREMIST
1910 - 1949
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 85
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 86
Bindusara
POLITICIAN
320 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 87
Pete Best
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 88
Ram Mohan Roy
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1833
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 89
Varāhamihira
ASTRONOMER
505 - 587
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 90
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Lawrence Durrell ranks 13. Before him are Tulsidas (1532), Ghalib (1797), Savitribai Phule (1831), Meera (1498), Premchand (1880), and William Makepeace Thackeray (1811). After him are Sarojini Naidu (1879), Basava (1134), Ahmed Deedat (1918), Tukaram (1608), Vātsyāyana (300), and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838).
Tulsidas
1532 - 1623
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 7
Ghalib
1797 - 1869
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 8
Savitribai Phule
1831 - 1897
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 9
Meera
1498 - 1546
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 10
Premchand
1880 - 1936
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
William Makepeace Thackeray
1811 - 1863
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 12
Lawrence Durrell
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 13
Sarojini Naidu
1879 - 1949
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 14
Basava
1134 - 1196
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 15
Ahmed Deedat
1918 - 2005
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 16
Tukaram
1608 - 1650
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 17
Vātsyāyana
300 - 500
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 18
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
1838 - 1894
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 19