WRITER
Louisa May Alcott
1832 - 1888
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known for writing the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871), and Jo's Boys (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many well-known intellectuals of the day, including Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. Encouraged by her family, Louisa began writing from an early age. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louisa May Alcott has received more than 7,389,785 page views. Her biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Louisa May Alcott is the 618th most popular writer (down from 431st in 2019), the 630th most popular biography from United States (down from 443rd in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Writer.
Louisa May Alcott is most famous for her novel Little Women, which follows the lives of four sisters as they grow up in the American Civil War.
Memorability Metrics
7.4M
Page Views (PV)
65.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
74
Languages Editions (L)
3.34
Effective Languages (L*)
6.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Louisa May Alcott ranks 618 out of 7,302. Before her are Madame Roland, Ferenc Molnár, Anton Makarenko, Dietrich Eckart, Olga Tokarczuk, and Bert Hellinger. After her are Émile Verhaeren, Leo Africanus, Tirso de Molina, Alfred Döblin, J. M. Barrie, and Poliziano.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMadame Roland
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 612
Ferenc Molnár
1878 - 1952
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 613
Anton Makarenko
1888 - 1939
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 614
Dietrich Eckart
1868 - 1923
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 615
Olga Tokarczuk
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 616
Bert Hellinger
1925 - 2019
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 617
Louisa May Alcott
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 618
Émile Verhaeren
1855 - 1916
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 619
Leo Africanus
1494 - 1554
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 620
Tirso de Molina
1579 - 1648
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 621
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 622
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 623
Poliziano
1454 - 1494
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 624
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1832, Louisa May Alcott ranks 13. Before her are Maximilian I of Mexico, Gustave Doré, Edward Burnett Tylor, Ivan Shishkin, José Echegaray, and William Crookes. After her are Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Jules Ferry, Ármin Vámbéry, George, King of Saxony, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, and Andrew Dickson White. Among people deceased in 1888, Louisa May Alcott ranks 8. Before her are John Bosco, Frederick III, German Emperor, Rudolf Clausius, Carl Zeiss, John Stith Pemberton, and Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria. After her are Nikolay Przhevalsky, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Anton Mauve, François Achille Bazaine, Ascanio Sobrero, and Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine.
Others Born in 1832
Go to all RankingsMaximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 7
Gustave Doré
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 8
Edward Burnett Tylor
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 9
Ivan Shishkin
PAINTER
1832 - 1898
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 10
José Echegaray
ENGINEER
1832 - 1916
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 11
William Crookes
CHEMIST
1832 - 1919
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 12
Louisa May Alcott
WRITER
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 13
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
EXPLORER
1832 - 1901
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 14
Jules Ferry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 15
Ármin Vámbéry
EXPLORER
1832 - 1913
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 16
George, King of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1904
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 17
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1909
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 18
Andrew Dickson White
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1918
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1888
Go to all RankingsJohn Bosco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1815 - 1888
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 2
Frederick III, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1888
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 3
Rudolf Clausius
PHYSICIST
1822 - 1888
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 4
Carl Zeiss
PHYSICIST
1816 - 1888
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 5
John Stith Pemberton
CHEMIST
1831 - 1888
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 6
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1808 - 1888
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 7
Louisa May Alcott
WRITER
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 8
Nikolay Przhevalsky
EXPLORER
1839 - 1888
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 9
Charles-Valentin Alkan
MUSICIAN
1813 - 1888
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 10
Anton Mauve
PAINTER
1838 - 1888
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 11
François Achille Bazaine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1811 - 1888
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 12
Ascanio Sobrero
CHEMIST
1812 - 1888
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 13
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1888
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 14
In United States
Among people born in United States, Louisa May Alcott ranks 630 out of 20,380. Before her are Marshall Warren Nirenberg (1927), Sylvia Earle (1935), William Friedkin (1935), Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921), Harold Ramis (1944), and Whoopi Goldberg (1955). After her are Paul Krugman (1953), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Carl Lewis (1961), Alfred Kinsey (1894), George Cukor (1899), and Sidney Lumet (1924).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMarshall Warren Nirenberg
CHEMIST
1927 - 2010
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 624
Sylvia Earle
BIOLOGIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 625
William Friedkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2023
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 626
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2011
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 627
Harold Ramis
ACTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 628
Whoopi Goldberg
COMEDIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 629
Louisa May Alcott
WRITER
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 630
Paul Krugman
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 631
Jamie Lee Curtis
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 632
Carl Lewis
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 633
Alfred Kinsey
PSYCHOLOGIST
1894 - 1956
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 634
George Cukor
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 635
Sidney Lumet
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 636
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Louisa May Alcott ranks 62. Before her are James Baldwin (1924), Allen Ginsberg (1926), Ellen G. White (1827), Theodore Dreiser (1871), Napoleon Hill (1883), and John Irving (1942). After her are Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Michael Crichton (1942), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Harper Lee (1926), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), and Washington Irving (1783).
James Baldwin
1924 - 1987
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 56
Allen Ginsberg
1926 - 1997
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 57
Ellen G. White
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 58
Theodore Dreiser
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 59
Napoleon Hill
1883 - 1970
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 60
John Irving
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 61
Louisa May Alcott
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 62
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875 - 1950
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 63
Michael Crichton
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 64
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811 - 1896
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 65
Harper Lee
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 66
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 67
Washington Irving
1783 - 1859
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 68