WRITER
Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874 - 1942
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. She published 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success; the title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucy Maud Montgomery has received more than 4,038,300 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Lucy Maud Montgomery is the 373rd most popular writer (down from 252nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Canada (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Writer.
Lucy Maud Montgomery is most famous for her novel, Anne of Green Gables.
Memorability Metrics
4.0M
Page Views (PV)
68.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
7.87
Effective Languages (L*)
3.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Lucy Maud Montgomery ranks 373 out of 7,302. Before her are Jo Nesbø, Alphonse de Lamartine, Ennius, Octavio Paz, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, and Tulsidas. After her are Grazia Deledda, Enheduanna, Theocritus, Arthur de Gobineau, Julio Cortázar, and Georges Bataille.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJo Nesbø
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 367
Alphonse de Lamartine
1790 - 1869
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 368
Ennius
239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 369
Octavio Paz
1914 - 1998
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 370
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 371
Tulsidas
1532 - 1623
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 372
Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874 - 1942
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 373
Grazia Deledda
1871 - 1936
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 374
Enheduanna
2300 BC - 2300 BC
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 375
Theocritus
315 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 376
Arthur de Gobineau
1816 - 1882
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 377
Julio Cortázar
1914 - 1984
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 378
Georges Bataille
1897 - 1962
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 379
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1874, Lucy Maud Montgomery ranks 17. Before her are Max Scheler, Edward Thorndike, Gertrude Stein, Alexander Kolchak, António Egas Moniz, and Carl Bosch. After her are Sunjong of Korea, Nikolai Berdyaev, G. K. Chesterton, Talaat Pasha, W. Somerset Maugham, and August Krogh. Among people deceased in 1942, Lucy Maud Montgomery ranks 10. Before her are Robert Musil, Edith Stein, José Raúl Capablanca, Bronisław Malinowski, Anton Drexler, and Jean Baptiste Perrin. After her are William G. Morgan, Richard Willstätter, William Henry Bragg, Robert Bosch, Fritz Todt, and Bruno Schulz.
Others Born in 1874
Go to all RankingsMax Scheler
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1928
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 11
Edward Thorndike
PSYCHOLOGIST
1874 - 1949
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 12
Gertrude Stein
WRITER
1874 - 1946
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 13
Alexander Kolchak
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1920
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 14
António Egas Moniz
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1955
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 15
Carl Bosch
CHEMIST
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 16
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 17
Sunjong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 18
Nikolai Berdyaev
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1948
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 19
G. K. Chesterton
WRITER
1874 - 1936
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 20
Talaat Pasha
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 21
W. Somerset Maugham
WRITER
1874 - 1965
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 22
August Krogh
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1942
Go to all RankingsRobert Musil
WRITER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 4
Edith Stein
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 5
José Raúl Capablanca
CHESS PLAYER
1888 - 1942
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 6
Bronisław Malinowski
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1884 - 1942
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 7
Anton Drexler
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1942
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 8
Jean Baptiste Perrin
PHYSICIST
1870 - 1942
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 9
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 10
William G. Morgan
INVENTOR
1870 - 1942
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 11
Richard Willstätter
CHEMIST
1872 - 1942
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 12
William Henry Bragg
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1942
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 13
Robert Bosch
BUSINESSPERSON
1861 - 1942
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 14
Fritz Todt
ENGINEER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 15
Bruno Schulz
WRITER
1892 - 1942
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 16
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Lucy Maud Montgomery ranks 11 out of 1,622. Before her are Celine Dion (1968), Justin Trudeau (1971), James Cameron (1954), Donald Sutherland (1935), Frank Gehry (1929), and Erving Goffman (1922). After her are Alice Munro (1931), Christopher Plummer (1929), Marshall McLuhan (1911), Margaret Atwood (1939), David Cronenberg (1943), and James Naismith (1861).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsCeline Dion
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 5
Justin Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 6
James Cameron
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 7
Donald Sutherland
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 8
Frank Gehry
ARCHITECT
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 9
Erving Goffman
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 1982
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 10
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 11
Alice Munro
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 12
Christopher Plummer
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 13
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 14
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 15
David Cronenberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 16
James Naismith
INVENTOR
1861 - 1939
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 17
Among WRITERS In Canada
Among writers born in Canada, Lucy Maud Montgomery ranks 1. After her are Alice Munro (1931), Margaret Atwood (1939), Saul Bellow (1915), Brian Tracy (1944), A. E. van Vogt (1912), David Morrell (1943), Anne Carson (1950), Shulamith Firestone (1945), Gabrielle Roy (1909), Mazo de la Roche (1879), and Louise Penny (1958).
Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874 - 1942
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 1
Alice Munro
1931 - 2024
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 2
Margaret Atwood
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 3
Saul Bellow
1915 - 2005
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 4
Brian Tracy
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 5
A. E. van Vogt
1912 - 2000
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 6
David Morrell
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 7
Anne Carson
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 8
Shulamith Firestone
1945 - 2012
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 9
Gabrielle Roy
1909 - 1983
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 10
Mazo de la Roche
1879 - 1961
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 11
Louise Penny
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 12