1862 - 1936
Montague Rhodes James (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–1915). James's work as a medievalist and scholar is still highly regarded, but he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some consider among the best in the genre. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of M. R. James has received more than 920,780 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). M. R. James is the 4,677th most popular writer (down from 4,006th in 2019), the 3,536th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,982nd in 2019) and the 402nd most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, M. R. James ranks 4,677 out of 5,755. Before him are Martin Suter, Steven Millhauser, Bill O'Reilly, Gulnazar Keldi, Marguerite Audoux, and Joseba Sarrionandia. After him are Carlos Monsiváis, Ben Bova, Kārlis Skalbe, Richard Russo, Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, and Han Kang.
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4,671
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,672
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,673
1945 - 2020
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,674
1863 - 1937
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,675
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,676
1862 - 1936
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,677
1938 - 2010
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 4,678
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 4,679
1879 - 1945
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 4,680
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 4,681
1906 - 1937
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 4,682
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 4,683
Among people born in 1862, M. R. James ranks 119. Before him are Émile Coste, Meliton Balanchivadze, Henry Slocum, Florence Bascom, Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, and Hermann Gunkel. After him are Hulda Garborg, Jules Renkin, Anastasios Metaxas, Adolf Bartels, Wilhelm Weinberg, and Semyon Nadson. Among people deceased in 1936, M. R. James ranks 142. Before him are Fulgence Bienvenüe, Billy Mitchell, Friedrich Sixt von Armin, Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Domenico Mezzadri, and Jacques Sautereau. After him are Alexandros Papanastasiou, Marilyn Miller, Teresa de la Parra, Lola Mora, Henry B. Walthall, and Alan Crosland.
1862 - 1927
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 113
1862 - 1937
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 114
1862 - 1949
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 115
1862 - 1945
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 116
1862 - 1916
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 117
1862 - 1932
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 118
1862 - 1936
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 119
1862 - 1934
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 120
1862 - 1934
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 121
1862 - 1937
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 122
1862 - 1945
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 123
1862 - 1937
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 124
1862 - 1887
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 125
1852 - 1936
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 136
1879 - 1936
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 137
1851 - 1936
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 138
1873 - 1936
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 139
1867 - 1936
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 140
1860 - 1936
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 141
1862 - 1936
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 142
1876 - 1936
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 143
1898 - 1936
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 144
1889 - 1936
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 145
1866 - 1936
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 146
1878 - 1936
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 147
1894 - 1936
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 148
Among people born in United Kingdom, M. R. James ranks 3,536 out of 7,765. Before him are Helen Fielding (1958), William Whiston (1667), Roy Jenkins (1920), Matt Monro (1930), Arthur Bliss (1891), and Anita Roddick (1942). After him are Nicholas Ridley (1500), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), John Marshall (1748), Susan George (1950), Thomas Campbell Eyton (1809), and Sandy Denny (1947).
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 3,530
1667 - 1752
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 3,531
1920 - 2003
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3,532
1930 - 1985
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3,533
1891 - 1975
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 3,534
1942 - 2007
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,535
1862 - 1936
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,536
1500 - 1555
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,537
1826 - 1908
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,538
1748 - 1819
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 3,539
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 3,540
1809 - 1870
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 3,541
1947 - 1978
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 3,542
Among writers born in United Kingdom, M. R. James ranks 402. Before him are Len Deighton (1929), Edith Sitwell (1887), Cynewulf (900), Margery Allingham (1904), John Lyly (1554), and Helen Fielding (1958). After him are Thomas Dekker (1572), Lucy Hawking (1969), Aneirin (525), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Richard Pococke (1704), and Jonathan Coe (1961).
1929 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 396
1887 - 1964
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 397
900 - 900
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 398
1904 - 1966
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 399
1554 - 1606
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 400
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 401
1862 - 1936
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 402
1572 - 1632
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 403
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 404
525 - 600
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 405
955 - 1020
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 406
1704 - 1765
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 407
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 408