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Mary Lamb

1764 - 1847

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Mary Anne Lamb (3 December 1764 – 20 May 1847) was an English writer. She is best known for the collaboration with her brother Charles on the collection Tales from Shakespeare (1807). Mary suffered from mental illness, and in 1796, aged 31, she stabbed her mother to death during a mental breakdown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Lamb has received more than 234,399 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Lamb is the 5,740th most popular writer, the 5,013th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 561st most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mary Lamb ranks 5,740 out of 5,755. Before her are Fareed Zakaria, Jeff Noon, Beverly Cleary, Jean Rouaud, Gyrðir Elíasson, and Tristan Taormino. After her are Cynthia Ozick, Thomas Lodge, Jerry Pournelle, Ama Ata Aidoo, Sam Lake, and Michelle Paver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1764, Mary Lamb ranks 31. Before her are Edward Livingston, John Mawe, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Carl Fredrik Fallén, and William Pinkney.  Among people deceased in 1847, Mary Lamb ranks 41. Before her are Henry, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, William Smith, Vicente Rocafuerte, Grace Aguilar, Luis José de Orbegoso, and Manuel Menéndez. After her is Thomas Chalmers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Lamb ranks 5,013 out of 7,765. Before her are Alan Sugar (1947), William Fox (1812), Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), Bruce Halford (1931), Benjamin Whitrow (1937), and Sophie Ellis-Bextor (1979). After her are Andy Carroll (1989), Jordan Pickford (1994), Chris Larkin (1967), Ralph Ineson (1969), Sophie Thompson (1962), and Thomas Lodge (1558).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Mary Lamb ranks 561. Before her are Thomas Linacre (1460), Dora Marsden (1882), Lady Charlotte Guest (1812), Frances Wright (1795), Chris Claremont (1950), and Jeff Noon (1957). After her are Thomas Lodge (1558), George Farquhar (1677), Compton Mackenzie (1883), Joyce Cary (1888), Paul Scott (1920), and Dan Houser (1974).

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