WRITER
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
Muriel Spark
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark (née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muriel Spark has received more than 900,936 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Muriel Spark is the 646th most popular writer (up from 803rd in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 655th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Writer.
Muriel Spark is most famous for her novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which was adapted into a stage play and film.
Memorability Metrics
900k
Page Views (PV)
65.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
13.75
Effective Languages (L*)
1.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Muriel Spark ranks 646 out of 7,302. Before her are Walther von der Vogelweide, Ivan Franko, Irène Némirovsky, Kōbō Abe, Alexander Pope, and Michael Crichton. After her are Harriet Beecher Stowe, Juana Inés de la Cruz, Harper Lee, Martin Amis, Eugène Sue, and Ernest Thompson Seton.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalther von der Vogelweide
1170 - 1230
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 640
Ivan Franko
1856 - 1916
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 641
Irène Némirovsky
1903 - 1942
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 642
Kōbō Abe
1924 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 643
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 644
Michael Crichton
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 645
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 646
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811 - 1896
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 647
Juana Inés de la Cruz
1648 - 1695
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 648
Harper Lee
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 649
Martin Amis
1949 - 2023
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 650
Eugène Sue
1804 - 1857
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 651
Ernest Thompson Seton
1860 - 1946
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 652
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Muriel Spark ranks 26. Before her are Katherine Johnson, William Holden, Martin Ryle, Jørn Utzon, Kai Siegbahn, and Billy Graham. After her are Ernst Otto Fischer, Jens Christian Skou, Rosalia Lombardo, Franco Modigliani, Frederick Reines, and Yigal Allon. Among people deceased in 2006, Muriel Spark ranks 27. Before her are Giacinto Facchetti, Paul Mauriat, Johannes Rau, Melvin Schwartz, Desmond Doss, and Choi Kyu-hah. After her are Joseph Barbera, Jack Palance, Clay Regazzoni, Robert Altman, Lennart Meri, and Raymond Davis Jr..
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsKatherine Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2020
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 20
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 22
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 23
Kai Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 24
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 25
Muriel Spark
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 26
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 27
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 28
Rosalia Lombardo
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 29
Franco Modigliani
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 30
Frederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 31
Yigal Allon
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsGiacinto Facchetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 21
Paul Mauriat
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 22
Johannes Rau
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 23
Melvin Schwartz
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2006
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 24
Desmond Doss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 25
Choi Kyu-hah
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 26
Muriel Spark
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 27
Joseph Barbera
COMIC ARTIST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 28
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 29
Clay Regazzoni
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 30
Robert Altman
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 31
Lennart Meri
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 32
Raymond Davis Jr.
CHEMIST
1914 - 2006
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 33
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Muriel Spark ranks 478 out of 8,785. Before her are Brook Taylor (1685), Æthelflæd (869), Saint Boniface (680), Alexander Pope (1688), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), and G. E. Moore (1873). After her are Kate Winslet (1975), Robert Robinson (1886), Diana Rigg (1938), Nick Mason (1944), Margot Fonteyn (1919), and Joseph Lister (1827).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBrook Taylor
MATHEMATICIAN
1685 - 1731
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 472
Æthelflæd
POLITICIAN
869 - 918
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 473
Saint Boniface
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
680 - 754
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 474
Alexander Pope
WRITER
1688 - 1744
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 475
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1567
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 476
G. E. Moore
PHILOSOPHER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 477
Muriel Spark
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 478
Kate Winslet
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 479
Robert Robinson
CHEMIST
1886 - 1975
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 480
Diana Rigg
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 481
Nick Mason
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 482
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 483
Joseph Lister
PHYSICIAN
1827 - 1912
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 484
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Muriel Spark ranks 55. Before her are D. H. Lawrence (1885), John Donne (1572), J. M. Barrie (1860), Samuel Johnson (1709), Daphne du Maurier (1907), and Alexander Pope (1688). After her are Martin Amis (1949), Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), Ian McEwan (1948), Douglas Adams (1952), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), and Oliver Sacks (1933).
D. H. Lawrence
1885 - 1930
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 49
John Donne
1572 - 1631
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 50
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 51
Samuel Johnson
1709 - 1784
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 52
Daphne du Maurier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 53
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 54
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 55
Martin Amis
1949 - 2023
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 56
Ernest Thompson Seton
1860 - 1946
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 57
Ian McEwan
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 58
Douglas Adams
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 59
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 60
Oliver Sacks
1933 - 2015
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 61