WRITER
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804 - 1864
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that town. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nathaniel Hawthorne has received more than 4,827,795 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Nathaniel Hawthorne is the 535th most popular writer (down from 475th in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from United States (down from 480th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Writer.
Nathaniel Hawthorne is most famous for his novel, The Scarlet Letter.
Memorability Metrics
4.8M
Page Views (PV)
66.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
79
Languages Editions (L)
4.48
Effective Languages (L*)
6.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks 535 out of 7,302. Before him are Richard Bach, José Martí, Tyrtaeus, Robert Walser, Franz Werfel, and Jacob L. Moreno. After him are Kazuo Ishiguro, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Paul Claudel, T. S. Eliot, Bai Juyi, and Gaston Leroux.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Bach
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 529
José Martí
1853 - 1895
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 530
Tyrtaeus
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 531
Robert Walser
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 532
Franz Werfel
1890 - 1945
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 533
Jacob L. Moreno
1889 - 1974
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 534
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 535
Kazuo Ishiguro
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 536
Lorenzo Da Ponte
1749 - 1838
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 537
Paul Claudel
1868 - 1955
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 538
T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 539
Bai Juyi
772 - 846
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 540
Gaston Leroux
1868 - 1927
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 541
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks 13. Before him are Wilhelm Eduard Weber, Emil Lenz, Allan Kardec, Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Mongkut, and Mikhail Glinka. After him are Richard Owen, Marie Taglioni, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Eugène Sue, John Deere, and Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve. Among people deceased in 1864, Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks 8. Before him are Ferdinand Lassalle, Maximilian II of Bavaria, Cheoljong of Joseon, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Vuk Karadžić, and Hong Xiuquan. After him are Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, William I of Württemberg, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Leo von Klenze, Konstanty Kalinowski, and Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois.
Others Born in 1804
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Eduard Weber
PHYSICIST
1804 - 1891
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 7
Emil Lenz
PHYSICIST
1804 - 1865
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 8
Allan Kardec
OCCULTIST
1804 - 1869
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 9
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1881
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 10
Mongkut
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1868
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 11
Mikhail Glinka
COMPOSER
1804 - 1857
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 12
Nathaniel Hawthorne
WRITER
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 13
Richard Owen
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1892
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 14
Marie Taglioni
DANCER
1804 - 1884
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 15
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
MATHEMATICIAN
1804 - 1851
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 16
Eugène Sue
WRITER
1804 - 1857
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 17
John Deere
INVENTOR
1804 - 1886
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 18
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
CRITIC
1804 - 1869
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1864
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Lassalle
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
Maximilian II of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 3
Cheoljong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1864
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 4
Giacomo Meyerbeer
COMPOSER
1791 - 1864
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 5
Vuk Karadžić
WRITER
1787 - 1864
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 6
Hong Xiuquan
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 7
Nathaniel Hawthorne
WRITER
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 8
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
PHYSICIST
1799 - 1864
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 9
William I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1864
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 10
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 11
Leo von Klenze
ARCHITECT
1784 - 1864
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 12
Konstanty Kalinowski
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1864
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 13
Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1864
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 14
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks 548 out of 20,380. Before him are Ernest Borgnine (1917), Theodore William Richards (1868), Richard Bach (1936), James B. Sumner (1887), Joseph McCarthy (1908), and Raquel Welch (1940). After him are Burt Young (1940), Bob Beamon (1946), Harold Lloyd (1893), Chet Baker (1929), Donna Summer (1948), and Terry Gilliam (1940).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsErnest Borgnine
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 542
Theodore William Richards
CHEMIST
1868 - 1928
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 543
Richard Bach
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 544
James B. Sumner
CHEMIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 545
Joseph McCarthy
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1957
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 546
Raquel Welch
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 547
Nathaniel Hawthorne
WRITER
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 548
Burt Young
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 549
Bob Beamon
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 550
Harold Lloyd
ACTOR
1893 - 1971
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 551
Chet Baker
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1988
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 552
Donna Summer
SINGER
1948 - 2012
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 553
Terry Gilliam
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 554
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks 52. Before him are George R. R. Martin (1948), Robert A. Heinlein (1907), Tom Clancy (1947), Alvin Toffler (1928), Tennessee Williams (1911), and Richard Bach (1936). After him are T. S. Eliot (1888), Sidney Sheldon (1917), William S. Burroughs (1914), James Baldwin (1924), Allen Ginsberg (1926), and Ellen G. White (1827).
George R. R. Martin
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 46
Robert A. Heinlein
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 47
Tom Clancy
1947 - 2013
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 48
Alvin Toffler
1928 - 2016
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 49
Tennessee Williams
1911 - 1983
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 50
Richard Bach
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 51
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 52
T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 53
Sidney Sheldon
1917 - 2007
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 54
William S. Burroughs
1914 - 1997
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 55
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