1806 - 1867
Nathaniel Parker Willis (January 20, 1806 – January 20, 1867), also known as N. P. Willis, was an American author, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He became the highest-paid magazine writer of his day. His brother was the composer Richard Storrs Willis and his sister Sara wrote under the name Fanny Fern. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nathaniel Parker Willis has received more than 151,524 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Nathaniel Parker Willis is the 5,885th most popular writer (down from 5,217th in 2019), the 11,432nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,033rd in 2019) and the 854th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Nathaniel Parker Willis ranks 5,885 out of 5,755. Before him are Tom Egeland, William H. Gass, Kim Thúy, Phyllis A. Whitney, Wilma Mankiller, and George S. Kaufman. After him are Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Ruth Graham, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Monika Fagerholm, August Wilson, and Oliver Friggieri.
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 5,879
1924 - 2017
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 5,880
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 5,881
1903 - 2008
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 5,882
1945 - 2010
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 5,883
1889 - 1961
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 5,884
1806 - 1867
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 5,885
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 5,886
1920 - 2007
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 5,887
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 5,888
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 5,889
1945 - 2005
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 5,890
1947 - 2020
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 5,891
Among people born in 1806, Nathaniel Parker Willis ranks 56. Before him are Martín Carrera, Blanka Teleki, Aristeidis Moraitinis, Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, Leonidas Polk, and John B. Floyd. After him is William P. Fessenden. Among people deceased in 1867, Nathaniel Parker Willis ranks 58. Before him are Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, Athanasios Miaoulis, Prideaux John Selby, Robert Smirke, and Sterling Price.
1806 - 1871
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 50
1806 - 1862
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 51
1806 - 1875
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 52
1806 - 1873
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 53
1806 - 1864
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 54
1806 - 1863
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 55
1806 - 1867
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 56
1806 - 1869
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 57
1805 - 1867
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 52
1801 - 1867
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 53
1815 - 1867
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 54
1788 - 1867
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 55
1780 - 1867
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 56
1809 - 1867
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 57
1806 - 1867
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 58
Among people born in United States, Nathaniel Parker Willis ranks 11,432 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert J. Bentley (1943), Sean Faris (1982), Lauren Tom (1961), Charles Adkins (1932), Danny Thomas (1912), and Lake Bell (1979). After him are Richard O. Covey (1946), Mike Fisher (1943), Audrey Meadows (1922), Shawn Pyfrom (1986), Linda Emond (1959), and Kim Wayans (1961).
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 11,426
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 11,427
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 11,428
1932 - 1993
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 11,429
1912 - 1991
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 11,430
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 11,431
1806 - 1867
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 11,432
1946 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 11,433
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 11,434
1922 - 1996
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 11,435
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 11,436
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 11,437
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 11,438
Among writers born in United States, Nathaniel Parker Willis ranks 854. Before him are Stephen Chbosky (1970), James Gleick (1954), Forrest J Ackerman (1916), William H. Gass (1924), Wilma Mankiller (1945), and George S. Kaufman (1889). After him are Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), August Wilson (1945), Frances Harper (1825), Marc Connelly (1890), Keith Cooke (1959), and Studs Terkel (1912).
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 848
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 849
1916 - 2008
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 850
1924 - 2017
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 851
1945 - 2010
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 852
1889 - 1961
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 853
1806 - 1867
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 854
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 855
1945 - 2005
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 856
1825 - 1911
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 857
1890 - 1980
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 858
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 859
1912 - 2008
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 860