1862 - 1910
William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the Magi", "The Duplicity of Hargraves", and "The Ransom of Red Chief", as well as the novel Cabbages and Kings. Porter's stories are known for their naturalist observations, witty narration, and surprise endings. Porter's legacy includes the O. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of O. Henry has received more than 3,692,354 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). O. Henry is the 342nd most popular writer (down from 289th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from United States (down from 254th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Writer.
O. Henry is most famous for his short stories.
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Among writers, O. Henry ranks 342 out of 5,755. Before him are Napoleon Hill, Philip Roth, Czesław Miłosz, Sayyid Qutb, Appian, and Friedrich Schlegel. After him are Jorge Amado, Wilhelm Grimm, Johannes V. Jensen, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Paul Éluard, and James Fenimore Cooper.
1883 - 1970
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 336
1933 - 2018
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 337
1911 - 2004
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 338
1906 - 1966
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 339
95 - 165
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 340
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 341
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 342
1912 - 2001
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 343
1786 - 1859
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 344
1873 - 1950
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 345
25 BC - 50
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 346
1895 - 1952
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 347
1789 - 1851
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 348
Among people born in 1862, O. Henry ranks 8. Before him are Claude Debussy, Maurice Maeterlinck, David Hilbert, Philipp Lenard, Arthur Schnitzler, and Gerhart Hauptmann. After him are William Henry Bragg, Allvar Gullstrand, Aristide Briand, Victoria of Baden, Pyotr Stolypin, and Niko Pirosmani. Among people deceased in 1910, O. Henry ranks 10. Before him are Robert Koch, Henry Dunant, William James, Edward VII, Henri Rousseau, and Nadar. After him are Mily Balakirev, Marius Petipa, Luigi Lucheni, Léon Walras, Chulalongkorn, and Johann Gottfried Galle.
1862 - 1918
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 2
1862 - 1949
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 3
1862 - 1943
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 4
1862 - 1947
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 5
1862 - 1931
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 6
1862 - 1946
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 7
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 8
1862 - 1942
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 9
1862 - 1930
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 10
1862 - 1932
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 11
1862 - 1930
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 12
1862 - 1911
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 13
1862 - 1918
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 14
1843 - 1910
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 4
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 5
1842 - 1910
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 6
1841 - 1910
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 7
1844 - 1910
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 8
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 9
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 10
1837 - 1910
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 11
1818 - 1910
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 12
1873 - 1910
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 13
1834 - 1910
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 14
1853 - 1910
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 15
1812 - 1910
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 16
Among people born in United States, O. Henry ranks 324 out of 18,182. Before him are William Henry Harrison (1773), Jerry Brown (1938), Natalie Wood (1938), Barbara McClintock (1902), James Buchanan (1791), and Carl David Anderson (1905). After him are Barry Barish (1936), O. J. Simpson (1947), Anton LaVey (1930), Lewis H. Morgan (1818), Clinton Davisson (1881), and Michael Porter (1947).
1773 - 1841
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 318
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 319
1938 - 1981
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 320
1902 - 1992
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 321
1791 - 1868
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 322
1905 - 1991
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 323
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 324
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 325
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 326
1930 - 1997
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 327
1818 - 1881
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 328
1881 - 1958
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 329
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 330
Among writers born in United States, O. Henry ranks 35. Before him are Jack Kerouac (1922), Ezra Pound (1885), Arthur Miller (1915), Louise Glück (1943), Napoleon Hill (1883), and Philip Roth (1933). After him are James Fenimore Cooper (1789), Truman Capote (1924), Susan Sontag (1933), Henry James (1843), Dan Brown (1964), and Sylvia Plath (1932).
1922 - 1969
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 29
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 30
1915 - 2005
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 31
1943 - 2023
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 32
1883 - 1970
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 33
1933 - 2018
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 34
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 35
1789 - 1851
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 36
1924 - 1984
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 37
1933 - 2004
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 38
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 39
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 40
1932 - 1963
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 41