WRITER
Olive Schreiner
1855 - 1920
Olive Schreiner
Olive Schreiner (24 March 1855 – 11 December 1920) was a South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual. She is best remembered today for her novel The Story of an African Farm (1883), which has been highly acclaimed. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olive Schreiner has received more than 286,772 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Olive Schreiner is the 5,079th most popular writer (up from 5,201st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Lesotho and the most popular Mosotho Writer.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
47.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
3.31
Effective Languages (L*)
3.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Olive Schreiner ranks 5,079 out of 7,302. Before her are Hermann Kant, František Čelakovský, Mark Dvoretsky, Ghazaros Aghayan, Leslie Charteris, and Marin Preda. After her are Júlia Szendrey, Jacques Chessex, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Amitav Ghosh, Alfhild Agrell, and Max Beerbohm.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHermann Kant
1926 - 2016
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 5,073
František Čelakovský
1799 - 1852
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 5,074
Mark Dvoretsky
1947 - 2016
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 5,075
Ghazaros Aghayan
1840 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 5,076
Leslie Charteris
1907 - 1993
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 5,077
Marin Preda
1922 - 1980
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 5,078
Olive Schreiner
1855 - 1920
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 5,079
Júlia Szendrey
1828 - 1868
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 5,080
Jacques Chessex
1934 - 2009
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 5,081
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
1880 - 1962
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 5,082
Amitav Ghosh
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 5,083
Alfhild Agrell
1849 - 1923
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 5,084
Max Beerbohm
1872 - 1956
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 5,085
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1855, Olive Schreiner ranks 88. Before her are Caroline Rémy de Guebhard, Swarnakumari Devi, Cecilia Beaux, Frank Hadow, C. V. Boys, and Vittoria Aganoor. After her are Alfred Ewing, Marie Stritt, Ludwig Ganghofer, Robert M. La Follette, Henry Nicholas Ridley, and Juan Zorrilla de San Martín. Among people deceased in 1920, Olive Schreiner ranks 108. Before her are Georgios Papasideris, William de Wiveleslie Abney, Ion Dragoumis, Meri Mangakāhia, William Dean Howells, and Alberto Nepomuceno. After her are Horatio Caro, Robert Harron, Max Fürbringer, Hermann Oldenberg, Ludwig Ganghofer, and Edmund Reitter.
Others Born in 1855
Go to all RankingsCaroline Rémy de Guebhard
JOURNALIST
1855 - 1929
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 82
Swarnakumari Devi
WRITER
1855 - 1932
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 83
Cecilia Beaux
PAINTER
1855 - 1942
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 84
Frank Hadow
TENNIS PLAYER
1855 - 1946
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 85
C. V. Boys
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1944
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 86
Vittoria Aganoor
WRITER
1855 - 1910
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 87
Olive Schreiner
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 88
Alfred Ewing
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1935
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 89
Marie Stritt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1855 - 1928
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 90
Ludwig Ganghofer
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 91
Robert M. La Follette
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1925
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 92
Henry Nicholas Ridley
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1956
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 93
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
WRITER
1855 - 1931
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 94
Others Deceased in 1920
Go to all RankingsGeorgios Papasideris
ATHLETE
1875 - 1920
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 102
William de Wiveleslie Abney
ASTRONOMER
1843 - 1920
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 103
Ion Dragoumis
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1920
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 104
Meri Mangakāhia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1920
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 105
William Dean Howells
WRITER
1837 - 1920
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 106
Alberto Nepomuceno
COMPOSER
1864 - 1920
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 107
Olive Schreiner
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 108
Horatio Caro
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1920
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 109
Robert Harron
ACTOR
1893 - 1920
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 110
Max Fürbringer
BIOLOGIST
1846 - 1920
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 111
Hermann Oldenberg
HISTORIAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 112
Ludwig Ganghofer
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 113
Edmund Reitter
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1920
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 114
In Lesotho
Among people born in Lesotho, Olive Schreiner ranks 7 out of 14. Before her are Letsie III of Lesotho (1963), Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1938), Pakalitha Mosisili (1945), Moshoeshoe I (1786), Sebastian Koto Khoarai (1929), and Tom Thabane (1939). After her are Leabua Jonathan (1914), Justin Lekhanya (1938), Moeketsi Majoro (1961), Sam Matekane (1958), Ntsu Mokhehle (1918), and 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso (1976).
Others born in Lesotho
Go to all RankingsLetsie III of Lesotho
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1996
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 2
Pakalitha Mosisili
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 3
Moshoeshoe I
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1870
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 4
Sebastian Koto Khoarai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2021
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 5
Tom Thabane
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 6
Olive Schreiner
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 7
Leabua Jonathan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 8
Justin Lekhanya
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 9
Moeketsi Majoro
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 10
Sam Matekane
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 11
Ntsu Mokhehle
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 12
'Masenate Mohato Seeiso
COMPANION
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 13
Among WRITERS In Lesotho
Among writers born in Lesotho, Olive Schreiner ranks 1.