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 271,113 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Olive Schreiner is the 5,220th most popular writer (down from 4,464th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Lesotho (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Mosotho Writer.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
44.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Olive Schreiner ranks 5,220 out of 5,755. Before her are Antoine Blondin, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Vjenceslav Novak, Val McDermid, Michael Shermer, and Elvira Lindo. After her are Carl Amery, Jonathan Safran Foer, Robinson Jeffers, Luiza Pesjak, Zoltán Ambrus, and Diana Der Hovanessian.
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HPI: 44.19
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1914 - 1988
HPI: 44.19
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Vjenceslav Novak
1859 - 1905
HPI: 44.19
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Val McDermid
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 5,217
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 5,218
Elvira Lindo
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 5,219
Olive Schreiner
1855 - 1920
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 5,220
Carl Amery
1922 - 2005
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 5,221
Jonathan Safran Foer
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 5,222
Robinson Jeffers
1887 - 1962
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 5,223
Luiza Pesjak
1828 - 1898
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 5,224
Zoltán Ambrus
1861 - 1932
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 5,225
Diana Der Hovanessian
1934 - 2018
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 5,226
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1855, Olive Schreiner ranks 86. Before her are Henry Nicholas Ridley, August Spies, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Ludwig Ganghofer, Pierre Puiseux, and Clinton Hart Merriam. After her are Robert M. La Follette, Cecilia Beaux, C. V. Boys, and John McKenna. Among people deceased in 1920, Olive Schreiner ranks 102. Before her are Nataliya Kobrynska, Arthur Johnson, Ludwig Ganghofer, William de Wiveleslie Abney, Daniel Kelly, and Hermann Oldenberg. After her are Terence MacSwiney, Max Fürbringer, Benigno Ferreira, Mary Katharine Brandegee, Federigo Tozzi, and Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez.
Others Born in 1855
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Henry Nicholas Ridley
1855 - 1956
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 80
August Spies
1855 - 1887
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 81
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
1855 - 1931
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 82
Ludwig Ganghofer
1855 - 1920
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 83
Pierre Puiseux
1855 - 1928
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 84
Clinton Hart Merriam
1855 - 1942
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 85
Olive Schreiner
1855 - 1920
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 86
Robert M. La Follette
1855 - 1925
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 87
Cecilia Beaux
1855 - 1942
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 88
C. V. Boys
1855 - 1944
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 89
John McKenna
1855 - 1936
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1920
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Nataliya Kobrynska
1855 - 1920
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 96
Arthur Johnson
1879 - 1920
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 97
Ludwig Ganghofer
1855 - 1920
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 98
William de Wiveleslie Abney
1843 - 1920
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 99
Daniel Kelly
1883 - 1920
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 100
Hermann Oldenberg
1854 - 1920
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 101
Olive Schreiner
1855 - 1920
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 102
Terence MacSwiney
1879 - 1920
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 103
Max Fürbringer
1846 - 1920
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 104
Benigno Ferreira
1846 - 1920
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 105
Mary Katharine Brandegee
1844 - 1920
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 106
Federigo Tozzi
1883 - 1920
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 107
Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
1852 - 1920
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 108
In Lesotho
Among people born in Lesotho, Olive Schreiner ranks 7 out of 11. Before her are Letsie III of Lesotho (1963), Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1938), Moshoeshoe I (1786), Sebastian Koto Khoarai (1929), Tom Thabane (1939), and Pakalitha Mosisili (1945). After her are Leabua Jonathan (1914), Moeketsi Majoro (1961), 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso (1976), and Prince Lerotholi Seeiso (2007).
Others born in Lesotho
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Letsie III of Lesotho
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
1938 - 1996
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2
Moshoeshoe I
1786 - 1870
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 3
Sebastian Koto Khoarai
1929 - 2021
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 4
Tom Thabane
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 5
Pakalitha Mosisili
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 6
Olive Schreiner
1855 - 1920
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 7
Leabua Jonathan
1914 - 1987
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 8
Moeketsi Majoro
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 9
'Masenate Mohato Seeiso
1976 - Present
HPI: 31.85
Rank: 10
Prince Lerotholi Seeiso
2007 - Present
HPI: 21.22
Rank: 11
Among WRITERS In Lesotho
Among writers born in Lesotho, Olive Schreiner ranks 1.
