WRITER
Owen Barfield
1898 - 1997
Owen Barfield
Arthur Owen Barfield (9 November 1898 – 14 December 1997) was an English philosopher, author, poet, critic, and member of the Inklings. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Owen Barfield has received more than 384,772 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Owen Barfield is the 6,090th most popular writer (down from 5,605th in 2019), the 4,996th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,765th in 2019) and the 561st most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
380k
Page Views (PV)
43.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Owen Barfield ranks 6,090 out of 7,302. Before him are Robin Morgan, Katie Couric, Miklós Haraszti, Zadie Smith, Margaret Drabble, and Coventry Patmore. After him are Peter Orlovsky, Aglaja Veteranyi, János Batsányi, Jakob Jakobsen, Sigitas Geda, and John Betjeman.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobin Morgan
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 6,084
Katie Couric
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 6,085
Miklós Haraszti
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 6,086
Zadie Smith
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 6,087
Margaret Drabble
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 6,088
Coventry Patmore
1823 - 1896
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 6,089
Owen Barfield
1898 - 1997
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 6,090
Peter Orlovsky
1933 - 2010
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 6,091
Aglaja Veteranyi
1962 - 2002
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 6,092
János Batsányi
1763 - 1845
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 6,093
Jakob Jakobsen
1864 - 1918
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 6,094
Sigitas Geda
1943 - 2008
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 6,095
John Betjeman
1906 - 1984
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 6,096
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Owen Barfield ranks 284. Before him are Curtis Stevens, Magnus Goodman, Humberto Tomasina, Joe Spence, Hellmuth Kneser, and Irving Rapper. After him are Benno von Arent, Gertrude Lawrence, Leila Denmark, Happy Chandler, Roy Harris, and Henry Louis Hudson. Among people deceased in 1997, Owen Barfield ranks 287. Before him are Spartaco Bandinelli, Basri Dirimlili, Jean Louis, Ronald Pope, Guillermo Díaz, and Denise Levertov. After him are Sidney Darlington, Guido Vincenzi, Magda Gabor, Mikhail Anikushin, Santiago Benítez, and Shirley Clarke.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsCurtis Stevens
ATHLETE
1898 - 1979
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 278
Magnus Goodman
ATHLETE
1898 - 1991
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 279
Humberto Tomasina
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 280
Joe Spence
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1966
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 281
Hellmuth Kneser
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1973
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 282
Irving Rapper
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1999
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 283
Owen Barfield
WRITER
1898 - 1997
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 284
Benno von Arent
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1956
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 285
Gertrude Lawrence
ACTOR
1898 - 1952
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 286
Leila Denmark
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 2012
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 287
Happy Chandler
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1991
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 288
Roy Harris
COMPOSER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 289
Henry Louis Hudson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1975
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 290
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsSpartaco Bandinelli
BOXER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 281
Basri Dirimlili
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 282
Jean Louis
DESIGNER
1907 - 1997
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 283
Ronald Pope
SCULPTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 284
Guillermo Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1997
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 285
Denise Levertov
WRITER
1923 - 1997
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 286
Owen Barfield
WRITER
1898 - 1997
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 287
Sidney Darlington
ENGINEER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 288
Guido Vincenzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1997
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 289
Magda Gabor
ACTOR
1915 - 1997
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 290
Mikhail Anikushin
SCULPTOR
1917 - 1997
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 291
Santiago Benítez
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 292
Shirley Clarke
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 1997
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 293
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Owen Barfield ranks 4,996 out of 8,785. Before him are W. H. R. Rivers (1864), Mary Peters (1939), Margaret Drabble (1939), Claude Buckenham (1876), Dorothy Shirley (1939), and Coventry Patmore (1823). After him are George Gilbert Scott (1811), Sophie Monk (1979), Ingrid Newkirk (1949), Vivien Merchant (1929), David Rose (1910), and Eddie Jobson (1955).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsW. H. R. Rivers
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1864 - 1922
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,990
Mary Peters
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,991
Margaret Drabble
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,992
Claude Buckenham
SOCCER PLAYER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,993
Dorothy Shirley
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,994
Coventry Patmore
WRITER
1823 - 1896
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 4,995
Owen Barfield
WRITER
1898 - 1997
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 4,996
George Gilbert Scott
ARCHITECT
1811 - 1878
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 4,997
Sophie Monk
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 4,998
Ingrid Newkirk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 4,999
Vivien Merchant
ACTOR
1929 - 1982
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 5,000
David Rose
COMPOSER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 5,001
Eddie Jobson
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 5,002
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Owen Barfield ranks 561. Before him are Thomas Traherne (1636), Hammond Innes (1913), Chris Claremont (1950), Zadie Smith (1975), Margaret Drabble (1939), and Coventry Patmore (1823). After him are John Betjeman (1906), Eva Crane (1912), George Grove (1820), Ian McDonald (1960), Margaret Oliphant (1828), and Roma Ryan (1950).
Thomas Traherne
1636 - 1674
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 555
Hammond Innes
1913 - 1998
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 556
Chris Claremont
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 557
Zadie Smith
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 558
Margaret Drabble
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 559
Coventry Patmore
1823 - 1896
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 560
Owen Barfield
1898 - 1997
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 561
John Betjeman
1906 - 1984
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 562
Eva Crane
1912 - 2007
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 563
George Grove
1820 - 1900
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 564
Ian McDonald
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 565
Margaret Oliphant
1828 - 1897
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 566
Roma Ryan
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 567