WRITER

Padraic Colum

1881 - 1972

Photo of Padraic Colum

Icon of person Padraic Colum

Padraic Colum (8 December 1881 – 11 January 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Padraic Colum has received more than 161,784 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Padraic Colum is the 6,737th most popular writer, the 389th most popular biography from Ireland and the 55th most popular Irish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Padraic Colum ranks 6,737 out of 7,302. Before him are Ken Levine, Robert Hunter, Marina Nemat, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Sherin Khankan, and David Hare. After him are Alison Weir, Khady Sylla, Durs Grünbein, Jane Taylor, Virginia Hamilton, and Lorrie Moore.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Padraic Colum ranks 236. Before him are Cecil Healy, Robert Stangland, Élie Blanchard, Éamonn Ceannt, Eleonora Sears, and Louis Baillon. After him are Crystal Eastman, and William R. Orthwein. Among people deceased in 1972, Padraic Colum ranks 269. Before him are Martin Schröttle, Lorenzo Wright, Tor Lund, Mark Van Doren, Dorothy Dalton, and Jimmy Douglas. After him are Jerome Cowan, Carl Hayden, Joi Lansing, and Benedicto Kiwanuka.

Others Born in 1881

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1972

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Padraic Colum ranks 389 out of 549. Before him are Michelle O'Neill (1977), Elaine Cassidy (1979), Con Leahy (1876), Allen Leech (1981), Thomas MacDonagh (1878), and Emma Donoghue (1969). After him are Sandie Jones (1954), Steve Heighway (1947), Packie Bonner (1960), Pat Condell (1949), Sally Rooney (1991), and Jim Corr (1964).

Others born in Ireland

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Padraic Colum ranks 55. Before him are Patrick Kavanagh (1904), Marian Keyes (1963), Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906), James Mason (1849), Thomas MacDonagh (1878), and Emma Donoghue (1969). After him are Sally Rooney (1991), Michael Davitt (1846), Claire Keegan (1968), Anne Enright (1962), William Allingham (1824), and Patrick McCabe (1955).

Irish born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous