1879 - 1916
Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; Irish: Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Pearse has received more than 1,343,912 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Patrick Pearse is the 2,420th most popular writer (down from 2,396th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 98th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Irish Writer.
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Among writers, Patrick Pearse ranks 2,420 out of 5,755. Before him are Paul Goodman, Cornelia Funke, Tian Han, Okakura Kakuzō, Jørgen Moe, and Jojo Moyes. After him are Jung Chang, Moses ibn Ezra, Asconius Pedianus, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Nikolay Kostomarov, and Mikołaj Rej.
1911 - 1972
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 2,414
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,415
1898 - 1968
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,416
1862 - 1913
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,417
1813 - 1882
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2,418
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 2,419
1879 - 1916
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,420
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,421
1060 - 1138
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2,422
9 BC - 76
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 2,423
1310 - 1361
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 2,424
1817 - 1885
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 2,425
1505 - 1569
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 2,426
Among people born in 1879, Patrick Pearse ranks 86. Before him are Aimo Cajander, Alan Gardiner, Dwight F. Davis, Vanessa Bell, Joe Hill, and Aleksandër Moisiu. After him are Joseph Canteloube, Sándor Garbai, Thành Thái, Carlos Chagas, Johan Nygaardsvold, and Guido Fubini. Among people deceased in 1916, Patrick Pearse ranks 74. Before him are Saki, Marie Bracquemond, James Connolly, Roger Casement, George Huntington, and Ota Benga. After him are Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Higaonna Kanryō, Artúr Görgei, Oskar Backlund, Ferdinand Fellner, and Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe.
1879 - 1943
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 80
1879 - 1963
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 81
1879 - 1945
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 82
1879 - 1961
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 83
1879 - 1915
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 84
1879 - 1935
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 85
1879 - 1916
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 86
1879 - 1957
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 87
1879 - 1947
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 88
1879 - 1954
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 89
1879 - 1934
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 90
1879 - 1952
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 91
1879 - 1943
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 92
1870 - 1916
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 68
1840 - 1916
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 69
1868 - 1916
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 70
1864 - 1916
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 71
1850 - 1916
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 72
1883 - 1916
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 73
1879 - 1916
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 74
1850 - 1916
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 75
1853 - 1916
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 76
1818 - 1916
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 77
1846 - 1916
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 78
1847 - 1916
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 79
1859 - 1916
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 80
Among people born in Ireland, Patrick Pearse ranks 93 out of 501. Before him are Brenda Fricker (1945), Eliza Lynch (1833), Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883), Roger Casement (1864), Aidan Gillen (1968), and Constantine III of Scotland (971). After him are Arthur Guinness (1725), Edward Mulhare (1923), William Brown (1777), Saint Fiacre (607), Fiona Shaw (1958), and Edward Bransfield (1785).
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 87
1833 - 1886
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 88
1883 - 1963
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 89
1864 - 1916
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 90
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 91
971 - 997
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 92
1879 - 1916
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 93
1725 - 1803
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 94
1923 - 1997
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 95
1777 - 1857
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 96
607 - 668
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 97
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 98
1785 - 1852
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 99
Among writers born in Ireland, Patrick Pearse ranks 18. Before him are Ethel Voynich (1864), Thomas Moore (1779), Christy Brown (1932), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Charles Maturin (1780), and Oliver Goldsmith (1728). After him are John Banville (1945), Cornelius Ryan (1920), John Millington Synge (1871), Cecil Day-Lewis (1904), Brendan Behan (1923), and Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852).
1864 - 1960
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 12
1779 - 1852
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 13
1932 - 1981
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 14
1814 - 1873
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 15
1780 - 1824
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 16
1728 - 1774
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 17
1879 - 1916
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 18
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 19
1920 - 1974
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 20
1871 - 1909
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 21
1904 - 1972
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 22
1923 - 1964
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 23
1852 - 1932
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 24