WRITER
Penelope Fitzgerald
1916 - 2000
Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Mary Fitzgerald (17 December 1916 – 28 April 2000) was a Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist and biographer from Lincoln, England. In 2008 The Times listed her among "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Penelope Fitzgerald has received more than 484,107 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Penelope Fitzgerald is the 2,590th most popular writer (up from 3,391st in 2019), the 1,915th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,510th in 2019) and the 211th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
480k
Page Views (PV)
60.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
4.53
Effective Languages (L*)
3.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Penelope Fitzgerald ranks 2,590 out of 7,302. Before her are Arthur Young, Constantin von Wurzbach, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Karl Gutzkow, Isaac Deutscher, and Jim Thompson. After her are Menasseh Ben Israel, Idris Bitlisi, Konstantin Batyushkov, Boris Pilnyak, Gerald Gardner, and Emma Orczy.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArthur Young
1741 - 1820
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2,584
Constantin von Wurzbach
1818 - 1893
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2,585
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
1581 - 1639
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2,586
Karl Gutzkow
1811 - 1878
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2,587
Isaac Deutscher
1907 - 1967
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 2,588
Jim Thompson
1906 - 1977
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 2,589
Penelope Fitzgerald
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 2,590
Menasseh Ben Israel
1604 - 1657
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 2,591
Idris Bitlisi
1452 - 1520
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 2,592
Konstantin Batyushkov
1787 - 1855
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 2,593
Boris Pilnyak
1894 - 1938
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2,594
Gerald Gardner
1884 - 1964
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2,595
Emma Orczy
1865 - 1947
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2,596
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Penelope Fitzgerald ranks 112. Before her are Zail Singh, Alexey Maresyev, Edmundo Suárez, Ugo Locatelli, Helmut Gröttrup, and Erik Nilsson. After her are Amha Selassie, Hilary Koprowski, Moondog, Giuseppe Taddei, Julian Rotter, and Wilhelm Batz. Among people deceased in 2000, Penelope Fitzgerald ranks 104. Before her are Ursula Kuczynski, Svetozar Vukmanović, Kalle Svensson, Christian Marquand, Bernhard Wicki, and L. Sprague de Camp. After her are Claude Autant-Lara, Nancy Marchand, Gérard Blain, Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Wojciech Has, and Oleg Yefremov.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsZail Singh
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1994
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 106
Alexey Maresyev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2001
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 107
Edmundo Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1978
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 108
Ugo Locatelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1993
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 109
Helmut Gröttrup
INVENTOR
1916 - 1981
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 110
Erik Nilsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1995
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 111
Penelope Fitzgerald
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 112
Amha Selassie
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1997
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 113
Hilary Koprowski
PHYSICIAN
1916 - 2013
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 114
Moondog
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1999
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 115
Giuseppe Taddei
SINGER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 116
Julian Rotter
PSYCHOLOGIST
1916 - 2014
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 117
Wilhelm Batz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1988
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 118
Others Deceased in 2000
Go to all RankingsUrsula Kuczynski
WRITER
1907 - 2000
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 98
Svetozar Vukmanović
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2000
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 99
Kalle Svensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 100
Christian Marquand
ACTOR
1927 - 2000
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 101
Bernhard Wicki
ACTOR
1919 - 2000
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 102
L. Sprague de Camp
WRITER
1907 - 2000
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 103
Penelope Fitzgerald
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 104
Claude Autant-Lara
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 2000
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 105
Nancy Marchand
ACTOR
1928 - 2000
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 106
Gérard Blain
ACTOR
1930 - 2000
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 107
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos
POLITICIAN
1878 - 2000
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 108
Wojciech Has
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2000
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 109
Oleg Yefremov
ACTOR
1927 - 2000
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 110
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Penelope Fitzgerald ranks 1,915 out of 8,785. Before her are Julian Sands (1958), Louise, Princess Royal (1867), William Jackson Hooker (1785), William Kent (1685), William Watson (1715), and William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759). After her are Willibald (700), Gerald Gardner (1884), Mary Cartwright (1900), Arthur Tansley (1871), Prince William of Gloucester (1941), and Mary Hopkin (1950).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJulian Sands
ACTOR
1958 - 2023
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,909
Louise, Princess Royal
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1931
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,910
William Jackson Hooker
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1865
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,911
William Kent
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1748
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,912
William Watson
PHYSICIST
1715 - 1787
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 1,913
William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1834
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 1,914
Penelope Fitzgerald
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 1,915
Willibald
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 787
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 1,916
Gerald Gardner
WRITER
1884 - 1964
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,917
Mary Cartwright
MATHEMATICIAN
1900 - 1998
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,918
Arthur Tansley
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1955
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,919
Prince William of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1972
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 1,920
Mary Hopkin
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 1,921
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Penelope Fitzgerald ranks 211. Before her are John Mandeville (1300), Noël Coward (1899), David Lodge (1935), Ouida (1839), John Aubrey (1626), and Arthur Young (1741). After her are Gerald Gardner (1884), George Whitefield (1714), Tobias Smollett (1721), John Wyndham (1903), Frederick Marryat (1792), and Mary Astell (1666).
John Mandeville
1300 - 1372
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 205
Noël Coward
1899 - 1973
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 206
David Lodge
1935 - 2025
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 207
Ouida
1839 - 1908
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 208
John Aubrey
1626 - 1697
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 209
Arthur Young
1741 - 1820
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 210
Penelope Fitzgerald
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 211
Gerald Gardner
1884 - 1964
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 212
George Whitefield
1714 - 1770
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 213
Tobias Smollett
1721 - 1771
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 214
John Wyndham
1903 - 1969
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 215
Frederick Marryat
1792 - 1848
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 216
Mary Astell
1666 - 1731
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 217