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Phillis Wheatley

1753 - 1784

Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784) was an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. Born in West Africa, she was kidnapped and subsequently sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America, where she was bought by the Wheatley family of Boston. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phillis Wheatley has received more than 2,017,382 page views. Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Phillis Wheatley is the 719th most popular writer (up from 1,351st in 2019), the most popular biography from Benin (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Beninese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

2.0M
Page Views (PV)
63.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
6.18
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Phillis Wheatley ranks 719 out of 5,755. Before her are David Irving, Claudian, Aratus, L. Ron Hubbard, Sarojini Naidu, and Klaus Mann. After her are Mahmoud Darwish, Kang Youwei, Tatian, Antonio Machado, Raymond Carver, and Julius Fučík.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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David Irving
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 713
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 714
Aratus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 715
L. Ron Hubbard
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 716
Sarojini Naidu
1879 - 1949
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 717
Klaus Mann
1906 - 1949
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 718
Phillis Wheatley
1753 - 1784
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 719
Mahmoud Darwish
1941 - 2008
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 720
Kang Youwei
1858 - 1927
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 721
Tatian
120 - 180
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 722
Antonio Machado
1875 - 1939
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 723
Raymond Carver
1938 - 1988
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 724
Julius Fučík
1903 - 1943
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 725

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1753, Phillis Wheatley ranks 9. Before her are Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Lazare Carnot, Jean-Baptiste Kléber, Benjamin Thompson, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, and Marie Joséphine of Savoy. After her are Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Samuel Crompton, Franz Karl Achard, and Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Among people deceased in 1784, Phillis Wheatley ranks 5. Before her are Denis Diderot, Count of St. Germain, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, and Samuel Johnson. After her are Giovanni Battista Martini, Torbern Bergman, Junípero Serra, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, César-François Cassini de Thury, Anders Johan Lexell, and Abraham Trembley.

Others Born in 1753

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Louis-Alexandre Berthier
1753 - 1815
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 3
Lazare Carnot
1753 - 1823
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 4
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
1753 - 1800
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 5
Benjamin Thompson
1753 - 1814
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 6
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
1753 - 1811
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 7
Marie Joséphine of Savoy
1753 - 1810
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 8
Phillis Wheatley
1753 - 1784
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 9
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
1753 - 1805
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 10
Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 11
Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse
1753 - 1830
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 12
Samuel Crompton
1753 - 1827
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 13
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 14
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
1753 - 1809
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 15