WRITER
Rebecca West
1892 - 1983
Rebecca West
Dame Cecily Isabel Fairfield (21 December 1892 – 15 March 1983), known as Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, was a British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer. An author who wrote in many genres, West reviewed books for The Times, the New York Herald Tribune, The Sunday Telegraph and The New Republic, and she was a correspondent for The Bookman. Her major works include Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (1941), on the history and culture of Yugoslavia; A Train of Powder (1955), her coverage of the Nuremberg trials, published originally in The New Yorker; The Meaning of Treason (first published as a magazine article in 1945 and then expanded to the book in 1947), later The New Meaning of Treason (1964), a study of the trial of American-born fascist William Joyce and others; The Return of the Soldier (1918), a modernist World War I novel; and the "Aubrey trilogy" of autobiographical novels, The Fountain Overflows (1956), This Real Night (published posthumously in 1984), and Cousin Rosamund (1985). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rebecca West has received more than 689,037 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Rebecca West is the 2,214th most popular writer (up from 2,259th in 2019), the 1,649th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,747th in 2019) and the 177th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
61.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
4.06
Effective Languages (L*)
4.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Rebecca West ranks 2,214 out of 7,302. Before her are Trygve Gulbranssen, Alfred Bester, Esther Vilar, Guillaume Tirel, Erich Segal, and Frédéric Ozanam. After her are Mikhail Artsybashev, Audre Lorde, Arsen Kotsoyev, Shakuntala Devi, Maciej Stryjkowski, and Joseph Heller.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTrygve Gulbranssen
1894 - 1962
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,208
Alfred Bester
1913 - 1987
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,209
Esther Vilar
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,210
Guillaume Tirel
1312 - 1395
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,211
Erich Segal
1937 - 2010
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,212
Frédéric Ozanam
1813 - 1853
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,213
Rebecca West
1892 - 1983
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,214
Mikhail Artsybashev
1878 - 1927
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,215
Audre Lorde
1934 - 1992
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,216
Arsen Kotsoyev
1872 - 1944
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,217
Shakuntala Devi
1929 - 2013
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,218
Maciej Stryjkowski
1547 - 1593
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,219
Joseph Heller
1923 - 1999
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,220
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Rebecca West ranks 112. Before her are Karl Lennart Oesch, Josyf Slipyj, Eugen Meindl, George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, Takeo Takagi, and Hermann Breith. After her are Reiner Stahel, Manuel Roxas, Robert H. Jackson, Mabel Normand, Liu Bocheng, and Charles Vanel. Among people deceased in 1983, Rebecca West ranks 74. Before her are Arturo Umberto Illia, Louison Bobet, Miguel Alemán Valdés, Carolyn Jones, Marcel Dalio, and Josep Lluís Sert. After her are Ralph Richardson, Artemio Franchi, Bernard Vukas, Charlie Rivel, Ivan Vinogradov, and Anthony Blunt.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsKarl Lennart Oesch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1978
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 106
Josyf Slipyj
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1984
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 107
Eugen Meindl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1951
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 108
George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1938
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 109
Takeo Takagi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1944
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 110
Hermann Breith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1964
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 111
Rebecca West
WRITER
1892 - 1983
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 112
Reiner Stahel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1955
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 113
Manuel Roxas
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 114
Robert H. Jackson
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1954
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 115
Mabel Normand
ACTOR
1892 - 1930
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 116
Liu Bocheng
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1986
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 117
Charles Vanel
ACTOR
1892 - 1989
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 118
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsArturo Umberto Illia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1983
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 68
Louison Bobet
CYCLIST
1925 - 1983
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 69
Miguel Alemán Valdés
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1983
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 70
Carolyn Jones
ACTOR
1930 - 1983
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 71
Marcel Dalio
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 72
Josep Lluís Sert
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1983
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 73
Rebecca West
WRITER
1892 - 1983
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 74
Ralph Richardson
ACTOR
1902 - 1983
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 75
Artemio Franchi
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1983
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 76
Bernard Vukas
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1983
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 77
Charlie Rivel
ACTOR
1896 - 1983
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 78
Ivan Vinogradov
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1983
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 79
Anthony Blunt
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1983
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 80
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Rebecca West ranks 1,649 out of 8,785. Before her are Peter Barlow (1776), John Muir (1838), John Collier (1850), George Grenville (1712), Samuel Wallis (1728), and Edward Fox (1937). After her are Sebastian Coe (1956), Kate Moss (1974), Thomas Sydenham (1624), Jeanette (1951), Princess Augusta of Great Britain (1737), and E. P. Thompson (1924).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPeter Barlow
MATHEMATICIAN
1776 - 1862
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 1,643
John Muir
MOUNTAINEER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 1,644
John Collier
PAINTER
1850 - 1934
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1,645
George Grenville
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1770
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1,646
Samuel Wallis
EXPLORER
1728 - 1795
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1,647
Edward Fox
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1,648
Rebecca West
WRITER
1892 - 1983
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,649
Sebastian Coe
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,650
Kate Moss
MODEL
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,651
Thomas Sydenham
PHYSICIAN
1624 - 1689
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,652
Jeanette
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 1,653
Princess Augusta of Great Britain
NOBLEMAN
1737 - 1813
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 1,654
E. P. Thompson
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,655
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Rebecca West ranks 177. Before her are Orderic Vitalis (1075), James Boswell (1740), Aphra Behn (1640), Kenneth Grahame (1859), William Caxton (1422), and Matthew Arnold (1822). After her are David Ogilvy (1911), Eric Knight (1897), Christina Rossetti (1830), Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), Edward FitzGerald (1809), and Donald Adamson (1939).
Orderic Vitalis
1075 - 1142
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 171
James Boswell
1740 - 1795
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 172
Aphra Behn
1640 - 1689
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 173
Kenneth Grahame
1859 - 1932
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 174
William Caxton
1422 - 1491
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 175
Matthew Arnold
1822 - 1888
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 176
Rebecca West
1892 - 1983
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 177
David Ogilvy
1911 - 1999
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 178
Eric Knight
1897 - 1943
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 179
Christina Rossetti
1830 - 1894
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 180
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
1868 - 1956
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 181
Edward FitzGerald
1809 - 1883
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 182
Donald Adamson
1939 - 2024
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 183