WRITER

Ronald Firbank

1886 - 1926

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Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank (17 January 1886 – 21 May 1926) was an innovative English novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald Firbank has received more than 172,508 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronald Firbank is the 6,239th most popular writer (down from 5,957th in 2019), the 5,261st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,488th in 2019) and the 593rd most popular British Writer.

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  • 170k

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  • 50.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ronald Firbank ranks 6,239 out of 7,302Before him are Tristan Taormino, Michael Arlen, Robert Hughes, Linda Maria Baros, Gyrðir Elíasson, and Thomas Hughes. After him are Dan Abnett, William Empson, Barbara Pym, Stig Claesson, Helen Bannerman, and Alfred Domett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Ronald Firbank ranks 294Before him are Alexander Drankov, Jeanie MacPherson, Otto Authén, Nellie Sengupta, Sam Langford, and Spring Byington. After him are Aarne Pohjonen, Charlotte Mineau, Rudolf Degermark, Pauline Bush, Charlie Ruggles, and Maggie Laubser. Among people deceased in 1926, Ronald Firbank ranks 119Before him are Gérard Cooreman, Albert Corey, René Boylesve, Bernard Pyne Grenfell, Wesley Coe, and Charles Avery. After him are Annie Speirs, Charles Marion Russell, Sidney Lee, Tom Forman, Alton B. Parker, and John W. Weeks.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronald Firbank ranks 5,261 out of 8,785Before him are Keeley Hawes (1976), Ronald Drever (1931), Teddy Sinclair (1986), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), and Thomas Hughes (1822). After him are Dan Abnett (1965), William Empson (1906), Samantha Power (1970), Colin Davis (1933), James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612), and Maurice Norman (1934).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ronald Firbank ranks 593Before him are Brian Jacques (1939), China Miéville (1972), R. D. Blackmore (1825), Mary Lamb (1764), Max Hastings (1945), and Thomas Hughes (1822). After him are Dan Abnett (1965), William Empson (1906), Barbara Pym (1913), Helen Bannerman (1862), Alfred Domett (1811), and Thomas Heywood (1574).