WRITER

Saunders Lewis

1893 - 1985

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Saunders Lewis (born John Saunders Lewis; 15 October 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Welsh politician, poet, dramatist, Medievalist, and literary critic. He has been described by Jan Morris as, "the most passionate of twentieth century Welsh patriots", and as being, "one of the few twentieth century writers in Welsh with a European reputation, but for many Welshmen [he was] chiefly the keeper of the national conscience." As a vocal supporter of Welsh independence, Lewis was also a co-founder of Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru (The National Party of Wales), later known as Plaid Cymru. Lewis is usually acknowledged as one of the most prominent figures of 20th century Welsh-language literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saunders Lewis has received more than 140,834 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Saunders Lewis is the 6,456th most popular writer (down from 5,824th in 2019), the 5,687th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,185th in 2019) and the 649th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

'Gymerwch chi sigaret?
1956
The plays of Saunders Lewis
1985
Presenting Saunders Lewis
Biography, In literature, Intellectual life
1973
Monica
Married women, Fiction
1930
Tynged yr iaith
History, Welsh language
1962
Dramau Saunders Lewis I Blant
2000

Page views of Saunders Lewis by language

Over the past year Saunders Lewis has had the most page views in the with 20,947 views, followed by Welsh (2,473), and Spanish (1,055). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Breton (80.19%), Hebrew (61.87%), and Basque (54.15%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Saunders Lewis ranks 6,456 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Cormier, Susan Bassnett, Conn Iggulden, Peter Hitchens, David Foenkinos, and Helena Norberg-Hodge. After him are Denis Johnson, Rahat Indori, Stanislava Staša Zajović, Brené Brown, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and Oliver Friggieri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Saunders Lewis ranks 267. Before him are Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, Alfred Engelsen, Grace Cunard, John P. Marquand, Irving Bacon, and Harley Earl. After him are Sydney Camm, Gladys Davis, Theresa Weld, Dorothy Dalton, Tom Forman, and Bert McCaffrey. Among people deceased in 1985, Saunders Lewis ranks 279. Before him are Evelyn Ankers, Richard Greene, Helmut Niedermayr, George K. Arthur, Mary MacLaren, and Frank Faylen. After him are Margo, Louis Hayward, Patricia Roberts Harris, John Davis Lodge, Pete Desjardins, and George Chandler.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Saunders Lewis ranks 5,687 out of 8,785. Before him are Jack Wild (1952), Darren Fletcher (1984), Tom Bridger (1934), Aimee Lou Wood (1995), Richard Seddon (1845), and Karl Shuker (1959). After him are David Prain (1857), Bert Williams (1920), Kenneth Richmond (1926), Matt Lucas (1974), Phoebe Fox (1987), and Tim Renwick (1949).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Saunders Lewis ranks 649. Before him are Samuel Daniel (1562), Kate Mosse (1961), James Bowen (1979), Ann Oakley (1944), Susan Bassnett (1945), and Conn Iggulden (1971). After him are David Seidler (1937), John Suckling (1609), Mark Akenside (1721), Sabine Baring-Gould (1834), Walter Besant (1836), and Angus Wilson (1913).

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