WRITER
Sheridan Le Fanu
1814 - 1873
Sheridan Le Fanu
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (; 28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheridan Le Fanu has received more than 741,228 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Sheridan Le Fanu is the 1,706th most popular writer (down from 1,588th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Ireland and the 15th most popular Irish Writer.
Memorability Metrics
740k
Page Views (PV)
57.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
4.35
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Sheridan Le Fanu ranks 1,706 out of 7,302. Before him are Aleksa Šantić, Maximus the Greek, Jean Bodel, Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, Shen Yue, and Táhirih. After him are Boris Akunin, Bernard Malamud, Kateb Yacine, Mao Dun, Hadewijch, and Lucinda Riley.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAleksa Šantić
1868 - 1924
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,700
Maximus the Greek
1475 - 1556
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,701
Jean Bodel
1165 - 1205
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,702
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
1669 - 1741
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,703
Shen Yue
441 - 513
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,704
Táhirih
1817 - 1852
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,705
Sheridan Le Fanu
1814 - 1873
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,706
Boris Akunin
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 1,707
Bernard Malamud
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,708
Kateb Yacine
1929 - 1989
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,709
Mao Dun
1896 - 1981
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,710
Hadewijch
1200 - 1260
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,711
Lucinda Riley
1965 - 2021
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,712
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1814, Sheridan Le Fanu ranks 22. Before him are Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, Heinrich Geißler, and Alexander Cunningham. After him are Bhanubhakta Acharya, Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, Eduard Zeller, Eugène Charles Catalan, Rasoherina, and Théodolinde de Beauharnais. Among people deceased in 1873, Sheridan Le Fanu ranks 21. Before him are Émile Gaboriau, Johns Hopkins, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Muhammad IV of Morocco, Pauline Therese of Württemberg, and Urbano Rattazzi. After him are Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Princess Charlotte of Württemberg, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Viktor Hartmann, José Antonio Páez, and Jean Chacornac.
Others Born in 1814
Go to all RankingsJuan Prim, 1st Count of Reus
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1870
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 16
Pierre-Jules Hetzel
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1886
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 17
Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1814 - 1858
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 18
Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
NOBLEMAN
1814 - 1895
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 19
Heinrich Geißler
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1879
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 20
Alexander Cunningham
ENGINEER
1814 - 1893
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 21
Sheridan Le Fanu
WRITER
1814 - 1873
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 22
Bhanubhakta Acharya
WRITER
1814 - 1868
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 23
Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1898
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 24
Eduard Zeller
PHILOSOPHER
1814 - 1908
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 25
Eugène Charles Catalan
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1894
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 26
Rasoherina
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1868
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 27
Théodolinde de Beauharnais
NOBLEMAN
1814 - 1857
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1873
Go to all RankingsÉmile Gaboriau
WRITER
1832 - 1873
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 15
Johns Hopkins
BUSINESSPERSON
1795 - 1873
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 16
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1873
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 17
Muhammad IV of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1873
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 18
Pauline Therese of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1873
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 19
Urbano Rattazzi
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 20
Sheridan Le Fanu
WRITER
1814 - 1873
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 21
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
WRITER
1824 - 1873
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 22
Princess Charlotte of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1873
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 23
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
WRITER
1801 - 1873
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 24
Viktor Hartmann
PAINTER
1834 - 1873
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 25
José Antonio Páez
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1873
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 26
Jean Chacornac
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1873
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 27
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Sheridan Le Fanu ranks 65 out of 549. Before him are Sinéad O'Connor (1966), Brian Cowen (1960), Mary Robinson (1944), George Francis FitzGerald (1851), Christy Brown (1932), and Kevin Farrell (1947). After him are Brian Boru (941), J. D. Bernal (1901), Edmund the Martyr (841), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), John Banville (1945), and Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsSinéad O'Connor
SINGER
1966 - 2023
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 59
Brian Cowen
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 60
Mary Robinson
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 61
George Francis FitzGerald
PHYSICIST
1851 - 1901
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 62
Christy Brown
WRITER
1932 - 1981
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 63
Kevin Farrell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 64
Sheridan Le Fanu
WRITER
1814 - 1873
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 65
Brian Boru
POLITICIAN
941 - 1014
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 66
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 67
Edmund the Martyr
POLITICIAN
841 - 869
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 68
Malcolm II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
954 - 1034
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 69
John Banville
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 70
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
EXPLORER
1810 - 1897
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 71
Among WRITERS In Ireland
Among writers born in Ireland, Sheridan Le Fanu ranks 15. Before him are Iris Murdoch (1919), Joseph Murphy (1898), Ethel Voynich (1864), Saint Gall (550), Thomas Moore (1779), and Christy Brown (1932). After him are John Banville (1945), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), Patrick Pearse (1879), Charles Maturin (1780), John Millington Synge (1871), and Cornelius Ryan (1920).
Iris Murdoch
1919 - 1999
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 9
Joseph Murphy
1898 - 1981
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 10
Ethel Voynich
1864 - 1960
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 11
Saint Gall
550 - 645
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 12
Thomas Moore
1779 - 1852
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 13
Christy Brown
1932 - 1981
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 14
Sheridan Le Fanu
1814 - 1873
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 15
John Banville
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 16
Oliver Goldsmith
1728 - 1774
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 17
Patrick Pearse
1879 - 1916
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 18
Charles Maturin
1780 - 1824
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 19
John Millington Synge
1871 - 1909
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 20
Cornelius Ryan
1920 - 1974
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 21