WRITER
Sidney Lee
1859 - 1926
Sidney Lee
Sir Sidney Lee (5 December 1859 – 3 March 1926) was an English biographer, writer, and critic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidney Lee has received more than 181,901 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Lee is the 6,516th most popular writer, the 5,794th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 661st most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
48.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.13
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Sidney Lee ranks 6,516 out of 7,302. Before him are Alice Sebold, Marian Keyes, Colson Whitehead, Ransom Riggs, Kiera Cass, and Sarah Winnemucca. After him are Ralf Rothmann, Deborah Ellis, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Charles Stross, Martin Österdahl, and John Gribbin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlice Sebold
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 6,510
Marian Keyes
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 6,511
Colson Whitehead
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 6,512
Ransom Riggs
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 6,513
Kiera Cass
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 6,514
Sarah Winnemucca
1844 - 1891
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 6,515
Sidney Lee
1859 - 1926
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 6,516
Ralf Rothmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 6,517
Deborah Ellis
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 6,518
Máirtín Ó Cadhain
1906 - 1970
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 6,519
Charles Stross
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 6,520
Martin Österdahl
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 6,521
John Gribbin
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 6,522
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1859, Sidney Lee ranks 143. Before him are Tom Watson, Cecil Sharp, George Lansbury, Dorabji Tata, Matilda Howell, and Mary Anderson. After him are Henry Ossawa Tanner, Alice Eastwood, and Katharine Lee Bates. Among people deceased in 1926, Sidney Lee ranks 122. Before him are Bernard Pyne Grenfell, Wesley Coe, Charles Avery, Ronald Firbank, Annie Speirs, and Charles Marion Russell. After him are Tom Forman, Alton B. Parker, and John W. Weeks.
Others Born in 1859
Go to all RankingsTom Watson
COACH
1859 - 1915
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 137
Cecil Sharp
MUSICIAN
1859 - 1924
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 138
George Lansbury
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1940
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 139
Dorabji Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1859 - 1932
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 140
Matilda Howell
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1938
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 141
Mary Anderson
ACTOR
1859 - 1940
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 142
Sidney Lee
WRITER
1859 - 1926
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 143
Henry Ossawa Tanner
PAINTER
1859 - 1937
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 144
Alice Eastwood
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1953
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 145
Katharine Lee Bates
WRITER
1859 - 1929
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 146
Others Deceased in 1926
Go to all RankingsBernard Pyne Grenfell
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1869 - 1926
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 116
Wesley Coe
ATHLETE
1879 - 1926
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 117
Charles Avery
ACTOR
1873 - 1926
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 118
Ronald Firbank
WRITER
1886 - 1926
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 119
Annie Speirs
SWIMMER
1889 - 1926
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 120
Charles Marion Russell
PAINTER
1864 - 1926
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 121
Sidney Lee
WRITER
1859 - 1926
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 122
Tom Forman
ACTOR
1893 - 1926
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 123
Alton B. Parker
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1926
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 124
John W. Weeks
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1926
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 125
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Sidney Lee ranks 5,794 out of 8,785. Before him are Daniel Kaluuya (1989), David Lack (1910), Stuart Christie (1946), Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), Wally Kinnear (1880), and Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772). After him are Mary Rand (1940), Bill Slater (1927), Maxi Priest (1961), Charles Stross (1964), Levi Colwill (2003), and John Gribbin (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDaniel Kaluuya
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 5,788
David Lack
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1973
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 5,789
Stuart Christie
EXTREMIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 5,790
Ethelwynn Trewavas
BIOLOGIST
1900 - 1993
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 5,791
Wally Kinnear
ATHLETE
1880 - 1974
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 5,792
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1842
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 5,793
Sidney Lee
WRITER
1859 - 1926
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 5,794
Mary Rand
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,795
Bill Slater
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,796
Maxi Priest
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,797
Charles Stross
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,798
Levi Colwill
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 5,799
John Gribbin
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 5,800
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sidney Lee ranks 661. Before him are Angus Wilson (1913), Felicia Hemans (1793), John Arden (1930), Jasper Fforde (1961), George MacDonald Fraser (1925), and John Lydgate (1370). After him are Charles Stross (1964), John Gribbin (1946), Elizabeth Inchbald (1753), Richard Lovelace (1617), Jeff Noon (1957), and Dorothy E. Smith (1926).
Angus Wilson
1913 - 1991
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 655
Felicia Hemans
1793 - 1835
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 656
John Arden
1930 - 2012
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 657
Jasper Fforde
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 658
George MacDonald Fraser
1925 - 2008
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 659
John Lydgate
1370 - 1450
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 660
Sidney Lee
1859 - 1926
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 661
Charles Stross
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 662
John Gribbin
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 663
Elizabeth Inchbald
1753 - 1821
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 664
Richard Lovelace
1617 - 1658
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 665
Jeff Noon
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 666
Dorothy E. Smith
1926 - 2022
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 667