WRITER
Stephen Leacock
1869 - 1944
Stephen Leacock
Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humourist in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Leacock has received more than 577,577 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Stephen Leacock is the 5,877th most popular writer (down from 5,350th in 2019), the 4,671st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,340th in 2019) and the 525th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
580k
Page Views (PV)
51.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
2.05
Effective Languages (L*)
4.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Stephen Leacock ranks 5,877 out of 7,302. Before him are José Gil Fortoul, Isabel-Clara Simó, David Garnett, Justine Siegemund, Patrick Rambaud, and Booth Tarkington. After him are Mark Strand, Gen Urobuchi, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Kazimierz Brodziński, Eric Van Lustbader, and R. A. Lafferty.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosé Gil Fortoul
1861 - 1943
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,871
Isabel-Clara Simó
1943 - 2020
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,872
David Garnett
1892 - 1981
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,873
Justine Siegemund
1636 - 1705
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,874
Patrick Rambaud
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,875
Booth Tarkington
1869 - 1946
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,876
Stephen Leacock
1869 - 1944
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,877
Mark Strand
1934 - 2014
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,878
Gen Urobuchi
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,879
Johan Sebastian Welhaven
1807 - 1873
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 5,880
Kazimierz Brodziński
1791 - 1835
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 5,881
Eric Van Lustbader
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 5,882
R. A. Lafferty
1914 - 2002
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 5,883
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1869, Stephen Leacock ranks 145. Before him are Albert Engström, Bill Haywood, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Gerrit Smith Miller, Zaida Ben-Yusuf, and Booth Tarkington. After him are William Murrill, Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf, Bernard Pyne Grenfell, Tom Kiely, George Caridia, and Charley Grapewin. Among people deceased in 1944, Stephen Leacock ranks 292. Before him are Katri Vala, Octav Băncilă, Toni Merkens, Divna Veković, Józef Kałuża, and Chandramukhi Basu. After him are Michael Pedersen Friis, Rose O'Neill, Hermann Hansen, George Herriman, Siegfried Purner, and Charles Marion.
Others Born in 1869
Go to all RankingsAlbert Engström
WRITER
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 139
Bill Haywood
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1928
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 140
Edwin Arlington Robinson
WRITER
1869 - 1935
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 141
Gerrit Smith Miller
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1956
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 142
Zaida Ben-Yusuf
PHOTOGRAPHER
1869 - 1933
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 143
Booth Tarkington
WRITER
1869 - 1946
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 144
Stephen Leacock
WRITER
1869 - 1944
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 145
William Murrill
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1957
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 146
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
FENCER
1869 - 1943
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 147
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1869 - 1926
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 148
Tom Kiely
ATHLETE
1869 - 1951
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 149
George Caridia
TENNIS PLAYER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 150
Charley Grapewin
ACTOR
1869 - 1956
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 151
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsKatri Vala
WRITER
1901 - 1944
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 286
Octav Băncilă
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 287
Toni Merkens
CYCLIST
1912 - 1944
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 288
Divna Veković
PHYSICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 289
Józef Kałuża
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1944
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 290
Chandramukhi Basu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1944
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 291
Stephen Leacock
WRITER
1869 - 1944
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 292
Michael Pedersen Friis
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 293
Rose O'Neill
COMIC ARTIST
1874 - 1944
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 294
Hermann Hansen
ATHLETE
1912 - 1944
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 295
George Herriman
COMIC ARTIST
1880 - 1944
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 296
Siegfried Purner
ATHLETE
1915 - 1944
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 297
Charles Marion
ATHLETE
1887 - 1944
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 298
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Leacock ranks 4,671 out of 8,785. Before him are Lynsey de Paul (1948), Major Ritchie (1870), John Roebuck (1718), David Hampshire (1917), Charles Kent (1852), and John McNally (1932). After him are Lilian Gibbs (1870), Bill Moggridge (1943), Michael Howard (1941), Bunny Austin (1906), Jocelyn Pook (1960), and Peter Warlock (1894).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLynsey de Paul
SINGER
1948 - 2014
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 4,665
Major Ritchie
TENNIS PLAYER
1870 - 1955
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 4,666
John Roebuck
CHEMIST
1718 - 1794
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 4,667
David Hampshire
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 1990
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 4,668
Charles Kent
ACTOR
1852 - 1923
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 4,669
John McNally
ATHLETE
1932 - 2022
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 4,670
Stephen Leacock
WRITER
1869 - 1944
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 4,671
Lilian Gibbs
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1925
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 4,672
Bill Moggridge
DESIGNER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 4,673
Michael Howard
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 4,674
Bunny Austin
TENNIS PLAYER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 4,675
Jocelyn Pook
COMPOSER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 4,676
Peter Warlock
COMPOSER
1894 - 1930
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 4,677
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Stephen Leacock ranks 525. Before him are John of Worcester (1100), Arthur Symons (1865), Charles Mackay (1814), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), John Wain (1925), and David Garnett (1892). After him are Anthony Shaffer (1926), Wilbert Awdry (1911), Henry Lincoln (1930), Julia Donaldson (1948), Anthony Powell (1905), and Leigh Hunt (1784).
John of Worcester
1100 - 1200
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 519
Arthur Symons
1865 - 1945
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 520
Charles Mackay
1814 - 1889
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 521
Malcolm Bradbury
1932 - 2000
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 522
John Wain
1925 - 1994
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 523
David Garnett
1892 - 1981
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 524
Stephen Leacock
1869 - 1944
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 525
Anthony Shaffer
1926 - 2001
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 526
Wilbert Awdry
1911 - 1997
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 527
Henry Lincoln
1930 - 2022
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 528
Julia Donaldson
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 529
Anthony Powell
1905 - 2000
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 530
Leigh Hunt
1784 - 1859
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 531