WRITER
Theodore Dreiser
1871 - 1945
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (; August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodore Dreiser has received more than 1,115,796 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Theodore Dreiser is the 595th most popular writer (down from 574th in 2019), the 606th most popular biography from United States (up from 610th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Writer.
Theodore Dreiser is most famous for his novels Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
65.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
5.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Theodore Dreiser ranks 595 out of 7,302. Before him are Bruno Schulz, D. H. Lawrence, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Ellen G. White, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, and Ismail Gaspirali. After him are John Donne, Madame de La Fayette, Hermann Broch, Napoleon Hill, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Karl Kraus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBruno Schulz
1892 - 1942
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 589
D. H. Lawrence
1885 - 1930
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 590
Alain Robbe-Grillet
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 591
Ellen G. White
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 592
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
400 - 450
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 593
Ismail Gaspirali
1851 - 1914
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 594
Theodore Dreiser
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 595
John Donne
1572 - 1631
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 596
Madame de La Fayette
1634 - 1693
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 597
Hermann Broch
1886 - 1951
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 598
Napoleon Hill
1883 - 1970
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 599
Lion Feuchtwanger
1884 - 1958
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 600
Karl Kraus
1874 - 1936
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 601
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1871, Theodore Dreiser ranks 18. Before him are Albert Lebrun, Heinrich Mann, Victor Grignard, Lesya Ukrainka, Elena of Montenegro, and Ioannis Metaxas. After him are Georges Rouault, František Kupka, Giacomo Balla, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, and Stjepan Radić. Among people deceased in 1945, Theodore Dreiser ranks 51. Before him are Oskar Dirlewanger, Josef Kramer, Hans Geiger, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Robert Ritter von Greim, and Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen. After him are Karl Hanke, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Robert H. Goddard, Ludwig Stumpfegger, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, and Fumimaro Konoe.
Others Born in 1871
Go to all RankingsAlbert Lebrun
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1950
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 12
Heinrich Mann
WRITER
1871 - 1950
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 13
Victor Grignard
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 14
Lesya Ukrainka
WRITER
1871 - 1913
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 15
Elena of Montenegro
COMPANION
1871 - 1952
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 16
Ioannis Metaxas
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1941
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 17
Theodore Dreiser
WRITER
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 18
Georges Rouault
PAINTER
1871 - 1958
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 19
František Kupka
PAINTER
1871 - 1957
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 20
Giacomo Balla
PAINTER
1871 - 1958
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 21
Alexander von Zemlinsky
COMPOSER
1871 - 1942
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 22
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1899
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 23
Stjepan Radić
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1928
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsOskar Dirlewanger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 45
Josef Kramer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1945
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 46
Hans Geiger
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 47
Wilhelm Burgdorf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1945
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 48
Robert Ritter von Greim
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1945
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 49
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
PILOT
1895 - 1945
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 50
Theodore Dreiser
WRITER
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 51
Karl Hanke
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1945
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 52
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 53
Robert H. Goddard
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 54
Ludwig Stumpfegger
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1945
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 55
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
WRITER
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 56
Fumimaro Konoe
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 57
In United States
Among people born in United States, Theodore Dreiser ranks 606 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Jarmusch (1953), Art Garfunkel (1941), Goldie Hawn (1945), Ellen G. White (1827), Ice-T (1958), and Jada Pinkett Smith (1971). After him are Telly Savalas (1922), Napoleon Hill (1883), Matthew Perry (1969), Milton H. Erickson (1901), Margaret Mead (1901), and Val Kilmer (1959).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJim Jarmusch
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 600
Art Garfunkel
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 601
Goldie Hawn
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 602
Ellen G. White
WRITER
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 603
Ice-T
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 604
Jada Pinkett Smith
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 605
Theodore Dreiser
WRITER
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 606
Telly Savalas
ACTOR
1922 - 1994
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 607
Napoleon Hill
WRITER
1883 - 1970
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 608
Matthew Perry
ACTOR
1969 - 2023
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 609
Milton H. Erickson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1980
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 610
Margaret Mead
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1901 - 1978
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 611
Val Kilmer
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 612
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Theodore Dreiser ranks 59. Before him are T. S. Eliot (1888), Sidney Sheldon (1917), William S. Burroughs (1914), James Baldwin (1924), Allen Ginsberg (1926), and Ellen G. White (1827). After him are Napoleon Hill (1883), John Irving (1942), Louisa May Alcott (1832), Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Michael Crichton (1942), and Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811).
T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 53
Sidney Sheldon
1917 - 2007
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 54
William S. Burroughs
1914 - 1997
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 55
James Baldwin
1924 - 1987
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 56
Allen Ginsberg
1926 - 1997
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 57
Ellen G. White
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 58
Theodore Dreiser
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 59
Napoleon Hill
1883 - 1970
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 60
John Irving
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 61
Louisa May Alcott
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 62
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875 - 1950
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 63
Michael Crichton
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 64
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811 - 1896
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 65