WRITER

Virginia Woolf

1882 - 1941

Virginia Woolf

Adeline Virginia Woolf (; née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer. She is considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Virginia Woolf has received more than 16,643,762 page views. Her biography is available in 109 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 106 in 2019). Virginia Woolf is the 102nd most popular writer (down from 88th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 64th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Writer.

Virginia Woolf is most famous for her novels Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves.

Memorability Metrics

17M
Page Views (PV)
80.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
109
Languages Editions (L)
7.77
Effective Languages (L*)
5.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Virginia Woolf ranks 102 out of 7,302. Before her are Matsuo Bashō, George Sand, Marquis de Sade, Jonathan Swift, Ismail I, and James Joyce. After her are Paulo Coelho, Abu Nuwas, Du Fu, André Gide, Stephen King, and Maurice Maeterlinck.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Matsuo Bashō
1644 - 1694
HPI: 80.79
Rank: 96
George Sand
1804 - 1876
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 97
Marquis de Sade
1740 - 1814
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 98
Jonathan Swift
1667 - 1745
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 99
Ismail I
1487 - 1524
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 100
James Joyce
1882 - 1941
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 101
Virginia Woolf
1882 - 1941
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 102
Paulo Coelho
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 103
Abu Nuwas
762 - 814
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 104
Du Fu
712 - 770
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 105
André Gide
1869 - 1951
HPI: 80.33
Rank: 106
Stephen King
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 107
Maurice Maeterlinck
1862 - 1949
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 108

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Virginia Woolf ranks 4. Before her are Franklin D. Roosevelt, Igor Stravinsky, and James Joyce. After her are Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Wilhelm Keitel, Georges Braque, Max Born, Sigrid Undset, Georgi Dimitrov, Emmy Noether, and Abdullah I of Jordan. Among people deceased in 1941, Virginia Woolf ranks 5. Before her are Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Rabindranath Tagore, Henri Bergson, and James Joyce. After her are Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Alfonso XIII of Spain, Maurice Leblanc, Maximilian Kolbe, Emanuel Lasker, Walther Nernst, and Arthur Evans.

Others Born in 1882

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1945
HPI: 85.65
Rank: 1
Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 2
James Joyce
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 3
Virginia Woolf
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 4
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.03
Rank: 5
Wilhelm Keitel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1946
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 6
Georges Braque
PAINTER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 7
Max Born
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1970
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 8
Sigrid Undset
WRITER
1882 - 1949
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 9
Georgi Dimitrov
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1949
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 10
Emmy Noether
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1935
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 11
Abdullah I of Jordan
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1941

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Wilhelm II, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 1
Rabindranath Tagore
WRITER
1861 - 1941
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 2
Henri Bergson
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 3
James Joyce
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 4
Virginia Woolf
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 5
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 6
Alfonso XIII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1941
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 7
Maurice Leblanc
WRITER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 8
Maximilian Kolbe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1941
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 9
Emanuel Lasker
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 10
Walther Nernst
CHEMIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 11
Arthur Evans
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1851 - 1941
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 12

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Virginia Woolf ranks 63 out of 8,785. Before her are Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), Emily Brontë (1818), Herbert Spencer (1820), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), William Wallace (1270), and Edward Jenner (1749). After her are Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), Harold Harefoot (1016), Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), John Stuart Mill (1806), and Alex Ferguson (1941).

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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
NOBLEMAN
1900 - 2002
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 57
Emily Brontë
WRITER
1818 - 1848
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 58
Herbert Spencer
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1903
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 59
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
NOBLEMAN
1930 - 2002
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 60
William Wallace
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1270 - 1305
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 61
Edward Jenner
PHYSICIAN
1749 - 1823
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 62
Virginia Woolf
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 63
Charles, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 64
Harold Harefoot
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1040
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 65
Thomas Robert Malthus
ECONOMIST
1766 - 1834
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 66
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 67
John Stuart Mill
ECONOMIST
1806 - 1873
HPI: 80.30
Rank: 68
Alex Ferguson
COACH
1941 - Present
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 69