WRITER
W. B. Yeats
1865 - 1939
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W. B. Yeats
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and along with Lady Gregory founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of W. B. Yeats has received more than 5,875,790 page views. His biography is available in 104 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 98 in 2019). W. B. Yeats is the 480th most popular writer (down from 406th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Ireland and the 7th most popular Irish Writer.
W. B. Yeats is most famous for his poetry. He was a member of the Irish Literary Revival and a Nobel Prize in Literature laureate in 1923.
Memorability Metrics
5.9M
Page Views (PV)
67.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
104
Languages Editions (L)
4.23
Effective Languages (L*)
7.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, W. B. Yeats ranks 480 out of 7,302. Before him are Milena Jesenská, Verner von Heidenstam, Natsume Sōseki, Bohumil Hrabal, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and Martial. After him are Miguel Ángel Asturias, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Luo Guanzhong, Edward Said, and Vuk Karadžić.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMilena Jesenská
1896 - 1944
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 474
Verner von Heidenstam
1859 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 475
Natsume Sōseki
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 476
Bohumil Hrabal
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 477
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 478
Martial
40 - 104
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 479
W. B. Yeats
1865 - 1939
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 480
Miguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 481
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
1797 - 1826
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 482
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1828 - 1882
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 483
Luo Guanzhong
1330 - 1400
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 484
Edward Said
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 485
Vuk Karadžić
1787 - 1864
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 486
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1865, W. B. Yeats ranks 12. Before him are Alexander Glazunov, Archduke Otto of Austria, Warren G. Harding, Suzanne Valadon, Ferdinand I of Romania, and Arthur Harden. After him are Carl Nielsen, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Sven Hedin, Andranik, Philipp Scheidemann, and Paul Dukas. Among people deceased in 1939, W. B. Yeats ranks 8. Before him are Pope Pius XI, Alphonse Mucha, Howard Carter, Nadezhda Krupskaya, Joseph Roth, and Eugen Bleuler. After him are James Naismith, Werner von Fritsch, Philipp Scheidemann, Anton Makarenko, Karl Radek, and Matthias Sindelar.
Others Born in 1865
Go to all RankingsAlexander Glazunov
MUSICIAN
1865 - 1936
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 6
Archduke Otto of Austria
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1906
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 7
Warren G. Harding
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1923
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 8
Suzanne Valadon
PAINTER
1865 - 1938
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 9
Ferdinand I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1927
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 10
Arthur Harden
CHEMIST
1865 - 1940
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 11
W. B. Yeats
WRITER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 12
Carl Nielsen
COMPOSER
1865 - 1931
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 13
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
CHEMIST
1865 - 1929
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 14
Sven Hedin
EXPLORER
1865 - 1952
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 15
Andranik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1927
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 16
Philipp Scheidemann
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1939
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 17
Paul Dukas
COMPOSER
1865 - 1935
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsPope Pius XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1939
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 2
Alphonse Mucha
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 3
Howard Carter
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1874 - 1939
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 4
Nadezhda Krupskaya
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1939
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 5
Joseph Roth
WRITER
1894 - 1939
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 6
Eugen Bleuler
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1939
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 7
W. B. Yeats
WRITER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 8
James Naismith
INVENTOR
1861 - 1939
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 9
Werner von Fritsch
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1939
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 10
Philipp Scheidemann
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1939
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 11
Anton Makarenko
WRITER
1888 - 1939
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 12
Karl Radek
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1939
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 13
Matthias Sindelar
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1939
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 14
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, W. B. Yeats ranks 19 out of 549. Before him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819), Pierce Brosnan (1953), Richard Harris (1930), William Rowan Hamilton (1805), Anne Bonny (1702), and John Scotus Eriugena (810). After him are Columbanus (540), Michael D. Higgins (1941), Laurence Sterne (1713), Enya (1961), Lola Montez (1821), and Michael Collins (1890).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsSir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1903
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 13
Pierce Brosnan
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 14
Richard Harris
ACTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 15
William Rowan Hamilton
PHYSICIST
1805 - 1865
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 16
Anne Bonny
PIRATE
1702 - 1782
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 17
John Scotus Eriugena
PHILOSOPHER
810 - 877
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 18
W. B. Yeats
WRITER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 19
Columbanus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
540 - 615
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 20
Michael D. Higgins
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 21
Laurence Sterne
WRITER
1713 - 1768
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 22
Enya
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 23
Lola Montez
ACTOR
1821 - 1861
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 24
Michael Collins
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1922
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 25
Among WRITERS In Ireland
Among writers born in Ireland, W. B. Yeats ranks 7. Before him are Oscar Wilde (1854), Jonathan Swift (1667), James Joyce (1882), George Bernard Shaw (1856), Samuel Beckett (1906), and Bram Stoker (1847). After him are Laurence Sterne (1713), Iris Murdoch (1919), Joseph Murphy (1898), Ethel Voynich (1864), Saint Gall (550), and Thomas Moore (1779).
Oscar Wilde
1854 - 1900
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 1
Jonathan Swift
1667 - 1745
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 2
James Joyce
1882 - 1941
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 3
George Bernard Shaw
1856 - 1950
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 4
Samuel Beckett
1906 - 1989
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 5
Bram Stoker
1847 - 1912
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 6
W. B. Yeats
1865 - 1939
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 7
Laurence Sterne
1713 - 1768
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 8
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