1836 - 1911
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. The popularity of these works was supported for over a century by year-round performances of them, in Britain and abroad, by the repertory company that Gilbert, Sullivan and their producer Richard D'Oyly Carte founded, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of W. S. Gilbert has received more than 768,964 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). W. S. Gilbert is the 4,594th most popular writer (down from 4,375th in 2019), the 3,455th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,350th in 2019) and the 394th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, W. S. Gilbert ranks 4,594 out of 5,755. Before him are John O'Hara, Alexander Abusch, Nikolai Klyuev, William of Poitiers, James E. Gunn, and Jaroslav Pelikan. After him are Pierre Daninos, Dora Gabe, Irena Veisaitė, Wang Meng, Régine Deforges, and George du Maurier.
1905 - 1970
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 4,588
1902 - 1982
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 4,589
1884 - 1937
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 4,590
1020 - 1090
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 4,591
1923 - 2020
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 4,592
1923 - 2006
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 4,593
1836 - 1911
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 4,594
1913 - 2005
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 4,595
1888 - 1983
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 4,596
1928 - 2020
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 4,597
1934 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 4,598
1935 - 2014
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 4,599
1834 - 1896
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 4,600
Among people born in 1836, W. S. Gilbert ranks 63. Before him are Ferdinand Monoyer, Robert Swinhoe, Michał Elwiro Andriolli, Adolf Schwarz, Isabella Beeton, and Jay Gould. After him are Casimir de Candolle, John W. Foster, Greene Vardiman Black, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Remigio Morales Bermúdez, and Tekle Giyorgis II. Among people deceased in 1911, W. S. Gilbert ranks 65. Before him are Edwin Austin Abbey, Antonio Fogazzaro, Carolina Coronado, Carrie Nation, Christian Lundeberg, and Dragan Tsankov. After him are Ernst Brenner, Vassily Maximov, William McGregor, Anton Josef Gruscha, Marc Delafontaine, and Pedro Paterno.
1836 - 1912
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 57
1836 - 1877
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 58
1836 - 1893
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 59
1836 - 1910
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 60
1836 - 1865
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 61
1836 - 1892
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 62
1836 - 1911
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 63
1836 - 1918
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 64
1836 - 1917
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 65
1836 - 1915
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 66
1836 - 1907
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 67
1836 - 1894
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 68
1836 - 1873
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 69
1852 - 1911
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 59
1842 - 1911
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 60
1820 - 1911
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 61
1846 - 1911
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 62
1842 - 1911
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 63
1828 - 1911
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 64
1836 - 1911
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 65
1856 - 1911
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 66
1844 - 1911
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 67
1846 - 1911
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 68
1820 - 1911
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 69
1838 - 1911
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 70
1857 - 1911
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 71
Among people born in United Kingdom, W. S. Gilbert ranks 3,455 out of 7,765. Before him are Jesse Lingard (1992), Anthony D. Smith (1939), Flora Sandes (1876), Albert Hill (1889), Hayley Mills (1946), and John Richardson (1787). After him are George W. Campbell (1769), Nigel Kennedy (1956), Harry Brearley (1871), Anthony Andrews (1948), Anna Massey (1937), and Frank Hadow (1855).
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 3,449
1939 - 2016
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 3,450
1876 - 1956
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 3,451
1889 - 1969
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 3,452
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 3,453
1787 - 1865
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 3,454
1836 - 1911
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 3,455
1769 - 1848
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 3,456
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 3,457
1871 - 1948
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 3,458
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 3,459
1937 - 2011
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 3,460
1855 - 1946
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 3,461
Among writers born in United Kingdom, W. S. Gilbert ranks 394. Before him are Peter F. Hamilton (1960), John Gower (1330), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Richard Bentley (1662), Brian Lumley (1937), and Eleanor Farjeon (1881). After him are Elizabeth Goudge (1900), Len Deighton (1929), Edith Sitwell (1887), Cynewulf (900), Margery Allingham (1904), and John Lyly (1554).
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 388
1330 - 1408
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 389
1080 - 1160
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 390
1662 - 1742
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 391
1937 - 2024
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 392
1881 - 1965
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 393
1836 - 1911
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 394
1900 - 1984
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 395
1929 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 396
1887 - 1964
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 397
900 - 900
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 398
1904 - 1966
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 399
1554 - 1606
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 400