1819 - 1892
Walter Whitman (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walt Whitman has received more than 6,160,272 page views. His biography is available in 95 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 89 in 2019). Walt Whitman is the 219th most popular writer (down from 206th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from United States (down from 158th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Writer.
Walt Whitman is most famous for his poetry, which was published in book form in 1855.
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Among writers, Walt Whitman ranks 219 out of 5,794. Before him are C. S. Lewis, Bram Stoker, Doris Lessing, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Colette. After him are Pierre Corneille, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Orhan Pamuk, Johanna Spyri, Halldór Laxness, and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.
1898 - 1963
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 213
1847 - 1912
HPI: 78.68
Rank: 214
1919 - 2013
HPI: 78.68
Rank: 215
1832 - 1910
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 216
1759 - 1797
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 217
1873 - 1954
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 218
1819 - 1892
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 219
1606 - 1684
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 220
1894 - 1961
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 221
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 222
1827 - 1901
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 223
1902 - 1998
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 224
1729 - 1781
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 225
Among people born in 1819, Walt Whitman ranks 8. Before him are Gustave Courbet, Jacques Offenbach, Clara Schumann, Albert, Prince Consort, Herman Melville, and Léon Foucault. After him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Báb, John Ruskin, Hippolyte Fizeau, George Eliot, and Maria II of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1892, Walt Whitman ranks 1. After him are Werner von Siemens, Bahá'u'lláh, Ernest Renan, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Thomas Cook, Richard Owen, Édouard Lalo, John Couch Adams, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Rudolf von Jhering, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
1819 - 1877
HPI: 82.88
Rank: 2
1819 - 1880
HPI: 82.74
Rank: 3
1819 - 1896
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 4
1819 - 1861
HPI: 80.87
Rank: 5
1819 - 1891
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 6
1819 - 1868
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 7
1819 - 1892
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 8
1819 - 1903
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 9
1819 - 1850
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 10
1819 - 1900
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 11
1819 - 1896
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 12
1819 - 1880
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 13
1819 - 1853
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 14
1819 - 1892
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 1
1816 - 1892
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 2
1817 - 1892
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 3
1823 - 1892
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 4
1808 - 1892
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 5
1808 - 1892
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 6
1804 - 1892
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 7
1823 - 1892
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 8
1819 - 1892
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 9
1837 - 1892
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 10
1818 - 1892
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 11
1809 - 1892
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Walt Whitman ranks 190 out of 15,968. Before him are John Travolta (1954), Charlton Heston (1923), Gloria Stuart (1910), Humphrey Bogart (1899), Edward Thorndike (1874), and Talcott Parsons (1902). After him are David Lynch (1946), Johnny Depp (1963), Edward Hopper (1882), Charles Sanders Peirce (1839), Quentin Tarantino (1963), and Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856).
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 184
1923 - 2008
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 185
1910 - 2010
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 186
1899 - 1957
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 187
1874 - 1949
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 188
1902 - 1979
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 189
1819 - 1892
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 190
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 191
1963 - Present
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 192
1882 - 1967
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 193
1839 - 1914
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 194
1963 - Present
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 195
1856 - 1915
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 196
Among writers born in United States, Walt Whitman ranks 21. Before him are Herman Melville (1819), Dale Carnegie (1888), Coen brothers (null), Pearl S. Buck (1892), Dr. Seuss (1904), and Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803). After him are Emily Dickinson (1830), Philip K. Dick (1928), Henry Miller (1891), Mario Puzo (1920), O. Henry (1862), and Arthur Miller (1915).
1819 - 1891
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 15
1888 - 1955
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 16
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 17
1892 - 1973
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 18
1904 - 1991
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 19
1803 - 1882
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 20
1819 - 1892
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 21
1830 - 1886
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 22
1928 - 1982
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 23
1891 - 1980
HPI: 77.63
Rank: 24
1920 - 1999
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 25
1862 - 1910
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 26
1915 - 2005
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 27