1140 - 1210
Walter Map (Latin: Gualterius Mappus; 1130 – c. 1210) was a medieval writer. He wrote De nugis curialium, which takes the form of a series of anecdotes of people and places, offering insights into the history of his time. Map was a courtier of King Henry II of England, who sent him on missions to Louis VII of France and to Pope Alexander III. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Map has received more than 86,935 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Walter Map is the 3,184th most popular writer (down from 3,019th in 2019), the 2,378th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,248th in 2019) and the 274th most popular British Writer.
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Among writers, Walter Map ranks 3,184 out of 5,755. Before him are Philippe Jaccottet, Pierre Gamarra, Tibor Déry, Charles Pinot Duclos, Sven Aggesen, and Salama Moussa. After him are Chariton, Eutychius of Alexandria, Dámaso Alonso, Kan Kikuchi, Elbert Hubbard, and Nevil Shute.
1925 - 2021
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 3,178
1919 - 2009
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 3,179
1894 - 1977
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 3,180
1704 - 1772
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 3,181
1145 - 1300
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 3,182
1887 - 1958
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 3,183
1140 - 1210
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 3,184
100 - 200
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 3,185
877 - 940
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 3,186
1898 - 1990
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 3,187
1888 - 1948
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 3,188
1856 - 1915
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 3,189
1899 - 1960
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 3,190
Among people born in 1140, Walter Map ranks 14. Before him are Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, Peire Vidal, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Michael Choniates, and Xin Qiji. After him is Theodore Balsamon. Among people deceased in 1210, Walter Map ranks 7. Before him are Qutb al-Din Aibak, Arnaut Daniel, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Hartmann von Aue, Sverker II of Sweden, and Lu You. After him is Philippa of Armenia.
1140 - 1212
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 8
1140 - 1205
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 9
1140 - 1177
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 10
1140 - 1185
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 11
1140 - 1222
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 12
1140 - 1207
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 13
1140 - 1210
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 14
1140 - 1190
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 15
1150 - 1210
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 1
1150 - 1210
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2
1150 - 1210
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 3
1160 - 1210
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 4
1164 - 1210
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 5
1125 - 1210
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6
1140 - 1210
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 7
1183 - 1210
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 8
Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Map ranks 2,378 out of 7,765. Before him are Tania Mallet (1941), Peg Entwistle (1908), W. Ross Ashby (1903), Robert T. A. Innes (1861), Claude Choules (1901), and John Hick (1922). After him are Henry Peach Robinson (1830), James Nasmyth (1808), Nevil Shute (1899), Al Stewart (1945), John Terry (1980), and Stephen Hendry (1969).
1941 - 2019
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 2,372
1908 - 1932
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 2,373
1903 - 1972
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 2,374
1861 - 1933
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 2,375
1901 - 2011
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 2,376
1922 - 2012
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 2,377
1140 - 1210
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 2,378
1830 - 1901
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 2,379
1808 - 1890
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 2,380
1899 - 1960
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 2,381
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 2,382
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 2,383
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 2,384
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Walter Map ranks 274. Before him are John Evelyn (1620), Charles Kingsley (1819), Branwell Brontë (1817), Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893), Lytton Strachey (1880), and Ford Madox Ford (1873). After him are Nevil Shute (1899), Rupert Brooke (1887), Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805), Josephine Tey (1896), Peter Cheyney (1896), and William Langland (1332).
1620 - 1706
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 268
1819 - 1875
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 269
1817 - 1848
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 270
1893 - 1971
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 271
1880 - 1932
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 272
1873 - 1939
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 273
1140 - 1210
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 274
1899 - 1960
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 275
1887 - 1915
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 276
1805 - 1848
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 277
1896 - 1952
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 278
1896 - 1951
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 279
1332 - 1386
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 280