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Washington Irving

1783 - 1859

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Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Washington Irving has received more than 3,311,333 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Washington Irving is the 658th most popular writer (down from 534th in 2019), the 677th most popular biography from United States (down from 555th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Writer.

Washington Irving is most famous for writing "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle."

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  • 69.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Washington Irving ranks 658 out of 7,302. Before him are Ernest Thompson Seton, Giosuè Carducci, Ryszard Kapuściński, Pietro Metastasio, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Camilo José Cela. After him are Frontinus, Ian McEwan, Isabelle de Charrière, Aratus, Giambattista Basile, and Ivan Goncharov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, Washington Irving ranks 5. Before him are Stendhal, Simón Bolívar, Hortense de Beauharnais, and Agustín de Iturbide. After him are Johann Heinrich von Thünen, N. F. S. Grundtvig, Hugh Glass, Vasily Zhukovsky, Friedrich Sertürner, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, and Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria. Among people deceased in 1859, Washington Irving ranks 11. Before him are Oscar I of Sweden, Carl Ritter, John Vianney, Wilhelm Grimm, Josip Jelačić, and Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. After him are Bettina von Arnim, Louis Spohr, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Archduke John of Austria, Thomas De Quincey, and John Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Washington Irving ranks 677 out of 20,380. Before him are Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839), Michael Mann (1943), Donald Knuth (1938), Charles H. Townes (1915), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), and Frances Farmer (1913). After him are Linda B. Buck (1947), Nancy Pelosi (1940), John Browning (1855), F. Murray Abraham (1939), Chris Isaak (1956), and Jane Russell (1921).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Washington Irving ranks 68. Before him are Louisa May Alcott (1832), Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Michael Crichton (1942), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Harper Lee (1926), and Ursula K. Le Guin (1929). After him are Irwin Shaw (1913), H. L. Mencken (1880), Truman Capote (1924), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Jack Vance (1916), and Louise Hay (1926).

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