WRITER
William Carlos Williams
1883 - 1963
William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963) was an American poet and physician of Latin American descent closely associated with modernism and imagism. His Spring and All (1923) was written in the wake of T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land (1922). In his five-volume poem Paterson (1946–1958), he took Paterson, New Jersey as "my 'case' to work up. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Carlos Williams has received more than 1,491,556 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. William Carlos Williams is the 1,738th most popular writer (down from 1,478th in 2019), the 2,178th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,880th in 2019) and the 189th most popular American Writer.
Williams is most famous for his poetry and his novels. He was also a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Berkeley.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
57.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
4.01
Effective Languages (L*)
4.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, William Carlos Williams ranks 1,738 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur Machen, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Augusto Roa Bastos, Robert de Boron, Stanisław Wyspiański, and Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach. After him are Joan Didion, Konstantin Ushinsky, Peter Abrahams, Ippolita Maria Sforza, Banine, and Gaius Julius Solinus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArthur Machen
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,732
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
1801 - 1873
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,733
Augusto Roa Bastos
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 1,734
Robert de Boron
1110 - 1300
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,735
Stanisław Wyspiański
1869 - 1907
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 1,736
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
1830 - 1916
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 1,737
William Carlos Williams
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 1,738
Joan Didion
1934 - 2021
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 1,739
Konstantin Ushinsky
1823 - 1870
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,740
Peter Abrahams
1919 - 2017
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,741
Ippolita Maria Sforza
1446 - 1484
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,742
Banine
1905 - 1992
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,743
Gaius Julius Solinus
400 - 400
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,744
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1883, William Carlos Williams ranks 76. Before him are Bogdan Filov, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Ernest Ansermet, Augustinas Voldemaras, Ahmed Nihad, and Karl von Terzaghi. After him are Louis Lavelle, Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Katia Mann, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Walter Buch, and José Mendes Cabeçadas. Among people deceased in 1963, William Carlos Williams ranks 49. Before him are Alois Hudal, Remedios Varo, William Beveridge, Karl von Terzaghi, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, and Ferenc Fricsay. After him are Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Fritz Reiner, Alexander Marinesko, Camille Chautemps, Gustaf Gründgens, and Rikidōzan.
Others Born in 1883
Go to all RankingsBogdan Filov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1883 - 1945
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 70
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1981
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 71
Ernest Ansermet
COMPOSER
1883 - 1969
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 72
Augustinas Voldemaras
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 73
Ahmed Nihad
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 74
Karl von Terzaghi
ENGINEER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 75
William Carlos Williams
WRITER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 76
Louis Lavelle
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1951
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 77
Prince Konrad of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1969
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 78
Katia Mann
WRITER
1883 - 1980
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 79
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1974
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 80
Walter Buch
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1949
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 81
José Mendes Cabeçadas
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1965
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 82
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsAlois Hudal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1963
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 43
Remedios Varo
PAINTER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 44
William Beveridge
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 45
Karl von Terzaghi
ENGINEER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 46
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1963
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 47
Ferenc Fricsay
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 48
William Carlos Williams
WRITER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 49
Princess Alexandra of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1963
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 50
Fritz Reiner
CONDUCTOR
1888 - 1963
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 51
Alexander Marinesko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1963
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 52
Camille Chautemps
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1963
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 53
Gustaf Gründgens
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1963
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 54
Rikidōzan
WRESTLER
1924 - 1963
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 55
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Carlos Williams ranks 2,178 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Warden (1920), Charles Curtis (1860), Cissy Houston (1933), George Phillips Bond (1825), Fess Parker (1924), and Tobe Hooper (1943). After him are Ron Johnson (1955), Peter Diamond (1940), Joan Didion (1934), Buddy Rich (1917), W. I. Thomas (1863), and Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJack Warden
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 2,172
Charles Curtis
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1936
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,173
Cissy Houston
SINGER
1933 - 2024
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,174
George Phillips Bond
ASTRONOMER
1825 - 1865
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,175
Fess Parker
ACTOR
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,176
Tobe Hooper
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2,177
William Carlos Williams
WRITER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2,178
Ron Johnson
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 2,179
Peter Diamond
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 2,180
Joan Didion
WRITER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 2,181
Buddy Rich
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1987
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2,182
W. I. Thomas
SOCIOLOGIST
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2,183
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2,184
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, William Carlos Williams ranks 189. Before him are R. L. Stine (1943), Bernard Malamud (1914), Lewis Mumford (1895), Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930), E. E. Cummings (1894), and Ken Wilber (1949). After him are Joan Didion (1934), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Dorothy Parker (1893), Richard Ford (1944), Suzanne Collins (1962), and Raymond E. Feist (1945).
R. L. Stine
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 183
Bernard Malamud
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 184
Lewis Mumford
1895 - 1990
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 185
Marion Zimmer Bradley
1930 - 1999
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 186
E. E. Cummings
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 187
Ken Wilber
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 188
William Carlos Williams
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 189
Joan Didion
1934 - 2021
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 190
Edmond Hamilton
1904 - 1977
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 191
Dorothy Parker
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 192
Richard Ford
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 193
Suzanne Collins
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 194
Raymond E. Feist
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 195