WRITER
William Moulton Marston
1893 - 1947
William Moulton Marston
William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893 – May 2, 1947), also known by the pen name Charles Moulton (), was an American psychologist who, with his wife Elizabeth Holloway, invented an early prototype of the polygraph. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Moulton Marston has received more than 3,406,548 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. William Moulton Marston is the 1,856th most popular writer (up from 2,046th in 2019), the 2,340th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,685th in 2019) and the 207th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
3.4M
Page Views (PV)
56.74
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, William Moulton Marston ranks 1,856 out of 7,302. Before him are Mustafa Balel, Cesare Zavattini, Per Wahlöö, Zinaida Gippius, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, and Anne Sexton. After him are Gurju Khatun, Zeki Müren, Théodore de Banville, Isaeus, Zbigniew Herbert, and Stanisław Przybyszewski.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMustafa Balel
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,850
Cesare Zavattini
1902 - 1989
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,851
Per Wahlöö
1926 - 1975
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1,852
Zinaida Gippius
1869 - 1945
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 1,853
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 1,854
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 1,855
William Moulton Marston
1893 - 1947
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 1,856
Gurju Khatun
1227 - 1286
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,857
Zeki Müren
1931 - 1996
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,858
Théodore de Banville
1823 - 1891
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,859
Isaeus
420 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,860
Zbigniew Herbert
1924 - 1998
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,861
Stanisław Przybyszewski
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 1,862
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, William Moulton Marston ranks 82. Before him are Carl Værnet, Dorothy Parker, Dean Acheson, Henry Murray, Armand Călinescu, and Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz. After him are Clark Ashton Smith, Alexander Korda, Ivan Panfilov, Aarre Merikanto, Miloš Crnjanski, and Władysław Strzemiński. Among people deceased in 1947, William Moulton Marston ranks 75. Before him are Arthur Machen, W. I. Thomas, Ludwig Fischer, Paul P. Harris, Helmuth von Pannwitz, and Heinrich Schwarz. After him are Lucjan Żeligowski, Wolfgang Borchert, Grace Moore, Victor Goldschmidt, Friedrich Paschen, and Karol Świerczewski.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsCarl Værnet
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1965
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 76
Dorothy Parker
WRITER
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 77
Dean Acheson
DIPLOMAT
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 78
Henry Murray
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 79
Armand Călinescu
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1939
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 80
Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1968
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 81
William Moulton Marston
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 82
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 83
Alexander Korda
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1956
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 84
Ivan Panfilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1941
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 85
Aarre Merikanto
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 86
Miloš Crnjanski
WRITER
1893 - 1977
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 87
Władysław Strzemiński
PAINTER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 88
Others Deceased in 1947
Go to all RankingsArthur Machen
WRITER
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 69
W. I. Thomas
SOCIOLOGIST
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 70
Ludwig Fischer
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1947
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 71
Paul P. Harris
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1947
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 72
Helmuth von Pannwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1947
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 73
Heinrich Schwarz
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 74
William Moulton Marston
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 75
Lucjan Żeligowski
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 76
Wolfgang Borchert
WRITER
1921 - 1947
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 77
Grace Moore
ACTOR
1898 - 1947
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 78
Victor Goldschmidt
CHEMIST
1888 - 1947
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 79
Friedrich Paschen
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 80
Karol Świerczewski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1947
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 81
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Moulton Marston ranks 2,340 out of 20,380. Before him are Walker Evans (1903), Irving Penn (1917), Jerome Powell (1953), Robert Ballard (1942), William F. Sharpe (1934), and Justin Timberlake (1981). After him are Danny Kaye (1911), Allison Janney (1959), Nancy Allen (1950), Bridget Fonda (1964), Frank Stallone (1950), and Bess Truman (1885).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWalker Evans
JOURNALIST
1903 - 1975
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 2,334
Irving Penn
PHOTOGRAPHER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 2,335
Jerome Powell
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 2,336
Robert Ballard
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 2,337
William F. Sharpe
ECONOMIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 2,338
Justin Timberlake
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 2,339
William Moulton Marston
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 2,340
Danny Kaye
ACTOR
1911 - 1987
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 2,341
Allison Janney
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 2,342
Nancy Allen
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2,343
Bridget Fonda
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2,344
Frank Stallone
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2,345
Bess Truman
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1982
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2,346
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, William Moulton Marston ranks 207. Before him are Agnes Smedley (1892), Frederik Pohl (1919), Stephen Crane (1871), Rick Riordan (1964), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), and Anne Sexton (1928). After him are Paul Goodman (1911), James Ellroy (1948), Johnston McCulley (1883), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Shirley Jackson (1916), and Nora Ephron (1941).
Agnes Smedley
1892 - 1950
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 201
Frederik Pohl
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 202
Stephen Crane
1871 - 1900
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 203
Rick Riordan
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 204
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1815 - 1902
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 205
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 206
William Moulton Marston
1893 - 1947
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 207
Paul Goodman
1911 - 1972
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 208
James Ellroy
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 209
Johnston McCulley
1883 - 1958
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 210
Chuck Palahniuk
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 211
Shirley Jackson
1916 - 1965
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 212
Nora Ephron
1941 - 2012
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 213