WRITER

Ælfric of Eynsham

955 - 1020

Ælfric of Eynsham

Ælfric of Eynsham (Old English: Ælfrīc; Latin: Alfricus, Elphricus; c. 955 – c. 1010) was an English abbot and a student of Æthelwold of Winchester, and a consummate, prolific writer in Old English of hagiography, homilies, biblical commentaries, and other genres. He is also known variously as Ælfric the Grammarian (Alfricus Grammaticus), Ælfric of Cerne, and Ælfric the Homilist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ælfric of Eynsham has received more than 263,816 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ælfric of Eynsham is the 5,235th most popular writer (down from 4,719th in 2019), the 3,939th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,584th in 2019) and the 442nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

260k
Page Views (PV)
53.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.52
Effective Languages (L*)
3.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ælfric of Eynsham ranks 5,235 out of 7,302. Before him are Ajdar Ismailov, Fran Lebowitz, Daša Drndić, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Franz Xaver Kroetz, and Henriette Roland Holst. After him are George Călinescu, Alexander Ablesimov, Leo Buscaglia, Áron Tamási, Sergei Lukyanenko, and Kjell Espmark.

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Ajdar Ismailov
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,229
Fran Lebowitz
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,230
Daša Drndić
1946 - 2018
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,231
Svetlana Velmar-Janković
1933 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,232
Franz Xaver Kroetz
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,233
Henriette Roland Holst
1869 - 1952
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,234
Ælfric of Eynsham
955 - 1020
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,235
George Călinescu
1899 - 1965
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,236
Alexander Ablesimov
1742 - 1783
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,237
Leo Buscaglia
1924 - 1998
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,238
Áron Tamási
1897 - 1966
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,239
Sergei Lukyanenko
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 5,240
Kjell Espmark
1930 - 2022
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 5,241

Contemporaries

Among people born in 955, Ælfric of Eynsham ranks 9. Before him are Gyeongjong of Goryeo, Al-Aziz Billah, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Arduin of Ivrea, Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia, and Lutgardis of Luxemburg. Among people deceased in 1020, Ælfric of Eynsham ranks 11. Before him are Al-Sijzi, Trdat, Malusha, Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, Melus of Bari, and Gagik I of Armenia.

Others Born in 955

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Gyeongjong of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
955 - 981
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 3
Al-Aziz Billah
POLITICIAN
955 - 996
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 4
Yaropolk I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
955 - 980
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 5
Arduin of Ivrea
POLITICIAN
955 - 1015
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 6
Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
POLITICIAN
955 - 1034
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 7
Lutgardis of Luxemburg
POLITICIAN
955 - 1005
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 8
Ælfric of Eynsham
WRITER
955 - 1020
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 9