WRITER
Anna Sewell
1820 - 1878

Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell (; 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was an English novelist who wrote the 1877 novel Black Beauty, her only published work. It is considered one of the top ten best-selling novels for children, although the author intended it for adults. Sewell died only five months after the publication of Black Beauty, but long enough to see her only novel become a success. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Sewell is the 2,712th most popular writer (up from 3,310th in 2019), the 2,259th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,383rd in 2019) and the 249th most popular British Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Anna Sewell ranks 2,712 out of 7,302. Before her are Pierre Grimal, Peter Høeg, Theodorus Gaza, Vazha-Pshavela, Francisco Ayala, and Mihail Sebastian. After her are Yi Kwang-su, Josef Jungmann, Dorothea von Schlegel, Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Mago, and Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Grimal
1912 - 1996
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 2,706
Peter Høeg
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 2,707
Theodorus Gaza
1398 - 1475
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 2,708
Vazha-Pshavela
1861 - 1915
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 2,709
Francisco Ayala
1906 - 2009
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 2,710
Mihail Sebastian
1907 - 1945
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 2,711
Anna Sewell
1820 - 1878
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2,712
Yi Kwang-su
1892 - 1950
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 2,713
Josef Jungmann
1773 - 1847
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 2,714
Dorothea von Schlegel
1764 - 1839
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2,715
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
1790 - 1855
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2,716
Mago
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2,717
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
1581 - 1647
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2,718
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1820, Anna Sewell ranks 35. Before her are Prince Henry of the Netherlands, Jeanne Duval, Eugène Fromentin, Princess Alexandrine of Baden, Afanasy Fet, and Alexander Cartwright. After her are Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, Reinhart Dozy, Arvid Posse, Georg Curtius, Maria Severa Onofriana, and Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Among people deceased in 1878, Anna Sewell ranks 37. Before her are Mohammed bin Thani, Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, Karl Gutzkow, Đura Jakšić, Maurice Joly, and Josip Runjanin. After her are Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur, August Heinrich Petermann, Crawford Long, Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Temistocle Solera, and Cirilo Antonio Rivarola.
Others Born in 1820
Go to all RankingsPrince Henry of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1879
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 29
Jeanne Duval
ACTOR
1820 - 1862
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 30
Eugène Fromentin
PAINTER
1820 - 1876
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 31
Princess Alexandrine of Baden
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1904
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 32
Afanasy Fet
WRITER
1820 - 1892
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 33
Alexander Cartwright
BASEBALL PLAYER
1820 - 1892
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 34
Anna Sewell
WRITER
1820 - 1878
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 35
Mirko Petrović-Njegoš
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1867
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 36
Reinhart Dozy
HISTORIAN
1820 - 1883
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 37
Arvid Posse
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1901
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 38
Georg Curtius
LINGUIST
1820 - 1885
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 39
Maria Severa Onofriana
SINGER
1820 - 1846
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 40
Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
COMPANION
1820 - 1861
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1878
Go to all RankingsMohammed bin Thani
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1878
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 31
Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1878
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 32
Karl Gutzkow
WRITER
1811 - 1878
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 33
Đura Jakšić
WRITER
1832 - 1878
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 34
Maurice Joly
WRITER
1829 - 1878
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 35
Josip Runjanin
COMPOSER
1821 - 1878
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 36
Anna Sewell
WRITER
1820 - 1878
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 37
Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1878
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 38
August Heinrich Petermann
GEOGRAPHER
1822 - 1878
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 39
Crawford Long
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1878
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 40
Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1878
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 41
Temistocle Solera
COMPOSER
1815 - 1878
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 42
Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1878
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 43
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Anna Sewell ranks 2,259 out of 8,785. Before her are Elizabeth de Burgh (1289), Andy Gibb (1958), Edward Walter Maunder (1851), Katie Johnson (1878), Alexander Wilson (1766), and Joe Davis (1901). After her are Jimmy Jones (1928), Isabella Beeton (1836), Steve Winwood (1948), Patrick O'Brian (1914), Stephen Morris (1957), and Wilfred Owen (1893).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsElizabeth de Burgh
COMPANION
1289 - 1327
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 2,253
Andy Gibb
SINGER
1958 - 1988
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 2,254
Edward Walter Maunder
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1928
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 2,255
Katie Johnson
ACTOR
1878 - 1957
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2,256
Alexander Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1813
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2,257
Joe Davis
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1978
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2,258
Anna Sewell
WRITER
1820 - 1878
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2,259
Jimmy Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2,260
Isabella Beeton
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1865
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 2,261
Steve Winwood
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2,262
Patrick O'Brian
WRITER
1914 - 2000
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 2,263
Stephen Morris
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2,264
Wilfred Owen
WRITER
1893 - 1918
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2,265
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Anna Sewell ranks 249. Before her are Walter Bagehot (1826), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Michael Grant (1914), Thomas Percy (1729), John Wyndham (1903), and David Ogilvy (1911). After her are Patrick O'Brian (1914), Wilfred Owen (1893), Branwell Brontë (1817), George Herbert (1593), J. B. Priestley (1894), and Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868).
Walter Bagehot
1826 - 1877
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 243
Sophie Kinsella
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 244
Michael Grant
1914 - 2004
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 245
Thomas Percy
1729 - 1811
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 246
John Wyndham
1903 - 1969
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 247
David Ogilvy
1911 - 1999
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 248
Anna Sewell
1820 - 1878
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 249
Patrick O'Brian
1914 - 2000
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 250
Wilfred Owen
1893 - 1918
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 251
Branwell Brontë
1817 - 1848
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 252
George Herbert
1593 - 1633
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 253
J. B. Priestley
1894 - 1984
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 254
Marie Belloc Lowndes
1868 - 1947
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 255