WRITER

Charles Lamb

1775 - 1834

Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). Friends with such literary luminaries as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth and William Hazlitt, Lamb was at the centre of a major literary circle in England. He has been referred to by E. V. Lucas, his principal biographer, as "the most lovable figure in English literature". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Lamb is the 3,335th most popular writer (up from 3,387th in 2019), the 2,692nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,430th in 2019) and the 304th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Charles Lamb ranks 3,335 out of 7,302. Before him are Salomėja Nėris, Antoine Furetière, Robert M. Pirsig, Horace McCoy, Monteiro Lobato, and Louis Pergaud. After him are Ango Sakaguchi, Nigâr Hanım, Filip Višnjić, Barbara Frischmuth, Oswald de Andrade, and Agniya Barto.

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Salomėja Nėris
1904 - 1945
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,329
Antoine Furetière
1619 - 1688
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,330
Robert M. Pirsig
1928 - 2017
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,331
Horace McCoy
1897 - 1955
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3,332
Monteiro Lobato
1882 - 1948
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3,333
Louis Pergaud
1882 - 1915
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3,334
Charles Lamb
1775 - 1834
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3,335
Ango Sakaguchi
1906 - 1955
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3,336
Nigâr Hanım
1856 - 1918
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3,337
Filip Višnjić
1767 - 1834
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 3,338
Barbara Frischmuth
1941 - 2025
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 3,339
Oswald de Andrade
1890 - 1954
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 3,340
Agniya Barto
1906 - 1981
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 3,341

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1775, Charles Lamb ranks 33. Before him are Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Constance Mayer, Nicolas Isouard, Antonio Bertoloni, Daniel O'Connell, and Stefan Bogoridi. After him are François Marius Granet, Carlo Rossi, Adolf Stieler, Thomas Girtin, Juan Martín Díez, and Anna Harrison. Among people deceased in 1834, Charles Lamb ranks 32. Before him are Robert Morrison, Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium, Elisa Radziwiłł, Giovanni Aldini, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, and Jacques Labillardière. After him are Filip Višnjić, Albrecht Wilhelm Roth, Joseph Bové, Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza, Thomas Telford, and Gamzat-bek.

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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1860
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 27
Constance Mayer
PAINTER
1775 - 1821
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 28
Nicolas Isouard
COMPOSER
1775 - 1818
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 29
Antonio Bertoloni
PHYSICIAN
1775 - 1868
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 30
Daniel O'Connell
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1847
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 31
Stefan Bogoridi
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1859
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 32
Charles Lamb
WRITER
1775 - 1834
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 33
François Marius Granet
PAINTER
1775 - 1849
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 34
Carlo Rossi
ARCHITECT
1775 - 1849
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 35
Adolf Stieler
GEOGRAPHER
1775 - 1836
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 36
Thomas Girtin
PAINTER
1775 - 1802
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 37
Juan Martín Díez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1825
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 38
Anna Harrison
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1864
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 39

Others Deceased in 1834

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Robert Morrison
LINGUIST
1782 - 1834
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 26
Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1834
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 27
Elisa Radziwiłł
NOBLEMAN
1803 - 1834
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 28
Giovanni Aldini
PHYSICIST
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 29
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 30
Jacques Labillardière
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 31
Charles Lamb
WRITER
1775 - 1834
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 32
Filip Višnjić
WRITER
1767 - 1834
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 33
Albrecht Wilhelm Roth
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1834
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 34
Joseph Bové
ARCHITECT
1784 - 1834
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 35
Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza
COMPANION
1805 - 1834
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 36
Thomas Telford
ARCHITECT
1757 - 1834
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 37
Gamzat-bek
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1789 - 1834
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 38