WRITER

Charles Mackay

1814 - 1889

Charles Mackay

Charles Mackay (27 March 1814 – 24 December 1889) was a Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter, remembered mainly for his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Mackay is the 2,471st most popular writer (up from 5,856th in 2019), the 2,093rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,637th in 2019) and the 237th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Mackay ranks 2,471 out of 7,302. Before him are Umberto Saba, Tanya Savicheva, Michele Ruggieri, Alfréd Wetzler, Forrest J Ackerman, and Karel Hynek Mácha. After him are Phan Thi Kim Phuc, Konstantin Balmont, Atsushi Nakajima, Rolf Hochhuth, Jean-François Regnard, and Ivan Yefremov.

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Umberto Saba
1883 - 1957
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2,465
Tanya Savicheva
1930 - 1944
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2,466
Michele Ruggieri
1543 - 1607
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,467
Alfréd Wetzler
1918 - 1988
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,468
Forrest J Ackerman
1916 - 2008
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,469
Karel Hynek Mácha
1810 - 1836
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,470
Charles Mackay
1814 - 1889
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,471
Phan Thi Kim Phuc
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,472
Konstantin Balmont
1867 - 1942
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,473
Atsushi Nakajima
1909 - 1942
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 2,474
Rolf Hochhuth
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 2,475
Jean-François Regnard
1655 - 1709
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,476
Ivan Yefremov
1908 - 1972
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,477

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1814, Charles Mackay ranks 37. Before him are Alexander Cunningham, Mehmed Fuad Pasha, Amalia Lindegren, Théodolinde de Beauharnais, Rafael Carrera, and Ivan Mažuranić. After him are Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, Henri Tresca, Gustav Hartlaub, Bhanubhakta Acharya, Jules Simon, and Daniel Kirkwood. Among people deceased in 1889, Charles Mackay ranks 43. Before him are Elvira Madigan, Franciscus Donders, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Alfred Józef Potocki, and Bernhard Förster. After him are Ion Creangă, John Hughes, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, Champfleury, Albrecht Ritschl, and Şihabetdin Märcani.

Others Born in 1814

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Alexander Cunningham
ENGINEER
1814 - 1893
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 31
Mehmed Fuad Pasha
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 32
Amalia Lindegren
PAINTER
1814 - 1891
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 33
Théodolinde de Beauharnais
NOBLEMAN
1814 - 1857
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 34
Rafael Carrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1865
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 35
Ivan Mažuranić
WRITER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 36
Charles Mackay
WRITER
1814 - 1889
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 37
Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1898
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 38
Henri Tresca
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1885
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 39
Gustav Hartlaub
PHYSICIAN
1814 - 1900
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 40
Bhanubhakta Acharya
WRITER
1814 - 1868
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 41
Jules Simon
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1896
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 42
Daniel Kirkwood
ASTRONOMER
1814 - 1895
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 43

Others Deceased in 1889

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Elvira Madigan
WRITER
1867 - 1889
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 37
Franciscus Donders
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1889
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 38
Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1889
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 39
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1889
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 40
Alfred Józef Potocki
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1889
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 41
Bernhard Förster
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1889
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 42
Charles Mackay
WRITER
1814 - 1889
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 43
Ion Creangă
WRITER
1837 - 1889
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 44
John Hughes
ENGINEER
1814 - 1889
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 45
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
PHOTOGRAPHER
1819 - 1889
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 46
Champfleury
WRITER
1821 - 1889
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 47
Albrecht Ritschl
PHILOSOPHER
1822 - 1889
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 48
Şihabetdin Märcani
WRITER
1818 - 1889
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 49

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Mackay ranks 2,093 out of 8,785. Before him are William Auld (1924), Roland Penrose (1900), Robert Blake (1599), June Whitfield (1925), James McAvoy (1979), and Fred West (1941). After him are Ronald Colman (1891), Eileen Atkins (1934), Morris Travers (1872), Oswald of Northumbria (604), James Ferguson (1710), and Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924).

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William Auld
WRITER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 2,087
Roland Penrose
PAINTER
1900 - 1984
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 2,088
Robert Blake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1599 - 1657
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 2,089
June Whitfield
ACTOR
1925 - 2018
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2,090
James McAvoy
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2,091
Fred West
EXTREMIST
1941 - 1995
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,092
Charles Mackay
WRITER
1814 - 1889
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,093
Ronald Colman
ACTOR
1891 - 1958
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,094
Eileen Atkins
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,095
Morris Travers
CHEMIST
1872 - 1961
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,096
Oswald of Northumbria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
604 - 642
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 2,097
James Ferguson
ASTRONOMER
1710 - 1776
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 2,098
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 2,099