WRITER
Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855

Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Nicholls (née Brontë; 21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855), commonly known as Charlotte Brontë (, commonly ), was an English novelist and poet, and was the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which was published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. Jane Eyre was a success on publication, and has since become known as a classic of English literature. Charlotte was the third of six siblings born to Maria Branwell, the daughter of a Cornish merchant, and Patrick Brontë, an Irish clergyman. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charlotte Brontë is the 178th most popular writer (down from 122nd in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 76th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Writer.
Charlotte Bronte is most famous for her novel Jane Eyre.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Charlotte Brontë ranks 178 out of 7,302. Before her are Nicolas Flamel, André Breton, Wisława Szymborska, William Faulkner, Anna Wintour, and John Milton. After her are Nizami Ganjavi, Stéphane Mallarmé, Fernando Pessoa, Al-Masudi, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Catullus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNicolas Flamel
1330 - 1425
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 172
André Breton
1896 - 1966
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 173
Wisława Szymborska
1923 - 2012
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 174
William Faulkner
1897 - 1962
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 175
Anna Wintour
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 176
John Milton
1608 - 1674
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 177
Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 178
Nizami Ganjavi
1141 - 1209
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 179
Stéphane Mallarmé
1842 - 1898
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 180
Fernando Pessoa
1888 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 181
Al-Masudi
896 - 956
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 182
Mikhail Bulgakov
1891 - 1940
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 183
Catullus
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 184
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1816, Charlotte Brontë ranks 1. After her are Werner von Siemens, Carl Zeiss, Arthur de Gobineau, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Eugène Edine Pottier, Maria Theresa of Austria, Abbas I of Egypt, Paul Reuter, Wazir Akbar Khan, Charles-Eugène Delaunay, and Carl Ludwig. Among people deceased in 1855, Charlotte Brontë ranks 4. Before her are Carl Friedrich Gauss, Søren Kierkegaard, and Nicholas I of Russia. After her are Adam Mickiewicz, Gérard de Nerval, William John Swainson, Adelaide of Austria, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Maria Theresa of Austria, William Parry, and Pavel Nakhimov.
Others Born in 1816
Go to all RankingsCharlotte Brontë
WRITER
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 1
Werner von Siemens
INVENTOR
1816 - 1892
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 2
Carl Zeiss
PHYSICIST
1816 - 1888
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 3
Arthur de Gobineau
WRITER
1816 - 1882
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 4
Ferdinand II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1885
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 5
Eugène Edine Pottier
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1887
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 6
Maria Theresa of Austria
COMPANION
1816 - 1867
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 7
Abbas I of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1854
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 8
Paul Reuter
BUSINESSPERSON
1816 - 1899
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 9
Wazir Akbar Khan
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1845
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 10
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
MATHEMATICIAN
1816 - 1872
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 11
Carl Ludwig
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1895
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1855
Go to all RankingsCarl Friedrich Gauss
MATHEMATICIAN
1777 - 1855
HPI: 91.44
Rank: 1
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 2
Nicholas I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1855
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 3
Charlotte Brontë
WRITER
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 4
Adam Mickiewicz
WRITER
1798 - 1855
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 5
Gérard de Nerval
WRITER
1808 - 1855
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 6
William John Swainson
BIOLOGIST
1789 - 1855
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 7
Adelaide of Austria
COMPANION
1822 - 1855
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 8
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1855
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 9
Maria Theresa of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1801 - 1855
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 10
William Parry
EXPLORER
1790 - 1855
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 11
Pavel Nakhimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1855
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charlotte Brontë ranks 160 out of 8,785. Before her are Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), Neville Chamberlain (1869), Liam Neeson (1952), Anna Wintour (1949), Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948), and John Milton (1608). After her are Arthur Henderson (1863), John Macleod (1876), William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (1935), Brian Johnson (1947), and Ridley Scott (1937).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPrincess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
NOBLEMAN
1930 - 2002
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 154
Neville Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1940
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 155
Liam Neeson
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 156
Anna Wintour
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 157
Andrew Lloyd Webber
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 158
John Milton
WRITER
1608 - 1674
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 159
Charlotte Brontë
WRITER
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 160
Arthur Henderson
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 161
John Macleod
CHEMIST
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 162
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1778
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 163
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
ARCHITECT
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 164
Brian Johnson
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 165
Ridley Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 166
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charlotte Brontë ranks 20. Before her are Mary Shelley (1797), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), Robert Louis Stevenson (1850), Walter Scott (1771), Anna Wintour (1949), and John Milton (1608). After her are Geoffrey Chaucer (1343), Aldous Huxley (1894), Terry Pratchett (1948), William Blake (1757), W. H. Auden (1907), and C. S. Lewis (1898).
Mary Shelley
1797 - 1851
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 14
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
1806 - 1861
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 15
Robert Louis Stevenson
1850 - 1894
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 16
Walter Scott
1771 - 1832
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 17
Anna Wintour
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 18
John Milton
1608 - 1674
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 19
Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 20
Geoffrey Chaucer
1343 - 1400
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 21
Aldous Huxley
1894 - 1963
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 22
Terry Pratchett
1948 - 2015
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 23
William Blake
1757 - 1827
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 24
W. H. Auden
1907 - 1973
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 25
C. S. Lewis
1898 - 1963
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 26