Writer

Edgar Rice Burroughs

1875 - 1950

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Edgar Rice Burroughs

His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Rice Burroughs is the 623rd most popular writer (up from 634th in 2024), the 796th most popular biography from United States (down from 643rd in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Writer.

Edgar Rice Burroughs is most famous for his series of novels about the adventures of Tarzan.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Edgar Rice Burroughs ranks 623 out of 7,302. Before him are Saint Naum, Louise de La Vallière, Raymond Queneau, Han Kang, Theodore Dreiser, and Joan Fuster. After him are Francisco de Quevedo, Poliziano, Patricia Highsmith, Franz Werfel, André Chénier, and Kumārajīva.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Saint Naum
830 - 910
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 617
Louise de La Vallière
1644 - 1710
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 618
Raymond Queneau
1903 - 1976
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 619
Han Kang
1970 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 620
Theodore Dreiser
1871 - 1945
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 621
Joan Fuster
1922 - 1992
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 622
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875 - 1950
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 623
Francisco de Quevedo
1584 - 1645
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 624
Poliziano
1454 - 1494
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 625
Patricia Highsmith
1921 - 1995
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 626
Franz Werfel
1890 - 1945
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 627
André Chénier
1762 - 1794
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 628
Kumārajīva
343 - 413
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 629

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Edgar Rice Burroughs ranks 24. Before him are Henry Hallett Dale, Jim Corbett, Vesto Slipher, Gilbert N. Lewis, John Buchan, and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia. After him are Thomas Burke, Fritz Kreisler, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Edgar Wallace, Giovanni Gentile, and William D. Leahy. Among people deceased in 1950, Edgar Rice Burroughs ranks 16. Before him are Léon Blum, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Heinrich Mann, Marcel Mauss, Karl Renner, and George Minot. After him are Willis Carrier, Sri Aurobindo, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Kurt Weill, Ramana Maharshi, and Emil Jannings.

Others Born in 1875

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Henry Hallett Dale
CHEMIST
1875 - 1968
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 18
Jim Corbett
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 19
Vesto Slipher
ASTRONOMER
1875 - 1969
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 20
Gilbert N. Lewis
CHEMIST
1875 - 1946
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 21
John Buchan
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 22
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1960
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 23
Edgar Rice Burroughs
WRITER
1875 - 1950
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 24
Thomas Burke
ATHLETE
1875 - 1929
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 25
Fritz Kreisler
MUSICIAN
1875 - 1962
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 26
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
PAINTER
1875 - 1911
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 27
Edgar Wallace
WRITER
1875 - 1932
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 28
Giovanni Gentile
PHILOSOPHER
1875 - 1944
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 29
William D. Leahy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1959
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 30

Others Deceased in 1950

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Léon Blum
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1950
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 10
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1950
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 11
Heinrich Mann
WRITER
1871 - 1950
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 12
Marcel Mauss
SOCIOLOGIST
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 13
Karl Renner
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1950
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 14
George Minot
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1950
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 15
Edgar Rice Burroughs
WRITER
1875 - 1950
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 16
Willis Carrier
INVENTOR
1876 - 1950
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 17
Sri Aurobindo
PHILOSOPHER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 18
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
COMPOSER
1865 - 1950
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 19
Kurt Weill
COMPOSER
1900 - 1950
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 20
Ramana Maharshi
PHILOSOPHER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 21
Emil Jannings
ACTOR
1884 - 1950
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 22