WRITER
Edgar Wallace
1875 - 1932

Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of crime and adventure fiction. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and the Daily Mail. Struggling with debt, he left South Africa, returned to London and began writing thrillers to raise income, publishing books including The Four Just Men (1905). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Wallace is the 750th most popular writer (up from 818th in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 622nd in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Writer.
Edgar Wallace is most famous for his crime and mystery novels.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Edgar Wallace ranks 750 out of 7,302. Before him are Eduardo Galeano, Edmond Rostand, Jean Froissart, Antoine Galland, Elisabeth of Wied, and Claudian. After him are Christa Wolf, Berossus, Edmond de Goncourt, Natalia Ginzburg, Hugo Ball, and Cao Xueqin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEduardo Galeano
1940 - 2015
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 744
Edmond Rostand
1868 - 1918
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 745
Jean Froissart
1337 - 1405
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 746
Antoine Galland
1646 - 1715
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 747
Elisabeth of Wied
1843 - 1916
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 748
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 749
Edgar Wallace
1875 - 1932
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 750
Christa Wolf
1929 - 2011
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 751
Berossus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 752
Edmond de Goncourt
1822 - 1896
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 753
Natalia Ginzburg
1916 - 1991
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 754
Hugo Ball
1886 - 1927
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 755
Cao Xueqin
1724 - 1763
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 756
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1875, Edgar Wallace ranks 28. Before him are John Buchan, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Thomas Burke, Fritz Kreisler, and Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. After him are Giovanni Gentile, William D. Leahy, Henri Lebesgue, Antonio Machado, Anatoly Lunacharsky, and Paul Landowski. Among people deceased in 1932, Edgar Wallace ranks 17. Before him are Paul Doumer, Augusta, Lady Gregory, Gustav Meyrink, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Alberto Santos-Dumont, and Max Wolf. After him are George Eastman, Errico Malatesta, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, Joseph Babinski, Kang Pan-sok, and Eugen d'Albert.
Others Born in 1875
Go to all RankingsJohn 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
Henri Lebesgue
MATHEMATICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 31
Antonio Machado
WRITER
1875 - 1939
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 32
Anatoly Lunacharsky
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1933
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 33
Paul Landowski
SCULPTOR
1875 - 1961
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1932
Go to all RankingsPaul Doumer
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 11
Augusta, Lady Gregory
WRITER
1852 - 1932
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 12
Gustav Meyrink
WRITER
1868 - 1932
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 13
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1932
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 14
Alberto Santos-Dumont
INVENTOR
1873 - 1932
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 15
Max Wolf
ASTRONOMER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 16
Edgar Wallace
WRITER
1875 - 1932
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 17
George Eastman
INVENTOR
1854 - 1932
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 18
Errico Malatesta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1932
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 19
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1932
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 20
Joseph Babinski
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 21
Kang Pan-sok
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1932
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 22
Eugen d'Albert
COMPOSER
1864 - 1932
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 23
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edgar Wallace ranks 700 out of 8,785. Before him are Stanley Rous (1895), Capability Brown (1716), Anne Neville (1456), Tony Adams (1966), Helena Bonham Carter (1966), and Jane Seymour (1951). After him are Norman Angell (1872), Joan Collins (1933), Alec Douglas-Home (1903), W. T. Stead (1849), Stanley Baldwin (1867), and Kenneth Branagh (1960).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsStanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 694
Capability Brown
ARCHITECT
1716 - 1783
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 695
Anne Neville
POLITICIAN
1456 - 1485
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 696
Tony Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 697
Helena Bonham Carter
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 698
Jane Seymour
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 699
Edgar Wallace
WRITER
1875 - 1932
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 700
Norman Angell
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1967
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 701
Joan Collins
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 702
Alec Douglas-Home
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1995
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 703
W. T. Stead
JOURNALIST
1849 - 1912
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 704
Stanley Baldwin
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1947
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 705
Kenneth Branagh
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 706
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edgar Wallace ranks 74. Before him are Muriel Spark (1918), Matthew Lewis (1775), Patrick White (1912), Robert Burton (1577), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), and John le Carré (1931). After him are Aubrey Beardsley (1872), William Beckford (1760), Henry Fielding (1707), Ben Jonson (1572), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), and Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310).
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 68
Matthew Lewis
1775 - 1818
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 69
Patrick White
1912 - 1990
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 70
Robert Burton
1577 - 1640
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 71
Geoffrey of Monmouth
1090 - 1155
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 72
John le Carré
1931 - 2020
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 73
Edgar Wallace
1875 - 1932
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 74
Aubrey Beardsley
1872 - 1898
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 75
William Beckford
1760 - 1844
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 76
Henry Fielding
1707 - 1754
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 77
Ben Jonson
1572 - 1637
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 78
Jerome K. Jerome
1859 - 1927
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 79
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster
1310 - 1361
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 80