WRITER
Henry van Dyke Jr.
1852 - 1933

Henry van Dyke Jr.
Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (November 10, 1852 – April 10, 1933) was an American author, educator, diplomat, and Presbyterian clergyman. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry van Dyke Jr. is the 2,678th most popular writer (up from 5,627th in 2019), the 3,853rd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,525th in 2019) and the 306th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Henry van Dyke Jr. ranks 2,678 out of 7,302. Before him are Pavlo Tychyna, Heinz G. Konsalik, Ignacy Krasicki, Wadih Sa'adeh, Violette Leduc, and David Ogilvy. After him are Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Orson Scott Card, Lois McMaster Bujold, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Édouard Glissant, and Kamo no Chōmei.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPavlo Tychyna
1891 - 1967
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 2,672
Heinz G. Konsalik
1921 - 1999
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 2,673
Ignacy Krasicki
1735 - 1801
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 2,674
Wadih Sa'adeh
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 2,675
Violette Leduc
1907 - 1972
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 2,676
David Ogilvy
1911 - 1999
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 2,677
Henry van Dyke Jr.
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,678
Ulrich von Liechtenstein
1200 - 1275
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,679
Orson Scott Card
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,680
Lois McMaster Bujold
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,681
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter
1634 - 1716
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,682
Édouard Glissant
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 2,683
Kamo no Chōmei
1155 - 1216
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 2,684
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1852, Henry van Dyke Jr. ranks 55. Before him are Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria, John Henry Poynting, Vera Figner, Bérenger Saunière, Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, and Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal. After him are László Mednyánszky, Otakar Ševčík, Eugène Mougin, Bruno Abakanowicz, Jean-Louis Forain, and Francisco Moreno. Among people deceased in 1933, Henry van Dyke Jr. ranks 59. Before him are Hasan Prishtina, Theodor Lessing, Robert T. A. Innes, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, and Giovanni Giacometti. After him are Alexander von Krobatin, Oskari Friman, Ernst Hartert, Albert Apponyi, Takiji Kobayashi, and Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas.
Others Born in 1852
Go to all RankingsArchduke Johann Salvator of Austria
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1890
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 49
John Henry Poynting
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 50
Vera Figner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1852 - 1942
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 51
Bérenger Saunière
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1917
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 52
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 53
Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal
COMPANION
1852 - 1941
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 54
Henry van Dyke Jr.
WRITER
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 55
László Mednyánszky
PAINTER
1852 - 1919
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 56
Otakar Ševčík
COMPOSER
1852 - 1934
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 57
Eugène Mougin
ATHLETE
1852 - 1923
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 58
Bruno Abakanowicz
MATHEMATICIAN
1852 - 1900
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 59
Jean-Louis Forain
PAINTER
1852 - 1931
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 60
Francisco Moreno
EXPLORER
1852 - 1919
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 61
Others Deceased in 1933
Go to all RankingsHasan Prishtina
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1933
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 53
Theodor Lessing
PHILOSOPHER
1872 - 1933
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 54
Robert T. A. Innes
ASTRONOMER
1861 - 1933
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 55
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 56
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 57
Giovanni Giacometti
PAINTER
1868 - 1933
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 58
Henry van Dyke Jr.
WRITER
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 59
Alexander von Krobatin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 60
Oskari Friman
WRESTLER
1893 - 1933
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 61
Ernst Hartert
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1933
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 62
Albert Apponyi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1933
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 63
Takiji Kobayashi
WRITER
1903 - 1933
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 64
Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1933
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 65
In United States
Among people born in United States, Henry van Dyke Jr. ranks 3,853 out of 20,380. Before him are John Milius (1944), William P. Clark Jr. (1931), Daniel Inouye (1924), Sheryl Crow (1962), Akon (1973), and Leon Panetta (1938). After him are Orson Scott Card (1951), Raymond Franz (1922), Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Frank Knight (1885), Melissa Etheridge (1961), and George Wendt (1948).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn Milius
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,847
William P. Clark Jr.
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,848
Daniel Inouye
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,849
Sheryl Crow
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,850
Akon
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,851
Leon Panetta
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,852
Henry van Dyke Jr.
WRITER
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,853
Orson Scott Card
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,854
Raymond Franz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,855
Lois McMaster Bujold
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,856
Frank Knight
ECONOMIST
1885 - 1972
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,857
Melissa Etheridge
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,858
George Wendt
ACTOR
1948 - 2025
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,859
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Henry van Dyke Jr. ranks 306. Before him are Jim Thompson (1906), Seymour Hersh (1937), Andy Weir (1972), S. S. Van Dine (1888), Terry Brooks (1944), and Margaret Fuller (1810). After him are Orson Scott Card (1951), Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Terry Goodkind (1948), Varian Fry (1907), Herman Wouk (1915), and Donald E. Westlake (1933).
Jim Thompson
1906 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 300
Seymour Hersh
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 301
Andy Weir
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 302
S. S. Van Dine
1888 - 1939
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 303
Terry Brooks
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 304
Margaret Fuller
1810 - 1850
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 305
Henry van Dyke Jr.
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 306
Orson Scott Card
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 307
Lois McMaster Bujold
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 308
Terry Goodkind
1948 - 2020
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 309
Varian Fry
1907 - 1967
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 310
Herman Wouk
1915 - 2019
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 311
Donald E. Westlake
1933 - 2008
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 312