Writer
Phillis Wheatley
1753 - 1784
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Phillis Wheatley
Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). Phillis Wheatley is the 429th most popular writer (up from 680th in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Benin (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Beninese Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Phillis Wheatley ranks 429 out of 7,302. Before her are Ian Fleming, Attar of Nishapur, Isabelle de Charrière, Saint-John Perse, Jacques Prévert, and William of Rubruck. After her are Einhard, Ágota Kristóf, Gertrude Stein, Sholem Aleichem, Joseph Brodsky, and Sergei Yesenin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIan Fleming
1908 - 1964
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 423
Attar of Nishapur
1145 - 1220
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 424
Isabelle de Charrière
1740 - 1805
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 425
Saint-John Perse
1887 - 1975
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 426
Jacques Prévert
1900 - 1977
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 427
William of Rubruck
1220 - 1293
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 428
Phillis Wheatley
1753 - 1784
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 429
Einhard
770 - 840
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 430
Ágota Kristóf
1935 - 2011
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 431
Gertrude Stein
1874 - 1946
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 432
Sholem Aleichem
1859 - 1916
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 433
Joseph Brodsky
1940 - 1996
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 434
Sergei Yesenin
1895 - 1925
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 435
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1753, Phillis Wheatley ranks 2. Before her is Lazare Carnot. After her are Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Joseph de Maistre, Jean-Baptiste Kléber, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Benjamin Thompson, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, Utamaro, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, and Franz Karl Achard. Among people deceased in 1784, Phillis Wheatley ranks 3. Before her are Denis Diderot, and Count of St. Germain. After her are Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Samuel Johnson, Giovanni Battista Martini, Junípero Serra, Torbern Bergman, Otto Friedrich Müller, César-François Cassini de Thury, Anders Johan Lexell, and Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia.
Others Born in 1753
Go to all RankingsLazare Carnot
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1823
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 1
Phillis Wheatley
WRITER
1753 - 1784
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 2
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1815
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 3
Joseph de Maistre
PHILOSOPHER
1753 - 1821
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 4
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1800
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 5
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1753 - 1811
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 6
Benjamin Thompson
PHYSICIST
1753 - 1814
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 7
Marie Joséphine of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1753 - 1810
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 8
Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1753 - 1821
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 9
Utamaro
PAINTER
1753 - 1806
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 10
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1805
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 11
Franz Karl Achard
CHEMIST
1753 - 1821
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1784
Go to all RankingsDenis Diderot
WRITER
1713 - 1784
HPI: 84.31
Rank: 1
Count of St. Germain
OCCULTIST
1712 - 1784
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 2
Phillis Wheatley
WRITER
1753 - 1784
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
COMPOSER
1710 - 1784
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 4
Samuel Johnson
WRITER
1709 - 1784
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 5
Giovanni Battista Martini
MUSICIAN
1706 - 1784
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 6
Junípero Serra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1713 - 1784
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 7
Torbern Bergman
CHEMIST
1735 - 1784
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 8
Otto Friedrich Müller
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1784
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 9
César-François Cassini de Thury
ASTRONOMER
1714 - 1784
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 10
Anders Johan Lexell
MATHEMATICIAN
1740 - 1784
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 11
Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1784
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 12
In Benin
Among people born in Benin, Phillis Wheatley ranks 2 out of NaN. Before her are Do-Aklin (1550). After her are Thomas Boni Yayi (1951), Mathieu Kérékou (1933), Bernardin Gantin (1922), Hubert Maga (1916), Djimon Hounsou (1964), Patrice Talon (1958), Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913), Faure Gnassingbé (1966), Angélique Kidjo (1960), and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917).
Others born in Benin
Go to all RankingsDo-Aklin
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1700
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 1
Phillis Wheatley
WRITER
1753 - 1784
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 2
Thomas Boni Yayi
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 3
Mathieu Kérékou
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2015
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 4
Bernardin Gantin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2008
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 5
Hubert Maga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 6
Djimon Hounsou
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 7
Patrice Talon
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 8
Sourou-Migan Apithy
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1989
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 9
Faure Gnassingbé
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 10
Angélique Kidjo
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 11
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 12
Among Writers In Benin
Among writers born in Benin, Phillis Wheatley ranks 1.













































