F. Scott Fitzgerald

About F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald, ranked #456 in historical importance by MIT's Pantheon project, remains a seminal figure of American literature, primarily for defining the Jazz Age with his novels. Born in 1896 and dying in 1940, his enduring legacy is cemented by works like The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night, which captured the glamour, excess, and disillusionment of the Roaring Twenties. His profound cultural influence across literature and cultural history justifies his high ranking among global historical figures.

Despite this historical weight, Fitzgerald's 2025 annualized Wikipedia pageviews totaled 1.2 million, revealing a contemporary attention gap. This level of interest suggests he is receiving an overattention of approximately +3x relative to his historical rank, indicating strong, sustained modern cultural resonance. This makes him significantly more viewed than figures of higher historical importance, such as Khufu (#295 importance, 335K views), highlighting a preference for modern cultural figures in digital attention metrics.

Interestingly, while he commands strong attention, the 2025 data shows a -10.5% year-over-year decline in views, suggesting his digital footprint is slightly eroding, though a +7% momentum shift from Q1 to Q3 suggests renewed, albeit modest, interest within the year.