Virginia Woolf

About Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a towering figure of the modernist literary movement, whose profound experimentation with stream of consciousness and narrative structure fundamentally reshaped the novel. As a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, her works like Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse explored deep psychological interiority and critiqued societal norms, securing her place as an influential writer whose historical importance ranks her #929 in MIT's Pantheon project.

Despite this high historical ranking, Woolf's modern internet attention exhibits a clear disparity. In 2025, her Wikipedia page garnered 1.4 million views. This level of attention represents an "overattention" ratio of +5x relative to her historical importance ranking, suggesting strong, sustained cultural resonance online. However, this interest is showing signs of cooling, as her view count saw a significant year-over-year decrease of -20.9%, and her Q1 to Q3 momentum dropped by -20% across the year.

This recent decline contrasts with many figures who maintain static or rising interest. While Woolf maintains a substantial 1.4M views, figures ranked much higher in historical importance, such as Amenhotep III (#563 importance), received fewer than 300,000 views in the same period, illustrating a potential gap where modern digital interest doesn't perfectly align with long-term historical influence.