Writer

Hermann Kesten

German writer

1900 - 1996

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Hermann Kesten

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Kesten is the 5,011th most popular writer (down from 4,658th in 2024), the 782nd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 717th in 2019) and the 116th most popular Ukrainian Writer.

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Hermann Kesten's biography spans 17 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 55.72.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Hermann Kesten ranks 5,011 out of 7,707. Before him are Fritz von Unruh, Stanislav Stratiev, Hans Werner Richter, Rosa Mayreder, Giovanni Berchet, and Lygia Bojunga Nunes. After him are Jack Finney, Mordecai Richler, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Kjell Espmark, George Borrow, and Jamaica Kincaid.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Fritz von Unruh
1885 - 1970
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 5,005
Stanislav Stratiev
1941 - 2000
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 5,006
Hans Werner Richter
1908 - 1993
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 5,007
Rosa Mayreder
1858 - 1938
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 5,008
Giovanni Berchet
1783 - 1851
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 5,009
Lygia Bojunga Nunes
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 5,010
Hermann Kesten
1900 - 1996
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 5,011
Jack Finney
1911 - 1995
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 5,012
Mordecai Richler
1931 - 2001
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 5,013
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 5,014
Kjell Espmark
1930 - 2022
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 5,015
George Borrow
1803 - 1881
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 5,016
Jamaica Kincaid
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 5,017

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Hermann Kesten ranks 241. Before him are Arthur Norris, Hyman G. Rickover, Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov, Bing Xin, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, and Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira. After him are Colin Clive, Zenón Noriega Agüero, Edward Battell, Józef Kowalski, Ludovico Bidoglio, and Heinrich Hax. Among people deceased in 1996, Hermann Kesten ranks 239. Before him are V. N. Janaki, Wolfgang Koeppen, Morton Gould, Trần Văn Trà, Ludovico Avio, and Rene Bond. After him are Ottis Toole, Antonio Creus, Marin Sorescu, Károly Kárpáti, Emilio Zapico, and N. T. Rama Rao.

Others Born in 1900

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Arthur Norris
TENNIS PLAYER
1900 - 2000
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 235
Hyman G. Rickover
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1986
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 236
Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 237
Bing Xin
WRITER
1900 - 1999
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 238
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 239
Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1988
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 240
Hermann Kesten
WRITER
1900 - 1996
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 241
Colin Clive
ACTOR
1900 - 1937
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 242
Zenón Noriega Agüero
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1957
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 243
Edward Battell
CYCLIST
1900 - 2000
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 244
Józef Kowalski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 2013
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 245
Ludovico Bidoglio
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 246
Heinrich Hax
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1969
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 247