Writer
Jurek Becker
German writer, film-author and GDR dissident
1937 - 1997
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Jurek Becker
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Jurek Becker is the 4,051st most popular writer (up from 4,130th in 2024), the 866th most popular biography from Poland (down from 863rd in 2019) and the 98th most popular Polish Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Jurek Becker ranks 4,051 out of 7,302. Before him are Daniel Silva, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina, Decimus Laberius, Mary Renault, Onomacritus, and Leif G. W. Persson. After him are Mohammed Hussein Heikal, Zsigmond Móricz, Gary Chapman, Lygia Fagundes Telles, Emmy Hennings, and Andrejs Pumpurs.
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Daniel Silva
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 4,045
Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina
1815 - 1890
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 4,046
Decimus Laberius
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 57.89
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Mary Renault
1905 - 1983
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,048
Onomacritus
530 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,049
Leif G. W. Persson
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,050
Jurek Becker
1937 - 1997
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,051
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
1888 - 1956
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,052
Zsigmond Móricz
1879 - 1942
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,053
Gary Chapman
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,054
Lygia Fagundes Telles
1923 - 2022
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4,055
Emmy Hennings
1885 - 1948
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4,056
Andrejs Pumpurs
1841 - 1902
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 4,057
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Jurek Becker ranks 307. Before him are Richard Marquand, Johnny Dorelli, Dóra Maurer, Carlo Mazzone, Mirko Marjanović, and Jaime Lerner. After him are José Araquistáin, Ramsewak Shankar, Jacques Barrot, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Coen Moulijn, and Sally Kellerman. Among people deceased in 1997, Jurek Becker ranks 177. Before him are Tomoyuki Tanaka, Cahit Arf, Béla Barényi, Myrtle Bachelder, Dulce María Loynaz, and Sándor Végh. After him are Shinichi Hoshi, Jarl Kulle, Tamara Tyshkevich, Erich Eliskases, Agnieszka Osiecka, and Martin Kippenberger.
Others Born in 1937
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Richard Marquand
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 1987
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 301
Johnny Dorelli
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 302
Dóra Maurer
PAINTER
1937 - 2026
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 303
Carlo Mazzone
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 304
Mirko Marjanović
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 305
Jaime Lerner
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 306
Jurek Becker
WRITER
1937 - 1997
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 307
José Araquistáin
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 308
Ramsewak Shankar
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 309
Jacques Barrot
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 310
Tatyana Shchelkanova
ATHLETE
1937 - 2011
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 311
Coen Moulijn
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 312
Sally Kellerman
ACTOR
1937 - 2022
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 313
Others Deceased in 1997
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Tomoyuki Tanaka
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1997
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 171
Cahit Arf
MATHEMATICIAN
1910 - 1997
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 172
Béla Barényi
ENGINEER
1907 - 1997
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 173
Myrtle Bachelder
CHEMIST
1908 - 1997
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 174
Dulce María Loynaz
WRITER
1902 - 1997
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 175
Sándor Végh
COMPOSER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 176
Jurek Becker
WRITER
1937 - 1997
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 177
Shinichi Hoshi
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 178
Jarl Kulle
ACTOR
1927 - 1997
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 179
Tamara Tyshkevich
ATHLETE
1931 - 1997
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 180
Erich Eliskases
CHESS PLAYER
1913 - 1997
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 181
Agnieszka Osiecka
WRITER
1936 - 1997
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 182
Martin Kippenberger
SCULPTOR
1953 - 1997
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 183
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Jurek Becker ranks 866 out of NaN. Before him are Jan Kott (1914), Grigory Levenfish (1889), Gustav Radde (1831), Max Berg (1870), Julius Hübner (1806), and Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł (1778). After him are Zacharias Ursinus (1534), Jan Machulski (1928), Ernest Pohl (1932), Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn (1812), Michael Sela (1924), and Agnieszka Osiecka (1936).
Others born in Poland
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Jan Kott
WRITER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 860
Grigory Levenfish
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1961
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 861
Gustav Radde
BIOLOGIST
1831 - 1903
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 862
Max Berg
ARCHITECT
1870 - 1947
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 863
Julius Hübner
PAINTER
1806 - 1882
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 864
Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1778 - 1850
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 865
Jurek Becker
WRITER
1937 - 1997
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 866
Zacharias Ursinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1534 - 1583
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 867
Jan Machulski
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 868
Ernest Pohl
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1995
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 869
Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn
LINGUIST
1812 - 1881
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 870
Michael Sela
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2022
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 871
Agnieszka Osiecka
WRITER
1936 - 1997
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 872
Among Writers In Poland
Among writers born in Poland, Jurek Becker ranks 98. Before him are Halina Konopacka (1900), Duchess Agnes of Württemberg (1835), Tadeusz Konwicki (1926), Zofia Nałkowska (1884), Alfred Kerr (1867), and Jan Kott (1914). After him are Agnieszka Osiecka (1936), Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński (1921), Willibald Alexis (1798), Arno Holz (1863), Eva Kotchever (1891), and Florian Ceynowa (1817).
Halina Konopacka
1900 - 1989
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 92
Duchess Agnes of Württemberg
1835 - 1886
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 93
Tadeusz Konwicki
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 94
Zofia Nałkowska
1884 - 1954
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 95
Alfred Kerr
1867 - 1948
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 96
Jan Kott
1914 - 2001
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 97
Jurek Becker
1937 - 1997
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 98
Agnieszka Osiecka
1936 - 1997
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 99
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
1921 - 1944
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 100
Willibald Alexis
1798 - 1871
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 101
Arno Holz
1863 - 1929
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 102
Eva Kotchever
1891 - 1943
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 103
Florian Ceynowa
1817 - 1881
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 104
