Writer
Urs Widmer
Swiss novelist, playwright
1938 - 2014
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Urs Widmer
His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Urs Widmer is the 4,651st most popular writer (up from 5,121st in 2024), the 495th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 532nd in 2019) and the 44th most popular Swiss Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Urs Widmer ranks 4,651 out of 7,302. Before him are Elizabeth Goudge, Ramón J. Sender, Guillaume Musso, Alexander Volkov, Christian Matras, and Isaac Watts. After him are Levon Shant, Pierre Mac Orlan, A. Merritt, Sahar Khalifeh, Nathanael West, and Géza Csáth.
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Elizabeth Goudge
1900 - 1984
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 4,645
Ramón J. Sender
1901 - 1982
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 4,646
Guillaume Musso
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 4,647
Alexander Volkov
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4,648
Christian Matras
1900 - 1988
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4,649
Isaac Watts
1674 - 1748
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4,650
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4,651
Levon Shant
1869 - 1951
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,652
Pierre Mac Orlan
1882 - 1970
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,653
A. Merritt
1884 - 1943
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,654
Sahar Khalifeh
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,655
Nathanael West
1903 - 1940
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,656
Géza Csáth
1887 - 1919
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 4,657
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Urs Widmer ranks 391. Before him are Bennie Muller, Tura Satana, Giorgia Moll, Neşet Ertaş, Ron Ely, and Hudson Austin. After him are Viktor Zhdanovich, Huang Ju, Angelo Damiano, Bhalchandra Nemade, Luciano Federici, and Luiz of Orléans-Braganza. Among people deceased in 2014, Urs Widmer ranks 310. Before him are James Shigeta, Gordon Willis, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Dave Legeno, William Guarnere, and Helen Johns. After him are Zbigniew Messner, Leonid Stadnyk, Gordon Tullock, Licia Albanese, Stefan Bozhkov, and Milan Horvat.
Others Born in 1938
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Bennie Muller
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 385
Tura Satana
ACTOR
1938 - 2011
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 386
Giorgia Moll
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 387
Neşet Ertaş
SINGER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 388
Ron Ely
ACTOR
1938 - 2024
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 389
Hudson Austin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1938 - 2022
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 390
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 391
Viktor Zhdanovich
FENCER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 392
Huang Ju
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 393
Angelo Damiano
CYCLIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 394
Bhalchandra Nemade
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 395
Luciano Federici
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 396
Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 397
Others Deceased in 2014
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James Shigeta
ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 304
Gordon Willis
WRITER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 305
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 306
Dave Legeno
ACTOR
1963 - 2014
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 307
William Guarnere
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 2014
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 308
Helen Johns
SWIMMER
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 309
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 310
Zbigniew Messner
ECONOMIST
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 311
Leonid Stadnyk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - 2014
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 312
Gordon Tullock
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2014
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 313
Licia Albanese
SINGER
1909 - 2014
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 314
Stefan Bozhkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 315
Milan Horvat
CONDUCTOR
1919 - 2014
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 316
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Urs Widmer ranks 495 out of NaN. Before him are Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), Paul Niggli (1888), Florian Cajori (1859), Patrick Juvet (1950), Walther von Wartburg (1888), and Johann David Wyss (1743). After him are René Bader (1922), Georges de Rham (1903), Nicolas Fuss (1755), Aurelio Galfetti (1936), Numa Droz (1844), and Carlo Clerici (1929).
Others born in Switzerland
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Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 489
Paul Niggli
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 490
Florian Cajori
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 491
Patrick Juvet
SINGER
1950 - 2021
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 492
Walther von Wartburg
LINGUIST
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 493
Johann David Wyss
WRITER
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 494
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 495
René Bader
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 496
Georges de Rham
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 497
Nicolas Fuss
MATHEMATICIAN
1755 - 1826
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 498
Aurelio Galfetti
ARCHITECT
1936 - 2021
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 499
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 500
Carlo Clerici
CYCLIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 501
Among Writers In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Urs Widmer ranks 44. Before him are Ella Maillart (1903), Edmond Privat (1889), Nicolas Bouvier (1929), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), Robert Pinget (1919), and Johann David Wyss (1743). After him are Martin Suter (1948), Corinne Hofmann (1960), Adolf Muschg (1934), Béatrix Beck (1914), Joël Dicker (1985), and Alain de Botton (1969).
Ella Maillart
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 38
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 39
Nicolas Bouvier
1929 - 1998
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 40
Johann Jakob Breitinger
1701 - 1776
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 41
Robert Pinget
1919 - 1997
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 42
Johann David Wyss
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 43
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 44
Martin Suter
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 45
Corinne Hofmann
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 46
Adolf Muschg
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 47
Béatrix Beck
1914 - 2008
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 48
Joël Dicker
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 49
Alain de Botton
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 50
