Writer
Viktor Astafyev
Russian-Soviet writer
1924 - 2001
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Viktor Astafyev
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Viktor Astafyev is the 3,306th most popular writer (up from 3,370th in 2024), the 1,156th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,245th in 2019) and the 135th most popular Russian Writer.
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Viktor Astafyev's biography spans 28 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 59.63.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Viktor Astafyev ranks 3,306 out of 7,707. Before him are Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, Richard Baxter, Booker T. Washington, Borislav Pekić, Nataliya Kobrynska, and Leopoldo Lugones. After him are Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Driss Chraïbi, Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Johannes von Tepl, Edmund White, and Johann Ernst Glück.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Ka'b ibn Zuhayr
700 - 662
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 3,300
Richard Baxter
1615 - 1691
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 3,301
Booker T. Washington
1856 - 1915
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 3,302
Borislav Pekić
1930 - 1992
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 3,303
Nataliya Kobrynska
1855 - 1920
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 3,304
Leopoldo Lugones
1874 - 1938
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 3,305
Viktor Astafyev
1924 - 2001
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 3,306
Alberic of Trois-Fontaines
1201 - 1250
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 3,307
Driss Chraïbi
1926 - 2007
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 3,308
Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen
1872 - 1907
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 3,309
Johannes von Tepl
1350 - 1414
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 3,310
Edmund White
1940 - 2025
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 3,311
Johann Ernst Glück
1652 - 1705
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 3,312
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Viktor Astafyev ranks 227. Before him are Genichi Taguchi, Ferdinando Terruzzi, Charles Coste, Werner Kohlmeyer, Yuri Orlov, and Aman Andom. After him are Ken Armstrong, Isadore Singer, Eduardo Paolozzi, Goliarda Sapienza, Juan Carlos González, and Max Roach. Among people deceased in 2001, Viktor Astafyev ranks 146. Before him are Kathleen Freeman, Melanie Thornton, Robert Enrico, Philippe Léotard, Hans Münch, and Juan Bosch. After him are Luiz Bonfá, Alexey Maresyev, Chuck Schuldiner, Mike Mentzer, David Lewis, and Ri Kun-mo.
Others Born in 1924
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Genichi Taguchi
ENGINEER
1924 - 2012
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 221
Ferdinando Terruzzi
CYCLIST
1924 - 2014
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 222
Charles Coste
CYCLIST
1924 - 2025
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 223
Werner Kohlmeyer
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1974
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 224
Yuri Orlov
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2020
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 225
Aman Andom
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1974
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 226
Viktor Astafyev
WRITER
1924 - 2001
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 227
Ken Armstrong
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 228
Isadore Singer
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 229
Eduardo Paolozzi
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2005
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 230
Goliarda Sapienza
WRITER
1924 - 1996
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 231
Juan Carlos González
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 232
Max Roach
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 233
Others Deceased in 2001
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Kathleen Freeman
ACTOR
1919 - 2001
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 140
Melanie Thornton
SINGER
1967 - 2001
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 141
Robert Enrico
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2001
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 142
Philippe Léotard
ACTOR
1940 - 2001
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 143
Hans Münch
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2001
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 144
Juan Bosch
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 145
Viktor Astafyev
WRITER
1924 - 2001
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 146
Luiz Bonfá
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 147
Alexey Maresyev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2001
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 148
Chuck Schuldiner
MUSICIAN
1967 - 2001
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 149
Mike Mentzer
WRITER
1951 - 2001
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 150
David Lewis
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - 2001
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 151
Ri Kun-mo
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2001
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 152
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Viktor Astafyev ranks 1,156 out of 4,534. Before him are Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752), Natalia Gutman (1942), Sergei Shtemenko (1907), Yuri Orlov (1924), Matrona Nikonova (1881), and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (1940). After him are Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia (1887), Vera Alentova (1942), Elvira Nabiullina (1963), Alexey Maresyev (1916), Maria Ouspenskaya (1876), and Vyacheslav Ivanov (1938).
Others born in Russia
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Johann Friedrich Reichardt
COMPOSER
1752 - 1814
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1,150
Natalia Gutman
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1,151
Sergei Shtemenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1976
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1,152
Yuri Orlov
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2020
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 1,153
Matrona Nikonova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1952
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1,154
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 1,155
Viktor Astafyev
WRITER
1924 - 2001
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 1,156
Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1955
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 1,157
Vera Alentova
ACTOR
1942 - 2025
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,158
Elvira Nabiullina
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,159
Alexey Maresyev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2001
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 1,160
Maria Ouspenskaya
ACTOR
1876 - 1949
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,161
Vyacheslav Ivanov
ATHLETE
1938 - 2024
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,162
Among Writers In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Viktor Astafyev ranks 135. Before him are Philotheus of Pskov (1465), Alexey Troitsky (1866), Andrei Amalrik (1938), Aleksandr Tvardovsky (1910), Mikhail Kuzmin (1872), and Valentin Rasputin (1937). After him are Agniya Barto (1906), Alexander Bestuzhev (1797), Olena Teliha (1906), Yulian Semyonov (1931), Denis Davydov (1784), and Aino Kallas (1878).
Philotheus of Pskov
1465 - 1542
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 129
Alexey Troitsky
1866 - 1942
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 130
Andrei Amalrik
1938 - 1980
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 131
Aleksandr Tvardovsky
1910 - 1971
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 132
Mikhail Kuzmin
1872 - 1936
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 133
Valentin Rasputin
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 134
Viktor Astafyev
1924 - 2001
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 135
Agniya Barto
1906 - 1981
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 136
Alexander Bestuzhev
1797 - 1837
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 137
Olena Teliha
1906 - 1942
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 138
Yulian Semyonov
1931 - 1993
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 139
Denis Davydov
1784 - 1839
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 140
Aino Kallas
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 141
