Writer
Walter Abish
Austrian-American author
1931 - 2022
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Walter Abish
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Walter Abish is the 5,683rd most popular writer (up from 5,904th in 2024), the 991st most popular biography from Austria (up from 1,000th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Austrian Writer.
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Walter Abish's biography spans 17 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 53.92.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Walter Abish ranks 5,683 out of 7,707. Before him are Ellen Niit, John Braine, Ōshikōchi no Mitsune, Ahmet Haşim, Ann Cleeves, and Ring Lardner. After him are Elinor Glyn, Jorge de Sena, Ted Chiang, Ibrahim Kuni, Robert J. Sawyer, and Marie Kondo.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Ellen Niit
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,677
John Braine
1922 - 1986
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,678
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune
900 - 1000
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,679
Ahmet Haşim
1887 - 1933
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 5,680
Ann Cleeves
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 5,681
Ring Lardner
1885 - 1933
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 5,682
Walter Abish
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 5,683
Elinor Glyn
1864 - 1943
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 5,684
Jorge de Sena
1919 - 1978
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 5,685
Ted Chiang
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5,686
Ibrahim Kuni
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5,687
Robert J. Sawyer
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5,688
Marie Kondo
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 5,689
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Walter Abish ranks 496. Before him are John Norman, Ruth Maria Kubitschek, Jerrie Cobb, Della Reese, Zaur Kaloev, and Gianuario Carta. After him are Ferry Graf, Robert Morse, Greg, Stanislav Lusk, Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, and Heinz Fütterer. Among people deceased in 2022, Walter Abish ranks 500. Before him are Pietro Citati, Henry Lincoln, Horacio Accavallo, Janusz Kupcewicz, Wilson Kiprugut, and Miodrag Ješić. After him are Takeoff, Robert Morse, Margot Eskens, Clu Gulager, Yuri Shatunov, and Jerzy Trela.
Others Born in 1931
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John Norman
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 490
Ruth Maria Kubitschek
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 491
Jerrie Cobb
PILOT
1931 - 2019
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 492
Della Reese
ACTOR
1931 - 2017
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 493
Zaur Kaloev
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 1997
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 494
Gianuario Carta
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 495
Walter Abish
WRITER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 496
Ferry Graf
SINGER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 497
Robert Morse
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 498
Greg
COMIC ARTIST
1931 - 1999
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 499
Stanislav Lusk
ATHLETE
1931 - 1987
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 500
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi
ATHLETE
1931 - 2009
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 501
Heinz Fütterer
ATHLETE
1931 - 2019
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 502
Others Deceased in 2022
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Pietro Citati
WRITER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 494
Henry Lincoln
WRITER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 495
Horacio Accavallo
BOXER
1934 - 2022
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 496
Janusz Kupcewicz
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 497
Wilson Kiprugut
ATHLETE
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 498
Miodrag Ješić
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2022
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 499
Walter Abish
WRITER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 500
Takeoff
MUSICIAN
1994 - 2022
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 501
Robert Morse
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 502
Margot Eskens
SINGER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 503
Clu Gulager
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 504
Yuri Shatunov
SINGER
1973 - 2022
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 505
Jerzy Trela
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 506
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Walter Abish ranks 991 out of 1,589. Before him are Manfred Schmid (1944), Otto Leodolter (1936), Norbert Hofer (1971), Leopold Wohlrab (1912), Franz Gabl (1921), and Max Stiepl (1914). After him are Ferry Graf (1931), Josef Kloimstein (1929), Dominic Thiem (1993), Josef Stiegler (1937), Ernst Hinterseer (1932), and Ferdinand Kiefler (1913).
Others born in Austria
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Manfred Schmid
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 985
Otto Leodolter
SKIER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 986
Norbert Hofer
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 987
Leopold Wohlrab
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1981
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 988
Franz Gabl
SKIER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 989
Max Stiepl
ATHLETE
1914 - 1992
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 990
Walter Abish
WRITER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 991
Ferry Graf
SINGER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 992
Josef Kloimstein
ATHLETE
1929 - 2012
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 993
Dominic Thiem
TENNIS PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 994
Josef Stiegler
SKIER
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 995
Ernst Hinterseer
SKIER
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 996
Ferdinand Kiefler
ATHLETE
1913 - 1945
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 997
Among Writers In Austria
Among writers born in Austria, Walter Abish ranks 72. Before him are Ruth Klüger (1931), Rosa Mayreder (1858), Ferdinand von Saar (1833), Eva Ibbotson (1925), André Heller (1947), and Robert Menasse (1954). After him are Thomas Brezina (1963), Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872), Christoph Ransmayr (1954), Gerhard Roth (1942), Michael Köhlmeier (1949), and Wolf Haas (1960).
Ruth Klüger
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 66
Rosa Mayreder
1858 - 1938
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 67
Ferdinand von Saar
1833 - 1906
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 68
Eva Ibbotson
1925 - 2010
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 69
André Heller
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 70
Robert Menasse
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 71
Walter Abish
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 72
Thomas Brezina
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 73
Ľudmila Podjavorinská
1872 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 74
Christoph Ransmayr
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 75
Gerhard Roth
1942 - 2022
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 76
Michael Köhlmeier
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 77
Wolf Haas
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 78
