WRITER
Adolfo Bioy Casares
1914 - 1999
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Adolfo Bioy Casares (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈβjoj kaˈsaɾes]; 15 September 1914 – 8 March 1999) was an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, diarist, and translator. He was a friend and frequent collaborator with his fellow countryman Jorge Luis Borges. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adolfo Bioy Casares has received more than 245,126 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Adolfo Bioy Casares is the 1,189th most popular writer (down from 1,173rd in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Argentina (down from 51st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Argentinean Writer.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
60.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
5.15
Effective Languages (L*)
3.62
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Adolfo Bioy Casares ranks 1,189 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacint Verdaguer, Namdev, Meng Haoran, Samuel Butler, Sophia Tolstaya, and Laura Marx. After him are Marcus Manilius, Emmanuelle Arsan, Solomon Northup, Juan Rulfo, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Radegund.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacint Verdaguer
1845 - 1902
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,183
Namdev
1270 - 1350
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,184
Meng Haoran
690 - 740
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,185
Samuel Butler
1612 - 1680
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,186
Sophia Tolstaya
1844 - 1919
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,187
Laura Marx
1845 - 1911
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 1,188
Adolfo Bioy Casares
1914 - 1999
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 1,189
Marcus Manilius
50 BC - 50
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,190
Emmanuelle Arsan
1932 - 2005
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,191
Solomon Northup
1808 - 1863
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,192
Juan Rulfo
1917 - 1986
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,193
Elizabeth Gaskell
1810 - 1865
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1,194
Radegund
518 - 587
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1,195
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Adolfo Bioy Casares ranks 50. Before him are María Félix, Jean Tatlock, Boris Christoff, Peter Townsend, Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, and Norman Borlaug. After him are William Westmoreland, Robert Wise, Alan Hodgkin, Renato Dulbecco, Shapour Bakhtiar, and Akira Nozawa. Among people deceased in 1999, Adolfo Bioy Casares ranks 40. Before him are Hélder Câmara, Nathalie Sarraute, Gerhard Herzberg, John F. Kennedy Jr., Bernard Buffet, and Amintore Fanfani. After him are Sarah Knauss, Joe D'Amato, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Hermine Braunsteiner, Henri, Count of Paris, and George C. Scott.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsMaría Félix
ACTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 44
Jean Tatlock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1914 - 1944
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 45
Boris Christoff
SINGER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 46
Peter Townsend
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1995
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 47
Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 48
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 49
Adolfo Bioy Casares
WRITER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 50
William Westmoreland
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 51
Robert Wise
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 52
Alan Hodgkin
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1998
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 53
Renato Dulbecco
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2012
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 54
Shapour Bakhtiar
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1991
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 55
Akira Nozawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2000
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsHélder Câmara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 1999
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 34
Nathalie Sarraute
WRITER
1900 - 1999
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 35
Gerhard Herzberg
CHEMIST
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 36
John F. Kennedy Jr.
LAWYER
1960 - 1999
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 37
Bernard Buffet
PAINTER
1928 - 1999
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 38
Amintore Fanfani
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1999
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 39
Adolfo Bioy Casares
WRITER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 40
Sarah Knauss
CELEBRITY
1880 - 1999
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 41
Joe D'Amato
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 1999
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 42
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1999
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 43
Hermine Braunsteiner
EXTREMIST
1919 - 1999
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 44
Henri, Count of Paris
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1999
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 45
George C. Scott
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 46
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, Adolfo Bioy Casares ranks 63 out of 1,154. Before him are Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1878), Ernesto Laclau (1935), Isabel Sarli (1929), Lalo Schifrin (1932), Alberto Ginastera (1916), and Hipólito Yrigoyen (1852). After him are Osvaldo Ardiles (1952), Bernardo Houssay (1887), Jorge Sampaoli (1960), César Milstein (1927), Tamara Bunke (1937), and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsCarlos Saavedra Lamas
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1959
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 57
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 58
Isabel Sarli
ACTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 59
Lalo Schifrin
MUSICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 60
Alberto Ginastera
COMPOSER
1916 - 1983
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 61
Hipólito Yrigoyen
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1933
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 62
Adolfo Bioy Casares
WRITER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 63
Osvaldo Ardiles
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 64
Bernardo Houssay
PHYSICIAN
1887 - 1971
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 65
Jorge Sampaoli
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 66
César Milstein
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2002
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 67
Tamara Bunke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 1967
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 68
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1888
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 69
Among WRITERS In Argentina
Among writers born in Argentina, Adolfo Bioy Casares ranks 3. Before him are Jorge Luis Borges (1899), and Ernesto Sabato (1911). After him are Silvina Ocampo (1903), Manuel Puig (1932), Alejandra Pizarnik (1936), Alberto Manguel (1948), Victoria Ocampo (1890), Joseph Kessel (1898), Esther Vilar (1935), María Elena Walsh (1930), and María Kodama (1937).
Jorge Luis Borges
1899 - 1986
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 1
Ernesto Sabato
1911 - 2011
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2
Adolfo Bioy Casares
1914 - 1999
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 3
Silvina Ocampo
1903 - 1993
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 4
Manuel Puig
1932 - 1990
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 5
Alejandra Pizarnik
1936 - 1972
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6
Alberto Manguel
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 7
Victoria Ocampo
1890 - 1979
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 8
Joseph Kessel
1898 - 1979
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 9
Esther Vilar
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 10
María Elena Walsh
1930 - 2011
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 11
María Kodama
1937 - 2023
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 12