1931 - 2009
Alda Merini (21 March 1931, in Milan – 1 November 2009, in Milan) was an Italian writer and poet. Her work earned the attention and the admiration of other Italian writers, such as Giorgio Manganelli, Salvatore Quasimodo, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Merini's writing style has been described as intense, passionate and mystic, and it is influenced by Rainer Maria Rilke. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alda Merini has received more than 132,407 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Alda Merini is the 2,750th most popular writer (up from 2,888th in 2019), the 2,477th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,463rd in 2019) and the 167th most popular Italian Writer.
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Among writers, Alda Merini ranks 2,750 out of 5,755. Before her are Mohammed Hussein Heikal, Hal Clement, Balthasar Russow, Joyce Meyer, Kostis Palamas, and Heinrich von Veldeke. After her are John Wyndham, Gerard Reve, Étienne Pivert de Senancour, Krishna Sobti, Julius Pomponius Laetus, and Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths.
1888 - 1956
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 2,744
1922 - 2003
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 2,745
1536 - 1600
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,746
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,747
1859 - 1943
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,748
1150 - 1184
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,749
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,750
1903 - 1969
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,751
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,752
1770 - 1846
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,753
1925 - 2019
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,754
1428 - 1498
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,755
1759 - 1839
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,756
Among people born in 1931, Alda Merini ranks 197. Before her are Scotty Moore, Robert Enrico, Heisuke Hironaka, Camillo Ruini, Dominique Lapierre, and Lars Hörmander. After her are Rajko Kuzmanović, David Eddings, Allen Klein, Dean Jones, Mickey Mantle, and Dritëro Agolli. Among people deceased in 2009, Alda Merini ranks 130. Before her are Guillermo Endara, Joan Martí i Alanis, Tayeb Salih, Konstantin Feoktistov, Friaça, and Eleanor F. Helin. After her are Rosanna Schiaffino, David Eddings, Allen Klein, Ron Silver, Shi Pei Pu, and Ken Annakin.
1931 - 2016
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 191
1931 - 2001
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 192
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 193
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 194
1931 - 2022
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 195
1931 - 2012
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 196
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 197
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 198
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 199
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 200
1931 - 2015
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 201
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 202
1931 - 2017
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 203
1936 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 124
1928 - 2009
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 125
1929 - 2009
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 126
1926 - 2009
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 127
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 128
1932 - 2009
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 129
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 130
1939 - 2009
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 131
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 132
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 133
1946 - 2009
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 134
1938 - 2009
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 135
1914 - 2009
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 136
Among people born in Italy, Alda Merini ranks 2,477 out of 4,668. Before her are Pasquale Cicogna (1509), Enrico Cecchetti (1850), Marcantonio Trivisan (1475), Milena Vukotic (1935), Perino del Vaga (1501), and Antiochus of Syracuse (-450). After her are Appius Claudius Pulcher (-250), Manlio Brosio (1897), Bartolomeo Gradenigo (1260), Francesco Venier (1489), Peppino di Capri (1939), and Renzo Zorzi (1946).
1509 - 1595
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 2,471
1850 - 1928
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 2,472
1475 - 1554
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,473
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,474
1501 - 1547
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,475
450 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,476
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,477
250 BC - 211 BC
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,478
1897 - 1980
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,479
1260 - 1342
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,480
1489 - 1556
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,481
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,482
1946 - 2015
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,483
Among writers born in Italy, Alda Merini ranks 167. Before her are Alessandro Baricco (1958), Félix Fénéon (1861), Michele Ruggieri (1543), Sophron (-500), Duris of Samos (-340), and Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893). After her are Gasparo Contarini (1483), Giuseppe Giacosa (1847), Marco Foscarini (1696), Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532), Antonio Beccadelli (1394), and Silvio Pellico (1789).
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 161
1861 - 1944
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 162
1543 - 1607
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 163
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 164
340 BC - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 165
1893 - 1973
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 166
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 167
1483 - 1542
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 168
1847 - 1906
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 169
1696 - 1763
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 170
1532 - 1589
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 171
1394 - 1471
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 172
1789 - 1854
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 173