WRITER
Alessandro Manzoni
1785 - 1873
Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (UK: , US: , Italian: [alesˈsandro manˈdzoːni]; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher. He is famous for the novel The Betrothed (orig. Italian: I promessi sposi) (1827), generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alessandro Manzoni has received more than 537,966 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Alessandro Manzoni is the 492nd most popular writer (up from 596th in 2019), the 613th most popular biography from Italy (up from 745th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Italian Writer.
Alessandro Manzoni is most famous for his novel The Betrothed, which was published in 1827.
Memorability Metrics
540k
Page Views (PV)
66.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
73
Languages Editions (L)
3.75
Effective Languages (L*)
5.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alessandro Manzoni ranks 492 out of 7,302. Before him are Vuk Karadžić, Charles, Duke of Orléans, Wu Cheng'en, Giorgos Seferis, Ilya Ehrenburg, and Ludvig Holberg. After him are Eugene O'Neill, Muhammad Iqbal, Patricia Highsmith, George R. R. Martin, G. K. Chesterton, and Christopher Marlowe.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVuk Karadžić
1787 - 1864
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 486
Charles, Duke of Orléans
1394 - 1465
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 487
Wu Cheng'en
1500 - 1582
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 488
Giorgos Seferis
1900 - 1971
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 489
Ilya Ehrenburg
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 490
Ludvig Holberg
1684 - 1754
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 491
Alessandro Manzoni
1785 - 1873
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 492
Eugene O'Neill
1888 - 1953
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 493
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 494
Patricia Highsmith
1921 - 1995
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 495
George R. R. Martin
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 496
G. K. Chesterton
1874 - 1936
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 497
Christopher Marlowe
1564 - 1593
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 498
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1785, Alessandro Manzoni ranks 5. Before him are Louis XVII of France, Mahmud II, Jacob Grimm, and Karl Drais. After him are Bettina von Arnim, Lin Zexu, Claude-Louis Navier, Thomas De Quincey, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Pierre Louis Dulong, and John James Audubon. Among people deceased in 1873, Alessandro Manzoni ranks 5. Before him are Napoleon III, John Stuart Mill, David Livingstone, and Justus von Liebig. After him are Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, John of Saxony, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Vasil Levski, and Amélie of Leuchtenberg.
Others Born in 1785
Go to all RankingsLouis XVII of France
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1795
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 1
Mahmud II
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1839
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 2
Jacob Grimm
WRITER
1785 - 1863
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 3
Karl Drais
INVENTOR
1785 - 1851
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 4
Alessandro Manzoni
WRITER
1785 - 1873
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 5
Bettina von Arnim
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 6
Lin Zexu
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1850
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 7
Claude-Louis Navier
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1836
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 8
Thomas De Quincey
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 9
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1851
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 10
Pierre Louis Dulong
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 11
John James Audubon
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1851
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1873
Go to all RankingsNapoleon III
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 1
John Stuart Mill
ECONOMIST
1806 - 1873
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 2
David Livingstone
EXPLORER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 3
Justus von Liebig
CHEMIST
1803 - 1873
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 4
Alessandro Manzoni
WRITER
1785 - 1873
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 5
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
COMPANION
1792 - 1873
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 6
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 7
John of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 8
Alexandru Ioan Cuza
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1873
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 9
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
PAINTER
1805 - 1873
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 10
Vasil Levski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1873
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 11
Amélie of Leuchtenberg
COMPANION
1812 - 1873
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Manzoni ranks 613 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Agapetus I (490), Pope Stephen VI (850), Marsilius of Padua (1275), Cosima Wagner (1837), Constans (320), and Pinturicchio (1454). After him are Charles II of Naples (1254), Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Frank Capra (1897), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), and Olybrius (400).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPope Agapetus I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
490 - 536
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 607
Pope Stephen VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
850 - 897
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 608
Marsilius of Padua
PHILOSOPHER
1275 - 1342
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 609
Cosima Wagner
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1930
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 610
Constans
POLITICIAN
320 - 350
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 611
Pinturicchio
PAINTER
1454 - 1513
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 612
Alessandro Manzoni
WRITER
1785 - 1873
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 613
Charles II of Naples
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1309
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 614
Publius Clodius Pulcher
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 615
Frank Capra
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1991
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 616
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1866
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 617
Domenico Cimarosa
COMPOSER
1749 - 1801
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 618
Olybrius
POLITICIAN
400 - 472
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 619
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Alessandro Manzoni ranks 42. Before him are Giacomo Leopardi (1798), Propertius (-50), Fausto Cercignani (1941), Salvatore Quasimodo (1901), Tibullus (-50), and Livius Andronicus (-280). After him are Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Statius (40), Gabriele Amorth (1925), Aulus Gellius (123), Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), and Eugenio Montale (1896).
Giacomo Leopardi
1798 - 1837
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 36
Propertius
50 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 37
Fausto Cercignani
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 38
Salvatore Quasimodo
1901 - 1968
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 39
Tibullus
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 40
Livius Andronicus
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 41
Alessandro Manzoni
1785 - 1873
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 42
Baldassare Castiglione
1478 - 1529
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 43
Statius
40 - 96
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 44
Gabriele Amorth
1925 - 2016
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 45
Aulus Gellius
123 - 180
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 46
Lorenzo Da Ponte
1749 - 1838
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 47
Eugenio Montale
1896 - 1981
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 48