WRITER
Alexander Belyaev
1884 - 1942
Alexander Belyaev
Alexander Romanovich Belyaev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Рома́нович Беля́ев, [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr rɐˈmanəvʲɪtɕ bʲɪˈlʲæɪf]; 16 March [O.S. 4 March] 1884 – 6 January 1942) was a Soviet Russian writer of science fiction. His works from the 1920s and 1930s made him a highly regarded figure in Russian science fiction, often referred to as "Russia's Jules Verne". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Belyaev has received more than 120,186 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Alexander Belyaev is the 1,696th most popular writer (down from 1,562nd in 2019), the 604th most popular biography from Russia (down from 575th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Russian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
57.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
2.48
Effective Languages (L*)
5.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alexander Belyaev ranks 1,696 out of 7,302. Before him are Hannah Szenes, R. L. Stine, Arseny Tarkovsky, Marcel Schwob, Margherita Sarfatti, and Oswald von Wolkenstein. After him are Ole Nydahl, John of Kronstadt, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Aleksa Šantić, Maximus the Greek, and Jean Bodel.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHannah Szenes
1921 - 1944
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,690
R. L. Stine
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,691
Arseny Tarkovsky
1907 - 1989
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,692
Marcel Schwob
1867 - 1905
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,693
Margherita Sarfatti
1880 - 1961
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,694
Oswald von Wolkenstein
1377 - 1445
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,695
Alexander Belyaev
1884 - 1942
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,696
Ole Nydahl
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,697
John of Kronstadt
1829 - 1908
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,698
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
1685 - 1755
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,699
Aleksa Šantić
1868 - 1924
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,700
Maximus the Greek
1475 - 1556
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,701
Jean Bodel
1165 - 1205
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,702
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, Alexander Belyaev ranks 62. Before him are Henri Cornet, Georges Duhamel, Drastamat Kanayan, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Gaston Aumoitte, and Yasuji Okamura. After him are Wilhelm Backhaus, Joseph Boxhall, Félix Gouin, Eugène Tisserant, Ivan Maisky, and Georg Lindemann. Among people deceased in 1942, Alexander Belyaev ranks 68. Before him are Lauri Kristian Relander, Wilbur Scoville, Yuri Kondratyuk, Henri de Baillet-Latour, Avraham Stern, and Augustinas Voldemaras. After him are Valdemar Poulsen, John Barrymore, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Miguel Hernández, Mikhail Nesterov, and Erwin Schulhoff.
Others Born in 1884
Go to all RankingsHenri Cornet
CYCLIST
1884 - 1941
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 56
Georges Duhamel
WRITER
1884 - 1966
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 57
Drastamat Kanayan
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1956
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 58
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1948
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 59
Gaston Aumoitte
ATHLETE
1884 - 1957
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 60
Yasuji Okamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1966
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 61
Alexander Belyaev
WRITER
1884 - 1942
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 62
Wilhelm Backhaus
MUSICIAN
1884 - 1969
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 63
Joseph Boxhall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1967
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 64
Félix Gouin
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1977
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 65
Eugène Tisserant
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1972
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 66
Ivan Maisky
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1975
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 67
Georg Lindemann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1963
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 1942
Go to all RankingsLauri Kristian Relander
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 62
Wilbur Scoville
BIOLOGIST
1865 - 1942
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 63
Yuri Kondratyuk
ENGINEER
1897 - 1942
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 64
Henri de Baillet-Latour
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1942
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 65
Avraham Stern
WRITER
1907 - 1942
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 66
Augustinas Voldemaras
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 67
Alexander Belyaev
WRITER
1884 - 1942
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 68
Valdemar Poulsen
ENGINEER
1869 - 1942
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 69
John Barrymore
ACTOR
1882 - 1942
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 70
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1942
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 71
Miguel Hernández
WRITER
1910 - 1942
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 72
Mikhail Nesterov
PAINTER
1862 - 1942
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 73
Erwin Schulhoff
COMPOSER
1894 - 1942
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 74
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Alexander Belyaev ranks 604 out of 3,761. Before him are Konstantin Paustovsky (1892), Yaroslav of Tver (1230), Yury Romanenko (1944), Georges Gurvitch (1894), Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov (1829), and Sergey Akhromeyev (1923). After him are John of Kronstadt (1829), Dersu Uzala (1849), Nikolay Voronov (1899), Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (1943), Valerian Kuybyshev (1888), and Sophia Perovskaya (1853).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsKonstantin Paustovsky
WRITER
1892 - 1968
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 598
Yaroslav of Tver
NOBLEMAN
1230 - 1272
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 599
Yury Romanenko
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 600
Georges Gurvitch
SOCIOLOGIST
1894 - 1965
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 601
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
PHILOSOPHER
1829 - 1903
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 602
Sergey Akhromeyev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 1991
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 603
Alexander Belyaev
WRITER
1884 - 1942
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 604
John of Kronstadt
WRITER
1829 - 1908
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 605
Dersu Uzala
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1908
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 606
Nikolay Voronov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1968
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 607
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov
MATHEMATICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 608
Valerian Kuybyshev
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 609
Sophia Perovskaya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1881
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 610
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Alexander Belyaev ranks 70. Before him are Korney Chukovsky (1882), Gavrila Derzhavin (1743), Dmitry Merezhkovsky (1866), Konstantin Simonov (1915), Nina Berberova (1901), and Konstantin Paustovsky (1892). After him are John of Kronstadt (1829), Alexander Grin (1880), Konstantin Ushinsky (1823), Alexandre Benois (1870), Vasily Shukshin (1929), and Yevgenia Ginzburg (1904).
Korney Chukovsky
1882 - 1969
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 64
Gavrila Derzhavin
1743 - 1816
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 65
Dmitry Merezhkovsky
1866 - 1941
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 66
Konstantin Simonov
1915 - 1979
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 67
Nina Berberova
1901 - 1993
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 68
Konstantin Paustovsky
1892 - 1968
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 69
Alexander Belyaev
1884 - 1942
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 70
John of Kronstadt
1829 - 1908
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 71
Alexander Grin
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 72
Konstantin Ushinsky
1823 - 1870
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 73
Alexandre Benois
1870 - 1960
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 74
Vasily Shukshin
1929 - 1974
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 75
Yevgenia Ginzburg
1904 - 1977
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 76