WRITER
Alexander Grin
1880 - 1932
Alexander Grin
Aleksandr Stepanovich Grinevsky (better known by his pen name, Aleksander Green / Grin (spelling varies in non-Russian literature), Russian: Александр Грин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɡrʲin] , 23 August 1880 – 8 July 1932) was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unnamed fantasy land with a European or Latin American flavor (Grin's fans often refer to this land as Grinlandia). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Grin has received more than 138,459 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Alexander Grin is the 1,729th most popular writer (down from 1,306th in 2019), the 619th most popular biography from Russia (down from 473rd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Russian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
57.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
2.20
Effective Languages (L*)
5.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alexander Grin ranks 1,729 out of 7,302. Before him are Marion Zimmer Bradley, Archestratus, E. E. Cummings, Hans F. K. Günther, Ken Wilber, and Sabino Arana. After him are Håkan Nesser, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Arthur Machen, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Augusto Roa Bastos, and Robert de Boron.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarion Zimmer Bradley
1930 - 1999
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 1,723
Archestratus
350 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1,724
E. E. Cummings
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1,725
Hans F. K. Günther
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1,726
Ken Wilber
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1,727
Sabino Arana
1865 - 1903
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,728
Alexander Grin
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,729
Håkan Nesser
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,730
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
1824 - 1873
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,731
Arthur Machen
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,732
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
1801 - 1873
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,733
Augusto Roa Bastos
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 1,734
Robert de Boron
1110 - 1300
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,735
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Alexander Grin ranks 62. Before him are Hajime Sugiyama, Mitsumasa Yonai, Abram Ioffe, Margherita Sarfatti, Nikolaj Velimirović, and Osami Nagano. After him are Gideon Sundback, Jacques Thibaud, Yōsuke Matsuoka, Jan Kubelík, Vasily Degtyaryov, and Volodymyr Vynnychenko. Among people deceased in 1932, Alexander Grin ranks 36. Before him are Kang Pan-sok, Émile Friant, Tomáš Baťa, John Charles Fields, Ahmed Shawqi, and Guillaume Bigourdan. After him are Johannes Schober, Hovannes Adamian, Emil Orlík, Begum Rokeya, Ovide Decroly, and Reginald Fessenden.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsHajime Sugiyama
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1945
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 56
Mitsumasa Yonai
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1948
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 57
Abram Ioffe
PHYSICIST
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 58
Margherita Sarfatti
WRITER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 59
Nikolaj Velimirović
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1956
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 60
Osami Nagano
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1947
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 61
Alexander Grin
WRITER
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 62
Gideon Sundback
INVENTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 63
Jacques Thibaud
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 64
Yōsuke Matsuoka
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1946
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 65
Jan Kubelík
MUSICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 66
Vasily Degtyaryov
ENGINEER
1880 - 1949
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 67
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1951
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 1932
Go to all RankingsKang Pan-sok
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1932
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 30
Émile Friant
PAINTER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 31
Tomáš Baťa
BUSINESSPERSON
1876 - 1932
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 32
John Charles Fields
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1932
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 33
Ahmed Shawqi
WRITER
1868 - 1932
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 34
Guillaume Bigourdan
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1932
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 35
Alexander Grin
WRITER
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 36
Johannes Schober
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1932
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 37
Hovannes Adamian
INVENTOR
1879 - 1932
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 38
Emil Orlík
PAINTER
1870 - 1932
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 39
Begum Rokeya
WRITER
1880 - 1932
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 40
Ovide Decroly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1932
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 41
Reginald Fessenden
INVENTOR
1866 - 1932
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 42
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Alexander Grin ranks 619 out of 3,761. Before him are Boris Sheremetev (1652), Georgy Sviridov (1915), Iosif Gurko (1828), Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg (1838), Hans Pfitzner (1869), and Aleksei N. Leontiev (1903). After him are Maria Miloslavskaya (1624), Alexander Dargomyzhsky (1813), Konstantin Ushinsky (1823), Alexander Godunov (1949), Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov (1782), and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia (1826).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsBoris Sheremetev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1652 - 1719
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 613
Georgy Sviridov
COMPOSER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 614
Iosif Gurko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1828 - 1901
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 615
Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1838 - 1900
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 616
Hans Pfitzner
COMPOSER
1869 - 1949
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 617
Aleksei N. Leontiev
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 618
Alexander Grin
WRITER
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 619
Maria Miloslavskaya
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1669
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 620
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
COMPOSER
1813 - 1869
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 621
Konstantin Ushinsky
WRITER
1823 - 1870
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 622
Alexander Godunov
DANCER
1949 - 1995
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 623
Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1856
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 624
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1845
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 625
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Alexander Grin ranks 72. Before him are Dmitry Merezhkovsky (1866), Konstantin Simonov (1915), Nina Berberova (1901), Konstantin Paustovsky (1892), Alexander Belyaev (1884), and John of Kronstadt (1829). After him are Konstantin Ushinsky (1823), Alexandre Benois (1870), Vasily Shukshin (1929), Yevgenia Ginzburg (1904), Lilya Brik (1891), and Zinaida Gippius (1869).
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
Lilya Brik
1891 - 1978
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 77
Zinaida Gippius
1869 - 1945
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 78