WRITER
Alexander Imich
1903 - 2014
Alexander Imich
Alexander Imich (February 4, 1903 – June 8, 2014) was a Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, zoologist and writer who was the president of the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center in New York City. He was born in 1903 in Częstochowa, Poland (then part of the Russian Empire) to a Jewish family. Imich, a supercentenarian, also became the oldest living man at age 111 after the death of almost 112-year-old Arturo Licata, of Italy, on April 24, 2014. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Imich has received more than 127,865 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Alexander Imich is the 2,174th most popular writer (down from 1,767th in 2019), the 494th most popular biography from Poland (down from 376th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Polish Writer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
55.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
8.46
Effective Languages (L*)
1.79
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alexander Imich ranks 2,174 out of 7,302. Before him are William of Moerbeke, Auguste Maquet, Nelson Algren, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Antimachus, and Herman Bang. After him are S. S. Van Dine, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Apollonius Dyscolus, Dagny Juel, Jacques Futrelle, and Erich Mühsam.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam of Moerbeke
1215 - 1286
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 2,168
Auguste Maquet
1813 - 1888
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 2,169
Nelson Algren
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 2,170
Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
1532 - 1592
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 2,171
Antimachus
400 BC - 348 BC
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 2,172
Herman Bang
1857 - 1912
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 2,173
Alexander Imich
1903 - 2014
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 2,174
S. S. Van Dine
1888 - 1939
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 2,175
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 2,176
Apollonius Dyscolus
200 - 200
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 2,177
Dagny Juel
1867 - 1901
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 2,178
Jacques Futrelle
1875 - 1912
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 2,179
Erich Mühsam
1878 - 1934
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 2,180
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Alexander Imich ranks 109. Before him are Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Michail Stasinopoulos, Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, Nikolay Krylov, and Nikolai Voznesensky. After him are Adelbert Schulz, Frank P. Ramsey, Kea Bouman, Richard Thomalla, Arpad Elo, and Yeshayahu Leibowitz. Among people deceased in 2014, Alexander Imich ranks 126. Before him are Alicia Rhett, Tommy Ramone, Andrea de Cesaris, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Francisco Gabica, and Marie Dubois. After him are Peter Sculthorpe, Cristina Deutekom, Karlheinz Deschner, Gloria Leonard, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and Lorna Wing.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsBartel Leendert van der Waerden
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1996
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 103
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1948
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 104
Michail Stasinopoulos
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2002
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 105
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1970
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 106
Nikolay Krylov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1972
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 107
Nikolai Voznesensky
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1950
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 108
Alexander Imich
WRITER
1903 - 2014
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 109
Adelbert Schulz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 110
Frank P. Ramsey
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1930
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 111
Kea Bouman
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1998
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 112
Richard Thomalla
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1945
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 113
Arpad Elo
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1992
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 114
Yeshayahu Leibowitz
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1994
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 115
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsAlicia Rhett
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 120
Tommy Ramone
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 121
Andrea de Cesaris
RACING DRIVER
1959 - 2014
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 122
Wolfhart Pannenberg
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 123
Francisco Gabica
CYCLIST
1937 - 2014
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 124
Marie Dubois
ACTOR
1937 - 2014
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 125
Alexander Imich
WRITER
1903 - 2014
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 126
Peter Sculthorpe
COMPOSER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 127
Cristina Deutekom
SINGER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 128
Karlheinz Deschner
WRITER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 129
Gloria Leonard
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 130
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 131
Lorna Wing
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 132
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Alexander Imich ranks 494 out of 1,694. Before him are Andrzej Szarmach (1950), Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756), Henryk Kasperczak (1946), Karl Gützlaff (1803), Wilhelm Brasse (1917), and Elisabeth Becker (1923). After him are Marek Grechuta (1945), Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (1890), Zbigniew of Poland (1070), Vladimir Chelomey (1914), Piotr Skarga (1536), and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Szarmach
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 488
Duke Louis of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1817
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 489
Henryk Kasperczak
COACH
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 490
Karl Gützlaff
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1851
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 491
Wilhelm Brasse
PHOTOGRAPHER
1917 - 2012
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 492
Elisabeth Becker
EXTREMIST
1923 - 1946
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 493
Alexander Imich
WRITER
1903 - 2014
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 494
Marek Grechuta
SINGER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 495
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 496
Zbigniew of Poland
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1112
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 497
Vladimir Chelomey
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1984
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 498
Piotr Skarga
WRITER
1536 - 1612
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 499
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
WRITER
1812 - 1887
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 500
Among WRITERS In Poland
Among writers born in Poland, Alexander Imich ranks 47. Before him are Julian Tuwim (1894), Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920), Maria Konopnicka (1842), Cyprian Norwid (1821), Sholem Asch (1880), and Stefania Wilczyńska (1886). After him are Piotr Skarga (1536), Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812), Maciej Stryjkowski (1547), Israel Joshua Singer (1893), George Adamski (1891), and Stefan Żeromski (1864).
Julian Tuwim
1894 - 1953
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 41
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 42
Maria Konopnicka
1842 - 1910
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 43
Cyprian Norwid
1821 - 1883
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 44
Sholem Asch
1880 - 1957
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 45
Stefania Wilczyńska
1886 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 46
Alexander Imich
1903 - 2014
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 47
Piotr Skarga
1536 - 1612
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 48
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
1812 - 1887
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 49
Maciej Stryjkowski
1547 - 1593
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 50
Israel Joshua Singer
1893 - 1944
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 51
George Adamski
1891 - 1965
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 52
Stefan Żeromski
1864 - 1925
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 53