WRITER
Alexander Kazantsev
1906 - 2002
Alexander Kazantsev
Alexander Petrovich Kazantsev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Петро́вич Каза́нцев; 2 September 1906 – 13 September 2002) was a popular Soviet and Russian science fiction writer, ufologist and chess composer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Kazantsev has received more than 54,320 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Alexander Kazantsev is the 5,104th most popular writer (down from 4,732nd in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 54th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Kazakhstani Writer.
Memorability Metrics
54k
Page Views (PV)
47.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 5,104 out of 7,302. Before him are John O'Hara, François Weyergans, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Béla Illés, Nino Martoglio, and George Borrow. After him are Heinrich Zschokke, Kjartan Fløgstad, Kiki Dimoula, Alan Dean Foster, Rafael Cadenas, and György Faludy.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn O'Hara
1905 - 1970
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 5,098
François Weyergans
1941 - 2019
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 5,099
Maria Aurèlia Capmany
1918 - 1991
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 5,100
Béla Illés
1895 - 1974
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 5,101
Nino Martoglio
1870 - 1921
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 5,102
George Borrow
1803 - 1881
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 5,103
Alexander Kazantsev
1906 - 2002
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 5,104
Heinrich Zschokke
1771 - 1848
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 5,105
Kjartan Fløgstad
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 5,106
Kiki Dimoula
1931 - 2020
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 5,107
Alan Dean Foster
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 5,108
Rafael Cadenas
1930 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 5,109
György Faludy
1910 - 2006
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 5,110
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 300. Before him are Iosif Czako, Jean Dréville, Petre Steinbach, Ed Hamm, Ernst Krebs, and Benedicto de Moraes Menezes. After him are Ferit Melen, Alberto Zorrilla, Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, Rafaela Aparicio, Jean Amrouche, and Ödön Zombori. Among people deceased in 2002, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 237. Before him are Lotfia Elnadi, Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Mikayil Abdullayev, Hernán Gaviria, Neal E. Miller, and David Todd Wilkinson. After him are Astrid Henning-Jensen, Harold Russell, William Luther Pierce, Gregorio Fuentes, Lance Macklin, and Čestmír Vycpálek.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsIosif Czako
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 294
Jean Dréville
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1997
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 295
Petre Steinbach
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1996
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 296
Ed Hamm
ATHLETE
1906 - 1982
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 297
Ernst Krebs
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 298
Benedicto de Moraes Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 299
Alexander Kazantsev
WRITER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 300
Ferit Melen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1988
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 301
Alberto Zorrilla
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1986
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 302
Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj
WRITER
1906 - 1937
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 303
Rafaela Aparicio
ACTOR
1906 - 1996
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 304
Jean Amrouche
WRITER
1906 - 1962
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 305
Ödön Zombori
WRESTLER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 306
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsLotfia Elnadi
PILOT
1907 - 2002
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 231
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2002
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 232
Mikayil Abdullayev
PAINTER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 233
Hernán Gaviria
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2002
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 234
Neal E. Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 2002
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 235
David Todd Wilkinson
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2002
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 236
Alexander Kazantsev
WRITER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 237
Astrid Henning-Jensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 238
Harold Russell
WRITER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 239
William Luther Pierce
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1933 - 2002
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 240
Gregorio Fuentes
PILOT
1897 - 2002
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 241
Lance Macklin
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 242
Čestmír Vycpálek
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 243
In Kazakhstan
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 63 out of 193. Before him are Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (1944), Ruslan Aushev (1954), Anatoly Khrapaty (1962), Askar Mamin (1965), Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (1951), and Vladimir Smirnov (1964). After him are Dimash Kudaibergen (1994), Sergei Lukyanenko (1968), Nurlan Balgimbayev (1947), Arkady Volozh (1964), Imangali Tasmagambetov (1956), and Ken Alibek (1950).
Others born in Kazakhstan
Go to all RankingsAlzhan Zharmukhamedov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 57
Ruslan Aushev
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 58
Anatoly Khrapaty
ATHLETE
1962 - 2008
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 59
Askar Mamin
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 60
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov
WRESTLER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 61
Vladimir Smirnov
SKIER
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 62
Alexander Kazantsev
WRITER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 63
Dimash Kudaibergen
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 64
Sergei Lukyanenko
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 65
Nurlan Balgimbayev
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2015
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 66
Arkady Volozh
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 67
Imangali Tasmagambetov
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 68
Ken Alibek
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 69
Among WRITERS In Kazakhstan
Among writers born in Kazakhstan, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 9. Before him are Mukhtar Auezov (1897), Mukaghali Makatayev (1931), Ybyrai Altynsarin (1841), Saken Seifullin (1894), Vsevolod Ivanov (1895), and Alexander Volkov (1891). After him are Sergei Lukyanenko (1968).
Mukhtar Auezov
1897 - 1961
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3
Mukaghali Makatayev
1931 - 1976
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 4
Ybyrai Altynsarin
1841 - 1889
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5
Saken Seifullin
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 6
Vsevolod Ivanov
1895 - 1963
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 7
Alexander Volkov
1891 - 1977
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 8
Alexander Kazantsev
1906 - 2002
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 9
Sergei Lukyanenko
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 10