WRITER
Alma Karlin
1889 - 1950
Alma Karlin
Alma Maximiliana Karlin (October 12, 1889 – January 14, 1950) was a Slovenian traveler, writer, poet, collector, polyglot and theosophist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alma Karlin has received more than 54,242 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Alma Karlin is the 1,656th most popular writer (up from 2,654th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 44th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Slovene Writer.
Memorability Metrics
54k
Page Views (PV)
57.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
7.66
Effective Languages (L*)
2.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alma Karlin ranks 1,656 out of 7,302. Before her are Baba Tahir, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Li He, Liu Zongyuan, Christy Brown, and Meleager of Gadara. After her are Ba Jin, Anagarika Dharmapala, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Egon Kisch, Joseph Needham, and Nina Berberova.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBaba Tahir
947 - 1032
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,650
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
1877 - 1974
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 1,651
Li He
790 - 816
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 1,652
Liu Zongyuan
773 - 819
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 1,653
Christy Brown
1932 - 1981
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 1,654
Meleager of Gadara
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,655
Alma Karlin
1889 - 1950
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1,656
Ba Jin
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1,657
Anagarika Dharmapala
1864 - 1933
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 1,658
Algernon Charles Swinburne
1837 - 1909
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 1,659
Egon Kisch
1885 - 1948
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 1,660
Joseph Needham
1900 - 1995
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 1,661
Nina Berberova
1901 - 1993
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 1,662
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Alma Karlin ranks 67. Before her are Gunnar Gunnarsson, Pierre Reverdy, Takeo Kurita, Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, R. G. Collingwood, and María Capovilla. After her are Khudiram Bose, Philippe Thys, Harry Nyquist, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, Pavel Dybenko, and Frans Masereel. Among people deceased in 1950, Alma Karlin ranks 56. Before her are Salvatore Giuliano, Adam Rainer, Grigory Kulik, Liane de Pougy, Rafael Sabatini, and Alfred Korzybski. After her are Agnes Smedley, Kim Kyu-sik, Henry H. Arnold, Walter Huston, Abraham Wald, and Olaf Stapledon.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsGunnar Gunnarsson
WRITER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 61
Pierre Reverdy
WRITER
1889 - 1960
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 62
Takeo Kurita
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1977
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 63
Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 64
R. G. Collingwood
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1943
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 65
María Capovilla
CELEBRITY
1889 - 2006
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 66
Alma Karlin
WRITER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 67
Khudiram Bose
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1908
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 68
Philippe Thys
CYCLIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 69
Harry Nyquist
ENGINEER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 70
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1968
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 71
Pavel Dybenko
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1938
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 72
Frans Masereel
PAINTER
1889 - 1972
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsSalvatore Giuliano
MAFIOSO
1922 - 1950
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 50
Adam Rainer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1950
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 51
Grigory Kulik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1950
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 52
Liane de Pougy
DANCER
1869 - 1950
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 53
Rafael Sabatini
WRITER
1875 - 1950
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 54
Alfred Korzybski
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1950
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 55
Alma Karlin
WRITER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 56
Agnes Smedley
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 57
Kim Kyu-sik
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1950
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 58
Henry H. Arnold
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 59
Walter Huston
ACTOR
1883 - 1950
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 60
Abraham Wald
MATHEMATICIAN
1902 - 1950
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 61
Olaf Stapledon
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 62
In Slovenia
Among people born in Slovenia, Alma Karlin ranks 32 out of 340. Before her are Jacobus Gallus (1550), Ulrich II, Count of Celje (1406), Branko Oblak (1947), Danilo Türk (1952), Margit Korondi (1932), and Anton Ažbe (1862). After her are Anton Korošec (1872), Nino Benvenuti (1938), Johann Weikhard von Valvasor (1641), Jurij Vega (1754), Srečko Katanec (1963), and Leon Rupnik (1880).
Others born in Slovenia
Go to all RankingsJacobus Gallus
COMPOSER
1550 - 1591
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 26
Ulrich II, Count of Celje
NOBLEMAN
1406 - 1456
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 27
Branko Oblak
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 28
Danilo Türk
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 29
Margit Korondi
GYMNAST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 30
Anton Ažbe
PAINTER
1862 - 1905
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 31
Alma Karlin
WRITER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 32
Anton Korošec
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1940
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 33
Nino Benvenuti
BOXER
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 34
Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
HISTORIAN
1641 - 1693
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 35
Jurij Vega
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1802
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 36
Srečko Katanec
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 37
Leon Rupnik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1946
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 38
Among WRITERS In Slovenia
Among writers born in Slovenia, Alma Karlin ranks 4. Before her are France Prešeren (1800), Ivan Cankar (1876), and Jernej Kopitar (1780). After her are Sigismund von Herberstein (1486), Drago Jančar (1948), Edvard Kocbek (1904), Constantin von Wurzbach (1818), Stanko Vraz (1810), Louis Adamic (1898), Valentin Vodnik (1758), and Oton Župančič (1878).
France Prešeren
1800 - 1849
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 1
Ivan Cankar
1876 - 1918
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2
Jernej Kopitar
1780 - 1844
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3
Alma Karlin
1889 - 1950
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4
Sigismund von Herberstein
1486 - 1566
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 5
Drago Jančar
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 6
Edvard Kocbek
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7
Constantin von Wurzbach
1818 - 1893
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 8
Stanko Vraz
1810 - 1851
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 9
Louis Adamic
1898 - 1951
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 10
Valentin Vodnik
1758 - 1819
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 11
Oton Župančič
1878 - 1949
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 12