WRITER
Amos Oz
1939 - 2018
Amos Oz
Amos Oz (Hebrew: עמוס עוז; born Amos Klausner (Hebrew: עמוס קלוזנר); 4 May 1939 – 28 December 2018) was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual. He was also a professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amos Oz has received more than 940,800 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Amos Oz is the 265th most popular writer (up from 283rd in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Israel and the 2nd most popular Israeli Writer.
Amos Oz is a famous Israeli author. He is most famous for his novel "A Tale of Love and Darkness."
Memorability Metrics
940k
Page Views (PV)
70.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
12.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Amos Oz ranks 265 out of 7,302. Before him are Sallust, Johannes V. Jensen, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Vladimir Mayakovsky, François de La Rochefoucauld, and Jami. After him are Salman Rushdie, Primo Levi, Arthur Miller, Anna Komnene, Walt Whitman, and Bartolomé de las Casas.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSallust
86 BC - 34 BC
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 259
Johannes V. Jensen
1873 - 1950
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 260
Svetlana Alliluyeva
1926 - 2011
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 261
Vladimir Mayakovsky
1893 - 1930
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 262
François de La Rochefoucauld
1613 - 1680
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 263
Jami
1414 - 1492
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 264
Amos Oz
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 265
Salman Rushdie
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 266
Primo Levi
1919 - 1987
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 267
Arthur Miller
1915 - 2005
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 268
Anna Komnene
1083 - 1153
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 269
Walt Whitman
1819 - 1892
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 270
Bartolomé de las Casas
1484 - 1566
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 271
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Amos Oz ranks 9. Before him are Tina Turner, Terence Hill, Ian McKellen, Francis Ford Coppola, Stanislav Petrov, and Gro Harlem Brundtland. After him are Amanda Lear, Reuven Rivlin, Giovanni Falcone, Giovanni Trapattoni, Harvey Keitel, and Ada Yonath. Among people deceased in 2018, Amos Oz ranks 12. Before him are Ingvar Kamprad, Montserrat Caballé, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Stan Lee, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Miloš Forman. After him are Isao Takahata, John McCain, Philip Roth, Stephen Hillenburg, France Gall, and Paul Bocuse.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsTina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 3
Terence Hill
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 4
Ian McKellen
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 5
Francis Ford Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 6
Stanislav Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2017
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 7
Gro Harlem Brundtland
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 8
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 9
Amanda Lear
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 10
Reuven Rivlin
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 11
Giovanni Falcone
JUDGE
1939 - 1992
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 12
Giovanni Trapattoni
COACH
1939 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 13
Harvey Keitel
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 14
Ada Yonath
BIOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsIngvar Kamprad
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2018
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 6
Montserrat Caballé
SINGER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 7
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 8
Stan Lee
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 9
Bernardo Bertolucci
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2018
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 10
Miloš Forman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 11
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 12
Isao Takahata
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 13
John McCain
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 14
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 15
Stephen Hillenburg
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 16
France Gall
SINGER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 17
Paul Bocuse
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 18
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Amos Oz ranks 46 out of 466. Before him are Ehud Barak (1942), Judas Maccabeus (-200), William of Tyre (1130), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Dinah (-1700), and Joel (-1). After him are Ehud Olmert (1945), Hezekiah (-800), Procopius (500), Daniel Kahneman (1934), Josiah (-648), and Reuven Rivlin (1939).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsEhud Barak
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 40
Judas Maccabeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 41
William of Tyre
HISTORIAN
1130 - 1186
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 42
Joseph of Arimathea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 96
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 43
Dinah
COMPANION
1700 BC - 1590 BC
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 44
Joel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 45
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 46
Ehud Olmert
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 47
Hezekiah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 48
Procopius
HISTORIAN
500 - 560
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 49
Daniel Kahneman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 50
Josiah
POLITICIAN
648 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 51
Reuven Rivlin
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 52
Among WRITERS In Israel
Among writers born in Israel, Amos Oz ranks 2. Before him are John the Evangelist (10). After him are Mahmoud Darwish (1941), Edward Said (1935), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), David Grossman (1954), A. B. Yehoshua (1936), May Ziade (1886), Ahron Daum (1951), Justus of Tiberias (35), Meir Shalev (1948), and Gideon Levy (1953).
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 1
Amos Oz
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 2
Mahmoud Darwish
1941 - 2008
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 3
Edward Said
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 4
Ghassan Kanafani
1936 - 1972
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 5
David Grossman
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 6
A. B. Yehoshua
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 7
May Ziade
1886 - 1941
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 8
Ahron Daum
1951 - 2018
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 9
Justus of Tiberias
35 - 100
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 10
Meir Shalev
1948 - 2023
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 11
Gideon Levy
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 12