WRITER
Andrey Kurkov
1961 - Today
Andrey Kurkov
Andrey Yuryevich Kurkov (born 23 April 1961) is a Ukrainian author and public intellectual who writes in Russian and Ukrainian. He is the author of 19 novels, including the bestselling Death and the Penguin, nine books for children, and about 20 documentary, fiction and TV movie scripts. His work is currently translated into 37 languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Persian and Hebrew, and published in 65 countries. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrey Kurkov has received more than 199,379 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Andrey Kurkov is the 2,266th most popular writer (up from 3,384th in 2019), the 824th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,221st in 2019) and the 100th most popular Russian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
55.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
8.42
Effective Languages (L*)
2.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Andrey Kurkov ranks 2,266 out of 7,302. Before him are Alois Jirásek, Inger Christensen, Saigyō, Umberto Saba, Jeppe Aakjær, and Konstantin Balmont. After him are Patrick Pearse, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, Đura Jakšić, Edward Bunker, Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, and August von Platen-Hallermünde.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlois Jirásek
1851 - 1930
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,260
Inger Christensen
1935 - 2009
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,261
Saigyō
1118 - 1190
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,262
Umberto Saba
1883 - 1957
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2,263
Jeppe Aakjær
1866 - 1930
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2,264
Konstantin Balmont
1867 - 1942
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2,265
Andrey Kurkov
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2,266
Patrick Pearse
1879 - 1916
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2,267
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh
1883 - 1936
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 2,268
Đura Jakšić
1832 - 1878
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 2,269
Edward Bunker
1933 - 2005
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 2,270
Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
1802 - 1861
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 2,271
August von Platen-Hallermünde
1796 - 1835
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 2,272
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Andrey Kurkov ranks 91. Before him are Kim Tok-hun, Abdourahamane Tchiani, Elizabeth McGovern, Lea Thompson, Ralph Macchio, and Liam Cunningham. After him are Jacky Cheung, Ignazio Cassis, Jonas Jonasson, Dylan McDermott, Franky Van der Elst, and Sergei Aleinikov.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsKim Tok-hun
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 85
Abdourahamane Tchiani
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 86
Elizabeth McGovern
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 87
Lea Thompson
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 88
Ralph Macchio
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 89
Liam Cunningham
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 90
Andrey Kurkov
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 91
Jacky Cheung
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 92
Ignazio Cassis
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 93
Jonas Jonasson
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 94
Dylan McDermott
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 95
Franky Van der Elst
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 96
Sergei Aleinikov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 97
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Andrey Kurkov ranks 824 out of 3,761. Before him are Aleksey Batalov (1928), Yakov Pavlov (1917), Ğabdulla Tuqay (1886), Konstantin Balmont (1867), Vasily Tropinin (1776), and Alexander von Middendorff (1815). After him are Rudolf Lipschitz (1832), Konstantin Melnikov (1890), Sergey Taboritsky (1897), Kurt Hensel (1861), Talabuga (1300), and Ivan Mosjoukine (1889).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAleksey Batalov
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 818
Yakov Pavlov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1981
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 819
Ğabdulla Tuqay
WRITER
1886 - 1913
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 820
Konstantin Balmont
WRITER
1867 - 1942
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 821
Vasily Tropinin
PAINTER
1776 - 1857
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 822
Alexander von Middendorff
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 823
Andrey Kurkov
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 824
Rudolf Lipschitz
MATHEMATICIAN
1832 - 1903
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 825
Konstantin Melnikov
ARCHITECT
1890 - 1974
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 826
Sergey Taboritsky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1980
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 827
Kurt Hensel
MATHEMATICIAN
1861 - 1941
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 828
Talabuga
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1291
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 829
Ivan Mosjoukine
ACTOR
1889 - 1939
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 830
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Andrey Kurkov ranks 100. Before him are Eduard Uspensky (1937), Samuil Marshak (1887), Arsen Kotsoyev (1872), Arkady Gaidar (1904), Ğabdulla Tuqay (1886), and Konstantin Balmont (1867). After him are Sergei Nilus (1862), Leah Goldberg (1911), Andrei Voznesensky (1933), Aino Kallas (1878), Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714), and Nikolay Kostomarov (1817).
Eduard Uspensky
1937 - 2018
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 94
Samuil Marshak
1887 - 1964
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 95
Arsen Kotsoyev
1872 - 1944
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 96
Arkady Gaidar
1904 - 1941
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 97
Ğabdulla Tuqay
1886 - 1913
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 98
Konstantin Balmont
1867 - 1942
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 99
Andrey Kurkov
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 100
Sergei Nilus
1862 - 1929
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 101
Leah Goldberg
1911 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 102
Andrei Voznesensky
1933 - 2010
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 103
Aino Kallas
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 104
Kristijonas Donelaitis
1714 - 1780
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 105
Nikolay Kostomarov
1817 - 1885
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 106