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Arthur Koestler
1905 - 1983
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Arthur Koestler
His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2024). Arthur Koestler is the 568th most popular writer (down from 553rd in 2024), the 68th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 60th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Hungarian Writer.
Arthur Koestler is most famous for his novel, Darkness at Noon, which is a fictionalized account of the Moscow Trials.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Arthur Koestler ranks 568 out of 7,302. Before him are Beatrix Potter, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Sayat-Nova, Frontinus, Sidney Sheldon, and Frederick Forsyth. After him are Alfred Jarry, Klaus Ebner, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Napoleon Hill, Alexander Herzen, and Maya Angelou.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Beatrix Potter
1866 - 1943
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 562
Juan Ramón Jiménez
1881 - 1958
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 563
Sayat-Nova
1712 - 1795
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 564
Frontinus
30 - 103
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 565
Sidney Sheldon
1917 - 2007
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 566
Frederick Forsyth
1938 - 2025
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 567
Arthur Koestler
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 568
Alfred Jarry
1873 - 1907
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 569
Klaus Ebner
1964 - Present
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 570
Gaius Julius Hyginus
64 BC - 17
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 571
Napoleon Hill
1883 - 1970
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 572
Alexander Herzen
1812 - 1870
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 573
Maya Angelou
1928 - 2014
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 574
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Arthur Koestler ranks 22. Before him are Mikhail Sholokhov, Emilio Segrè, Astrid of Sweden, Felix Bloch, Marcel Lefebvre, and Vasily Grossman. After him are Raymond Aron, Ulf von Euler, Artem Mikoyan, Guillermo Stábile, Władysław Gomułka, and Gerard Kuiper. Among people deceased in 1983, Arthur Koestler ranks 17. Before him are Idris of Libya, Jon Brower Minnoch, John Vorster, Tennessee Williams, Benigno Aquino Jr., and David Niven. After him are Nikolai Podgorny, Roy Sullivan, Raymond Aron, Ulf von Euler, Meyer Lansky, and Alfred Tarski.
Others Born in 1905
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Mikhail Sholokhov
WRITER
1905 - 1984
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 16
Emilio Segrè
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1989
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 17
Astrid of Sweden
COMPANION
1905 - 1935
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 18
Felix Bloch
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 19
Marcel Lefebvre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1991
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 20
Vasily Grossman
WRITER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 21
Arthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 22
Raymond Aron
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 23
Ulf von Euler
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 24
Artem Mikoyan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 25
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 26
Władysław Gomułka
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 27
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1983
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Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 11
Jon Brower Minnoch
CELEBRITY
1941 - 1983
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 12
John Vorster
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1983
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 13
Tennessee Williams
WRITER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 14
Benigno Aquino Jr.
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1983
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 15
David Niven
ACTOR
1910 - 1983
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 16
Arthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 17
Nikolai Podgorny
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 18
Roy Sullivan
CELEBRITY
1912 - 1983
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 19
Raymond Aron
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 20
Ulf von Euler
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 21
Meyer Lansky
MAFIOSO
1902 - 1983
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 22
Alfred Tarski
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 23
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Arthur Koestler ranks 68 out of NaN. Before him are Imre Lakatos (1922), Flórián Albert (1941), Paul Erdős (1913), Béla Guttmann (1899), Georg von Békésy (1899), and Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262). After him are Marcel Breuer (1902), Emeric Thököly (1657), Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409), Karl Mannheim (1893), Géza II of Hungary (1130), and Katalin Karikó (1955).
Others born in Hungary
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Imre Lakatos
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1974
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 62
Flórián Albert
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 63
Paul Erdős
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 64
Béla Guttmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 65
Georg von Békésy
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 66
Ladislaus IV of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1262 - 1290
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 67
Arthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 68
Marcel Breuer
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1981
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 69
Emeric Thököly
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1705
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 70
Elizabeth of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1409 - 1442
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 71
Karl Mannheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1893 - 1947
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 72
Géza II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1130 - 1162
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 73
Katalin Karikó
CHEMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 74
Among Writers In Hungary
Among writers born in Hungary, Arthur Koestler ranks 6. Before him are Theodor Herzl (1860), Imre Kertész (1929), Sándor Petőfi (1823), Ágota Kristóf (1935), and Sándor Márai (1900). After him are Ferenc Molnár (1878), Felix Salten (1869), Ján Kollár (1793), Emma Orczy (1865), Max Nordau (1849), and Nikolaus Lenau (1802).
Theodor Herzl
1860 - 1904
HPI: 81.04
Rank: 1
Imre Kertész
1929 - 2016
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 2
Sándor Petőfi
1823 - 1849
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 3
Ágota Kristóf
1935 - 2011
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 4
Sándor Márai
1900 - 1989
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 5
Arthur Koestler
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 6
Ferenc Molnár
1878 - 1952
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 7
Felix Salten
1869 - 1945
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 8
Ján Kollár
1793 - 1852
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 9
Emma Orczy
1865 - 1947
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 10
Max Nordau
1849 - 1923
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 11
Nikolaus Lenau
1802 - 1850
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 12
