1891 - 1960
August Gailit (9 January 1891 – 5 November 1960) was an Estonian writer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of August Gailit has received more than 26,110 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. August Gailit is the 5,321st most popular writer (down from 4,769th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 139th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Estonian Writer.
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Among writers, August Gailit ranks 5,321 out of 5,755. Before him are Thomas Mofolo, Louis Guilloux, Michael Swanwick, Anthony Powell, Jeanne Dumée, and Yehoshua Kenaz. After him are Hannu Salama, Walter Moers, Alberto Bevilacqua, Vladimir Tendryakov, Katri Vala, and Brad Falchuk.
1876 - 1948
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 5,315
1899 - 1980
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 5,316
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 5,317
1905 - 2000
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 5,318
1660 - 1706
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 5,319
1937 - 2020
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 5,320
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 5,321
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 5,322
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 5,323
1934 - 2013
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 5,324
1923 - 1984
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 5,325
1901 - 1944
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 5,326
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 5,327
Among people born in 1891, August Gailit ranks 227. Before him are Ernest Leonard Johnson, Ellen Wilkinson, Gustaf Dyrssen, Erik Lindahl, Willy Birgel, and Lorenzo Mangiante. After him are Jetta Goudal, René Barbier, John A. Costello, Arnold Jackson, Audrey Munson, and Leo Burnett. Among people deceased in 1960, August Gailit ranks 189. Before him are Nils Widforss, Alfred E. Green, The Great Gama, Erik Lindahl, Lawrence Tibbett, and José Serrato. After him are Aneurin Bevan, Christopher Hornsrud, Anni Holdmann, Joseph Lamb, Dimitrana Ivanova, and Charles Delporte.
1891 - 1977
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 221
1891 - 1947
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 222
1891 - 1981
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 223
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 224
1891 - 1973
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 225
1891 - 1936
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 226
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 227
1891 - 1985
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 228
1891 - 1966
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 229
1891 - 1976
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 230
1891 - 1972
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 231
1891 - 1996
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 232
1891 - 1971
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 233
1880 - 1960
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 183
1889 - 1960
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 184
1878 - 1960
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 185
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 186
1896 - 1960
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 187
1868 - 1960
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 188
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 189
1897 - 1960
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 190
1859 - 1960
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 191
1900 - 1960
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 192
1887 - 1960
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 193
1881 - 1960
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 194
1893 - 1960
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 195
Among people born in Estonia, August Gailit ranks 159 out of 310. Before him are Paul Felix Schmidt (1916), Erki Nool (1970), Silvi Vrait (1951), Heinrich Mark (1911), Viivi Luik (1946), and Heino Kruus (1926). After him are Jaak Lipso (1940), Anne Veski (1956), Mihkel Veske (1843), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), Juhan Parts (1966), and Markko Märtin (1975).
1916 - 1984
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 153
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 154
1951 - 2013
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 155
1911 - 2004
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 156
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 157
1926 - 2012
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 158
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 159
1940 - 2023
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 160
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 161
1843 - 1890
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 162
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 163
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 164
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 165
Among writers born in Estonia, August Gailit ranks 19. Before him are Juhan Liiv (1864), Friedebert Tuglas (1886), Jakob Hurt (1839), Juhan Smuul (1922), Alexander Vostokov (1781), and Viivi Luik (1946). After him are Mihkel Veske (1843), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), Anna Haava (1864), Andrus Kivirähk (1970), Tõnu Õnnepalu (1962), and Maarja Kangro (1973).
1864 - 1913
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 13
1886 - 1971
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 14
1839 - 1907
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 15
1922 - 1971
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 16
1781 - 1864
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 17
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 18
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 19
1843 - 1890
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 20
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 21
1864 - 1957
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 22
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 23
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 24
1973 - Present
HPI: 27.98
Rank: 25