1843 - 1920
Benito Pérez Galdós (10 May 1843 – 4 January 1920) was a Spanish realist novelist. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist.Pérez Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 major novels, 46 historical novels in five series, 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. He remains popular in Spain, and is considered equal to Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benito Pérez Galdós has received more than 295,650 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Benito Pérez Galdós is the 950th most popular writer (down from 940th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Spain (down from 271st in 2019) and the 29th most popular Spanish Writer.
Benito Pérez Galdós is most famous for his novel "Niebla" which is a story about a man who falls in love with a woman who he sees from afar but is never able to speak to her.
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Among writers, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 950 out of 5,755. Before him are Etty Hillesum, Aristarchus of Samothrace, Klaus Ebner, Aron Nimzowitsch, Marko Marulić, and Mirza Fatali Akhundov. After him are Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Eleanor H. Porter, Khaled Hosseini, and Abdulrazak Gurnah.
1914 - 1943
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 944
217 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 945
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 946
1886 - 1935
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 947
1450 - 1524
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 948
1812 - 1878
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 949
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 950
1804 - 1877
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 951
1840 - 1914
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 952
1737 - 1814
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 953
1868 - 1920
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 954
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 955
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 956
Among people born in 1843, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 17. Before him are Gabriel Tarde, Elisabeth of Wied, Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, and Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz. After him are Richard Avenarius, Walther Flemming, Georg von Hertling, Camillo Sitte, Oscar Montelius, and Hermann Schwarz. Among people deceased in 1920, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 22. Before him are Svetozar Boroević, Rosalia Lombardo, John Reed, Dmitri Ivanovsky, Inessa Armand, and Nectarios of Aegina. After him are Eleanor H. Porter, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Venustiano Carranza, Max Klinger, Essad Pasha Toptani, and Otto Gross.
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 11
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 12
1843 - 1871
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 13
1843 - 1925
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 14
1843 - 1865
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 15
1843 - 1916
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 16
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 17
1843 - 1896
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 18
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 19
1843 - 1919
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 20
1843 - 1903
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 21
1843 - 1921
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 22
1843 - 1921
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 23
1856 - 1920
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 16
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 17
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 18
1864 - 1920
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 19
1874 - 1920
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 20
1846 - 1920
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 21
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 22
1868 - 1920
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 23
1854 - 1920
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 24
1859 - 1920
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 25
1857 - 1920
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 26
1863 - 1920
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 27
1877 - 1920
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 28
Among people born in Spain, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 294 out of 2,932. Before him are Jesús Franco (1930), George Santayana (1863), Carles Rexach (1947), Luis Enrique (1970), Muhammad I of Córdoba (823), and Carmen Maura (1945). After him are Sigeric (370), Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926), Hisham I of Córdoba (757), Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), and Yolande of Aragon (1384).
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 288
1863 - 1952
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 289
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 290
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 291
823 - 886
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 292
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 293
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 294
370 - 415
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 295
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 296
757 - 796
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 297
1922 - 2001
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 298
1501 - 1536
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 299
1384 - 1442
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 300
Among writers born in Spain, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 29. Before him are Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Matilde Camus (1919), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), and Abraham Abulafia (1240). After him are Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), Prudentius (348), Jorge Semprún (1923), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), and Mercè Rodoreda (1908).
1534 - 1597
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 23
1919 - 2012
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 24
1836 - 1870
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 25
1964 - 2020
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 26
1898 - 1984
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 27
1240 - 1292
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 28
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 29
1922 - 2001
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 30
1501 - 1536
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 31
348 - 413
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 32
1923 - 2011
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 33
1499 - 1590
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 34
1908 - 1983
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 35