Writer
Bertolt Brecht
1898 - 1956
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Bertolt Brecht
His biography is available in 107 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 104 in 2024). Bertolt Brecht is the 65th most popular writer (up from 68th in 2024), the 45th most popular biography from Germany (up from 51st in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Writer.
Bertolt Brecht is most famous for his theories of theater and the alienation effect. Brecht believed that theater should be a tool for social change and not just entertainment. He coined the term "alienation effect" to describe the process of making the audience aware of the artificiality of the play.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Bertolt Brecht ranks 65 out of 7,302. Before him are Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Henrik Ibsen, Stendhal, Ayn Rand, and Aeschylus. After him are Selma Lagerlöf, Rabindranath Tagore, Jorge Luis Borges, Stefan Zweig, Thomas Mann, and Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Oscar Wilde
1854 - 1900
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 59
Mark Twain
1835 - 1910
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 60
Henrik Ibsen
1828 - 1906
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 61
Stendhal
1783 - 1842
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 62
Ayn Rand
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HPI: 83.74
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Aeschylus
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HPI: 83.66
Rank: 64
Bertolt Brecht
1898 - 1956
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 65
Selma Lagerlöf
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HPI: 83.47
Rank: 66
Rabindranath Tagore
1861 - 1941
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 67
Jorge Luis Borges
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HPI: 83.40
Rank: 68
Stefan Zweig
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HPI: 83.35
Rank: 69
Thomas Mann
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HPI: 83.34
Rank: 70
Arthur Conan Doyle
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HPI: 83.22
Rank: 71
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Bertolt Brecht ranks 1. After him are Golda Meir, Erich Maria Remarque, Alvar Aalto, Federico García Lorca, Enzo Ferrari, Sergei Eisenstein, René Magritte, Stefania Turkewich, Umm Kulthum, Zhou Enlai, and Leo Szilard. Among people deceased in 1956, Bertolt Brecht ranks 1. After him are Irène Joliot-Curie, B. R. Ambedkar, Jackson Pollock, William Boeing, Frederick Soddy, Konstantin von Neurath, Pietro Badoglio, Jules Rimet, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Emil Nolde.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsBertolt Brecht
WRITER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 1
Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 2
Erich Maria Remarque
WRITER
1898 - 1970
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 3
Alvar Aalto
ARCHITECT
1898 - 1976
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 4
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 5
Enzo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1988
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 6
Sergei Eisenstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1948
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 7
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 8
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 9
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 10
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 11
Leo Szilard
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1964
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsBertolt Brecht
WRITER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 1
Irène Joliot-Curie
CHEMIST
1897 - 1956
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 2
B. R. Ambedkar
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1956
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 3
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 4
William Boeing
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1956
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 5
Frederick Soddy
CHEMIST
1877 - 1956
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 6
Konstantin von Neurath
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1956
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 7
Pietro Badoglio
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1956
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 8
Jules Rimet
BUSINESSPERSON
1873 - 1956
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1956
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 10
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
GOLFER
1911 - 1956
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 11
Emil Nolde
PAINTER
1867 - 1956
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Bertolt Brecht ranks 45 out of NaN. Before him are Heinrich Himmler (1900), Friedrich Schiller (1759), Robert Schumann (1810), Josef Mengele (1911), Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819), and Hermann Göring (1893). After him are Franz Beckenbauer (1945), Felix Mendelssohn (1809), Werner Heisenberg (1901), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), Robert Koch (1843), and Marlene Dietrich (1901).
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Heinrich Himmler
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 84.86
Rank: 39
Friedrich Schiller
WRITER
1759 - 1805
HPI: 84.57
Rank: 40
Robert Schumann
COMPOSER
1810 - 1856
HPI: 84.50
Rank: 41
Josef Mengele
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 42
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1819 - 1861
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 43
Hermann Göring
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1946
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 44
Bertolt Brecht
WRITER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 45
Franz Beckenbauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 46
Felix Mendelssohn
COMPOSER
1809 - 1847
HPI: 83.51
Rank: 47
Werner Heisenberg
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1976
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 48
Christian IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1906
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 49
Robert Koch
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1910
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 50
Marlene Dietrich
ACTOR
1901 - 1992
HPI: 83.42
Rank: 51
Among Writers In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Bertolt Brecht ranks 5. Before him are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749), Anne Frank (1929), Hermann Hesse (1877), and Friedrich Schiller (1759). After him are Thomas Mann (1875), Heinrich Heine (1797), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), Charles Bukowski (1920), Novalis (1772), Heinrich Böll (1917), and Friedrich Hölderlin (1770).
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749 - 1832
HPI: 90.96
Rank: 1
Anne Frank
1929 - 1945
HPI: 85.31
Rank: 2
Hermann Hesse
1877 - 1962
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 3
Friedrich Schiller
1759 - 1805
HPI: 84.57
Rank: 4
Bertolt Brecht
1898 - 1956
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 5
Thomas Mann
1875 - 1955
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 6
Heinrich Heine
1797 - 1856
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Erich Maria Remarque
1898 - 1970
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 8
Charles Bukowski
1920 - 1994
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 9
Novalis
1772 - 1801
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 10
Heinrich Böll
1917 - 1985
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 11
Friedrich Hölderlin
1770 - 1843
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 12
