WRITER
Bruno Apitz
1900 - 1979
Bruno Apitz
Bruno Apitz (28 April 1900 – 7 April 1979) was a German writer and a survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruno Apitz has received more than 45,763 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Bruno Apitz is the 3,729th most popular writer (up from 3,951st in 2019), the 3,771st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,708th in 2019) and the 225th most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
46k
Page Views (PV)
50.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.56
Effective Languages (L*)
2.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Bruno Apitz ranks 3,729 out of 7,302. Before him are Jules Lemaître, Glückel of Hameln, Constance Lloyd, Sunthorn Phu, Georgette Heyer, and Wu Jingzi. After him are Innokenty Annensky, Philippe Jaccottet, James A. Michener, José Emilio Pacheco, Margit Kaffka, and Og Mandino.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJules Lemaître
1853 - 1914
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3,723
Glückel of Hameln
1646 - 1724
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3,724
Constance Lloyd
1858 - 1898
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3,725
Sunthorn Phu
1786 - 1855
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 3,726
Georgette Heyer
1902 - 1974
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 3,727
Wu Jingzi
1701 - 1754
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,728
Bruno Apitz
1900 - 1979
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,729
Innokenty Annensky
1855 - 1909
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,730
Philippe Jaccottet
1925 - 2021
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,731
James A. Michener
1907 - 1997
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,732
José Emilio Pacheco
1939 - 2014
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,733
Margit Kaffka
1880 - 1918
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,734
Og Mandino
1923 - 1996
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,735
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Bruno Apitz ranks 177. Before him are Walther Kadow, Karl Kaufmann, Mikhail Isakovsky, Dumarsais Estimé, Paul Kletzki, and Kateryna Bilokur. After him are Giovanni Urbani, Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Haskell Curry, and Adlai Stevenson II. Among people deceased in 1979, Bruno Apitz ranks 149. Before him are Walter Legge, I. A. Richards, Henri Saint Cyr, Georgy Beriev, George Seaton, and Tapio Rautavaara. After him are Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Barbara Hutton, Vilho Niittymaa, Joan Blondell, Jack Haley, and Lothar Wolleh.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsWalther Kadow
CELEBRITY
1900 - 1923
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 171
Karl Kaufmann
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1969
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 172
Mikhail Isakovsky
WRITER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 173
Dumarsais Estimé
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1953
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 174
Paul Kletzki
CONDUCTOR
1900 - 1973
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 175
Kateryna Bilokur
PAINTER
1900 - 1961
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 176
Bruno Apitz
WRITER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 177
Giovanni Urbani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1969
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 178
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1987
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 179
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
CONDUCTOR
1900 - 1973
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 180
Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1981
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 181
Haskell Curry
MATHEMATICIAN
1900 - 1982
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 182
Adlai Stevenson II
DIPLOMAT
1900 - 1965
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 183
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsWalter Legge
PRODUCER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 143
I. A. Richards
WRITER
1893 - 1979
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 144
Henri Saint Cyr
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1979
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 145
Georgy Beriev
ENGINEER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 146
George Seaton
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 147
Tapio Rautavaara
ACTOR
1915 - 1979
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 148
Bruno Apitz
WRITER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 149
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
MUSICIAN
1949 - 1979
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 150
Barbara Hutton
CELEBRITY
1912 - 1979
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 151
Vilho Niittymaa
ATHLETE
1896 - 1979
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 152
Joan Blondell
ACTOR
1906 - 1979
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 153
Jack Haley
ACTOR
1898 - 1979
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 154
Lothar Wolleh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1930 - 1979
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 155
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Bruno Apitz ranks 3,771 out of 7,253. Before him are Norbert Lammert (1948), Alexander, Prince of Lippe (1831), Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel (1804), Glückel of Hameln (1646), Wolf Hoffmann (1959), and Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg (1495). After him are Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg (1653), Karl Blossfeldt (1865), Bernd Förster (1956), Caspar Olevian (1536), Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1706), and Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen (1762).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsNorbert Lammert
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 3,765
Alexander, Prince of Lippe
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1905
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3,766
Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1888
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3,767
Glückel of Hameln
WRITER
1646 - 1724
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3,768
Wolf Hoffmann
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3,769
Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg
NOBLEMAN
1495 - 1549
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,770
Bruno Apitz
WRITER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,771
Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1707
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,772
Karl Blossfeldt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1865 - 1932
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,773
Bernd Förster
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 3,774
Caspar Olevian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1536 - 1587
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 3,775
Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1706 - 1771
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 3,776
Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1823
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 3,777
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Bruno Apitz ranks 225. Before him are Gunter d'Alquen (1910), Günter Eich (1907), Johann Heinrich Voss (1751), Sylvia Nasar (1947), Robert Jungk (1913), and Glückel of Hameln (1646). After him are Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807), Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810), Walter Kempowski (1929), Irmgard Keun (1905), Johann Most (1846), and Botho Strauß (1944).
Gunter d'Alquen
1910 - 1998
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 219
Günter Eich
1907 - 1972
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 220
Johann Heinrich Voss
1751 - 1826
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 221
Sylvia Nasar
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 222
Robert Jungk
1913 - 1994
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 223
Glückel of Hameln
1646 - 1724
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 224
Bruno Apitz
1900 - 1979
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 225
Friedrich Theodor Vischer
1807 - 1887
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 226
Ferdinand Freiligrath
1810 - 1876
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 227
Walter Kempowski
1929 - 2007
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 228
Irmgard Keun
1905 - 1982
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 229
Johann Most
1846 - 1906
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 230
Botho Strauß
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 231