WRITER
Béla Illés
1895 - 1974
Béla Illés
Béla Illés (Born: Béla Lipner from Kassa, Austria-Hungary; now Košice, Slovakia), March 22, 1895 – Budapest, January 5, 1974) was a Hungarian left-wing and Communist writer and journalist of Jewish descent, who spent over 20 years of his life in exile in the Soviet Union. In 1945 he returned to Hungary in Soviet uniform as a major in the Red Army. In now Communist Hungary, he was not particularly appreciated by the Minister of Culture, József Révai, nor by György Lukács. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Béla Illés has received more than 33,454 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Béla Illés is the 5,102nd most popular writer (down from 4,703rd in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Slovak Writer.
Memorability Metrics
33k
Page Views (PV)
54.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.93
Effective Languages (L*)
2.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Béla Illés ranks 5,102 out of 7,302. Before him are Andreas Kalvos, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Abdul Muis, John O'Hara, François Weyergans, and Maria Aurèlia Capmany. After him are Nino Martoglio, George Borrow, Alexander Kazantsev, Heinrich Zschokke, Kjartan Fløgstad, and Kiki Dimoula.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndreas Kalvos
1792 - 1869
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 5,096
Einar Már Guðmundsson
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 5,097
Abdul Muis
1883 - 1959
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 5,098
John O'Hara
1905 - 1970
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 5,099
François Weyergans
1941 - 2019
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5,100
Maria Aurèlia Capmany
1918 - 1991
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5,101
Béla Illés
1895 - 1974
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5,102
Nino Martoglio
1870 - 1921
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5,103
George Borrow
1803 - 1881
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,104
Alexander Kazantsev
1906 - 2002
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,105
Heinrich Zschokke
1771 - 1848
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,106
Kjartan Fløgstad
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,107
Kiki Dimoula
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,108
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1895, Béla Illés ranks 232. Before him are José Bergamín, Alfredo Zibechi, Doris Humphrey, H. A. R. Gibb, Bert Lahr, and Joseph Banks Rhine. After him are Aileen Pringle, Shemp Howard, Jan Burgers, Greta Johansson, Juan Artola, and Vilho Tuulos. Among people deceased in 1974, Béla Illés ranks 191. Before him are Gunnar Olsson, Knudåge Riisager, Sverre Hansen, Erskine Hamilton Childers, Gösta Lilliehöök, and Matilde Hidalgo. After him are Ferruccio Novo, Jimmy Hogan, Spyridon Marinatos, Bobby Timmons, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, and Frank Hussey.
Others Born in 1895
Go to all RankingsJosé Bergamín
WRITER
1895 - 1983
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 226
Alfredo Zibechi
SOCCER PLAYER
1895 - 1958
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 227
Doris Humphrey
DANCER
1895 - 1958
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 228
H. A. R. Gibb
HISTORIAN
1895 - 1971
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 229
Bert Lahr
ACTOR
1895 - 1967
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 230
Joseph Banks Rhine
BIOLOGIST
1895 - 1980
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 231
Béla Illés
WRITER
1895 - 1974
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 232
Aileen Pringle
ACTOR
1895 - 1989
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 233
Shemp Howard
ACTOR
1895 - 1955
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 234
Jan Burgers
PHYSICIST
1895 - 1981
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 235
Greta Johansson
SWIMMER
1895 - 1978
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 236
Juan Artola
SOCCER PLAYER
1895 - 1937
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 237
Vilho Tuulos
ATHLETE
1895 - 1967
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 238
Others Deceased in 1974
Go to all RankingsGunnar Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 185
Knudåge Riisager
COMPOSER
1897 - 1974
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 186
Sverre Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1974
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 187
Erskine Hamilton Childers
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1974
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 188
Gösta Lilliehöök
ATHLETE
1884 - 1974
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 189
Matilde Hidalgo
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 190
Béla Illés
WRITER
1895 - 1974
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 191
Ferruccio Novo
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1974
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 192
Jimmy Hogan
SOCCER PLAYER
1882 - 1974
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 193
Spyridon Marinatos
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1901 - 1974
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 194
Bobby Timmons
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1974
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 195
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
WRITER
1884 - 1974
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 196
Frank Hussey
ATHLETE
1905 - 1974
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 197
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Béla Illés ranks 192 out of 418. Before him are Vladimir Oravsky (1947), Stanislav Seman (1952), Martin Benka (1888), Jozef Murgaš (1864), Ferenc Sidó (1923), and Jozef Chovanec (1960). After him are Ľuboš Micheľ (1968), Margita Figuli (1909), Ján Kubiš (1952), Eduard Kukan (1939), Milan Škriniar (1995), and Janko Jesenský (1874).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsVladimir Oravsky
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 186
Stanislav Seman
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 187
Martin Benka
PAINTER
1888 - 1971
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 188
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 189
Ferenc Sidó
ATHLETE
1923 - 1998
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 190
Jozef Chovanec
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 191
Béla Illés
WRITER
1895 - 1974
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 192
Ľuboš Micheľ
REFEREE
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 193
Margita Figuli
WRITER
1909 - 1995
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 194
Ján Kubiš
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 195
Eduard Kukan
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 196
Milan Škriniar
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 197
Janko Jesenský
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1945
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 198
Among WRITERS In Slovakia
Among writers born in Slovakia, Béla Illés ranks 19. Before him are Janko Kráľ (1822), Andrej Sládkovič (1820), Samo Chalupka (1812), Martin Kukučín (1860), Ján Hollý (1785), and Vladimir Oravsky (1947). After him are Margita Figuli (1909), Milan Rúfus (1928), Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (1855), Timrava (1867), Peter Pišťanek (1960), and Radoslav Rochallyi (1980).
Janko Kráľ
1822 - 1876
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 13
Andrej Sládkovič
1820 - 1872
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 14
Samo Chalupka
1812 - 1883
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 15
Martin Kukučín
1860 - 1928
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 16
Ján Hollý
1785 - 1849
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 17
Vladimir Oravsky
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 18
Béla Illés
1895 - 1974
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 19
Margita Figuli
1909 - 1995
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 20
Milan Rúfus
1928 - 2009
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 21
Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová
1855 - 1939
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 22
Timrava
1867 - 1951
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 23
Peter Pišťanek
1960 - 2015
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 24
Radoslav Rochallyi
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 25