WRITER
Carl Spitteler
1845 - 1924
Carl Spitteler
Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler (24 April 1845 – 29 December 1924) was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919 "in special appreciation of his epic Olympian Spring". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Spitteler has received more than 139,644 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Carl Spitteler is the 293rd most popular writer (down from 273rd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Switzerland and the 2nd most popular Swiss Writer.
Carl Spitteler was a Swiss poet who was most famous for his epic poem, "Olympische Gedichte" (Olympian Poems).
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
70.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
77
Languages Editions (L)
17.69
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Carl Spitteler ranks 293 out of 7,302. Before him are Philip K. Dick, Marcus Terentius Varro, Gerhart Hauptmann, Emily Dickinson, Arthur C. Clarke, and Pearl S. Buck. After him are Colette, Sayyid Qutb, Anne Brontë, Jon Fosse, Heinrich von Kleist, and Claude Simon.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhilip K. Dick
1928 - 1982
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 287
Marcus Terentius Varro
116 BC - 27 BC
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 288
Gerhart Hauptmann
1862 - 1946
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 289
Emily Dickinson
1830 - 1886
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 290
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 - 2008
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 291
Pearl S. Buck
1892 - 1973
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 292
Carl Spitteler
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 293
Colette
1873 - 1954
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 294
Sayyid Qutb
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 295
Anne Brontë
1820 - 1849
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 296
Jon Fosse
1959 - Present
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 297
Heinrich von Kleist
1777 - 1811
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 298
Claude Simon
1913 - 2005
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 299
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1845, Carl Spitteler ranks 10. Before him are Georg Cantor, George I of Greece, Gabriel Lippmann, Gabriel Fauré, Élie Metchnikoff, and Amadeo I of Spain. After him are Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Abai Qunanbaiuly, Nikola Pašić, Edmond James de Rothschild, and Paul Vidal de La Blache. Among people deceased in 1924, Carl Spitteler ranks 11. Before him are Woodrow Wilson, Joseph Conrad, Louis Sullivan, Alfred Marshall, Gabriel Fauré, and Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria. After him are Frances Hodgson Burnett, George Mallory, Ferdinand Cheval, Ferruccio Busoni, Robert Nivelle, and Eleonora Duse.
Others Born in 1845
Go to all RankingsGeorg Cantor
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1918
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 4
George I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1913
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 5
Gabriel Lippmann
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1921
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 6
Gabriel Fauré
COMPOSER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 7
Élie Metchnikoff
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1916
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 8
Amadeo I of Spain
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1890
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 9
Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 10
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
PHYSICIAN
1845 - 1922
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 11
Ludwig III of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 12
Abai Qunanbaiuly
WRITER
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 13
Nikola Pašić
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1926
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 14
Edmond James de Rothschild
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1845 - 1934
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 15
Paul Vidal de La Blache
GEOGRAPHER
1845 - 1918
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1924
Go to all RankingsWoodrow Wilson
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1924
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 5
Joseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 6
Louis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 7
Alfred Marshall
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 8
Gabriel Fauré
COMPOSER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 9
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 10
Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 11
Frances Hodgson Burnett
WRITER
1849 - 1924
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 12
George Mallory
MOUNTAINEER
1886 - 1924
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 13
Ferdinand Cheval
ARCHITECT
1836 - 1924
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 14
Ferruccio Busoni
COMPOSER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 15
Robert Nivelle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1924
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 16
Eleonora Duse
ACTOR
1858 - 1924
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 17
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Carl Spitteler ranks 22 out of 1,015. Before him are Johanna Spyri (1827), Francesco Borromini (1599), Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), Johann Bernoulli (1667), Alberto Giacometti (1901), and Albert Hofmann (1906). After him are Élie Ducommun (1833), Bruno Ganz (1941), Arnold Böcklin (1827), Conrad Gessner (1516), Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921), and Jacob Burckhardt (1818).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJohanna Spyri
WRITER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 16
Francesco Borromini
ARCHITECT
1599 - 1667
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 17
Charles Édouard Guillaume
PHYSICIST
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 18
Johann Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1667 - 1748
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 19
Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 20
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 21
Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 22
Élie Ducommun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1906
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 23
Bruno Ganz
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 24
Arnold Böcklin
PAINTER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 25
Conrad Gessner
BIOLOGIST
1516 - 1565
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 26
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
WRITER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 27
Jacob Burckhardt
HISTORIAN
1818 - 1897
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 28
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Carl Spitteler ranks 2. Before him are Johanna Spyri (1827). After him are Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921), Erich von Däniken (1935), Karl Barth (1886), Robert Walser (1878), Alejo Carpentier (1904), Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784), Max Frisch (1911), Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (1878), and Gottfried Keller (1819).
Johanna Spyri
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 1
Carl Spitteler
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 2
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 3
Erich von Däniken
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 4
Karl Barth
1886 - 1968
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 5
Robert Walser
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 6
Alejo Carpentier
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 7
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
1784 - 1817
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 8
Max Frisch
1911 - 1991
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 9
Johann Kaspar Lavater
1741 - 1801
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 10
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
1878 - 1947
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 11
Gottfried Keller
1819 - 1890
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 12