WRITER
Carl Sternheim
1878 - 1942
Carl Sternheim
Carl Sternheim (born William Adolph Carl Francke; 1 April 1878 – 3 November 1942) was a German playwright and short story writer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Sternheim has received more than 42,953 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Sternheim is the 4,215th most popular writer (up from 4,367th in 2019), the 4,155th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,987th in 2019) and the 257th most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
43k
Page Views (PV)
49.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.64
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Carl Sternheim ranks 4,215 out of 7,302. Before him are Ma Duanlin, Mary Seacole, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Léon Damas, Catherine Millet, and David Allen. After him are Dorothea Viehmann, Antanas Baranauskas, Vasyl Stefanyk, Esteban Echeverría, William of Poitiers, and Guillermo Arriaga.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMa Duanlin
1245 - 1322
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,209
Mary Seacole
1805 - 1881
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,210
Justinas Marcinkevičius
1930 - 2011
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,211
Léon Damas
1912 - 1978
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,212
Catherine Millet
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,213
David Allen
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4,214
Carl Sternheim
1878 - 1942
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4,215
Dorothea Viehmann
1755 - 1816
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4,216
Antanas Baranauskas
1835 - 1902
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4,217
Vasyl Stefanyk
1871 - 1936
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 4,218
Esteban Echeverría
1805 - 1851
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,219
William of Poitiers
1020 - 1090
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,220
Guillermo Arriaga
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,221
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Carl Sternheim ranks 159. Before him are Rudolf Walden, Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Giuseppe Adami, Richard Goldschmidt, Holcombe Ward, and Charles Dvorak. After him are Fidel Dávila Arrondo, Viktor Nogin, Pat McDonald, René Maire, Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, and Konstantinos Paspatis. Among people deceased in 1942, Carl Sternheim ranks 167. Before him are Emil von Sauer, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Racho Petrov, Heber Doust Curtis, Yevgeny Petrov, and Romà Forns. After him are Hugo Distler, Jerzy Różycki, Refik Saydam, Alexandre Volkoff, Laura Hope Crews, and Oskari Mantere.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsRudolf Walden
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 153
Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1973
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 154
Giuseppe Adami
WRITER
1878 - 1946
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 155
Richard Goldschmidt
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 156
Holcombe Ward
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 157
Charles Dvorak
ATHLETE
1878 - 1969
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 158
Carl Sternheim
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 159
Fidel Dávila Arrondo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1962
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 160
Viktor Nogin
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1924
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 161
Pat McDonald
ATHLETE
1878 - 1954
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 162
René Maire
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1949
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 163
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1961
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 164
Konstantinos Paspatis
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1903
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 165
Others Deceased in 1942
Go to all RankingsEmil von Sauer
COMPOSER
1862 - 1942
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 161
Demetrios Petrokokkinos
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1942
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 162
Racho Petrov
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1942
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 163
Heber Doust Curtis
ASTRONOMER
1872 - 1942
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 164
Yevgeny Petrov
WRITER
1902 - 1942
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 165
Romà Forns
SOCCER PLAYER
1885 - 1942
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 166
Carl Sternheim
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 167
Hugo Distler
COMPOSER
1908 - 1942
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 168
Jerzy Różycki
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1942
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 169
Refik Saydam
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1942
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 170
Alexandre Volkoff
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1942
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 171
Laura Hope Crews
ACTOR
1879 - 1942
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 172
Oskari Mantere
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1942
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 173
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Carl Sternheim ranks 4,155 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow (1638), Theodor Fischer (1862), Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1852), Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913), Otto Jahn (1813), and Gerhard Marcks (1889). After him are Johannes Brenz (1499), Ludwig Bieberbach (1886), Anton Friedrich Büsching (1724), Thomas Reiter (1958), Princess Margarita of Baden (1932), and Klaus Wunder (1950).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFrederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
NOBLEMAN
1638 - 1688
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,149
Theodor Fischer
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1938
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,150
Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1852 - 1904
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,151
Prince Ludwig of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2008
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,152
Otto Jahn
COMPOSER
1813 - 1869
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,153
Gerhard Marcks
SCULPTOR
1889 - 1981
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,154
Carl Sternheim
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4,155
Johannes Brenz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1570
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4,156
Ludwig Bieberbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1982
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4,157
Anton Friedrich Büsching
GEOGRAPHER
1724 - 1793
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4,158
Thomas Reiter
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 4,159
Princess Margarita of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 4,160
Klaus Wunder
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2024
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,161
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Carl Sternheim ranks 257. Before him are Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680), Ken Adam (1921), Maximilian Harden (1861), Brigitte Hamann (1940), Detlev von Liliencron (1844), and Johann von Rist (1607). After him are Bel Kaufman (1911), Joachim Ringelnatz (1883), Iwan Bloch (1872), Fritz Reuter (1810), Joachim Heinrich Campe (1746), and Herbert Achternbusch (1938).
Barthold Heinrich Brockes
1680 - 1747
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 251
Ken Adam
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 252
Maximilian Harden
1861 - 1927
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 253
Brigitte Hamann
1940 - 2016
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 254
Detlev von Liliencron
1844 - 1909
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 255
Johann von Rist
1607 - 1667
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 256
Carl Sternheim
1878 - 1942
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 257
Bel Kaufman
1911 - 2014
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 258
Joachim Ringelnatz
1883 - 1934
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 259
Iwan Bloch
1872 - 1922
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 260
Fritz Reuter
1810 - 1874
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 261
Joachim Heinrich Campe
1746 - 1818
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 262
Herbert Achternbusch
1938 - 2022
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 263