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Carlo Levi

1902 - 1975

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Carlo Levi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarlo ˈlɛːvi]) (29 November 1902 – 4 January 1975) was an Italian painter, writer, activist, independent leftist politician, and doctor. He is best known for his book Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (Christ Stopped at Eboli), published in 1945, a memoir of his time spent in exile in Lucania, Italy, after being arrested in connection with his political activism. In 1979, the book became the basis of a movie of the same name, directed by Francesco Rosi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlo Levi has received more than 249,607 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Carlo Levi is the 511th most popular painter (down from 422nd in 2019), the 1,481st most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,305th in 2019) and the 134th most popular Italian Painter.

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  • 59.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Carlo Levi ranks 511 out of 2,023. Before him are Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Johan Jongkind, Vasily Surikov, Hans Makart, Clara Peeters, and Giovanni Lanfranco. After him are Otto Mueller, Antonis Mor, Qi Baishi, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, and Lyonel Feininger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Carlo Levi ranks 59. Before him are Mohammad Hatta, Carlo Gambino, Mitsuo Fuchida, Josep Samitier, Léon M'ba, and Gianpiero Combi. After him are David O. Selznick, Sylvanus Olympio, Marcel Aymé, George Gaylord Simpson, Rafael Alberti, and E. E. Evans-Pritchard. Among people deceased in 1975, Carlo Levi ranks 45. Before him are Susan Hayward, Ernst Hanfstaengl, François Tombalbaye, Bernard Herrmann, Joseph Bech, and P. G. Wodehouse. After him are Thornton Wilder, Rex Stout, Al Lettieri, Guy Mollet, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, and Marguerite Perey.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Carlo Levi ranks 1,481 out of 5,161. Before him are Pietro Della Valle (1586), Maria Teresa of Savoy (1803), Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837), Cecilia Gallerani (1473), Benedict the Moor (1526), and Giovanni Lanfranco (1582). After him are Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1538), Saint Chrysogonus (250), Fabrizio De André (1940), Felice Gimondi (1942), Gian Maria Visconti (1388), and Ignazio Silone (1900).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Carlo Levi ranks 134. Before him are Mattia Preti (1613), Giuseppe Cesari (1568), Jacopo Amigoni (1682), Cima da Conegliano (1459), Giulio Clovio (1498), and Giovanni Lanfranco (1582). After him are Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (1486), Stefano di Giovanni (1392), Giuseppe Crespi (1665), Sebastiano Ricci (1659), Giovanni Pietro Bellori (1613), and Guido of Siena (1230).

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