WRITER
Christian Kracht
1966 - Today
Christian Kracht
Christian Kracht (German pronunciation: [ˈkraxt]; born 29 December 1966) is a Swiss author. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Kracht has received more than 185,991 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Kracht is the 5,941st most popular writer (down from 5,560th in 2019), the 622nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 575th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Swiss Writer.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
51.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
3.22
Effective Languages (L*)
3.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Christian Kracht ranks 5,941 out of 7,302. Before him are William Inge, Mina Loy, Ian Buruma, Zoé Valdés, Wilma Mankiller, and Philippe Delerm. After him are Göran Sonnevi, Sita Ram Goel, Benny Andersen, Claude Esteban, J. Michael Straczynski, and Susan Cooper.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Inge
1913 - 1973
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5,935
Mina Loy
1882 - 1966
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5,936
Ian Buruma
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 5,937
Zoé Valdés
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 5,938
Wilma Mankiller
1945 - 2010
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 5,939
Philippe Delerm
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5,940
Christian Kracht
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5,941
Göran Sonnevi
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5,942
Sita Ram Goel
1921 - 2003
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 5,943
Benny Andersen
1929 - 2018
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 5,944
Claude Esteban
1935 - 2006
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 5,945
J. Michael Straczynski
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 5,946
Susan Cooper
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 5,947
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Christian Kracht ranks 315. Before him are Néstor Lorenzo, Andrea Berg, Roberto Gualtieri, Zoran Savić, Sami Bouajila, and Tony Yeboah. After him are Aigars Kalvītis, Guy Delisle, Jerry Cantrell, Benito Archundia, Traylor Howard, and Hauschka.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsNéstor Lorenzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 309
Andrea Berg
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 310
Roberto Gualtieri
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 311
Zoran Savić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 312
Sami Bouajila
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 313
Tony Yeboah
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 314
Christian Kracht
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 315
Aigars Kalvītis
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 316
Guy Delisle
COMIC ARTIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 317
Jerry Cantrell
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 318
Benito Archundia
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 319
Traylor Howard
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 320
Hauschka
COMPOSER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 321
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Christian Kracht ranks 622 out of 1,015. Before him are Didier Cuche (1974), Lukas Ammann (1912), Loris Kessel (1950), Pascal Richard (1964), Paola del Medico (1950), and Alfred Neveu (1890). After him are Tranquillo Barnetta (1985), Claudio Sulser (1955), Heinz Günthardt (1959), Walter Weiler (1903), Alain Sutter (1968), and Gökhan Inler (1984).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsDidier Cuche
SKIER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 616
Lukas Ammann
ACTOR
1912 - 2017
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 617
Loris Kessel
RACING DRIVER
1950 - 2010
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 618
Pascal Richard
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 619
Paola del Medico
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 620
Alfred Neveu
ATHLETE
1890 - 1975
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 621
Christian Kracht
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 622
Tranquillo Barnetta
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 623
Claudio Sulser
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 624
Heinz Günthardt
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 625
Walter Weiler
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1945
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 626
Alain Sutter
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 627
Gökhan Inler
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 628
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Christian Kracht ranks 50. Before him are Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), Béatrix Beck (1914), Jacques Chessex (1934), Urs Widmer (1938), Adolf Muschg (1934), and Joël Dicker (1985). After him are Alphonse Matejka (1902), Kurt Marti (1921), Peter Stamm (1963), Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (1978), and Owen Gleiberman (1959).
Johann Jakob Breitinger
1701 - 1776
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 44
Béatrix Beck
1914 - 2008
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 45
Jacques Chessex
1934 - 2009
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 46
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 47
Adolf Muschg
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 48
Joël Dicker
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 49
Christian Kracht
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 50
Alphonse Matejka
1902 - 1999
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 51
Kurt Marti
1921 - 2017
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 52
Peter Stamm
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 53
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 54
Owen Gleiberman
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 55