WRITER
Edvard Kocbek
1904 - 1981
Edvard Kocbek
Edvard Kocbek () (27 September 1904 – 3 November 1981) was a Slovenian Yugoslav poet, writer, essayist, translator, member of Christian Socialists in the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation and Slovene Partisans. He is considered one of the best authors who have written in Slovene, and one of the best Slovene poets after Prešeren. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edvard Kocbek has received more than 0 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Edvard Kocbek is the 2,561st most popular writer (up from 2,656th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 45th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Slovene Writer.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
6.41
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Edvard Kocbek ranks 2,561 out of 7,302. Before him are Raffi, Giraut de Bornelh, John Barth, David Lodge, Ada Negri, and Karel Jaromír Erben. After him are Nikoloz Baratashvili, Ouida, Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari, Janus Pannonius, John Aubrey, and L. Sprague de Camp.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaffi
1835 - 1888
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,555
Giraut de Bornelh
1138 - 1220
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,556
John Barth
1930 - 2024
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2,557
David Lodge
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2,558
Ada Negri
1870 - 1945
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,559
Karel Jaromír Erben
1811 - 1870
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,560
Edvard Kocbek
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,561
Nikoloz Baratashvili
1817 - 1845
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,562
Ouida
1839 - 1908
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,563
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
1578 - 1632
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,564
Janus Pannonius
1434 - 1472
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,565
John Aubrey
1626 - 1697
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,566
L. Sprague de Camp
1907 - 2000
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,567
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Edvard Kocbek ranks 129. Before him are Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, Lidia Zamenhof, Max Mallowan, Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, Joseph Valachi, and Seán MacBride. After him are Helen Kane, Berta Karlik, Edgar P. Jacobs, Attilio Ferraris, Lippo Hertzka, and Antonin Magne. Among people deceased in 1981, Edvard Kocbek ranks 89. Before him are Jerzy Neyman, Michele Andreolo, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, Ivan Eklind, Edith Head, and Rensis Likert. After him are Mohammad Beheshti, Paul Anspach, Victor Kugler, Carl Ludwig Siegel, Eraldo Monzeglio, and Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsPeter Yorck von Wartenburg
LAWYER
1904 - 1944
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 123
Lidia Zamenhof
WRITER
1904 - 1942
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 124
Max Mallowan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1904 - 1978
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 125
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1954
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 126
Joseph Valachi
EXTREMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 127
Seán MacBride
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1988
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 128
Edvard Kocbek
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 129
Helen Kane
SINGER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 130
Berta Karlik
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 131
Edgar P. Jacobs
SINGER
1904 - 1987
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 132
Attilio Ferraris
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1947
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 133
Lippo Hertzka
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1951
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 134
Antonin Magne
CYCLIST
1904 - 1983
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 135
Others Deceased in 1981
Go to all RankingsJerzy Neyman
STATISTICIAN
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 83
Michele Andreolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1981
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 84
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1981
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 85
Ivan Eklind
REFEREE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 86
Edith Head
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1981
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 87
Rensis Likert
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1981
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 88
Edvard Kocbek
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 89
Mohammad Beheshti
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1981
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 90
Paul Anspach
FENCER
1882 - 1981
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 91
Victor Kugler
CELEBRITY
1900 - 1981
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 92
Carl Ludwig Siegel
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 93
Eraldo Monzeglio
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1981
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 94
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1981
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 95
In Slovenia
Among people born in Slovenia, Edvard Kocbek ranks 50 out of 340. Before him are Drago Jančar (1948), Leon Štukelj (1898), Ivana Kobilca (1861), Ivan Regen (1868), Jakob Lorber (1800), and Anton Janša (1734). After him are Max Fabiani (1865), Constantin von Wurzbach (1818), Sergej Kraigher (1914), Anton Haus (1851), Damir Skomina (1976), and Stanko Vraz (1810).
Others born in Slovenia
Go to all RankingsDrago Jančar
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 44
Leon Štukelj
GYMNAST
1898 - 1999
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 45
Ivana Kobilca
PAINTER
1861 - 1926
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 46
Ivan Regen
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1947
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 47
Jakob Lorber
PHILOSOPHER
1800 - 1864
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 48
Anton Janša
PAINTER
1734 - 1773
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 49
Edvard Kocbek
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 50
Max Fabiani
ARCHITECT
1865 - 1962
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 51
Constantin von Wurzbach
WRITER
1818 - 1893
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 52
Sergej Kraigher
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 53
Anton Haus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1917
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 54
Damir Skomina
REFEREE
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 55
Stanko Vraz
WRITER
1810 - 1851
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 56
Among WRITERS In Slovenia
Among writers born in Slovenia, Edvard Kocbek ranks 7. Before him are France Prešeren (1800), Ivan Cankar (1876), Jernej Kopitar (1780), Alma Karlin (1889), Sigismund von Herberstein (1486), and Drago Jančar (1948). After him are Constantin von Wurzbach (1818), Stanko Vraz (1810), Louis Adamic (1898), Valentin Vodnik (1758), Oton Župančič (1878), and Srečko Kosovel (1904).
France Prešeren
1800 - 1849
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 1
Ivan Cankar
1876 - 1918
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2
Jernej Kopitar
1780 - 1844
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3
Alma Karlin
1889 - 1950
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4
Sigismund von Herberstein
1486 - 1566
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 5
Drago Jančar
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 6
Edvard Kocbek
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7
Constantin von Wurzbach
1818 - 1893
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 8
Stanko Vraz
1810 - 1851
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 9
Louis Adamic
1898 - 1951
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 10
Valentin Vodnik
1758 - 1819
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 11
Oton Župančič
1878 - 1949
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 12
Srečko Kosovel
1904 - 1926
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 13