WRITER
Elias Canetti
1905 - 1994
Elias Canetti
Elias Canetti (Bulgarian: Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994; ; German pronunciation: [eˈliːas kaˈnɛti]) was a German-language writer, born in Ruse, Bulgaria to a Sephardic Jewish family. They moved to Manchester, England, but his father died in 1912, and his mother took her three sons back to continental Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elias Canetti has received more than 639,250 page views. His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Elias Canetti is the 148th most popular writer, the 4th most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 2nd most popular Bulgarian Writer.
Elias Canetti was a Nobel Prize-winning author and novelist. He is most famous for his novels "Crowds and Power" and "Auto-da-Fé."
Memorability Metrics
640k
Page Views (PV)
74.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
87
Languages Editions (L)
13.78
Effective Languages (L*)
3.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Elias Canetti ranks 148 out of 7,302. Before him are Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter Scott, Dr. Seuss, Eugène Ionesco, and Joan Fuster. After him are William Faulkner, Jean Racine, Naguib Mahfouz, Annie Ernaux, Joseph Conrad, and Catullus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRudyard Kipling
1865 - 1936
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 142
Robert Louis Stevenson
1850 - 1894
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 143
Walter Scott
1771 - 1832
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 144
Dr. Seuss
1904 - 1991
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 145
Eugène Ionesco
1909 - 1994
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 146
Joan Fuster
1922 - 1992
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 147
Elias Canetti
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 148
William Faulkner
1897 - 1962
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 149
Jean Racine
1639 - 1699
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 150
Naguib Mahfouz
1911 - 2006
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 151
Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 152
Joseph Conrad
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 153
Catullus
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 154
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Elias Canetti ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Paul Sartre, Ayn Rand, Howard Hughes, Simo Häyhä, and Albert Speer. After him are Viktor Frankl, Greta Garbo, Henry Fonda, Dag Hammarskjöld, Christian Dior, and Carl David Anderson. Among people deceased in 1994, Elias Canetti ranks 8. Before him are Kim Il-sung, Karl Popper, Charles Bukowski, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Erich Honecker, and Eugène Ionesco. After him are Erik Erikson, Ayrton Senna, Linus Pauling, Giulietta Masina, Jeffrey Dahmer, and John Wayne Gacy.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsJean-Paul Sartre
WRITER
1905 - 1980
HPI: 83.36
Rank: 1
Ayn Rand
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 2
Howard Hughes
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1976
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 3
Simo Häyhä
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 2002
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 4
Albert Speer
ARCHITECT
1905 - 1981
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 5
Elias Canetti
WRITER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 6
Viktor Frankl
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1997
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 7
Greta Garbo
ACTOR
1905 - 1990
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 8
Henry Fonda
ACTOR
1905 - 1982
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 9
Dag Hammarskjöld
DIPLOMAT
1905 - 1961
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 10
Christian Dior
FASHION DESIGNER
1905 - 1957
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 11
Carl David Anderson
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1991
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsKim Il-sung
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 2
Karl Popper
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1994
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 3
Charles Bukowski
WRITER
1920 - 1994
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 4
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
COMPANION
1929 - 1994
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 5
Erich Honecker
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 6
Eugène Ionesco
WRITER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 7
Elias Canetti
WRITER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 8
Erik Erikson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1994
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 9
Ayrton Senna
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 10
Linus Pauling
CHEMIST
1901 - 1994
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 11
Giulietta Masina
ACTOR
1921 - 1994
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 12
Jeffrey Dahmer
EXTREMIST
1960 - 1994
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 13
John Wayne Gacy
EXTREMIST
1942 - 1994
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 14
In Bulgaria
Among people born in Bulgaria, Elias Canetti ranks 4 out of 415. Before him are Aesop (-620), Ahmed III (1673), and Belisarius (505). After him are Flavius Aetius (390), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Phocas (547), Todor Zhivkov (1911), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), Maximinus Thrax (173), and Simeon I of Bulgaria (864).
Others born in Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsAesop
WRITER
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 1
Ahmed III
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1736
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 2
Belisarius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
505 - 565
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 3
Elias Canetti
WRITER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 4
Flavius Aetius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
390 - 454
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 5
Georgi Dimitrov
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 6
Phocas
POLITICIAN
547 - 610
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 7
Todor Zhivkov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 8
Boris III of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1943
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 9
Marcian
POLITICIAN
396 - 457
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 10
Maximinus Thrax
POLITICIAN
173 - 238
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 11
Simeon I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
864 - 927
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Bulgaria
Among writers born in Bulgaria, Elias Canetti ranks 2. Before him are Aesop (-620). After him are Saint Naum (830), Hristo Botev (1848), Chernorizets Hrabar (890), Georgi Markov (1929), Ivan Vazov (1850), Gregory Tsamblak (1365), Constantine of Preslav (900), Sabahattin Ali (1907), Angel Wagenstein (1922), and Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821).
Aesop
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 1
Elias Canetti
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 2
Saint Naum
830 - 910
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 3
Hristo Botev
1848 - 1876
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 4
Chernorizets Hrabar
890 - 950
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 5
Georgi Markov
1929 - 1978
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 6
Ivan Vazov
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 7
Gregory Tsamblak
1365 - 1420
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 8
Constantine of Preslav
900 - 1000
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 9
Sabahattin Ali
1907 - 1948
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 10
Angel Wagenstein
1922 - 2023
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 11
Georgi Sava Rakovski
1821 - 1867
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 12