CHESS PLAYER
Ernst Grünfeld
1893 - 1962
Ernst Grünfeld
Ernst Franz Grünfeld (November 21, 1893 – April 3, 1962) was an Austrian chess player and writer, mainly on opening theory. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Grünfeld has received more than 117,130 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Grünfeld is the 97th most popular chess player (down from 91st in 2019), the 760th most popular biography from Austria (down from 657th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
50.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
5.53
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Ernst Grünfeld ranks 97 out of 461. Before him are Ignatz Kolisch, Veselin Topalov, Jacques Mieses, Grigory Levenfish, Reuben Fine, and Alexander Beliavsky. After him are Georg Marco, Ossip Bernstein, Igor Bondarevsky, András Adorján, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, and Alexander Khalifman.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
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1837 - 1889
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 91
Veselin Topalov
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 92
Jacques Mieses
1865 - 1954
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 93
Grigory Levenfish
1889 - 1961
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 94
Reuben Fine
1914 - 1993
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 95
Alexander Beliavsky
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 96
Ernst Grünfeld
1893 - 1962
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 97
Georg Marco
1863 - 1923
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 98
Ossip Bernstein
1882 - 1962
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 99
Igor Bondarevsky
1913 - 1979
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 100
András Adorján
1950 - 2023
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 101
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
1909 - 1974
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 102
Alexander Khalifman
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 103
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Ernst Grünfeld ranks 181. Before him are Aleksandr Gauk, Oskari Friman, Willy Böckl, Ralph Linton, Charley Chase, and Ernest B. Schoedsack. After him are Amílcar Barbuy, J. G. Strijdom, Hilda Geiringer, Konstantin Muraviev, Enrique Peñaranda, and Gyula Breyer. Among people deceased in 1962, Ernst Grünfeld ranks 124. Before him are Sylvia Beach, Vadym Meller, Hans Felber, Joe Profaci, Sao Shwe Thaik, and Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe. After him are Louis Raymond, Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Franz Konwitschny, Vladimir Sokoloff, Olga Preobrajenska, and Ossip Bernstein.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Gauk
CONDUCTOR
1893 - 1963
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 175
Oskari Friman
WRESTLER
1893 - 1933
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 176
Willy Böckl
SKATER
1893 - 1975
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 177
Ralph Linton
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1893 - 1953
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 178
Charley Chase
ACTOR
1893 - 1940
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 179
Ernest B. Schoedsack
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1979
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 180
Ernst Grünfeld
CHESS PLAYER
1893 - 1962
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 181
Amílcar Barbuy
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1965
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 182
J. G. Strijdom
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 183
Hilda Geiringer
MATHEMATICIAN
1893 - 1973
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 184
Konstantin Muraviev
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1965
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 185
Enrique Peñaranda
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 186
Gyula Breyer
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1921
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 187
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsSylvia Beach
BUSINESSPERSON
1887 - 1962
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 118
Vadym Meller
PAINTER
1884 - 1962
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 119
Hans Felber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1962
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 120
Joe Profaci
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1962
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 121
Sao Shwe Thaik
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1962
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 122
Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1962
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 123
Ernst Grünfeld
CHESS PLAYER
1893 - 1962
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 124
Louis Raymond
TENNIS PLAYER
1895 - 1962
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 125
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1962
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 126
Franz Konwitschny
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1962
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 127
Vladimir Sokoloff
ACTOR
1889 - 1962
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 128
Olga Preobrajenska
DANCER
1871 - 1962
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 129
Ossip Bernstein
CHESS PLAYER
1882 - 1962
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 130
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Ernst Grünfeld ranks 760 out of 1,424. Before him are Alois Mock (1934), Franz Unger (1800), Wilhelm Hahnemann (1914), Josef Abel (1764), Otto Wahle (1879), and Lajos Bíró (1880). After him are Lilia Skala (1896), Aloys Sprenger (1813), Michael Denis (1729), Heinrich Lammasch (1853), Dénes Berinkey (1871), and Ignaz von Seyfried (1776).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsAlois Mock
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 754
Franz Unger
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1870
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 755
Wilhelm Hahnemann
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 756
Josef Abel
PAINTER
1764 - 1818
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 757
Otto Wahle
SWIMMER
1879 - 1963
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 758
Lajos Bíró
WRITER
1880 - 1948
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 759
Ernst Grünfeld
CHESS PLAYER
1893 - 1962
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 760
Lilia Skala
ACTOR
1896 - 1994
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 761
Aloys Sprenger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1813 - 1893
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 762
Michael Denis
WRITER
1729 - 1800
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 763
Heinrich Lammasch
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1920
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 764
Dénes Berinkey
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1944
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 765
Ignaz von Seyfried
MUSICIAN
1776 - 1841
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 766
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Austria
Among chess players born in Austria, Ernst Grünfeld ranks 3. Before him are Carl Schlechter (1874), and Rudolf Spielmann (1883). After him are Erich Eliskases (1913), Johann Berger (1845), Eva Moser (1982), and Markus Ragger (1988).
Carl Schlechter
1874 - 1918
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1
Rudolf Spielmann
1883 - 1942
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 2
Ernst Grünfeld
1893 - 1962
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 3
Erich Eliskases
1913 - 1997
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 4
Johann Berger
1845 - 1933
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 5
Eva Moser
1982 - 2019
HPI: 26.65
Rank: 6
Markus Ragger
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.46
Rank: 7