WRITER
Ernst Toller
1893 - 1939
Ernst Toller
Ernst Toller (1 December 1893 – 22 May 1939) was a German author, playwright, left-wing politician and revolutionary, known for his Expressionist plays. He served in 1919 for six days as President of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, after which he became the head of its army. He was imprisoned for five years for his part in the armed resistance by the Bavarian Soviet Republic to the central government in Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Toller has received more than 440,971 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Ernst Toller is the 1,064th most popular writer (down from 1,023rd in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Poland (down from 216th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Polish Writer.
Ernst Toller is most famous for his play "The White Rose" which is about the White Rose, a group of students in Munich who distributed anti-Nazi leaflets.
Memorability Metrics
440k
Page Views (PV)
61.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
6.32
Effective Languages (L*)
2.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ernst Toller ranks 1,064 out of 7,302. Before him are Adalbert Stifter, Ibn Sirin, Zelda Fitzgerald, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Titus Pomponius Atticus, and Egeria. After him are Valerie Solanas, Sonia Rykiel, Madeleine de Scudéry, Ilia Chavchavadze, Diana Wynne Jones, and Dionysius Thrax.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdalbert Stifter
1805 - 1868
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 1,058
Ibn Sirin
653 - 729
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 1,059
Zelda Fitzgerald
1900 - 1948
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 1,060
Kazi Nazrul Islam
1899 - 1976
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 1,061
Titus Pomponius Atticus
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 1,062
Egeria
310 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 1,063
Ernst Toller
1893 - 1939
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 1,064
Valerie Solanas
1936 - 1988
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,065
Sonia Rykiel
1930 - 2016
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,066
Madeleine de Scudéry
1607 - 1701
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,067
Ilia Chavchavadze
1837 - 1907
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1,068
Diana Wynne Jones
1934 - 2011
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1,069
Dionysius Thrax
170 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1,070
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Ernst Toller ranks 51. Before him are Lucien Tesnière, Jomo Kenyatta, Clemens Krauss, Emmy Göring, Roy O. Disney, and Allen Dulles. After him are Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Battista Farina, Erwin Piscator, Nicholas J. Spykman, and Walter Christaller. Among people deceased in 1939, Ernst Toller ranks 27. Before him are Ambroise Vollard, Alexander Yegorov, Anthony Fokker, Ghazi of Iraq, Otto Rank, and Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. After him are Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Wilhelm Groener, S. P. L. Sørensen, Evald Aav, and Stanislav Kosior.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsLucien Tesnière
LINGUIST
1893 - 1954
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 45
Jomo Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 46
Clemens Krauss
COMPOSER
1893 - 1954
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 47
Emmy Göring
ACTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 48
Roy O. Disney
BUSINESSPERSON
1893 - 1971
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 49
Allen Dulles
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 50
Ernst Toller
WRITER
1893 - 1939
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 51
Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1970
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 52
Vsevolod Pudovkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1953
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 53
Battista Farina
DESIGNER
1893 - 1966
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 54
Erwin Piscator
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 55
Nicholas J. Spykman
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 56
Walter Christaller
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsAmbroise Vollard
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1939
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 21
Alexander Yegorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1939
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 22
Anthony Fokker
ENGINEER
1890 - 1939
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 23
Ghazi of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1939
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 24
Otto Rank
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 25
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
COMPANION
1848 - 1939
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 26
Ernst Toller
WRITER
1893 - 1939
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 27
Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1939
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 28
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1939
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 29
Wilhelm Groener
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1939
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 30
S. P. L. Sørensen
CHEMIST
1868 - 1939
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 31
Evald Aav
COMPOSER
1900 - 1939
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 32
Stanislav Kosior
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1939
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 33
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Ernst Toller ranks 228 out of 1,694. Before him are Johanna Schopenhauer (1766), Emil Ludwig (1881), Hans Modrow (1928), Felix Hausdorff (1868), Samuel Reshevsky (1911), and Władysław II the Exile (1105). After him are Aleksandra Ekster (1882), Zbigniew Boniek (1956), Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822), Siegbert Tarrasch (1862), Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927), and Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1954).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsJohanna Schopenhauer
WRITER
1766 - 1838
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 222
Emil Ludwig
WRITER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 223
Hans Modrow
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 224
Felix Hausdorff
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1942
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 225
Samuel Reshevsky
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 1992
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 226
Władysław II the Exile
POLITICIAN
1105 - 1159
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 227
Ernst Toller
WRITER
1893 - 1939
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 228
Aleksandra Ekster
PAINTER
1882 - 1949
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 229
Zbigniew Boniek
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 230
Ignacy Łukasiewicz
CHEMIST
1822 - 1882
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 231
Siegbert Tarrasch
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 232
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 233
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 234
Among WRITERS In Poland
Among writers born in Poland, Ernst Toller ranks 20. Before him are Christa Wolf (1929), Jan Potocki (1761), Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788), B. Traven (1882), Johanna Schopenhauer (1766), and Emil Ludwig (1881). After him are Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927), Arnold Zweig (1887), Bolesław Prus (1847), Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1848), Albert Barillé (1920), and Jan Długosz (1415).
Christa Wolf
1929 - 2011
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 14
Jan Potocki
1761 - 1815
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 15
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
1788 - 1857
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 16
B. Traven
1882 - 1969
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 17
Johanna Schopenhauer
1766 - 1838
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 18
Emil Ludwig
1881 - 1948
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 19
Ernst Toller
1893 - 1939
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 20
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
1927 - 2013
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 21
Arnold Zweig
1887 - 1968
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 22
Bolesław Prus
1847 - 1912
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 23
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
1848 - 1931
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 24
Albert Barillé
1920 - 2009
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 25
Jan Długosz
1415 - 1480
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 26