WRITER
Federico García Lorca
1898 - 1936
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a group consisting mostly of poets who introduced the tenets of European movements (such as symbolism, futurism, and surrealism) into Spanish literature. He initially rose to fame with Romancero gitano (Gypsy Ballads, 1928), a book of poems depicting life in his native Andalusia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Federico García Lorca has received more than 3,287,994 page views. His biography is available in 106 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 104 in 2019). Federico García Lorca is the 116th most popular writer (down from 112th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Spain (up from 34th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Writer.
Federico García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist, and theatre director. He is most famous for his poetry.
Memorability Metrics
3.3M
Page Views (PV)
76.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
106
Languages Editions (L)
7.85
Effective Languages (L*)
5.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Federico García Lorca ranks 116 out of 7,302. Before him are Haruki Murakami, Apuleius, Jean de La Fontaine, George Bernard Shaw, E. T. A. Hoffmann, and Sully Prudhomme. After him are Anatole France, Jean Cocteau, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Bukowski, Ivo Andrić, and Charlotte Brontë.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHaruki Murakami
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 110
Apuleius
125 - 170
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 111
Jean de La Fontaine
1621 - 1695
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 112
George Bernard Shaw
1856 - 1950
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 113
E. T. A. Hoffmann
1776 - 1822
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 114
Sully Prudhomme
1839 - 1907
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 115
Federico García Lorca
1898 - 1936
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 116
Anatole France
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 117
Jean Cocteau
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 118
Guy de Maupassant
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 119
Charles Bukowski
1920 - 1994
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 120
Ivo Andrić
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 121
Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 122
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Federico García Lorca ranks 6. Before him are Golda Meir, Bertolt Brecht, René Magritte, Alvar Aalto, and Erich Maria Remarque. After him are Enzo Ferrari, Sergei Eisenstein, Umm Kulthum, M. C. Escher, Zhou Enlai, and William James Sidis. Among people deceased in 1936, Federico García Lorca ranks 3. Before him are Ivan Pavlov, and Maxim Gorky. After him are Rudyard Kipling, George V, Luigi Pirandello, Antoine Meillet, Lu Xun, Oswald Spengler, Alexander Glazunov, Lev Kamenev, and Ferdinand Tönnies.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsGolda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 1
Bertolt Brecht
WRITER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 2
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 3
Alvar Aalto
ARCHITECT
1898 - 1976
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 4
Erich Maria Remarque
WRITER
1898 - 1970
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 5
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 6
Enzo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1988
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 7
Sergei Eisenstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1948
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 8
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 9
M. C. Escher
ARTIST
1898 - 1972
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 10
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 11
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1936
Go to all RankingsIvan Pavlov
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1936
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 1
Maxim Gorky
WRITER
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 2
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 3
Rudyard Kipling
WRITER
1865 - 1936
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 4
George V
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1936
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 5
Luigi Pirandello
WRITER
1867 - 1936
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 6
Antoine Meillet
LINGUIST
1866 - 1936
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 7
Lu Xun
WRITER
1881 - 1936
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 8
Oswald Spengler
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1936
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 9
Alexander Glazunov
MUSICIAN
1865 - 1936
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 10
Lev Kamenev
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1936
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Tönnies
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1936
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Federico García Lorca ranks 31 out of 3,355. Before him are Francis Xavier (1506), Saint Lawrence (225), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Catherine of Aragon (1485), and Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452). After him are Julio Iglesias (1943), Philip III of Spain (1578), Anne of Austria (1601), Saint Dominic (1170), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), and Isidore of Seville (560).
Others born in Spain
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 25
Saint Lawrence
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
225 - 258
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 26
Philip IV of Spain
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 27
Teresa of Ávila
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1515 - 1582
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 28
Catherine of Aragon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1536
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 29
Ferdinand II of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1452 - 1516
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 30
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 31
Julio Iglesias
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 32
Philip III of Spain
POLITICIAN
1578 - 1621
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 33
Anne of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1666
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 34
Saint Dominic
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1170 - 1221
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 35
Juan Sebastián Elcano
EXPLORER
1476 - 1526
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 36
Isidore of Seville
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
560 - 636
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 37
Among WRITERS In Spain
Among writers born in Spain, Federico García Lorca ranks 2. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes (1547). After him are Joan Fuster (1922), Lope de Vega (1562), Quintilian (35), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Lucan (39), Seneca the Elder (-54), Martial (40), and Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881).
Miguel de Cervantes
1547 - 1616
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 1
Federico García Lorca
1898 - 1936
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 2
Joan Fuster
1922 - 1992
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 3
Lope de Vega
1562 - 1635
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 4
Quintilian
35 - 96
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 5
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 6
Bartolomé de las Casas
1484 - 1566
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 7
Alfonso X of Castile
1221 - 1284
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 8
Lucan
39 - 65
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 9
Seneca the Elder
54 BC - 39
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 10
Martial
40 - 104
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 11
Juan Ramón Jiménez
1881 - 1958
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 12