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Ferenc Karinthy

1921 - 1992

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Ferenc Karinthy (June 2, 1921 – February 29, 1992) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright, journalist, editor and translator, as well as a water polo champion. He authored more than a dozen novels. His father was the writer and journalist Frigyes Karinthy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferenc Karinthy has received more than 41,462 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ferenc Karinthy is the 4,418th most popular writer (down from 4,126th in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 410th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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  • 41k

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  • 47.30

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ferenc Karinthy ranks 4,418 out of 5,755Before him are János Pilinszky, Nancy Huston, Suzanne Lilar, A. E. Housman, Lalleshwari, and Horatio Alger. After him are Richard Hoggart, Ingrid Jonker, Ahlam Mosteghanemi, Herman Heijermans, George Moore, and Sax Rohmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Ferenc Karinthy ranks 277Before him are Tafari Benti, Cuthbert Sebastian, Harold Agnew, Yuri Ozerov, Jean Richard, and János Pilinszky. After him are George Nader, Jan Sterling, Walter Rudin, Heinrich Schmid, Chico Hamilton, and Karen Hoff. Among people deceased in 1992, Ferenc Karinthy ranks 174Before him are Sergey Obraztsov, Zellig Harris, Margarita Aliger, Suzanne Lilar, Joseph Arthur Ankrah, and Giuseppe Olmo. After him are Mordecai Ardon, Gyula Polgár, Shirley Booth, Joan Mitchell, Roberto Bonomi, and Anton Malatinský.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Karinthy ranks 461 out of 866Before him are István Fekete (1900), Antal Szalay (1912), Tom Lantos (1928), Victor Varconi (1891), György Lázár (1924), and János Pilinszky (1921). After him are Flóra Kádár (1928), Gergely Kulcsár (1934), Károly Sándor (1928), Mihály Csokonai (1773), Andre DeToth (1913), and Jenő Jandó (1952).

Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Ferenc Karinthy ranks 47Before him are Zsigmond Móricz (1879), Gyula Krúdy (1878), Sándor Weöres (1913), Jenő Rejtő (1905), István Fekete (1900), and János Pilinszky (1921). After him are Mihály Csokonai (1773), Gyula Illyés (1902), Joe Eszterhas (1944), George Mikes (1912), György Faludy (1910), and József Katona (1791).