1921 - 1992
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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Among writers, Ferenc Karinthy ranks 4,418 out of 5,755. Before 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.
1921 - 1981
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 4,412
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 4,413
1901 - 1992
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 4,414
1859 - 1936
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 4,415
1320 - 1392
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 4,416
1832 - 1899
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 4,417
1921 - 1992
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 4,418
1918 - 2014
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 4,419
1933 - 1965
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 4,420
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 4,421
1864 - 1924
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 4,422
1852 - 1933
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 4,423
1883 - 1959
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 4,424
Among people born in 1921, Ferenc Karinthy ranks 277. Before 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 174. Before 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.
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 271
1921 - 2017
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 272
1921 - 2013
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 273
1921 - 2001
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 274
1921 - 2001
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 275
1921 - 1981
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 276
1921 - 1992
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 277
1921 - 2002
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 278
1921 - 2004
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 279
1921 - 2010
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 280
1921 - 1999
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 281
1921 - 2013
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 282
1921 - 2000
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 283
1901 - 1992
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 168
1909 - 1992
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 169
1915 - 1992
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 170
1901 - 1992
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 171
1915 - 1992
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 172
1911 - 1992
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 173
1921 - 1992
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 174
1896 - 1992
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 175
1912 - 1992
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 176
1898 - 1992
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 177
1925 - 1992
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 178
1919 - 1992
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 179
1920 - 1992
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 180
Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Karinthy ranks 461 out of 866. Before 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).
1900 - 1970
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 455
1912 - 1960
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 456
1928 - 2008
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 457
1891 - 1976
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 458
1924 - 2014
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 459
1921 - 1981
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 460
1921 - 1992
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 461
1928 - 2003
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 462
1934 - 2020
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 463
1928 - 2014
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 464
1773 - 1805
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 465
1913 - 2002
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 466
1952 - 2023
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 467
Among writers born in Hungary, Ferenc Karinthy ranks 47. Before 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).
1879 - 1942
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 41
1878 - 1933
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 42
1913 - 1989
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 43
1905 - 1943
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 44
1900 - 1970
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 45
1921 - 1981
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 46
1921 - 1992
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 47
1773 - 1805
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 48
1902 - 1983
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 49
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 50
1912 - 1987
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 51
1910 - 2006
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 52
1791 - 1830
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 53