1887 - 1938
Frigyes Karinthy (Hungarian: [ˈfriɟɛʃ ˈkɒrinti]; 25 June 1887 – 29 August 1938) was a Hungarian author, playwright, poet, journalist, and translator. He was the first proponent of the six degrees of separation concept, in his 1929 short story, Chains (Láncszemek). Karinthy remains one of the most popular Hungarian writers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frigyes Karinthy has received more than 199,105 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Frigyes Karinthy is the 2,303rd most popular writer (down from 2,276th in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 233rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Hungarian Writer.
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Among writers, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 2,303 out of 5,755. Before him are Paul Hazard, Dares Phrygius, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, François Hotman, Wolfgang Iser, and Jean Bruller. After him are Rudolf Rocker, Michael Choniates, Eduard Uspensky, Neil Postman, Orderic Vitalis, and Ueda Akinari.
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 2,297
450 - 100
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 2,298
1909 - 1991
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 2,299
1524 - 1590
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 2,300
1926 - 2007
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 2,301
1902 - 1991
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 2,302
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,303
1873 - 1958
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,304
1140 - 1222
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,305
1937 - 2018
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,306
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,307
1075 - 1142
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,308
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,309
Among people born in 1887, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 100. Before him are Hitoshi Ashida, Chico Marx, Lil Dagover, Jim Thorpe, James Finlayson, and Kurt Atterberg. After him are Hanns Kerrl, Arthur Percival, Walter Ruttmann, Octave Lapize, M. N. Roy, and Alvin Hansen. Among people deceased in 1938, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 91. Before him are Octavian Goga, Émile Cohl, George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, Fayzulla Khodzhayev, David Riazanov, and Jānis K. Bērziņš. After him are Reginald Johnston, Andrei Bubnov, William Wallace Campbell, Ahn Changho, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, and Prince Arthur of Connaught.
1887 - 1959
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 94
1887 - 1961
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 95
1887 - 1980
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 96
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 97
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 98
1887 - 1974
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 99
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 100
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 101
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 102
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 103
1887 - 1917
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 104
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 105
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 106
1881 - 1938
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 85
1857 - 1938
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 86
1892 - 1938
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 87
1896 - 1938
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 88
1870 - 1938
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 89
1889 - 1938
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 90
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 91
1874 - 1938
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 92
1883 - 1938
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 93
1862 - 1938
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 94
1876 - 1938
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 95
1892 - 1938
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 96
1883 - 1938
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 97
Among people born in Hungary, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 243 out of 866. Before him are Janus Pannonius (1434), József Antall (1932), Kató Lomb (1909), Gyula Benczúr (1844), Thomas Szasz (1920), and Miklós Németh (1948). After him are Alfréd Schaffer (1893), Nikola Jurišić (1490), Dora Pejačević (1885), Carl Flesch (1873), Péter Esterházy (1950), and Béni Kállay (1839).
1434 - 1472
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 237
1932 - 1993
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 238
1909 - 2003
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 239
1844 - 1920
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 240
1920 - 2012
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 241
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 242
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 243
1893 - 1945
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 244
1490 - 1545
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 245
1885 - 1923
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 246
1873 - 1944
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 247
1950 - 2016
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 248
1839 - 1903
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 249
Among writers born in Hungary, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 23. Before him are Mór Jókai (1825), Viktor Barna (1911), György Konrád (1933), Miloš Crnjanski (1893), Janus Pannonius (1434), and Kató Lomb (1909). After him are Péter Esterházy (1950), Miklós Radnóti (1909), Béla Király (1912), Anton Bernolák (1762), George Tabori (1914), and László Krasznahorkai (1954).
1825 - 1904
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 17
1911 - 1972
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 18
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 19
1893 - 1977
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 20
1434 - 1472
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 21
1909 - 2003
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 22
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 23
1950 - 2016
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 24
1909 - 1944
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 25
1912 - 2009
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 26
1762 - 1813
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 27
1914 - 2007
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 28
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 29