WRITER
Gabriel García Márquez
1927 - 2014
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Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (Latin American Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel ɣaɾˈsi.a ˈmaɾ.kes] ; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo ([ˈɡaβo]) or Gabito ([ɡaˈβito]) throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a career in journalism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gabriel García Márquez has received more than 7,158,928 page views. His biography is available in 155 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 149 in 2019). Gabriel García Márquez is the 55th most popular writer (down from 54th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Colombia and the most popular Colombian Writer.
Gabriel García Márquez is most famous for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, which was published in 1967. The novel is set in the fictional town of Macondo, and tells the story of seven generations of the Buendía family.
Memorability Metrics
7.2M
Page Views (PV)
80.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
155
Languages Editions (L)
9.36
Effective Languages (L*)
5.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gabriel García Márquez ranks 55 out of 7,302. Before him are Simone de Beauvoir, Octave Mirbeau, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sappho, Thomas Mann, and Mark Twain. After him are George Orwell, Astrid Lindgren, Oscar Wilde, Stefan Zweig, Marcel Proust, and Giacomo Casanova.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSimone de Beauvoir
1908 - 1986
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 49
Octave Mirbeau
1848 - 1917
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 50
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1896 - 1940
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 51
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 52
Thomas Mann
1875 - 1955
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 53
Mark Twain
1835 - 1910
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 54
Gabriel García Márquez
1927 - 2014
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 55
George Orwell
1903 - 1950
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 56
Astrid Lindgren
1907 - 2002
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 57
Oscar Wilde
1854 - 1900
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 58
Stefan Zweig
1881 - 1942
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 59
Marcel Proust
1871 - 1922
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 60
Giacomo Casanova
1725 - 1798
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 61
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Gabriel García Márquez ranks 1. After him are Pope Benedict XVI, Ferenc Puskás, Gina Lollobrigida, Günter Grass, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Olof Palme, Roger Moore, Samuel P. Huntington, Peter Falk, Vladimir Komarov, and Mstislav Rostropovich. Among people deceased in 2014, Gabriel García Márquez ranks 2. Before him is Ariel Sharon. After him are Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, Robin Williams, Eduard Shevardnadze, Claudio Abbado, Luis Aragonés, Joe Cocker, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Eli Wallach, and Gough Whitlam.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsGabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 1
Pope Benedict XVI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2022
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 2
Ferenc Puskás
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 3
Gina Lollobrigida
ACTOR
1927 - 2023
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 4
Günter Grass
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 5
Bhumibol Adulyadej
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 6
Olof Palme
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1986
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 7
Roger Moore
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 8
Samuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 9
Peter Falk
ACTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 10
Vladimir Komarov
ASTRONAUT
1927 - 1967
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 11
Mstislav Rostropovich
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2007
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsAriel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 1
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 2
Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 3
Eusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 4
Robin Williams
COMEDIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 5
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 6
Claudio Abbado
CONDUCTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 7
Luis Aragonés
COACH
1938 - 2014
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 8
Joe Cocker
SINGER
1944 - 2014
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 9
Wojciech Jaruzelski
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 10
Eli Wallach
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 11
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 12
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Gabriel García Márquez ranks 2 out of 356. Before him are Pablo Escobar (1949). After him are Griselda Blanco (1943), Fernando Botero (1932), René Higuita (1966), Juan Manuel Santos (1951), César Gaviria (1947), Carlos Valderrama (1961), Shakira (1977), Sofía Vergara (1972), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), and Luis Garavito (1957).
Others born in Colombia
Go to all RankingsPablo Escobar
MAFIOSO
1949 - 1993
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 1
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 2
Griselda Blanco
MAFIOSO
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 3
Fernando Botero
PAINTER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 4
René Higuita
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 5
Juan Manuel Santos
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 6
César Gaviria
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 7
Carlos Valderrama
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 8
Shakira
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 9
Sofía Vergara
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 10
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 11
Luis Garavito
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2023
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Colombia
Among writers born in Colombia, Gabriel García Márquez ranks 1. After him are Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Álvaro Mutis (1923), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Jorge Isaacs (1837), Fernando Vallejo (1942), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), Laura Restrepo (1950), and Juan Gabriel Vásquez (1973).
Gabriel García Márquez
1927 - 2014
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 1
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
1913 - 1994
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 2
Álvaro Mutis
1923 - 2013
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 3
Samael Aun Weor
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 4
Jorge Isaacs
1837 - 1895
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 5
Fernando Vallejo
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 6
José Eustasio Rivera
1888 - 1928
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 7
Laura Restrepo
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 8
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 9