WRITER
Gabriela Mistral
1889 - 1957
Gabriela Mistral
Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (Latin American Spanish: [luˈsila ɣoˈðoj alkaˈʝaɣa]; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral (Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjela misˈtɾal]), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator, and Catholic. She was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order or Third Franciscan order. She was the first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945, "for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gabriela Mistral has received more than 886,876 page views. Her biography is available in 104 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 101 in 2019). Gabriela Mistral is the 449th most popular writer (down from 444th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Chile (up from 8th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chilean Writer.
Gabriela Mistral is most famous for being the first Latin American and Chilean woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945. She was also the first Latin American woman to become a diplomat.
Memorability Metrics
890k
Page Views (PV)
67.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
104
Languages Editions (L)
4.01
Effective Languages (L*)
7.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gabriela Mistral ranks 449 out of 7,302. Before her are Propertius, Rudaki, Fausto Cercignani, Comte de Lautréamont, Ammianus Marcellinus, and Karl Barth. After her are Susan Sontag, Salvatore Quasimodo, Boris Vian, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Jack Kerouac, and Jacques Hébert.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPropertius
50 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 443
Rudaki
860 - 941
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 444
Fausto Cercignani
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 445
Comte de Lautréamont
1846 - 1870
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 446
Ammianus Marcellinus
330 - 395
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 447
Karl Barth
1886 - 1968
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 448
Gabriela Mistral
1889 - 1957
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 449
Susan Sontag
1933 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 450
Salvatore Quasimodo
1901 - 1968
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 451
Boris Vian
1920 - 1959
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 452
Wolfram von Eschenbach
1170 - 1220
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 453
Jack Kerouac
1922 - 1969
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 454
Jacques Hébert
1757 - 1794
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 455
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Gabriela Mistral ranks 18. Before her are Arnold J. Toynbee, Vaslav Nijinsky, Manuel II of Portugal, Igor Sikorsky, Idris of Libya, and Gabriel Marcel. After her are Carl von Ossietzky, Louise Mountbatten, Otto Frank, Han van Meegeren, Jacob L. Moreno, and Risto Ryti. Among people deceased in 1957, Gabriela Mistral ranks 18. Before her are Arturo Toscanini, Oliver Hardy, Henry van de Velde, Constantin Brâncuși, Gichin Funakoshi, and Gerty Cori. After her are Walther Bothe, Richard E. Byrd, Irving Langmuir, Heinrich Otto Wieland, Joseph McCarthy, and Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsArnold J. Toynbee
HISTORIAN
1889 - 1975
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 12
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 13
Manuel II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1932
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 14
Igor Sikorsky
INVENTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 15
Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 16
Gabriel Marcel
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 17
Gabriela Mistral
WRITER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 18
Carl von Ossietzky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1938
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 19
Louise Mountbatten
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 20
Otto Frank
BUSINESSPERSON
1889 - 1980
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 21
Han van Meegeren
PAINTER
1889 - 1947
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 22
Jacob L. Moreno
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 23
Risto Ryti
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1956
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsArturo Toscanini
CONDUCTOR
1867 - 1957
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 12
Oliver Hardy
ACTOR
1892 - 1957
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 13
Henry van de Velde
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1957
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 14
Constantin Brâncuși
SCULPTOR
1876 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 15
Gichin Funakoshi
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1957
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 16
Gerty Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1957
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 17
Gabriela Mistral
WRITER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 18
Walther Bothe
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1957
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 19
Richard E. Byrd
EXPLORER
1888 - 1957
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 20
Irving Langmuir
CHEMIST
1881 - 1957
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Heinrich Otto Wieland
CHEMIST
1877 - 1957
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 22
Joseph McCarthy
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1957
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 23
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
WRITER
1896 - 1957
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 24
In Chile
Among people born in Chile, Gabriela Mistral ranks 6 out of 321. Before her are Augusto Pinochet (1915), Salvador Allende (1908), Pablo Neruda (1904), Víctor Jara (1932), and Alejandro Jodorowsky (1929). After her are Michelle Bachelet (1951), Sebastián Piñera (1949), Bernardo O'Higgins (1778), Manuel Pellegrini (1953), Luis Sepúlveda (1949), and Patricio Aylwin (1918).
Others born in Chile
Go to all RankingsAugusto Pinochet
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 1
Salvador Allende
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 2
Pablo Neruda
WRITER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 3
Víctor Jara
SINGER
1932 - 1973
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 4
Alejandro Jodorowsky
WRITER
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 5
Gabriela Mistral
WRITER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 6
Michelle Bachelet
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 7
Sebastián Piñera
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 8
Bernardo O'Higgins
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1842
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 9
Manuel Pellegrini
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 10
Luis Sepúlveda
WRITER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 11
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Chile
Among writers born in Chile, Gabriela Mistral ranks 3. Before her are Pablo Neruda (1904), and Alejandro Jodorowsky (1929). After her are Luis Sepúlveda (1949), Roberto Bolaño (1953), Nicanor Parra (1914), Sergio Badilla Castillo (1947), Antonio Skármeta (1940), José Donoso (1924), Vicente Huidobro (1893), Cristina Calderón (1928), and Alberto Hurtado (1901).
Pablo Neruda
1904 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 1
Alejandro Jodorowsky
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 2
Gabriela Mistral
1889 - 1957
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 3
Luis Sepúlveda
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 4
Roberto Bolaño
1953 - 2003
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 5
Nicanor Parra
1914 - 2018
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 6
Sergio Badilla Castillo
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 7
Antonio Skármeta
1940 - 2024
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 8
José Donoso
1924 - 1996
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 9
Vicente Huidobro
1893 - 1948
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10
Cristina Calderón
1928 - 2022
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 11
Alberto Hurtado
1901 - 1952
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 12