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George Mikes

1912 - 1987

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George Mikes ( MIK-esh; Hungarian: Mikes György, pronounced [ˈmikɛʃ ɟørɟ]; 15 February 1912 – 30 August 1987) was a Hungarian-born British journalist, humorist and writer, best known for his humorous commentaries on various countries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Mikes has received more than 95,107 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Mikes is the 4,581st most popular writer (down from 3,989th in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 391st in 2019) and the 51st most popular Hungarian Writer.

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  • 95k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Mikes ranks 4,581 out of 5,755. Before him are Richard Powers, David Weber, Hans Nielsen Hauge, Eleanor Farjeon, Yurii Andrukhovych, and Juan de la Cueva. After him are Yordan Yovkov, Barthold Heinrich Brockes, Juan de Mena, Iakob Tsurtaveli, Chester Himes, and Dante Spinotti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, George Mikes ranks 261. Before him are Gyula Polgár, Daniel Mann, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Leonardo Cilaurren, Horace W. Babcock, and Teuvo Aura. After him are Bill Roberts, Santiago Lovell, György Sándor, Frank Oppenheimer, Julián Berrendero, and Gordon Parks. Among people deceased in 1987, George Mikes ranks 172. Before him are Igor Ilyinsky, Joseph Höffner, John Mikaelsson, Igor Newerly, Solomana Kante, and Franjo Wölfl. After him are John Hammond, Alexandru Borbely, František Šafránek, J. Lawton Collins, Ethel Catherwood, and Elizabeth Hartman.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, George Mikes ranks 481 out of 866. Before him are István Bibó (1911), Gyula Illyés (1902), László Szabó (1936), Oszkár Gerde (1883), Joe Eszterhas (1944), and Cornelius Lanczos (1893). After him are István Énekes (1911), Ferenc Sipos (1932), Sándor Simonyi-Semadam (1864), Gordon Bajnai (1968), József Háda (1911), and Thomas Sebeok (1920).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, George Mikes ranks 51. Before him are István Fekete (1900), János Pilinszky (1921), Ferenc Karinthy (1921), Mihály Csokonai (1773), Gyula Illyés (1902), and Joe Eszterhas (1944). After him are György Faludy (1910), József Katona (1791), Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Júlia Szendrey (1828), Dániel Berzsenyi (1776), and Lőrinc Szabó (1900).

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