Writer
Giacomo Casanova
Venetian adventurer and writer
1725 - 1798
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Giacomo Casanova
His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Giacomo Casanova is the 76th most popular writer (down from 61st in 2024), the 96th most popular biography from Italy (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Writer.
Casanova is most famous for his memoirs, which are a collection of his sexual encounters with women.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Giacomo Casanova ranks 76 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Mann, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Frost, Romain Rolland, Charles Perrault, and Umberto Eco. After him are Sappho, Toni Morrison, George R. R. Martin, Lord Byron, Nikolai Gogol, and D. H. Lawrence.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Thomas Mann
1875 - 1955
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 70
Arthur Conan Doyle
1859 - 1930
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 71
Robert Frost
1874 - 1963
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 72
Romain Rolland
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 73
Charles Perrault
1628 - 1703
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 74
Umberto Eco
1932 - 2016
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 75
Giacomo Casanova
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 76
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 77
Toni Morrison
1931 - 2019
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 78
George R. R. Martin
1948 - Present
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 79
Lord Byron
1788 - 1824
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 80
Nikolai Gogol
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 81
D. H. Lawrence
1885 - 1930
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 82
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1725, Giacomo Casanova ranks 1. After him are Abdul Hamid I, Robert Clive, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Ahilyabai Holkar, Suzuki Harunobu, Ludovico Manin, Henry Benedict Stuart, Pyotr Rumyantsev, and Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Among people deceased in 1798, Giacomo Casanova ranks 1. After him are Luigi Galvani, Stanisław August Poniatowski, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, James Wilson, Tarrare, George Read, Rigas Feraios, George Vancouver, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Heraclius II of Georgia, and Christian Gottlob Neefe.
Others Born in 1725
Go to all RankingsGiacomo Casanova
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 1
Abdul Hamid I
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1789
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 2
Robert Clive
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1774
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 3
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
INVENTOR
1725 - 1804
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 4
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
PAINTER
1725 - 1805
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 5
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1785
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 6
Ahilyabai Holkar
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1795
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 7
Suzuki Harunobu
PAINTER
1725 - 1770
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 8
Ludovico Manin
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1802
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 9
Henry Benedict Stuart
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1725 - 1807
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 10
Pyotr Rumyantsev
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1796
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 11
Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1725 - 1778
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1798
Go to all RankingsGiacomo Casanova
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 1
Luigi Galvani
PHYSICIST
1737 - 1798
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 2
Stanisław August Poniatowski
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1798
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 3
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1798
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 4
James Wilson
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1798
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 5
Tarrare
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1798
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 6
George Read
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1798
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 7
Rigas Feraios
WRITER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 8
George Vancouver
EXPLORER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 9
Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 10
Heraclius II of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1798
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 11
Christian Gottlob Neefe
COMPOSER
1748 - 1798
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giacomo Casanova ranks 96 out of NaN. Before him are Florence Nightingale (1820), Luciano Pavarotti (1935), Enrico Fermi (1901), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Umberto Eco (1932), and Pope Pius V (1504). After him are Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Linus (1), Saint Valentine (226), Amedeo Modigliani (1884), Pope Pius II (1405), and Pope Innocent XI (1611).
Others born in Italy
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Florence Nightingale
PHYSICIAN
1820 - 1910
HPI: 83.23
Rank: 90
Luciano Pavarotti
SINGER
1935 - 2007
HPI: 83.23
Rank: 91
Enrico Fermi
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1954
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 92
Pope Benedict XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1675 - 1758
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 93
Umberto Eco
WRITER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 94
Pope Pius V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1504 - 1572
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 95
Giacomo Casanova
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 96
Pope Paul III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1549
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 97
Pope Linus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 79
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 98
Saint Valentine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
226 - 273
HPI: 83.01
Rank: 99
Amedeo Modigliani
PAINTER
1884 - 1920
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 100
Pope Pius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1405 - 1464
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 101
Pope Innocent XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1611 - 1689
HPI: 82.96
Rank: 102
Among Writers In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Giacomo Casanova ranks 8. Before him are Virgil (-70), Ovid (-43), Petrarch (1304), Giovanni Boccaccio (1313), Horace (-65), and Umberto Eco (1932). After him are Giorgio Vasari (1511), Cato the Elder (-243), Carlo Collodi (1826), Plautus (-254), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), and Catullus (-84).
Virgil
70 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 2
Ovid
43 BC - 17
HPI: 86.87
Rank: 3
Petrarch
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 4
Giovanni Boccaccio
1313 - 1375
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 5
Horace
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 84.80
Rank: 6
Umberto Eco
1932 - 2016
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 7
Giacomo Casanova
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 8
Giorgio Vasari
1511 - 1574
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 9
Cato the Elder
243 BC - 149 BC
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 10
Carlo Collodi
1826 - 1890
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 11
Plautus
254 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 79.62
Rank: 12
Guillaume Apollinaire
1880 - 1918
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 13
Catullus
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 14
