WRITER
Giambattista Basile
1566 - 1632
Giambattista Basile
Giambattista Basile (Giugliano in Campania, 15 February 1566 (date of baptism) – February 1632) was an Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector. His collections include the oldest recorded forms of many well-known (and more obscure) European fairy tales. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giambattista Basile has received more than 400,993 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Giambattista Basile is the 663rd most popular writer (up from 668th in 2019), the 801st most popular biography from Italy (up from 822nd in 2019) and the 56th most popular Italian Writer.
Giambattista Basile is most famous for his collection of fairy tales titled "Lo cunto de li cunti" (The Tale of Tales).
Memorability Metrics
400k
Page Views (PV)
64.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
6.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Giambattista Basile ranks 663 out of 7,302. Before him are Camilo José Cela, Washington Irving, Frontinus, Ian McEwan, Isabelle de Charrière, and Aratus. After him are Ivan Goncharov, Irwin Shaw, Eduardo Galeano, Sugawara no Michizane, Theodore the Studite, and Matilde Camus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCamilo José Cela
1916 - 2002
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 657
Washington Irving
1783 - 1859
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 658
Frontinus
30 - 103
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 659
Ian McEwan
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 660
Isabelle de Charrière
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 661
Aratus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 662
Giambattista Basile
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 663
Ivan Goncharov
1812 - 1891
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 664
Irwin Shaw
1913 - 1984
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 665
Eduardo Galeano
1940 - 2015
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 666
Sugawara no Michizane
845 - 903
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 667
Theodore the Studite
759 - 826
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 668
Matilde Camus
1919 - 2012
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 669
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1566, Giambattista Basile ranks 6. Before him are Mehmed III, Sigismund III Vasa, James VI and I, Carlo Gesualdo, and Isabella Clara Eugenia. After him are Abraham Bloemaert, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Sendivogius, Giovanni Baglione, Jan Jesenius, and Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1632, Giambattista Basile ranks 5. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Sigismund III Vasa, Frederick V of the Palatinate, and Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly. After him are Tokugawa Hidetada, Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Jost Bürgi, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Infante Carlos of Spain, and Francis II, Duke of Lorraine.
Others Born in 1566
Go to all RankingsMehmed III
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1603
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 1
Sigismund III Vasa
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1632
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 2
James VI and I
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1625
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 3
Carlo Gesualdo
COMPOSER
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 4
Isabella Clara Eugenia
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 5
Giambattista Basile
WRITER
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6
Abraham Bloemaert
PAINTER
1566 - 1651
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 7
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1566 - 1607
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 8
Sendivogius
CHEMIST
1566 - 1636
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 9
Giovanni Baglione
PAINTER
1566 - 1643
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 10
Jan Jesenius
PHYSICIAN
1566 - 1621
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 11
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1632
Go to all RankingsGustavus Adolphus of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1632
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
Sigismund III Vasa
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1632
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 2
Frederick V of the Palatinate
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1632
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 3
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 4
Giambattista Basile
WRITER
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 5
Tokugawa Hidetada
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1632
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 6
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1586 - 1632
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 7
Jost Bürgi
MATHEMATICIAN
1552 - 1632
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 8
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1594 - 1632
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 9
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1632
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 10
Infante Carlos of Spain
POLITICIAN
1607 - 1632
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 11
Francis II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1632
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giambattista Basile ranks 801 out of 5,161. Before him are Alessandro Algardi (1595), Nero Julius Caesar (6), Giuliano da Sangallo (1445), Clementia of Hungary (1293), Athalaric (516), and Antonio del Pollaiolo (1429). After him are Giancarlo Giannini (1942), Vittorio Monti (1868), Sebastiano del Piombo (1485), Il Sodoma (1477), Pope Benedict V (930), and Giovanna of Italy (1907).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Algardi
SCULPTOR
1595 - 1654
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 795
Nero Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
6 - 31
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 796
Giuliano da Sangallo
ARCHITECT
1445 - 1516
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 797
Clementia of Hungary
COMPANION
1293 - 1328
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 798
Athalaric
POLITICIAN
516 - 534
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 799
Antonio del Pollaiolo
PAINTER
1429 - 1498
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 800
Giambattista Basile
WRITER
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 801
Giancarlo Giannini
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 802
Vittorio Monti
COMPOSER
1868 - 1922
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 803
Sebastiano del Piombo
PAINTER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 804
Il Sodoma
PAINTER
1477 - 1549
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 805
Pope Benedict V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
930 - 965
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 806
Giovanna of Italy
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 807
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Giambattista Basile ranks 56. Before him are Cassiodorus (487), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Poliziano (1454), Curzio Malaparte (1898), Giosuè Carducci (1835), and Pietro Metastasio (1698). After him are Carlo Gozzi (1720), Francesca da Rimini (1259), Andrea Camilleri (1925), Veronica Franco (1546), Emilio Salgari (1862), and Theognis of Megara (-570).
Cassiodorus
487 - 583
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 50
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
1896 - 1957
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 51
Poliziano
1454 - 1494
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 52
Curzio Malaparte
1898 - 1957
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 53
Giosuè Carducci
1835 - 1907
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 54
Pietro Metastasio
1698 - 1782
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 55
Giambattista Basile
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 56
Carlo Gozzi
1720 - 1806
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 57
Francesca da Rimini
1259 - 1285
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 58
Andrea Camilleri
1925 - 2019
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 59
Veronica Franco
1546 - 1591
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 60
Emilio Salgari
1862 - 1911
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 61
Theognis of Megara
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 62