JOURNALIST
Gianni Rodari
1920 - 1980
Gianni Rodari
Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni roˈdaːri]; 23 October 1920 – 14 April 1980) was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably Il romanzo di Cipollino. For his lasting contribution as a children's author, he received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1970. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gianni Rodari has received more than 270,185 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Gianni Rodari is the 5th most popular journalist, the 537th most popular biography from Italy (down from 535th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Journalist.
Gianni Rodari is most famous for his children's books, especially the "Adventures of Pinocchio" and "The Little World of Don Camillo".
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
68.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
7.46
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Gianni Rodari ranks 5 out of 196. Before him are Robert Capa, Richard Sorge, Oriana Fallaci, and François-Noël Babeuf. After him are Joseph Pulitzer, Sebastião Salgado, Gerda Taro, Anna Politkovskaya, Robert Guérin, Julian Assange, and Dorothea Lange.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Capa
1913 - 1954
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 1
Richard Sorge
1895 - 1944
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 2
Oriana Fallaci
1929 - 2006
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 3
François-Noël Babeuf
1760 - 1797
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 4
Gianni Rodari
1920 - 1980
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 5
Joseph Pulitzer
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 6
Sebastião Salgado
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 7
Gerda Taro
1910 - 1937
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 8
Anna Politkovskaya
1958 - 2006
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 9
Robert Guérin
1876 - 1952
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 10
Julian Assange
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 11
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Gianni Rodari ranks 15. Before him are Farouk of Egypt, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Paul Celan, Mario Puzo, Owen Chamberlain, and Melina Mercouri. After him are Frank Herbert, Amália Rodrigues, Boris Vian, Traudl Junge, Éric Rohmer, and Richard von Weizsäcker. Among people deceased in 1980, Gianni Rodari ranks 19. Before him are Jesse Owens, Colonel Sanders, Joe Dassin, Henry Miller, Tamara de Lempicka, and Marshall McLuhan. After him are Peter Sellers, Vladimir Vysotsky, Alexei Kosygin, Otto Frank, Hans Asperger, and Oswald Mosley.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsFarouk of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1965
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 9
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2020
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 10
Paul Celan
WRITER
1920 - 1970
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 11
Mario Puzo
WRITER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 12
Owen Chamberlain
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2006
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 13
Melina Mercouri
ACTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 14
Gianni Rodari
JOURNALIST
1920 - 1980
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 15
Frank Herbert
WRITER
1920 - 1986
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 16
Amália Rodrigues
SINGER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 17
Boris Vian
WRITER
1920 - 1959
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 18
Traudl Junge
WRITER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 19
Éric Rohmer
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2010
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 20
Richard von Weizsäcker
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2015
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1980
Go to all RankingsJesse Owens
ATHLETE
1913 - 1980
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 13
Colonel Sanders
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1980
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 14
Joe Dassin
SINGER
1938 - 1980
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 15
Henry Miller
WRITER
1891 - 1980
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 16
Tamara de Lempicka
PAINTER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 17
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 18
Gianni Rodari
JOURNALIST
1920 - 1980
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 19
Peter Sellers
ACTOR
1925 - 1980
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 20
Vladimir Vysotsky
WRITER
1938 - 1980
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 21
Alexei Kosygin
ENGINEER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 22
Otto Frank
BUSINESSPERSON
1889 - 1980
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 23
Hans Asperger
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 24
Oswald Mosley
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1980
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 25
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Gianni Rodari ranks 537 out of 5,161. Before him are Conrad IV of Germany (1228), Lucullus (-118), Pope John III (520), Pope John XIV (1000), Giuseppe Piazzi (1746), and Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1416). After him are Giulio Andreotti (1919), Carlo Gesualdo (1566), Peter Lombard (1096), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), and Pope Eutychian (300).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsConrad IV of Germany
POLITICIAN
1228 - 1254
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 531
Lucullus
POLITICIAN
118 BC - 56 BC
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 532
Pope John III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
520 - 574
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 533
Pope John XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 984
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 534
Giuseppe Piazzi
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1826
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 535
Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1416 - 1469
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 536
Gianni Rodari
JOURNALIST
1920 - 1980
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 537
Giulio Andreotti
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 538
Carlo Gesualdo
COMPOSER
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 539
Peter Lombard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1096 - 1160
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 540
Constance, Queen of Sicily
COMPANION
1154 - 1198
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 541
Scipio Aemilianus
POLITICIAN
185 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 542
Pope Eutychian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 283
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 543
Among JOURNALISTS In Italy
Among journalists born in Italy, Gianni Rodari ranks 2. Before him are Oriana Fallaci (1929). After him are Letizia Battaglia (1935), Maurizio Costanzo (1938), Bianca Maria Piccinino (1924), Fabrizio Romano (1993), and Rosanna Marani (1946).
Oriana Fallaci
1929 - 2006
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 1
Gianni Rodari
1920 - 1980
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 2
Letizia Battaglia
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 3
Maurizio Costanzo
1938 - 2023
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 4
Bianca Maria Piccinino
1924 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 5
Fabrizio Romano
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 6
Rosanna Marani
1946 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 7