1920 - 1980
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 161,092 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Gianni Rodari is the 6th most popular journalist (down from 5th in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from Italy (down from 508th 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".
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Among journalists, Gianni Rodari ranks 6 out of 129. Before him are Robert Capa, Richard Sorge, Oriana Fallaci, François-Noël Babeuf, and Joseph Pulitzer. After him are Gerda Taro, Sebastião Salgado, Dorothea Lange, John Reed, Julian Assange, and Anna Politkovskaya.
1913 - 1954
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 1
1895 - 1944
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 2
1929 - 2006
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 3
1760 - 1797
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 4
1847 - 1911
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 5
1920 - 1980
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 6
1910 - 1937
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 7
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 8
1895 - 1965
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 9
1887 - 1920
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 10
1971 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 11
1958 - 2006
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1920, Gianni Rodari ranks 17. Before him are Farouk of Egypt, Paul Celan, Charlie Parker, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Montgomery Clift, and Éric Rohmer. After him are Traudl Junge, Zecharia Sitchin, Boris Vian, Frank Herbert, Melina Mercouri, and Amália Rodrigues. Among people deceased in 1980, Gianni Rodari ranks 22. Before him are Colonel Sanders, Tamara de Lempicka, Romain Gary, Joe Dassin, Oswald Mosley, and Vladimir Vysotsky. After him are Milton H. Erickson, Alexei Kosygin, Peter Sellers, Otto Frank, Óscar Romero, and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia.
1920 - 1965
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 11
1920 - 1970
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 12
1920 - 1955
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 13
1920 - 2010
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 14
1920 - 1966
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 15
1920 - 2010
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 16
1920 - 1980
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 17
1920 - 2002
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 18
1920 - 2010
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 19
1920 - 1959
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 20
1920 - 1986
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 21
1920 - 1994
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 22
1920 - 1999
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 23
1890 - 1980
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 16
1898 - 1980
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 17
1914 - 1980
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 18
1938 - 1980
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 19
1896 - 1980
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 20
1938 - 1980
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 21
1920 - 1980
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 22
1901 - 1980
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 23
1904 - 1980
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 24
1925 - 1980
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 25
1889 - 1980
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 26
1917 - 1980
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 27
1892 - 1980
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 28
Among people born in Italy, Gianni Rodari ranks 511 out of 4,088. Before him are Pope Stephen II (715), Pope Stephen I (200), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Benedetto Croce (1866), Giorgio Napolitano (1925), and Franco Zeffirelli (1923). After him are Ennius (-239), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), Gaius Caesar (-20), Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720), and Maria Luisa of Parma (1751).
715 - 757
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 505
200 - 257
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 506
1749 - 1801
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 507
1866 - 1952
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 508
1925 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 509
1923 - 2019
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 510
1920 - 1980
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 511
239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 512
1692 - 1766
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 513
1807 - 1876
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 514
20 BC - 4
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 515
1720 - 1778
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 516
1751 - 1819
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 517
Among journalists born in Italy, Gianni Rodari ranks 2. Before him are Oriana Fallaci (1929). After him are Rosanna Marani (1946).
1929 - 2006
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 1
1920 - 1980
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 2
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3