Writer
Giovanni Boccaccio
1313 - 1375
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Giovanni Boccaccio
His biography is available in 110 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 109 in 2024). Giovanni Boccaccio is the 32nd most popular writer (down from 28th in 2024), the 42nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 27th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Writer.
Giovanni Boccaccio is most famous for his collection of short stories, The Decameron.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Giovanni Boccaccio ranks 32 out of 7,302. Before him are Rumi, Petrarch, Honoré de Balzac, Aesop, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and Gabriel García Márquez. After him are Agatha Christie, H. G. Wells, Khalil Gibran, Anne Frank, George Orwell, and Charles Dickens.
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Rumi
1207 - 1273
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 26
Petrarch
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 27
Honoré de Balzac
1799 - 1850
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 28
Aesop
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 29
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1900 - 1944
HPI: 86.21
Rank: 30
Gabriel García Márquez
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 31
Giovanni Boccaccio
1313 - 1375
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 32
Agatha Christie
1890 - 1976
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 33
H. G. Wells
1866 - 1946
HPI: 85.76
Rank: 34
Khalil Gibran
1883 - 1931
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 35
Anne Frank
1929 - 1945
HPI: 85.31
Rank: 36
George Orwell
1903 - 1950
HPI: 85.28
Rank: 37
Charles Dickens
1812 - 1870
HPI: 85.20
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1313, Giovanni Boccaccio ranks 1. After him are Cola di Rienzo, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Emperor Kōgon, Ibn al-Khatib, Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon, and Constantine III, King of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1375, Giovanni Boccaccio ranks 1. After him are Valdemar IV of Denmark, Philip, Duke of Orléans, Ibn al-Shatir, John Henry, Margrave of Moravia, Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Eleanor of Sicily, Liu Bowen, James IV of Majorca, Shuttarna II, Charles III, Count of Alençon, and Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland.
Others Born in 1313
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Boccaccio
WRITER
1313 - 1375
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 1
Cola di Rienzo
POLITICIAN
1313 - 1354
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 2
Bartolus de Saxoferrato
PHILOSOPHER
1313 - 1357
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 3
Emperor Kōgon
POLITICIAN
1313 - 1364
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 4
Ibn al-Khatib
WRITER
1313 - 1374
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 5
Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile
COMPANION
1313 - 1357
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 6
Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1313 - 1383
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 7
Constantine III, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1313 - 1362
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 8
Others Deceased in 1375
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Boccaccio
WRITER
1313 - 1375
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 1
Valdemar IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1375
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 2
Philip, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1336 - 1375
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 3
Ibn al-Shatir
MATHEMATICIAN
1304 - 1375
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 4
John Henry, Margrave of Moravia
POLITICIAN
1322 - 1375
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 5
Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1319 - 1375
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 6
Eleanor of Sicily
COMPANION
1325 - 1375
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 7
Liu Bowen
PHILOSOPHER
1311 - 1375
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 8
James IV of Majorca
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1375
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 9
Shuttarna II
POLITICIAN
1350 BC - 1375
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 10
Charles III, Count of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1337 - 1375
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 11
Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland
COMPANION
1340 - 1375
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Boccaccio ranks 42 out of NaN. Before him are Petrarch (1304), Amerigo Vespucci (1454), Geta (189), Caligula (12), Pope Pius X (1835), and Pope Clement I (40). After him are Pope Benedict XV (1854), Giacomo Puccini (1858), Alessandro Volta (1745), Brutus the Younger (-85), Ötzi (-3345), and Pope Urban VII (1521).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPetrarch
WRITER
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 36
Amerigo Vespucci
EXPLORER
1454 - 1512
HPI: 86.55
Rank: 37
Geta
POLITICIAN
189 - 211
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 38
Caligula
POLITICIAN
12 - 41
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 39
Pope Pius X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1914
HPI: 86.02
Rank: 40
Pope Clement I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
40 - 99
HPI: 86.00
Rank: 41
Giovanni Boccaccio
WRITER
1313 - 1375
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 42
Pope Benedict XV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1854 - 1922
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 43
Giacomo Puccini
COMPOSER
1858 - 1924
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 44
Alessandro Volta
PHYSICIST
1745 - 1827
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 45
Brutus the Younger
POLITICIAN
85 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 46
Ötzi
CELEBRITY
3345 BC - 3255 BC
HPI: 85.20
Rank: 47
Pope Urban VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1521 - 1590
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 48
Among Writers In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Giovanni Boccaccio ranks 5. Before him are Dante Alighieri (1265), Virgil (-70), Ovid (-43), and Petrarch (1304). After him are Horace (-65), Umberto Eco (1932), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Giorgio Vasari (1511), Cato the Elder (-243), Carlo Collodi (1826), and Plautus (-254).
Dante Alighieri
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.13
Rank: 1
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
