1881 - 1956
Giovanni Papini (9 January 1881 – 8 July 1956) was an Italian journalist, essayist, novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, and philosopher. A controversial literary figure of the early and mid-twentieth century, he was the earliest and most enthusiastic representative and promoter of Italian pragmatism. Papini was admired for his writing style and engaged in heated polemics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Papini has received more than 186,177 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Giovanni Papini is the 1,215th most popular writer (down from 1,214th in 2019), the 1,337th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,317th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Italian Writer.
Giovanni Papini is most famous for his autobiographical novel, "The Life of Christ."
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Among writers, Giovanni Papini ranks 1,215 out of 5,755. Before him are Aristophanes of Byzantium, James Anderson, Shi Nai'an, Aelius Aristides, Vivant Denon, and Chernorizets Hrabar. After him are Betty Friedan, Jeffery Deaver, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Forough Farrokhzad, Alexander Kielland, and Ján Kollár.
257 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,209
1680 - 1739
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,210
1296 - 1372
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,211
117 - 189
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,212
1747 - 1825
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,213
890 - 950
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,214
1881 - 1956
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,215
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 1,216
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,217
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,218
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,219
1849 - 1906
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,220
1793 - 1852
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,221
Among people born in 1881, Giovanni Papini ranks 52. Before him are Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Ludwig Binswanger, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Sveinn Björnsson, Cecil B. DeMille, and Victor Klemperer. After him are P. G. Wodehouse, Paul Cornu, Vincenzo Lancia, Mikhail Larionov, L. E. J. Brouwer, and Franz Gürtner. Among people deceased in 1956, Giovanni Papini ranks 40. Before him are Mistinguett, August Kubizek, Lyonel Feininger, Yakub Kolas, Juan Negrín, and Gustave Charpentier. After him are Jan Łukasiewicz, Gottfried Benn, Savielly Tartakower, Art Tatum, Mahmud Barzanji, and Hiram Bingham III.
1881 - 1959
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 46
1881 - 1966
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 47
1881 - 1950
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 48
1881 - 1952
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 49
1881 - 1959
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 50
1881 - 1960
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 51
1881 - 1956
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 52
1881 - 1975
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 53
1881 - 1944
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 54
1881 - 1937
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 55
1881 - 1964
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 56
1881 - 1966
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 57
1881 - 1941
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 58
1875 - 1956
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 34
1888 - 1956
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 35
1871 - 1956
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 36
1882 - 1956
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 37
1892 - 1956
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 38
1860 - 1956
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 39
1881 - 1956
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 40
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 41
1886 - 1956
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 42
1887 - 1956
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 43
1909 - 1956
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 44
1878 - 1956
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 45
1875 - 1956
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 46
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Papini ranks 1,337 out of 4,668. Before him are Andrea della Robbia (1435), Carlo Rubbia (1934), Dicaearchus (-350), Bruttia Crispina (164), Irnerius (1050), and Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1679). After him are Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466), Giovanni Leone (1908), Vito Genovese (1897), Franco Alfano (1875), Gabriele Ferzetti (1925), and Giovanni Boldini (1842).
1435 - 1525
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,331
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,332
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,333
164 - 191
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,334
1050 - 1140
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,335
1679 - 1731
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,336
1881 - 1956
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,337
1466 - 1519
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,338
1908 - 2001
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,339
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,340
1875 - 1954
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,341
1925 - 2015
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,342
1842 - 1931
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,343
Among writers born in Italy, Giovanni Papini ranks 94. Before him are Giambattista Marino (1569), Odoric of Pordenone (1286), Matteo Bandello (1484), Gabriele Amorth (1925), Claudio Magris (1939), and Timaeus of Locri (-200). After him are Cornelius Gallus (-69), Quintus Fabius Pictor (-254), Giovanni Verga (1840), Thomas of Celano (1185), Maurus Servius Honoratus (363), and Francesco Maria Piave (1810).
1569 - 1625
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 88
1286 - 1331
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 89
1484 - 1561
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 90
1925 - 2016
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 91
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 92
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 93
1881 - 1956
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 94
69 BC - 26 BC
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 95
254 BC - 201 BC
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 96
1840 - 1922
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 97
1185 - 1260
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 98
363 - 301
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 99
1810 - 1876
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 100