WRITER
Ilya Ehrenburg
1891 - 1967
Ilya Ehrenburg
Ilya Grigoryevich Ehrenburg (Russian: Илья́ Григо́рьевич Эренбу́рг, pronounced [ɪˈlʲja ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲjɪvɪtɕ ɪrʲɪnˈburk] ; January 26 [O.S. January 14] 1891 – August 31, 1967) was a Soviet writer, revolutionary, journalist and historian. Ehrenburg was among the most prolific and notable authors of the Soviet Union; he published around one hundred titles. He became known first and foremost as a novelist and a journalist – in particular, as a reporter in three wars (First World War, Spanish Civil War and the Second World War). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ilya Ehrenburg has received more than 495,642 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Ilya Ehrenburg is the 490th most popular writer (down from 451st in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 48th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Ukrainian Writer.
Ilya Ehrenburg was a Russian writer, journalist, and Soviet propagandist. He is most famous for his propaganda work during World War II.
Memorability Metrics
500k
Page Views (PV)
66.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
8.47
Effective Languages (L*)
2.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ilya Ehrenburg ranks 490 out of 7,302. Before him are Luo Guanzhong, Edward Said, Vuk Karadžić, Charles, Duke of Orléans, Wu Cheng'en, and Giorgos Seferis. After him are Ludvig Holberg, Alessandro Manzoni, Eugene O'Neill, Muhammad Iqbal, Patricia Highsmith, and George R. R. Martin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuo Guanzhong
1330 - 1400
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 484
Edward Said
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 485
Vuk Karadžić
1787 - 1864
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 486
Charles, Duke of Orléans
1394 - 1465
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 487
Wu Cheng'en
1500 - 1582
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 488
Giorgos Seferis
1900 - 1971
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 489
Ilya Ehrenburg
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 490
Ludvig Holberg
1684 - 1754
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 491
Alessandro Manzoni
1785 - 1873
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 492
Eugene O'Neill
1888 - 1953
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 493
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 494
Patricia Highsmith
1921 - 1995
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 495
George R. R. Martin
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 496
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Ilya Ehrenburg ranks 21. Before him are Otto Dix, Rudolf Carnap, Rafael Trujillo, Genrikh Yagoda, Helmuth Weidling, and Walther Bothe. After him are Fritz Todt, Frederick Banting, Osip Mandelstam, Edward Bernays, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, and Alexander Rodchenko. Among people deceased in 1967, Ilya Ehrenburg ranks 20. Before him are Jack Ruby, André Maurois, Edward Hopper, Jayne Mansfield, Gordon Allport, and Rodion Malinovsky. After him are Johannes Itten, Felix Yusupov, John Coltrane, Richard Kuhn, Wolfgang Köhler, and Cyril Norman Hinshelwood.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsOtto Dix
PAINTER
1891 - 1969
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 15
Rudolf Carnap
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1970
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 16
Rafael Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 17
Genrikh Yagoda
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 18
Helmuth Weidling
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1955
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 19
Walther Bothe
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1957
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 20
Ilya Ehrenburg
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 21
Fritz Todt
ENGINEER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 22
Frederick Banting
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 23
Osip Mandelstam
WRITER
1891 - 1938
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 24
Edward Bernays
WRITER
1891 - 1995
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 25
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 26
Alexander Rodchenko
PHOTOGRAPHER
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsJack Ruby
MAFIOSO
1911 - 1967
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 14
André Maurois
WRITER
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 15
Edward Hopper
PAINTER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 16
Jayne Mansfield
ACTOR
1933 - 1967
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 17
Gordon Allport
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 18
Rodion Malinovsky
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 19
Ilya Ehrenburg
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 20
Johannes Itten
PAINTER
1888 - 1967
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 21
Felix Yusupov
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 22
John Coltrane
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 23
Richard Kuhn
CHEMIST
1900 - 1967
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 24
Wolfgang Köhler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1967
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 25
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
CHEMIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 26
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Ilya Ehrenburg ranks 66 out of 1,365. Before him are Lesya Ukrainka (1871), Fanny Kaplan (1890), Ze'ev Jabotinsky (1880), Lazar Kaganovich (1893), Nikolai Berdyaev (1874), and Rodion Malinovsky (1898). After him are Stanislaw Ulam (1909), Daniel of Galicia (1201), Sviatoslav Richter (1915), David Oistrakh (1908), Sergey Bubka (1963), and Isaac Babel (1894).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsLesya Ukrainka
WRITER
1871 - 1913
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 60
Fanny Kaplan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1918
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 61
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
WRITER
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 62
Lazar Kaganovich
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1991
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 63
Nikolai Berdyaev
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1948
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 64
Rodion Malinovsky
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 65
Ilya Ehrenburg
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 66
Stanislaw Ulam
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1984
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 67
Daniel of Galicia
POLITICIAN
1201 - 1264
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 68
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 69
David Oistrakh
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 70
Sergey Bubka
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 71
Isaac Babel
WRITER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 72
Among WRITERS In Ukraine
Among writers born in Ukraine, Ilya Ehrenburg ranks 14. Before him are Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836), Joseph Roth (1894), Sholem Aleichem (1859), Vasily Grossman (1905), Lesya Ukrainka (1871), and Ze'ev Jabotinsky (1880). After him are Isaac Babel (1894), Bruno Schulz (1892), Anton Makarenko (1888), Clarice Lispector (1920), Ivan Franko (1856), and Irène Némirovsky (1903).
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
1836 - 1895
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 8
Joseph Roth
1894 - 1939
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 9
Sholem Aleichem
1859 - 1916
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 10
Vasily Grossman
1905 - 1964
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 11
Lesya Ukrainka
1871 - 1913
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 12
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 13
Ilya Ehrenburg
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 14
Isaac Babel
1894 - 1940
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 15
Bruno Schulz
1892 - 1942
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 16
Anton Makarenko
1888 - 1939
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 17
Clarice Lispector
1920 - 1977
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 18
Ivan Franko
1856 - 1916
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 19
Irène Némirovsky
1903 - 1942
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 20