WRITER
Imre Madách
1823 - 1864
Imre Madách
Imre Madách de Sztregova et Kelecsény (20 January 1823 – 5 October 1864) was a Hungarian aristocrat, writer, poet, lawyer and politician. His major work is The Tragedy of Man (Az ember tragédiája, 1861). It is a dramatic poem approximately 4000 lines long, which elaborates on ideas comparable to Goethe's Faust and Milton's Paradise Lost. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imre Madách has received more than 55,244 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Imre Madách is the 3,206th most popular writer (down from 2,769th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 83rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Slovak Writer.
Memorability Metrics
55k
Page Views (PV)
52.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.56
Effective Languages (L*)
4.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Imre Madách ranks 3,206 out of 7,302. Before him are Caspar Barlaeus, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Jim Carroll, Maria Wirtemberska, and Peter Benchley. After him are Adam of Saint Victor, Corippus, Joan Brossa, Lady Caroline Lamb, Nodira, and Jean Joseph Marie Amiot.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCaspar Barlaeus
1584 - 1648
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,200
Giovanni Battista Giraldi
1504 - 1574
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,201
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
1755 - 1794
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,202
Jim Carroll
1949 - 2009
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,203
Maria Wirtemberska
1768 - 1854
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,204
Peter Benchley
1940 - 2006
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3,205
Imre Madách
1823 - 1864
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3,206
Adam of Saint Victor
1122 - 1192
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3,207
Corippus
501 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3,208
Joan Brossa
1919 - 1998
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 3,209
Lady Caroline Lamb
1785 - 1828
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 3,210
Nodira
1792 - 1842
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 3,211
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
1718 - 1793
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 3,212
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1823, Imre Madách ranks 44. Before him are Sanford Robinson Gifford, Karl Schenk, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Alfred Stevens, Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, and Sophie Adlersparre. After him are Paul Janet, José María Iglesias, Schuyler Colfax, Ivan Aksakov, Jules Émile Planchon, and Count Richard Belcredi. Among people deceased in 1864, Imre Madách ranks 40. Before him are Robert Torrens, Alexandre Calame, Pedro Santana, Luke Howard, Archduke Louis of Austria, and Nassau William Senior. After him are George M. Dallas, Sakuma Shōzan, Charles Julien Brianchon, Johann Lukas Schönlein, Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, and Simon von Stampfer.
Others Born in 1823
Go to all RankingsSanford Robinson Gifford
PAINTER
1823 - 1880
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 38
Karl Schenk
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1895
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 39
Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1889
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 40
Alfred Stevens
PAINTER
1823 - 1906
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 41
Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
COMPOSER
1823 - 1881
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 42
Sophie Adlersparre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1823 - 1895
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 43
Imre Madách
WRITER
1823 - 1864
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 44
Paul Janet
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 45
José María Iglesias
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 46
Schuyler Colfax
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1885
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 47
Ivan Aksakov
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1886
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 48
Jules Émile Planchon
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1888
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 49
Count Richard Belcredi
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1902
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 1864
Go to all RankingsRobert Torrens
ECONOMIST
1780 - 1864
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 34
Alexandre Calame
PAINTER
1810 - 1864
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 35
Pedro Santana
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1864
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 36
Luke Howard
CHEMIST
1772 - 1864
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 37
Archduke Louis of Austria
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1864
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 38
Nassau William Senior
ECONOMIST
1790 - 1864
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 39
Imre Madách
WRITER
1823 - 1864
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 40
George M. Dallas
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1864
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 41
Sakuma Shōzan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 42
Charles Julien Brianchon
MATHEMATICIAN
1783 - 1864
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 43
Johann Lukas Schönlein
PHYSICIAN
1793 - 1864
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 44
Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1864
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 45
Simon von Stampfer
MATHEMATICIAN
1790 - 1864
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 46
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Imre Madách ranks 102 out of 418. Before him are János Pálffy (1664), Emília Vášáryová (1942), Matthias Bel (1684), Václav Ježek (1923), Viliam Široký (1902), and Titus Buberník (1933). After him are Ladislav Jurkemik (1953), Juraj Herz (1934), Kálmán Mikszáth (1847), Magdaléna Vášáryová (1948), Géza von Radványi (1907), and Imre Németh (1917).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsJános Pálffy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1664 - 1751
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 96
Emília Vášáryová
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 97
Matthias Bel
PHILOSOPHER
1684 - 1749
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 98
Václav Ježek
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1995
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 99
Viliam Široký
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1971
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 100
Titus Buberník
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 101
Imre Madách
WRITER
1823 - 1864
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 102
Ladislav Jurkemik
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 103
Juraj Herz
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 104
Kálmán Mikszáth
WRITER
1847 - 1910
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 105
Magdaléna Vášáryová
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 106
Géza von Radványi
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1986
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 107
Imre Németh
ATHLETE
1917 - 1989
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 108
Among WRITERS In Slovakia
Among writers born in Slovakia, Imre Madách ranks 7. Before him are Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795), Tibor Sekelj (1912), Ľudovít Štúr (1815), Vladimír Clementis (1902), Bálint Balassi (1554), and Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (1849). After him are Kálmán Mikszáth (1847), Alexander Dukhnovych (1803), Jozef Miloslav Hurban (1817), Lajos Kassák (1887), Janko Matúška (1821), and Janko Kráľ (1822).
Pavel Jozef Šafárik
1795 - 1861
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1
Tibor Sekelj
1912 - 1988
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 2
Ľudovít Štúr
1815 - 1856
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 3
Vladimír Clementis
1902 - 1952
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 4
Bálint Balassi
1554 - 1594
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 5
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav
1849 - 1921
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 6
Imre Madách
1823 - 1864
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 7
Kálmán Mikszáth
1847 - 1910
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 8
Alexander Dukhnovych
1803 - 1865
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 9
Jozef Miloslav Hurban
1817 - 1888
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 10
Lajos Kassák
1887 - 1967
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 11
Janko Matúška
1821 - 1877
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 12
Janko Kráľ
1822 - 1876
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 13