WRITER
Jaan Kaplinski
1941 - 2021
Jaan Kaplinski
Jaan Kaplinski (22 January 1941 – 8 August 2021) was an Estonian poet, philosopher, politician, and culture critic, known for his focus on global issues and support for left-wing/liberal thinking. He was influenced by Eastern philosophical schools (Taoism and especially Buddhism).He worked as a translator, editor, and sociologist and as an ecologist at the Tallinn Botanic Garden. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaan Kaplinski has received more than 69,850 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jaan Kaplinski is the 2,292nd most popular writer (down from 1,934th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 36th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Estonian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
70k
Page Views (PV)
55.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
7.31
Effective Languages (L*)
2.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Jaan Kaplinskis by language
Over the past year Jaan Kaplinski has had the most page views in the Estonian wikipedia edition with 9,359 views, followed by English (6,776), and Russian (2,160). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (250.00%), Simple English (108.22%), and Esperanto (37.50%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 2,292 out of 7,302. Before him are William Steig, Bálint Balassi, José-Maria de Heredia, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, Jean Raspail, and José Zorrilla. After him are Karlheinz Deschner, George Adamski, Phylarchus, Wieland Wagner, Solomon Perel, and Archibald Gracie IV.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Steig
1907 - 2003
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2,286
Bálint Balassi
1554 - 1594
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 2,287
José-Maria de Heredia
1842 - 1905
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 2,288
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal
1713 - 1796
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 2,289
Jean Raspail
1925 - 2020
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 2,290
José Zorrilla
1817 - 1893
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 2,291
Jaan Kaplinski
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 2,292
Karlheinz Deschner
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 2,293
George Adamski
1891 - 1965
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 2,294
Phylarchus
255 BC - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,295
Wieland Wagner
1917 - 1966
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2,296
Solomon Perel
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 2,297
Archibald Gracie IV
1858 - 1912
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 2,298
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 174. Before him are Tom Fogerty, Yuri Norstein, Josep Maria Fusté, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Mariangela Melato, and Federico Faggin. After him are İdil Biret, Leon Russom, Amir Pnueli, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ghena Dimitrova, and Peter Cullen. Among people deceased in 2021, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 164. Before him are Ed Asner, Lucía Hiriart, Dani Karavan, Vladimir Menshov, Horst Eckel, and Rodney Alcala. After him are Ronald Inglehart, Jozef Vengloš, Bob Dole, Andrey Myagkov, Yuan Longping, and János Kornai.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsTom Fogerty
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1990
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 168
Yuri Norstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 169
Josep Maria Fusté
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2023
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 170
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 171
Mariangela Melato
ACTOR
1941 - 2013
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 172
Federico Faggin
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 173
Jaan Kaplinski
WRITER
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 174
İdil Biret
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 175
Leon Russom
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 176
Amir Pnueli
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2009
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 177
Yoshiyuki Tomino
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 178
Ghena Dimitrova
SINGER
1941 - 2005
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 179
Peter Cullen
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 180
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsEd Asner
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 158
Lucía Hiriart
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2021
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 159
Dani Karavan
SCULPTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 160
Vladimir Menshov
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 161
Horst Eckel
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2021
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 162
Rodney Alcala
EXTREMIST
1943 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 163
Jaan Kaplinski
WRITER
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 164
Ronald Inglehart
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 165
Jozef Vengloš
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 166
Bob Dole
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 167
Andrey Myagkov
ACTOR
1938 - 2021
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 168
Yuan Longping
INVENTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 169
János Kornai
ECONOMIST
1928 - 2021
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 170
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 49 out of 351. Before him are Ilon Wikland (1930), Johann Voldemar Jannsen (1819), Veljo Tormis (1930), Hermann von Keyserling (1880), Johannes Vares (1890), and Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland (1601). After him are Marie Under (1883), Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1914), Lionel Kieseritzky (1806), Ita Ever (1931), Balthasar Russow (1536), and Jaan Tõnisson (1868).
Others born in Estonia
Go to all RankingsIlon Wikland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 43
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1890
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 44
Veljo Tormis
COMPOSER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 45
Hermann von Keyserling
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 46
Johannes Vares
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 47
Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1622
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 48
Jaan Kaplinski
WRITER
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 49
Marie Under
WRITER
1883 - 1980
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 50
Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2007
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 51
Lionel Kieseritzky
CHESS PLAYER
1806 - 1853
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 52
Ita Ever
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 53
Balthasar Russow
WRITER
1536 - 1600
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 54
Jaan Tõnisson
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1941
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 55
Among WRITERS In Estonia
Among writers born in Estonia, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 5. Before him are Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803), Jaan Kross (1920), Lydia Koidula (1843), and Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878). After him are Marie Under (1883), Balthasar Russow (1536), Hella Wuolijoki (1886), Eduard Vilde (1865), Carl Robert Jakobson (1841), Betti Alver (1906), and Eno Raud (1928).
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
1803 - 1882
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1
Jaan Kross
1920 - 2007
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 2
Lydia Koidula
1843 - 1886
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 3
Anton Hansen Tammsaare
1878 - 1940
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 4
Jaan Kaplinski
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 5
Marie Under
1883 - 1980
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 6
Balthasar Russow
1536 - 1600
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 7
Hella Wuolijoki
1886 - 1954
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 8
Eduard Vilde
1865 - 1933
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 9
Carl Robert Jakobson
1841 - 1882
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 10
Betti Alver
1906 - 1989
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 11
Eno Raud
1928 - 1996
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 12