WRITER
Jakob Wassermann
1873 - 1934
Jakob Wassermann
Jakob Wassermann (10 March 1873 – 1 January 1934) was a German writer and novelist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jakob Wassermann has received more than 86,486 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Jakob Wassermann is the 1,293rd most popular writer (up from 1,337th in 2019), the 1,297th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,381st in 2019) and the 83rd most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
86k
Page Views (PV)
59.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
7.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jakob Wassermann ranks 1,293 out of 7,302. Before him are Judah Leon Abravanel, Cratinus, Thomas Chatterton, Poul Anderson, Alma Reville, and Victor Serge. After him are Alexander Radishchev, Matthew Lewis, P. G. Wodehouse, Javier Marías, A. E. van Vogt, and John Tzetzes.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJudah Leon Abravanel
1460 - 1530
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,287
Cratinus
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,288
Thomas Chatterton
1752 - 1770
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,289
Poul Anderson
1926 - 2001
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 1,290
Alma Reville
1899 - 1982
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1,291
Victor Serge
1890 - 1947
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1,292
Jakob Wassermann
1873 - 1934
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1,293
Alexander Radishchev
1749 - 1802
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1,294
Matthew Lewis
1775 - 1818
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 1,295
P. G. Wodehouse
1881 - 1975
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,296
Javier Marías
1951 - 2022
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,297
A. E. van Vogt
1912 - 2000
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,298
John Tzetzes
1110 - 1180
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,299
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1873, Jakob Wassermann ranks 41. Before him are Alexander Bogdanov, Radoje Domanović, Tullio Levi-Civita, Robert Wiene, Hayim Nahman Bialik, and Constantin Carathéodory. After him are Eliel Saarinen, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Hugo Simberg, Ma Barker, Thorvald Stauning, and Melitta Bentz. Among people deceased in 1934, Jakob Wassermann ranks 36. Before him are Jean Vigo, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Siegbert Tarrasch, Andrei Bely, Franz Ehrle, and Hayim Nahman Bialik. After him are Willem de Sitter, Pietro Gasparri, Alexander von Kluck, William Morris Davis, Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, and Adrien de Gerlache.
Others Born in 1873
Go to all RankingsAlexander Bogdanov
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1928
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 35
Radoje Domanović
WRITER
1873 - 1908
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 36
Tullio Levi-Civita
MATHEMATICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 37
Robert Wiene
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1938
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 38
Hayim Nahman Bialik
WRITER
1873 - 1934
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 39
Constantin Carathéodory
MATHEMATICIAN
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 40
Jakob Wassermann
WRITER
1873 - 1934
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 41
Eliel Saarinen
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 42
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
MOUNTAINEER
1873 - 1933
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 43
Hugo Simberg
PAINTER
1873 - 1917
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 44
Ma Barker
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 45
Thorvald Stauning
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1942
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 46
Melitta Bentz
BUSINESSPERSON
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 47
Others Deceased in 1934
Go to all RankingsJean Vigo
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1934
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 30
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1934
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 31
Siegbert Tarrasch
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 32
Andrei Bely
WRITER
1880 - 1934
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 33
Franz Ehrle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1845 - 1934
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 34
Hayim Nahman Bialik
WRITER
1873 - 1934
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 35
Jakob Wassermann
WRITER
1873 - 1934
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 36
Willem de Sitter
MATHEMATICIAN
1872 - 1934
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 37
Pietro Gasparri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1934
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 38
Alexander von Kluck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1934
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 39
William Morris Davis
GEOGRAPHER
1850 - 1934
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 40
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1934
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 41
Adrien de Gerlache
EXPLORER
1866 - 1934
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 42
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Jakob Wassermann ranks 1,297 out of 7,253. Before him are Willi Herold (1925), Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach (1724), Karl Ludwig Harding (1765), Princess Anna of Prussia (1836), Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1797), and Uli Stielike (1954). After him are Otto V, Duke of Bavaria (1346), Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875), Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700), Marian Gold (1954), Wolfgang von Trips (1928), and Walter Rauff (1906).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilli Herold
EXTREMIST
1925 - 1946
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 1,291
Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1794
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,292
Karl Ludwig Harding
ASTRONOMER
1765 - 1834
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,293
Princess Anna of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1918
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,294
Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1829
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,295
Uli Stielike
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 1,296
Jakob Wassermann
WRITER
1873 - 1934
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1,297
Otto V, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1346 - 1379
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1,298
Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1944
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 1,299
Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1770
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 1,300
Marian Gold
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,301
Wolfgang von Trips
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1961
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,302
Walter Rauff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,303
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Jakob Wassermann ranks 83. Before him are Radegund (518), Theodor Storm (1817), Johann Peter Eckermann (1792), Johannes Valentinus Andreae (1586), Wilhelm Weitling (1808), and Siegfried Kracauer (1889). After him are Widukind of Corvey (925), Lina Heydrich (1911), Kurt Tucholsky (1890), Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736), Joachim Fest (1926), and Hartmann Schedel (1440).
Radegund
518 - 587
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 77
Theodor Storm
1817 - 1888
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 78
Johann Peter Eckermann
1792 - 1854
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 79
Johannes Valentinus Andreae
1586 - 1654
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 80
Wilhelm Weitling
1808 - 1871
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 81
Siegfried Kracauer
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 82
Jakob Wassermann
1873 - 1934
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 83
Widukind of Corvey
925 - 980
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 84
Lina Heydrich
1911 - 1985
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 85
Kurt Tucholsky
1890 - 1935
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 86
Rudolf Erich Raspe
1736 - 1794
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 87
Joachim Fest
1926 - 2006
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 88
Hartmann Schedel
1440 - 1514
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 89