WRITER
Jaroslav Seifert
1901 - 1986
Jaroslav Seifert
Jaroslav Seifert (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈsajfr̩t] ; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaroslav Seifert has received more than 183,501 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Jaroslav Seifert is the 572nd most popular writer (up from 688th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 76th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Czech Writer.
Jaroslav Seifert is most famous for being a Czechoslovakian poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1984. He was also a translator and journalist.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
65.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
82
Languages Editions (L)
6.55
Effective Languages (L*)
5.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jaroslav Seifert ranks 572 out of 7,302. Before him are Faxian, Romain Gary, William S. Burroughs, Al-Zamakhshari, Harry Martinson, and Gaius Julius Hyginus. After him are Laurence Sterne, Denis of Portugal, Sayat-Nova, James Baldwin, Ninon de l'Enclos, and Władysław Reymont.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFaxian
340 - 418
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 566
Romain Gary
1914 - 1980
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 567
William S. Burroughs
1914 - 1997
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 568
Al-Zamakhshari
1075 - 1144
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 569
Harry Martinson
1904 - 1978
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 570
Gaius Julius Hyginus
64 BC - 17
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 571
Jaroslav Seifert
1901 - 1986
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 572
Laurence Sterne
1713 - 1768
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 573
Denis of Portugal
1261 - 1325
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 574
Sayat-Nova
1712 - 1795
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 575
James Baldwin
1924 - 1987
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 576
Ninon de l'Enclos
1620 - 1705
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 577
Władysław Reymont
1867 - 1925
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 578
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Jaroslav Seifert ranks 37. Before him are Ricardo Zamora, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Andrey Vlasov, Henning von Tresckow, Witold Pilecki, and Nadezhda Alliluyeva. After him are Milton H. Erickson, Margaret Mead, Robert Bresson, Jascha Heifetz, Nikolai Vatutin, and Henri Lefebvre. Among people deceased in 1986, Jaroslav Seifert ranks 18. Before him are Jean Genet, Harold Macmillan, Frank Herbert, Urho Kekkonen, Henry Moore, and Celâl Bayar. After him are Edward Adelbert Doisy, Georgia O'Keeffe, Cary Grant, Albert Szent-Györgyi, James Rainwater, and Fritz Albert Lipmann.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsRicardo Zamora
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1978
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 31
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1965
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 32
Andrey Vlasov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1946
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 33
Henning von Tresckow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 34
Witold Pilecki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1901 - 1948
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 35
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1932
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 36
Jaroslav Seifert
WRITER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 37
Milton H. Erickson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1980
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 38
Margaret Mead
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1901 - 1978
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 39
Robert Bresson
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1999
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 40
Jascha Heifetz
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1987
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 41
Nikolai Vatutin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 42
Henri Lefebvre
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1991
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsJean Genet
WRITER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 12
Harold Macmillan
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1986
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 13
Frank Herbert
WRITER
1920 - 1986
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 14
Urho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 15
Henry Moore
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1986
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 16
Celâl Bayar
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1986
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 17
Jaroslav Seifert
WRITER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 18
Edward Adelbert Doisy
CHEMIST
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 19
Georgia O'Keeffe
PAINTER
1887 - 1986
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 20
Cary Grant
ACTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 21
Albert Szent-Györgyi
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 22
James Rainwater
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1986
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 23
Fritz Albert Lipmann
CHEMIST
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 24
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Jaroslav Seifert ranks 65 out of 1,200. Before him are Karl Renner (1870), George of Poděbrady (1420), Ludmila of Bohemia (860), Franz Werfel (1890), Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787), and Jan Masaryk (1886). After him are Jerome of Prague (1379), Karl Kraus (1874), Lída Baarová (1914), Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896), Eugen Böhm von Bawerk (1851), and Bohuslav Martinů (1890).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsKarl Renner
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1950
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 59
George of Poděbrady
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1471
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 60
Ludmila of Bohemia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 921
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 61
Franz Werfel
WRITER
1890 - 1945
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 62
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1869
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 63
Jan Masaryk
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 64
Jaroslav Seifert
WRITER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 65
Jerome of Prague
PHILOSOPHER
1379 - 1416
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 66
Karl Kraus
WRITER
1874 - 1936
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 67
Lída Baarová
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 68
Carl Ferdinand Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1984
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 69
Eugen Böhm von Bawerk
ECONOMIST
1851 - 1914
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 70
Bohuslav Martinů
COMPOSER
1890 - 1959
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 71
Among WRITERS In Czechia
Among writers born in Czechia, Jaroslav Seifert ranks 11. Before him are Karel Čapek (1890), Jaroslav Hašek (1883), Max Brod (1884), Milena Jesenská (1896), Bohumil Hrabal (1914), and Franz Werfel (1890). After him are Karl Kraus (1874), Julius Fučík (1903), Jan Neruda (1834), Alfred Kubin (1877), Adalbert Stifter (1805), and Cosmas of Prague (1045).
Karel Čapek
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 5
Jaroslav Hašek
1883 - 1923
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 6
Max Brod
1884 - 1968
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 7
Milena Jesenská
1896 - 1944
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 8
Bohumil Hrabal
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 9
Franz Werfel
1890 - 1945
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 10
Jaroslav Seifert
1901 - 1986
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 11
Karl Kraus
1874 - 1936
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 12
Julius Fučík
1903 - 1943
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 13
Jan Neruda
1834 - 1891
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 14
Alfred Kubin
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 15
Adalbert Stifter
1805 - 1868
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 16
Cosmas of Prague
1045 - 1125
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 17