WRITER
Javier Marías
1951 - 2022
Javier Marías
Javier Marías Franco (20 September 1951 – 11 September 2022) was a Spanish author, translator, and columnist. Marías published fifteen novels, including A Heart So White (Corazón tan blanco, 1992) and Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me (Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí, 1994). In addition to his novels, he also published three collections of short stories and various essays. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Javier Marías has received more than 421,868 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Javier Marías is the 1,615th most popular writer (up from 1,618th in 2019), the 568th most popular biography from Spain (down from 544th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Spanish Writer.
Memorability Metrics
420k
Page Views (PV)
56.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
5.56
Effective Languages (L*)
3.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Javier Marías ranks 1,615 out of 5,755. Before him are Miklós Zrínyi, Dubravka Ugrešić, Peter Benchley, Hincmar, Ahmad ibn Mājid, and Chikamatsu Monzaemon. After him are David Ogilvy, Barbara Cartland, Tanya Savicheva, Olaus Petri, Raul Hilberg, and Archestratus.
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Miklós Zrínyi
1620 - 1664
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,609
Dubravka Ugrešić
1949 - 2023
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,610
Peter Benchley
1940 - 2006
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,611
Hincmar
806 - 882
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,612
Ahmad ibn Mājid
1432 - 1500
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,613
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
1653 - 1725
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,614
Javier Marías
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,615
David Ogilvy
1911 - 1999
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,616
Barbara Cartland
1901 - 2000
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,617
Tanya Savicheva
1930 - 1944
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,618
Olaus Petri
1493 - 1552
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,619
Raul Hilberg
1926 - 2007
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,620
Archestratus
350 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,621
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Javier Marías ranks 74. Before him are Ben Carson, Fatmir Sejdiu, Joey Ramone, Ernesto Zedillo, Samuel Doe, and Win Myint. After him are Joe Pantoliano, Fernando Lugo, Ben Feringa, Thomas Boni Yayi, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, and Edward Witten. Among people deceased in 2022, Javier Marías ranks 104. Before him are Yuri Averbakh, David Warner, Borislav Ivkov, Mino Raiola, Ichirou Mizuki, and Richard Leakey. After him are Ronnie Hellström, Fatma Girik, Máté Fenyvesi, George Crumb, Catherine Spaak, and Gaspard Ulliel.
Others Born in 1951
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Ben Carson
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 68
Fatmir Sejdiu
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 69
Joey Ramone
1951 - 2001
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 70
Ernesto Zedillo
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 71
Samuel Doe
1951 - 1990
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 72
Win Myint
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 73
Javier Marías
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 74
Joe Pantoliano
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 75
Fernando Lugo
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 76
Ben Feringa
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 77
Thomas Boni Yayi
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 78
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
1951 - 2007
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 79
Edward Witten
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 80
Others Deceased in 2022
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Yuri Averbakh
1922 - 2022
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 98
David Warner
1941 - 2022
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 99
Borislav Ivkov
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 100
Mino Raiola
1967 - 2022
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 101
Ichirou Mizuki
1948 - 2022
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 102
Richard Leakey
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 103
Javier Marías
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 104
Ronnie Hellström
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 105
Fatma Girik
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 106
Máté Fenyvesi
1933 - 2022
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 107
George Crumb
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 108
Catherine Spaak
1945 - 2022
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 109
Gaspard Ulliel
1984 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 110
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Javier Marías ranks 568 out of 2,932. Before him are Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1154), Josep Lluís Núñez (1931), Juan de Herrera (1530), Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria (1901), Theodulf of Orléans (750), and Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614). After him are Verónica Forqué (1955), Gilbert Horal (1200), Juan Donoso Cortés (1809), Abraham Zacuto (1452), Didacus of Alcalá (1400), and Abraham bar Hiyya (1070).
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Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon
1154 - 1208
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 562
Josep Lluís Núñez
1931 - 2018
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 563
Juan de Herrera
1530 - 1593
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 564
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
1901 - 1964
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 565
Theodulf of Orléans
750 - 821
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 566
Juan Carreño de Miranda
1614 - 1685
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 567
Javier Marías
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 568
Verónica Forqué
1955 - 2021
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 569
Gilbert Horal
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 570
Juan Donoso Cortés
1809 - 1853
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 571
Abraham Zacuto
1452 - 1515
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 572
Didacus of Alcalá
1400 - 1463
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 573
Abraham bar Hiyya
1070 - 1145
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 574
Among WRITERS In Spain
Among writers born in Spain, Javier Marías ranks 55. Before him are Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Ildefonsus (607), Pío Baroja (1872), Sabino Arana (1865), Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), and Mateo Alemán (1547). After him are Juan Donoso Cortés (1809), Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), Antonio de Nebrija (1441), José de Espronceda (1808), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), and Juan Goytisolo (1931).
Ruy González de Clavijo
1400 - 1412
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 49
Ildefonsus
607 - 667
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 50
Pío Baroja
1872 - 1956
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 51
Sabino Arana
1865 - 1903
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 52
Ramón del Valle-Inclán
1866 - 1936
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 53
Mateo Alemán
1547 - 1613
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 54
Javier Marías
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 55
Juan Donoso Cortés
1809 - 1853
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 56
Samuel ibn Naghrillah
993 - 1055
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 57
Antonio de Nebrija
1441 - 1522
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 58
José de Espronceda
1808 - 1842
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 59
Ibn al-Khatib
1313 - 1374
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 60
Juan Goytisolo
1931 - 2017
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 61
