WRITER
Jerzy Giedroyc
1906 - 2000
Jerzy Giedroyc
Jerzy Władysław Giedroyc (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈɡʲɛdrɔjt͡ɕ]; 27 July 1906 – 14 September 2000) was a Polish writer, lawyer, publicist and political activist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerzy Giedroyc has received more than 66,574 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jerzy Giedroyc is the 3,217th most popular writer (up from 3,498th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 113th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Belarusian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
67k
Page Views (PV)
58.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.43
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jerzy Giedroyc ranks 3,217 out of 7,302. Before him are Lady Caroline Lamb, Nodira, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, Christian Dietrich Grabbe, Ephraim Chambers, and André Aciman. After him are Victoria Benedictsson, Pavlo Tychyna, Hubert Selby Jr., Roberto Calasso, Hilary Mantel, and Kamalaśīla.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLady Caroline Lamb
1785 - 1828
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,211
Nodira
1792 - 1842
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,212
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
1718 - 1793
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3,213
Christian Dietrich Grabbe
1801 - 1836
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,214
Ephraim Chambers
1680 - 1740
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 3,215
André Aciman
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 3,216
Jerzy Giedroyc
1906 - 2000
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 3,217
Victoria Benedictsson
1850 - 1888
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3,218
Pavlo Tychyna
1891 - 1967
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3,219
Hubert Selby Jr.
1928 - 2004
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3,220
Roberto Calasso
1941 - 2021
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3,221
Hilary Mantel
1952 - 2022
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 3,222
Kamalaśīla
740 - 795
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3,223
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Jerzy Giedroyc ranks 180. Before him are Nazim al-Qudsi, Sergei Gerasimov, Paul Sacher, Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari, Ulanhu, and Nils Axelsson. After him are Jan Werich, R. K. Narayan, Agniya Barto, Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov, John D. Rockefeller III, and Friz Freleng. Among people deceased in 2000, Jerzy Giedroyc ranks 135. Before him are Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, Ferenc Farkas, Poul Hartling, David Tomlinson, Adamantios Androutsopoulos, and Spyros Markezinis. After him are Gus Hall, Jean Carzou, Antti Hyvärinen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., W. D. Hamilton, and Abraham Pais.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsNazim al-Qudsi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 174
Sergei Gerasimov
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1985
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 175
Paul Sacher
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1999
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 176
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1986
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 177
Ulanhu
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1988
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 178
Nils Axelsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 179
Jerzy Giedroyc
WRITER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 180
Jan Werich
ACTOR
1906 - 1980
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 181
R. K. Narayan
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 182
Agniya Barto
WRITER
1906 - 1981
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 183
Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 184
John D. Rockefeller III
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1978
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 185
Friz Freleng
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1995
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 186
Others Deceased in 2000
Go to all RankingsIgnatius Kung Pin-Mei
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 2000
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 129
Ferenc Farkas
COMPOSER
1905 - 2000
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 130
Poul Hartling
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2000
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 131
David Tomlinson
ACTOR
1917 - 2000
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 132
Adamantios Androutsopoulos
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 133
Spyros Markezinis
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2000
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 134
Jerzy Giedroyc
WRITER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 135
Gus Hall
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2000
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 136
Jean Carzou
PAINTER
1907 - 2000
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 137
Antti Hyvärinen
SKIER
1932 - 2000
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 138
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
ACTOR
1909 - 2000
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 139
W. D. Hamilton
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2000
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 140
Abraham Pais
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2000
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 141
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Jerzy Giedroyc ranks 104 out of 368. Before him are Radasłaŭ Astroŭski (1887), Pyotr Klimuk (1942), Ivan Yarkovsky (1844), Carl Anton von Meyer (1795), Lev Polugaevsky (1934), and Ivonka Survilla (1936). After him are Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (1982), Vasily Ignatenko (1961), Valeriya Novodvorskaya (1950), Chaim Kanievsky (1928), Benedykt Dybowski (1833), and Romuald Klim (1933).
Others born in Belarus
Go to all RankingsRadasłaŭ Astroŭski
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1976
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 98
Pyotr Klimuk
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 99
Ivan Yarkovsky
ENGINEER
1844 - 1902
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 100
Carl Anton von Meyer
1795 - 1855
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 101
Lev Polugaevsky
CHESS PLAYER
1934 - 1995
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 102
Ivonka Survilla
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 103
Jerzy Giedroyc
WRITER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 104
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 105
Vasily Ignatenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1961 - 1986
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 106
Valeriya Novodvorskaya
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2014
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 107
Chaim Kanievsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2022
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 108
Benedykt Dybowski
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1930
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 109
Romuald Klim
ATHLETE
1933 - 2011
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 110
Among WRITERS In Belarus
Among writers born in Belarus, Jerzy Giedroyc ranks 20. Before him are Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (1898), Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1758), Symeon of Polotsk (1629), Ales Adamovich (1927), Zivia Lubetkin (1914), and Nahum Goldmann (1895). After him are Immanuel Velikovsky (1895), Alaiza Pashkevich (1876), Ryhor Baradulin (1935), Thaddeus Bulgarin (1789), Walter Anderson (1885), and Aleksandr Volodin (1919).
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 14
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
1758 - 1841
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 15
Symeon of Polotsk
1629 - 1680
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 16
Ales Adamovich
1927 - 1994
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 17
Zivia Lubetkin
1914 - 1978
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 18
Nahum Goldmann
1895 - 1982
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 19
Jerzy Giedroyc
1906 - 2000
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 20
Immanuel Velikovsky
1895 - 1979
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 21
Alaiza Pashkevich
1876 - 1916
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 22
Ryhor Baradulin
1935 - 2014
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 23
Thaddeus Bulgarin
1789 - 1859
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 24
Walter Anderson
1885 - 1962
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 25
Aleksandr Volodin
1919 - 2001
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 26