WRITER

Jerzy Kosiński

1933 - 1991

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Jerzy Kosiński (born Józef Lewinkopf; Polish: [ˈjɛʐɨ kɔˈɕij̃skʲi]; June 14, 1933 – May 3, 1991) was a American-Jewish novelist of Polish origin and two-time president of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerzy Kosiński has received more than 730,368 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Jerzy Kosiński is the 1,541st most popular writer (down from 1,234th in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Polish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Blind date
Fiction in English, Fiction, general
1977
Pinball
Missing persons, Fiction, Musicians
1982
Steps
Exiles, Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author)
1968
The Painted Bird
Fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Autobiographical fiction
1965
Cockpit
Fiction in English, Erotic fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author)
1975
Being there
Gardeners, Fiction, Fiction in English
Being There is a satirical novel by the Polish born writer Jerzy Kosinski, first published in 1971. Set in America the story concerns Chance, a simple gardener who unwittingly becomes a much sought after political pundit and commentator of the modern world. A film of the book was made in 1979 for which Kosinski co-wrote the screenplay with Robert C. Jones.
1971

Page views of Jerzy Kosińskis by language

Over the past year Jerzy Kosiński has had the most page views in the with 98,709 views, followed by Polish (37,038), and Russian (9,114). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbo-Croatian (800.00%), Hungarian (342.05%), and Hindi (92.33%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jerzy Kosiński ranks 1,541 out of 7,302. Before him are Kuvempu, Giovannino Guareschi, John Gay, Adnan Oktar, Fritz Gerlich, and Corax of Syracuse. After him are Ödön von Horváth, Kim Bu-sik, Tarjei Vesaas, Ausiàs March, José de Acosta, and Usama ibn Munqidh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jerzy Kosiński ranks 107. Before him are Elem Klimov, Elizabeth Montgomery, Narriman Sadek, Joan Rivers, Juanita Castro, and Tom Courtney. After him are Rik Van Looy, Fred Haise, Saleh Al-Fawzan, John Boorman, Miloš Milutinović, and Philippe de Broca. Among people deceased in 1991, Jerzy Kosiński ranks 62. Before him are George Stigler, Aladár Gerevich, Eric Carr, W. Arthur Lewis, Brad Davis, and Boris Pugo. After him are Lee Remick, William Heinesen, Jean Arthur, Henri de Lubac, Demetrios I of Constantinople, and Vilém Flusser.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Jerzy Kosiński ranks 343 out of 1,694. Before him are Hans Karl von Diebitsch (1785), Leopold Infeld (1898), Roman Dmowski (1864), Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (1699), Johann Daniel Titius (1729), and Fritz Gerlich (1883). After him are Maria Szymanowska (1789), Johann Reinhold Forster (1729), Janusz Korwin-Mikke (1942), Elizabeth Richeza of Poland (1286), Muazzez Sultan (1628), and Richard Pipes (1923).

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Among WRITERS In Poland

Among writers born in Poland, Jerzy Kosiński ranks 31. Before him are Albert Barillé (1920), Jan Długosz (1415), Jan Kochanowski (1530), Georg Heym (1887), Sławomir Mrożek (1930), and Fritz Gerlich (1883). After him are Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885), Avraham Stern (1907), Andreas Gryphius (1616), Martin Opitz (1597), Stanisław Wyspiański (1869), and I. L. Peretz (1852).

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