WRITER
Joe Eszterhas
1944 - Today
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Joe Eszterhas
József Antal Eszterhás (Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ɒntɒl ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944), credited as Joe Eszterhas, is a Hungarian-American writer. Born in Hungary, he grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. After an early career as a journalist and editor, he entered the film industry. His first screenwriting credit was for the film F.I.S.T. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Eszterhas has received more than 749,269 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Eszterhas is the 5,137th most popular writer (down from 4,551st in 2019), the 576th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 479th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Hungarian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
750k
Page Views (PV)
47.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.88
Effective Languages (L*)
2.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Joe Eszterhas ranks 5,137 out of 7,302. Before him are Laura Cereta, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, Harold Russell, Louella Parsons, Margita Figuli, and Albert Mol. After him are Alfonso Sastre, Walter M. Miller Jr., Wolfgang Hildesheimer, Riccardo Bacchelli, Virgilio Piñera, and Cornelia Sorabji.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLaura Cereta
1469 - 1499
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 5,131
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
1750 - 1819
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 5,132
Harold Russell
1914 - 2002
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 5,133
Louella Parsons
1881 - 1972
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 5,134
Margita Figuli
1909 - 1995
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,135
Albert Mol
1917 - 2004
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,136
Joe Eszterhas
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,137
Alfonso Sastre
1926 - 2021
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,138
Walter M. Miller Jr.
1923 - 1996
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,139
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
1916 - 1991
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,140
Riccardo Bacchelli
1891 - 1985
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 5,141
Virgilio Piñera
1912 - 1979
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 5,142
Cornelia Sorabji
1866 - 1954
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 5,143
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Joe Eszterhas ranks 513. Before him are Edith McGuire, Chris Roberts, Kjartan Fløgstad, John Njue, Peter Dietrich, and Ron Harris. After him are Leonard Slatkin, George Graham, Henry Vestine, Antti Tuuri, Eddie Gómez, and Mahieddine Khalef.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsEdith McGuire
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 507
Chris Roberts
SINGER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 508
Kjartan Fløgstad
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 509
John Njue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 510
Peter Dietrich
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 511
Ron Harris
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 512
Joe Eszterhas
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 513
Leonard Slatkin
COMPOSER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 514
George Graham
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 515
Henry Vestine
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1997
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 516
Antti Tuuri
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 517
Eddie Gómez
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 518
Mahieddine Khalef
COACH
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 519
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Joe Eszterhas ranks 576 out of 1,077. Before him are György Faludy (1910), István Gulyás (1931), Csaba Fenyvesi (1943), Edith Farkas (1921), András Balczó (1938), and Anna Sipos (1908). After him are György Bródy (1908), Tibor Berczelly (1912), Imre Varga (1923), Sándor Pósta (1888), János Pilinszky (1921), and Géza Gulyás (1931).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsGyörgy Faludy
WRITER
1910 - 2006
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 570
István Gulyás
TENNIS PLAYER
1931 - 2000
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 571
Csaba Fenyvesi
FENCER
1943 - 2015
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 572
Edith Farkas
PHYSICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 573
András Balczó
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 574
Anna Sipos
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 575
Joe Eszterhas
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 576
György Bródy
ATHLETE
1908 - 1967
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 577
Tibor Berczelly
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 578
Imre Varga
SCULPTOR
1923 - 2019
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 579
Sándor Pósta
FENCER
1888 - 1952
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 580
János Pilinszky
WRITER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 581
Géza Gulyás
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 582
Among WRITERS In Hungary
Among writers born in Hungary, Joe Eszterhas ranks 60. Before him are Ferenc Karinthy (1921), József Katona (1791), István Fekete (1900), Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Júlia Szendrey (1828), and György Faludy (1910). After him are János Pilinszky (1921), Bertalan Szemere (1812), Sándor Bródy (1863), Ferenc Móra (1879), Gyula Juhász (1883), and József Bajza (1804).
Ferenc Karinthy
1921 - 1992
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 54
József Katona
1791 - 1830
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 55
István Fekete
1900 - 1970
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 56
Károly Kisfaludy
1788 - 1830
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 57
Júlia Szendrey
1828 - 1868
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 58
György Faludy
1910 - 2006
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 59
Joe Eszterhas
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 60
János Pilinszky
1921 - 1981
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 61
Bertalan Szemere
1812 - 1869
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 62
Sándor Bródy
1863 - 1924
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 63
Ferenc Móra
1879 - 1934
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 64
Gyula Juhász
1883 - 1937
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 65
József Bajza
1804 - 1858
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 66