Writer
Johann David Wyss
1743 - 1818
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Johann David Wyss
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Johann David Wyss is the 4,628th most popular writer (down from 4,439th in 2024), the 494th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 459th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Swiss Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Johann David Wyss ranks 4,628 out of 7,302. Before him are August Spies, Vesna Parun, Vittoria Aganoor, Kostas Karyotakis, Robert Bolt, and Mary McCarthy. After him are Abdullah Goran, Vittorio Messori, Sotion, Dan Andersson, Guillermo Arriaga, and József Katona.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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August Spies
1855 - 1887
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4,622
Vesna Parun
1922 - 2010
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 4,623
Vittoria Aganoor
1855 - 1910
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 4,624
Kostas Karyotakis
1896 - 1928
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 4,625
Robert Bolt
1924 - 1995
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 4,626
Mary McCarthy
1912 - 1989
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 4,627
Johann David Wyss
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 4,628
Abdullah Goran
1904 - 1962
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 4,629
Vittorio Messori
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 4,630
Sotion
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 4,631
Dan Andersson
1888 - 1920
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 4,632
Guillermo Arriaga
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 4,633
József Katona
1791 - 1830
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 4,634
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1743, Johann David Wyss ranks 32. Before him are Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Johannes Ewald, Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Elisabeth Christina von Linné, and José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa. After him are Marmaduke Tunstall, and John Fitch. Among people deceased in 1818, Johann David Wyss ranks 41. Before him are Joachim Heinrich Campe, Nikolay Novikov, Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Ivan Kulibin, Henry Lee III, and Josef Abel. After him are Carl Frederik von Breda, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Arthur St. Clair, and George Rogers Clark.
Others Born in 1743
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Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann
PHILOSOPHER
1743 - 1815
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 26
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
WRITER
1743 - 1825
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 27
Johannes Ewald
WRITER
1743 - 1781
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 28
Giuseppe Gazzaniga
COMPOSER
1743 - 1818
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 29
Elisabeth Christina von Linné
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1782
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 30
José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1821
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 31
Johann David Wyss
WRITER
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 32
Marmaduke Tunstall
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1790
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 33
John Fitch
INVENTOR
1743 - 1798
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1818
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Joachim Heinrich Campe
WRITER
1746 - 1818
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 35
Nikolay Novikov
WRITER
1744 - 1818
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 36
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1818
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 37
Ivan Kulibin
INVENTOR
1735 - 1818
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 38
Henry Lee III
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1818
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 39
Josef Abel
PAINTER
1764 - 1818
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 40
Johann David Wyss
WRITER
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 41
Carl Frederik von Breda
PAINTER
1759 - 1818
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 42
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1818
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 43
Arthur St. Clair
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1818
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 44
George Rogers Clark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1818
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 45
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Johann David Wyss ranks 494 out of NaN. Before him are Alex Zülle (1968), Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), Paul Niggli (1888), Florian Cajori (1859), Patrick Juvet (1950), and Walther von Wartburg (1888). After him are Urs Widmer (1938), René Bader (1922), Georges de Rham (1903), Nicolas Fuss (1755), Aurelio Galfetti (1936), and Numa Droz (1844).
Others born in Switzerland
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Alex Zülle
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 488
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 489
Paul Niggli
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 490
Florian Cajori
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 491
Patrick Juvet
SINGER
1950 - 2021
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 492
Walther von Wartburg
LINGUIST
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 493
Johann David Wyss
WRITER
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 494
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 495
René Bader
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 496
Georges de Rham
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 497
Nicolas Fuss
MATHEMATICIAN
1755 - 1826
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 498
Aurelio Galfetti
ARCHITECT
1936 - 2021
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 499
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 500
Among Writers In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Johann David Wyss ranks 43. Before him are Françoise Giroud (1916), Ella Maillart (1903), Edmond Privat (1889), Nicolas Bouvier (1929), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), and Robert Pinget (1919). After him are Urs Widmer (1938), Martin Suter (1948), Corinne Hofmann (1960), Adolf Muschg (1934), Béatrix Beck (1914), and Joël Dicker (1985).
Françoise Giroud
1916 - 2003
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 37
Ella Maillart
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 38
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 39
Nicolas Bouvier
1929 - 1998
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 40
Johann Jakob Breitinger
1701 - 1776
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 41
Robert Pinget
1919 - 1997
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 42
Johann David Wyss
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 43
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 44
Martin Suter
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 45
Corinne Hofmann
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 46
Adolf Muschg
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 47
Béatrix Beck
1914 - 2008
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 48
Joël Dicker
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 49
