WRITER
Johanna Spyri
1827 - 1901
Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri (German: [joˈhana ˈʃpiːri]; née Heusser [ˈhɔʏsər]; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories. She wrote the popular book Heidi. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johanna Spyri has received more than 515,780 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Johanna Spyri is the 211th most popular writer (up from 225th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Writer.
Johanna Spyri is most famous for writing Heidi, a story about a young girl who lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
72.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
12.64
Effective Languages (L*)
2.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Johanna Spyri ranks 211 out of 7,302. Before her are Tristan Tzara, Ray Bradbury, Stéphane Mallarmé, Mario Vargas Llosa, Imre Kertész, and Anacreon. After her are Sigrid Undset, Maurice Leblanc, Carlo Goldoni, Diogenes Laërtius, Terence, and Quintilian.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTristan Tzara
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 205
Ray Bradbury
1920 - 2012
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 206
Stéphane Mallarmé
1842 - 1898
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 207
Mario Vargas Llosa
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 208
Imre Kertész
1929 - 2016
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 209
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 210
Johanna Spyri
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 211
Sigrid Undset
1882 - 1949
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 212
Maurice Leblanc
1864 - 1941
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 213
Carlo Goldoni
1707 - 1793
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 214
Diogenes Laërtius
180 - 240
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 215
Terence
185 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 216
Quintilian
35 - 96
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 217
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1827, Johanna Spyri ranks 1. After her are Arnold Böcklin, Josef Strauss, Francisco Solano López, Ellen G. White, Joseph Lister, Heonjong of Joseon, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, Deodoro da Fonseca, Marcellin Berthelot, William Holman Hunt, and Charles De Coster. Among people deceased in 1901, Johanna Spyri ranks 5. Before her are Giuseppe Verdi, Queen Victoria, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Victoria, Princess Royal. After her are Benjamin Harrison, Arnold Böcklin, William McKinley, Milan I of Serbia, Charles Hermite, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.
Others Born in 1827
Go to all RankingsJohanna Spyri
WRITER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 1
Arnold Böcklin
PAINTER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 2
Josef Strauss
COMPOSER
1827 - 1870
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 3
Francisco Solano López
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1870
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 4
Ellen G. White
WRITER
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 5
Joseph Lister
PHYSICIAN
1827 - 1912
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6
Heonjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1849
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 7
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1827 - 1892
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 8
Deodoro da Fonseca
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1892
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 9
Marcellin Berthelot
CHEMIST
1827 - 1907
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 10
William Holman Hunt
PAINTER
1827 - 1910
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 11
Charles De Coster
WRITER
1827 - 1879
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1901
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Verdi
COMPOSER
1813 - 1901
HPI: 86.26
Rank: 1
Queen Victoria
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 2
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
PAINTER
1864 - 1901
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 3
Victoria, Princess Royal
COMPANION
1840 - 1901
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 4
Johanna Spyri
WRITER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 5
Benjamin Harrison
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1901
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 6
Arnold Böcklin
PAINTER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 7
William McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 8
Milan I of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1901
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 9
Charles Hermite
MATHEMATICIAN
1822 - 1901
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 10
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
EXPLORER
1832 - 1901
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 11
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Johanna Spyri ranks 16 out of 1,015. Before her are Sepp Blatter (1936), Huldrych Zwingli (1484), Jean-Paul Marat (1743), Paul Klee (1879), Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945), and Charles Albert Gobat (1843). After her are Francesco Borromini (1599), Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), Johann Bernoulli (1667), Alberto Giacometti (1901), Albert Hofmann (1906), and Carl Spitteler (1845).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsSepp Blatter
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 10
Huldrych Zwingli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1484 - 1531
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 11
Jean-Paul Marat
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1793
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 12
Paul Klee
PAINTER
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 13
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 14
Charles Albert Gobat
LAWYER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 15
Johanna Spyri
WRITER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 16
Francesco Borromini
ARCHITECT
1599 - 1667
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 17
Charles Édouard Guillaume
PHYSICIST
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 18
Johann Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1667 - 1748
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 19
Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 20
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 21
Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 22
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Johanna Spyri ranks 1. After her are Carl Spitteler (1845), Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921), Erich von Däniken (1935), Karl Barth (1886), Robert Walser (1878), Alejo Carpentier (1904), Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784), Max Frisch (1911), Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (1878), and Gottfried Keller (1819).
Johanna Spyri
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 1
Carl Spitteler
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 2
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 3
Erich von Däniken
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 4
Karl Barth
1886 - 1968
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 5
Robert Walser
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 6
Alejo Carpentier
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 7
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
1784 - 1817
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 8
Max Frisch
1911 - 1991
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 9
Johann Kaspar Lavater
1741 - 1801
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 10
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
1878 - 1947
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 11
Gottfried Keller
1819 - 1890
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 12