WRITER
José María Arguedas
1911 - 1969
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José María Arguedas
José María Arguedas Altamirano (18 January 1911 – 2 December 1969) was a Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist. Arguedas was an author of mestizo descent who was fluent in the Quechua language. That fluency was gained by Arguedas’s living in two Quechua households from the age of 7 to 11. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José María Arguedas has received more than 175,899 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). José María Arguedas is the 3,049th most popular writer (down from 2,814th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Peru (down from 46th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Peruvian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
52.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
1.58
Effective Languages (L*)
4.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, José María Arguedas ranks 3,049 out of 7,302. Before him are Dmitry Pisarev, Theodor Kallifatides, Charles Blanc, Yury Vlasov, Hamnet Shakespeare, and Jens Fink-Jensen. After him are Azalais de Porcairagues, Nikolay Nosov, Tarafa, Joseph Joffo, Ibn Zaydún, and Gregory Corso.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDmitry Pisarev
1840 - 1868
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 3,043
Theodor Kallifatides
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 3,044
Charles Blanc
1813 - 1882
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 3,045
Yury Vlasov
1935 - 2021
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 3,046
Hamnet Shakespeare
1585 - 1596
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 3,047
Jens Fink-Jensen
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 3,048
José María Arguedas
1911 - 1969
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 3,049
Azalais de Porcairagues
1141 - 1177
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 3,050
Nikolay Nosov
1908 - 1976
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 3,051
Tarafa
543 - 569
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 3,052
Joseph Joffo
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 3,053
Ibn Zaydún
1003 - 1071
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 3,054
Gregory Corso
1930 - 2001
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 3,055
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, José María Arguedas ranks 151. Before him are E. F. Schumacher, Rafael Arnaiz Barón, Ljubiša Broćić, Hans von Ohain, Nello Pagani, and Abderrahmane Farès. After him are Louis Dumont, Arkady Raikin, Hume Cronyn, Kukrit Pramoj, Floyd Council, and Allan Pettersson. Among people deceased in 1969, José María Arguedas ranks 112. Before him are Josef Beran, Angelina Beloff, Ben Shahn, Abdirashid Shermarke, Jan Zajíc, and Iskander Mirza. After him are Gerhard Mitter, Madhubala, Serge Poliakoff, Leopold von Wiese, Ilse Steppat, and Jalal Al-e-Ahmad.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsE. F. Schumacher
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1977
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 145
Rafael Arnaiz Barón
PAINTER
1911 - 1938
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 146
Ljubiša Broćić
COACH
1911 - 1995
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 147
Hans von Ohain
INVENTOR
1911 - 1998
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 148
Nello Pagani
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 149
Abderrahmane Farès
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1991
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 150
José María Arguedas
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 151
Louis Dumont
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1911 - 1998
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 152
Arkady Raikin
ACTOR
1911 - 1987
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 153
Hume Cronyn
ACTOR
1911 - 2003
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 154
Kukrit Pramoj
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1995
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 155
Floyd Council
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1976
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 156
Allan Pettersson
COMPOSER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 157
Others Deceased in 1969
Go to all RankingsJosef Beran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1969
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 106
Angelina Beloff
PAINTER
1879 - 1969
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 107
Ben Shahn
PAINTER
1898 - 1969
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 108
Abdirashid Shermarke
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 109
Jan Zajíc
COMPANION
1950 - 1969
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 110
Iskander Mirza
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1969
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 111
José María Arguedas
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 112
Gerhard Mitter
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1969
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 113
Madhubala
ACTOR
1933 - 1969
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 114
Serge Poliakoff
PAINTER
1900 - 1969
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 115
Leopold von Wiese
ECONOMIST
1876 - 1969
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 116
Ilse Steppat
ACTOR
1917 - 1969
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 117
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
WRITER
1923 - 1969
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 118
In Peru
Among people born in Peru, José María Arguedas ranks 52 out of 287. Before him are Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (1943), Valentín Paniagua (1936), Andrés Avelino Cáceres (1836), Juliane Koepcke (1954), Pedro Barreto (1944), and Alex Olmedo (1936). After him are Agustín Gamarra (1785), Ramón Castilla (1797), Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889), Miguel Grau Seminario (1834), Ollanta Humala (1962), and Manuel Prado Ugarteche (1889).
Others born in Peru
Go to all RankingsJuan Luis Cipriani Thorne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 46
Valentín Paniagua
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2006
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 47
Andrés Avelino Cáceres
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1923
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 48
Juliane Koepcke
BIOLOGIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 49
Pedro Barreto
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 50
Alex Olmedo
TENNIS PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 51
José María Arguedas
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 52
Agustín Gamarra
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1841
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 53
Ramón Castilla
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1867
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 54
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1933
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 55
Miguel Grau Seminario
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1834 - 1879
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 56
Ollanta Humala
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 57
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1967
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 58
Among WRITERS In Peru
Among writers born in Peru, José María Arguedas ranks 8. Before him are Isabel Allende (1942), Carlos Castaneda (1925), Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539), César Vallejo (1892), Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1535), and José Carlos Mariátegui (1894). After him are Ricardo Palma (1833), Ciro Alegría (1909), Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929), Alfredo Bryce (1939), Clorinda Matto de Turner (1854), and José Santos Chocano (1875).
Isabel Allende
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 2
Carlos Castaneda
1925 - 1998
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 3
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
1539 - 1616
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 4
César Vallejo
1892 - 1938
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 5
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
1535 - 1615
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 6
José Carlos Mariátegui
1894 - 1930
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 7
José María Arguedas
1911 - 1969
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 8
Ricardo Palma
1833 - 1919
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 9
Ciro Alegría
1909 - 1967
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 10
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
1929 - 1994
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 11
Alfredo Bryce
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 12
Clorinda Matto de Turner
1854 - 1909
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 13
José Santos Chocano
1875 - 1934
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 14