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Josep Pla

1897 - 1981

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Josep Pla i Casadevall (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp ˈpla]; 8 March 1897 – 23 April 1981) was a Spanish journalist and a popular author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josep Pla has received more than 72,103 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Josep Pla is the 1,761st most popular writer (down from 1,535th in 2019), the 618th most popular biography from Spain (down from 495th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Spanish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 72k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Josep Pla ranks 1,761 out of 5,755. Before him are José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, Patricia Cornwell, Thomas Wyatt, Raymond E. Feist, Marcel Schwob, and Edmond Hamilton. After him are Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Stanisław Wyspiański, Christian Jacq, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Corax of Syracuse, and Fredric Jameson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Josep Pla ranks 93. Before him are Kurt Gerron, Samuel Noah Kramer, Adolf Heusinger, Lester B. Pearson, Arthur Greiser, and Chen Cheng. After him are Eddie Eagan, Alexandre Tansman, Bernard Lyot, Georgios Grivas, Manuel Ávila Camacho, and George Szell. Among people deceased in 1981, Josep Pla ranks 59. Before him are Gyula Lóránt, Gloria Grahame, Bill Shankly, Mao Dun, Victor Kugler, and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone. After him are Alberto Suppici, Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Gunichi Mikawa, Valeri Kharlamov, Albert Cohen, and Lotte Reiniger.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Josep Pla ranks 618 out of 2,932. Before him are Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864), Manuel García (1775), Mauregatus of Asturias (800), Infanta María de la Paz of Spain (1862), José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920), and Josep Maria Bartomeu (1963). After him are Infanta Amalia of Spain (1834), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus (-3), Eleanor of Castile (1191), Inés Suárez (1507), and Antonio de Torres Jurado (1817).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Josep Pla ranks 66. Before him are Ibn al-Khatib (1313), Juan Goytisolo (1931), Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), Miguel Hernández (1910), Cristóbal de Morales (1600), and José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920). After him are Jorge Manrique (1440), Abbot Oliba (971), José de Acosta (1540), Luis de León (1527), Jacint Verdaguer (1845), and Caterina Albert (1869).

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