1937 - 1997
Jurek Becker (German: [ˈjuː.ʁɛk ˈbɛ.kɐ] , probably 30 September 1937 – 14 March 1997) was a Polish-born German writer, screenwriter and East German dissident. His most famous novel is Jacob the Liar, which has been made into two films. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jurek Becker has received more than 65,386 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Jurek Becker is the 3,821st most popular writer (down from 3,552nd in 2019), the 775th most popular biography from Poland (down from 715th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Polish Writer.
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Among writers, Jurek Becker ranks 3,821 out of 5,755. Before him are Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, Laza Lazarević, Alessandro Tassoni, Oppian, Moritz Steinschneider, and Karoline von Günderrode. After him are Aaron Sorkin, George Gissing, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, Gyula Krúdy, Apion, and Marcel Jouhandeau.
1892 - 1997
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 3,815
1851 - 1891
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 3,816
1565 - 1635
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 3,817
101 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 3,818
1816 - 1907
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 3,819
1780 - 1806
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 3,820
1937 - 1997
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 3,821
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3,822
1857 - 1903
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3,823
1652 - 1713
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3,824
1878 - 1933
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3,825
30 BC - 45
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3,826
1888 - 1979
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3,827
Among people born in 1937, Jurek Becker ranks 262. Before him are Ada Rogovtseva, Loretta Swit, Clodovil Hernandes, Richard Petty, Yuri Manin, and Manfred Krug. After him are Vlatko Marković, Coen Moulijn, Jack Nitzsche, Magnar Solberg, Ivo Daneu, and Birju Maharaj. Among people deceased in 1997, Jurek Becker ranks 164. Before him are William Hickey, Juan Burgueño, Tony Williams, Shinichi Hoshi, Denver Pyle, and Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh. After him are Arthur Machado, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jarl Kulle, Adriana Caselotti, Corneliu Baba, and Tete Montoliu.
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 256
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 257
1937 - 2009
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 258
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 259
1937 - 2023
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 260
1937 - 2016
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 261
1937 - 1997
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 262
1937 - 2013
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 263
1937 - 2011
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 264
1937 - 2000
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 265
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 266
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 267
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 268
1927 - 1997
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 158
1923 - 1997
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 159
1945 - 1997
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 160
1926 - 1997
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 161
1920 - 1997
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 162
1892 - 1997
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 163
1937 - 1997
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 164
1909 - 1997
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 165
1948 - 1997
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 166
1927 - 1997
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 167
1916 - 1997
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 168
1906 - 1997
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 169
1933 - 1997
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 170
Among people born in Poland, Jurek Becker ranks 775 out of 1,454. Before him are Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820), Józef Chełmoński (1849), Jędrzej Śniadecki (1768), Zacharias Ursinus (1534), Gerhard Stöck (1911), and Boris Kaufman (1906). After him are Johannes Thiele (1860), August Emil Fieldorf (1895), Alina Szapocznikow (1926), Yitzhak Sadeh (1890), Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1889), and Basia (1954).
1820 - 1875
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 769
1849 - 1914
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 770
1768 - 1838
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 771
1534 - 1583
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 772
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 773
1906 - 1980
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 774
1937 - 1997
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 775
1860 - 1935
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 776
1895 - 1953
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 777
1926 - 1973
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 778
1890 - 1952
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 779
1889 - 1968
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 780
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 781
Among writers born in Poland, Jurek Becker ranks 95. Before him are Zofia Nałkowska (1884), Kurd Lasswitz (1848), Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (1925), Tadeusz Konwicki (1926), Johann Christian Günther (1695), and Jędrzej Śniadecki (1768). After him are Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1889), Gustaw Herling-Grudziński (1919), Halina Konopacka (1900), Nathan Alterman (1910), Jan Kott (1914), and Arkady Fiedler (1894).
1884 - 1954
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 89
1848 - 1910
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 90
1925 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 91
1926 - 2015
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 92
1695 - 1723
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 93
1768 - 1838
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 94
1937 - 1997
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 95
1889 - 1968
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 96
1919 - 2000
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 97
1900 - 1989
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 98
1910 - 1970
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 99
1914 - 2001
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 100
1894 - 1985
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 101