WRITER
Karel Čapek
1890 - 1938
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Karel Čapek
Karel Čapek (Czech: [ˈkarɛl ˈtʃapɛk] ; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel War with the Newts (1936) and play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots, 1920), which introduced the word robot. He also wrote many politically charged works dealing with the social turmoil of his time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karel Čapek has received more than 986,726 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Karel Čapek is the 171st most popular writer (up from 173rd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 17th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Czech Writer.
Karel Čapek is most famous for his play, "R.U.R." which introduced the word "robot" to the English language.
Memorability Metrics
990k
Page Views (PV)
73.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
78
Languages Editions (L)
9.91
Effective Languages (L*)
3.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Karel Čapek ranks 171 out of 7,302. Before him are Nicolas Flamel, Ivan Turgenev, H. G. Wells, Pindar, Yasunari Kawabata, and Orhan Pamuk. After him are Pliny the Younger, François-René de Chateaubriand, Wisława Szymborska, Taras Shevchenko, Luigi Pirandello, and Svetlana Alexievich.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNicolas Flamel
1330 - 1425
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 165
Ivan Turgenev
1818 - 1883
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 166
H. G. Wells
1866 - 1946
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 167
Pindar
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 168
Yasunari Kawabata
1899 - 1972
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 169
Orhan Pamuk
1952 - Present
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 170
Karel Čapek
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 171
Pliny the Younger
61 - 113
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 172
François-René de Chateaubriand
1768 - 1848
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 173
Wisława Szymborska
1923 - 2012
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 174
Taras Shevchenko
1814 - 1861
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 175
Luigi Pirandello
1867 - 1936
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 176
Svetlana Alexievich
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 177
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Karel Čapek ranks 10. Before him are Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ho Chi Minh, Friedrich Paulus, Vyacheslav Molotov, Boris Pasternak, and Egon Schiele. After him are Alfred Jodl, Fritz Lang, Kurt Lewin, George II of Greece, Lawrence Bragg, and Colonel Sanders. Among people deceased in 1938, Karel Čapek ranks 3. Before him are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and Edmund Husserl. After him are Georges Méliès, Charles Édouard Guillaume, Konstantin Stanislavski, Nikolai Bukharin, Kanō Jigorō, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Béla Kun, and Faustina Kowalska.
Others Born in 1890
Go to all RankingsDwight D. Eisenhower
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1969
HPI: 78.68
Rank: 4
Ho Chi Minh
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1969
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 5
Friedrich Paulus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1957
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 6
Vyacheslav Molotov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1986
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 7
Boris Pasternak
WRITER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 8
Egon Schiele
PAINTER
1890 - 1918
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 9
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 10
Alfred Jodl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1946
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 11
Fritz Lang
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 12
Kurt Lewin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 13
George II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 14
Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 15
Colonel Sanders
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1980
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsMustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 1
Edmund Husserl
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 2
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 3
Georges Méliès
FILM DIRECTOR
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 4
Charles Édouard Guillaume
PHYSICIST
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 5
Konstantin Stanislavski
FILM DIRECTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 6
Nikolai Bukharin
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1938
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 7
Kanō Jigorō
MARTIAL ARTS
1860 - 1938
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 8
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
PAINTER
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 9
Gabriele D'Annunzio
WRITER
1863 - 1938
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 10
Béla Kun
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 11
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Karel Čapek ranks 19 out of 1,200. Before him are Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316), Edmund Husserl (1859), Jan Žižka (1360), Alphonse Mucha (1860), Ferdinand Porsche (1875), and John of Nepomuk (1350). After him are Wilhelm Steinitz (1836), Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583), Kurt Gödel (1906), Joseph Schumpeter (1883), Bertha von Suttner (1843), and Ernst Mach (1838).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsCharles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 13
Edmund Husserl
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 14
Jan Žižka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1360 - 1424
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 15
Alphonse Mucha
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 16
Ferdinand Porsche
DESIGNER
1875 - 1951
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 17
John of Nepomuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1393
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 18
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 19
Wilhelm Steinitz
CHESS PLAYER
1836 - 1900
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 20
Albrecht von Wallenstein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1583 - 1634
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 21
Kurt Gödel
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 22
Joseph Schumpeter
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 23
Bertha von Suttner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 24
Ernst Mach
PHYSICIST
1838 - 1916
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 25
Among WRITERS In Czechia
Among writers born in Czechia, Karel Čapek ranks 5. Before him are Franz Kafka (1883), Milan Kundera (1929), Václav Havel (1936), and Rainer Maria Rilke (1875). After him are Jaroslav Hašek (1883), Max Brod (1884), Milena Jesenská (1896), Bohumil Hrabal (1914), Franz Werfel (1890), Jaroslav Seifert (1901), and Karl Kraus (1874).
Franz Kafka
1883 - 1924
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 1
Milan Kundera
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 2
Václav Havel
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 3
Rainer Maria Rilke
1875 - 1926
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 4
Karel Čapek
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 5
Jaroslav Hašek
1883 - 1923
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 6
Max Brod
1884 - 1968
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 7
Milena Jesenská
1896 - 1944
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 8
Bohumil Hrabal
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 9
Franz Werfel
1890 - 1945
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 10
Jaroslav Seifert
1901 - 1986
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 11
Karl Kraus
1874 - 1936
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 12