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Karel Kryl

1944 - 1994

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Karel Kryl (12 April 1944 – 3 March 1994) was a Czechoslovak (Moravian born and Czech speaking) poet, singer-songwriter and author of many hit protest songs in which he identified and attacked the hypocrisy, stupidity and inhumanity of the Communist (and later also the post-communist) regime in his home country. The lyrics of Kryl's songs are highly poetic and sophisticated, with perfect rhyming and a frequent use of metaphors and historical allusions. The sparse sounds of his guitar served to underscore the natural flow of the lyrics themselves. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karel Kryl has received more than 107,093 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Karel Kryl is the 3,376th most popular writer (up from 3,508th in 2019), the 409th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 410th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Czech Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Karel Kryl ranks 3,376 out of 5,755. Before him are Tullio Pinelli, Agnieszka Osiecka, Buddhadasa, Vince Gilligan, Oles Honchar, and Michael Cristofer. After him are Antoninus Liberalis, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, Al-A'sha, Ennin, Jiří Wolker, and Nichita Stănescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Karel Kryl ranks 299. Before him are Džemaludin Mušović, Nicky Hopkins, Aleksandr Lenyov, Anthony Heald, Wolfgang Weber, and Jim Gray. After him are Oleksandr Moroz, Chung Hong-won, Robert Mueller, Terry Funk, Vlastimil Hort, and Orhan Gencebay. Among people deceased in 1994, Karel Kryl ranks 169. Before him are Elga Andersen, Nicky Hopkins, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Maria Carta, Madeleine Renaud, and Mai Zetterling. After him are Boris Yegorov, Jack Sharkey, Ivan Sidorenko, Nicole Brown Simpson, Lili Damita, and Grigol Abashidze.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Karel Kryl ranks 409 out of 973. Before him are Vladislav Vančura (1891), Eduard Nápravník (1839), Tom Stoppard (1937), Ernst Weiss (1882), Ivan Passer (1933), and Jan Svatopluk Presl (1791). After him are Jiří Wolker (1900), Edgar G. Ulmer (1904), Zdeněk Nehoda (1952), Jiří Bělohlávek (1946), Rudolf Charousek (1873), and Vlastimil Hort (1944).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Karel Kryl ranks 45. Before him are Viktor Dyk (1877), Arnošt Lustig (1926), Karel Píč (1920), Vladislav Vančura (1891), Tom Stoppard (1937), and Ernst Weiss (1882). After him are Jiří Wolker (1900), Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853), Jiří Dienstbier (1937), Karel Teige (1900), Gudrun Pausewang (1928), and Václav Hanka (1791).

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