WRITER
Krišjānis Barons
1835 - 1923
Krišjānis Barons
Krišjānis Barons (October 31, 1835 – March 8, 1923) was a Latvian writer who is known as the "father of the dainas" (Latvian: "Dainu Tēvs"), largely thanks to his systematization of the Latvian folk songs, and his labour in preparing their texts for publication in Latvju dainas. His portrait appeared on the 100-lat banknote prior to the Lat being replaced by the Euro in 2014, his being the only human face of an actual person on modern Latvian currency. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Krišjānis Barons has received more than 63,253 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Krišjānis Barons is the 3,574th most popular writer (down from 3,180th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 85th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Latvian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
63k
Page Views (PV)
51.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.85
Effective Languages (L*)
3.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Krišjānis Barons ranks 3,574 out of 7,302. Before him are Liza Marklund, Safvet-beg Bašagić, Robert W. Chambers, Sergio Ramírez, Zsigmond Móricz, and Graham Hancock. After him are Richard Curtis, Emma Lazarus, Louis Pergaud, Antonio Palomino, Ćamil Sijarić, and Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLiza Marklund
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 3,568
Safvet-beg Bašagić
1870 - 1934
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3,569
Robert W. Chambers
1865 - 1933
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3,570
Sergio Ramírez
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3,571
Zsigmond Móricz
1879 - 1942
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3,572
Graham Hancock
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3,573
Krišjānis Barons
1835 - 1923
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,574
Richard Curtis
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,575
Emma Lazarus
1849 - 1887
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,576
Louis Pergaud
1882 - 1915
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,577
Antonio Palomino
1655 - 1726
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,578
Ćamil Sijarić
1913 - 1989
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3,579
Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
1256 - 1335
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 3,580
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Krišjānis Barons ranks 50. Before him are Lunalilo, Raphael Kalinowski, Alexander Potebnja, Franz Defregger, Henri Brisson, and Auguste Kerckhoffs. After him are Daniel Giraud Elliot, Adlai Stevenson I, Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, Felix Draeseke, Benjamin Briggs, and Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke. Among people deceased in 1923, Krišjānis Barons ranks 75. Before him are Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ, Alexander Lodygin, Princess Marie of Battenberg, Horace Parnell Tuttle, Itō Noe, and Walther Kadow. After him are Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, Michel-Joseph Maunoury, Gunnar Nordström, Józef Bilczewski, Georg Marco, and Guy de la Chapelle.
Others Born in 1835
Go to all RankingsLunalilo
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1874
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 44
Raphael Kalinowski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1907
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 45
Alexander Potebnja
LINGUIST
1835 - 1891
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 46
Franz Defregger
PAINTER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 47
Henri Brisson
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1912
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 48
Auguste Kerckhoffs
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1903
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 49
Krišjānis Barons
WRITER
1835 - 1923
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 50
Daniel Giraud Elliot
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1915
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 51
Adlai Stevenson I
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1914
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 52
Duchess Agnes of Württemberg
WRITER
1835 - 1886
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 53
Felix Draeseke
COMPOSER
1835 - 1913
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 54
Benjamin Briggs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1835 - 1872
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 55
Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
ASTRONOMER
1835 - 1897
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 1923
Go to all RankingsJean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ
PAINTER
1842 - 1923
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 69
Alexander Lodygin
ENGINEER
1847 - 1923
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 70
Princess Marie of Battenberg
NOBLEMAN
1852 - 1923
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 71
Horace Parnell Tuttle
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1923
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 72
Itō Noe
WRITER
1895 - 1923
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 73
Walther Kadow
CELEBRITY
1900 - 1923
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 74
Krišjānis Barons
WRITER
1835 - 1923
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 75
Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird
SOCCER PLAYER
1847 - 1923
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 76
Michel-Joseph Maunoury
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1923
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 77
Gunnar Nordström
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1923
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 78
Józef Bilczewski
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1923
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 79
Georg Marco
CHESS PLAYER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 80
Guy de la Chapelle
TENNIS PLAYER
1868 - 1923
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 81
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Krišjānis Barons ranks 95 out of 323. Before him are Heinz Christian Pander (1794), Jacob W. Davis (1831), Anatolijs Gorbunovs (1942), Otto August Rosenberger (1800), Karl Davydov (1838), and Ernst von Bergmann (1836). After him are Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz (1824), Laima Vaikule (1954), Vizma Belševica (1931), Vilhelms Purvītis (1872), Vija Artmane (1929), and Arvīds Jansons (1914).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsHeinz Christian Pander
BIOLOGIST
1794 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 89
Jacob W. Davis
INVENTOR
1831 - 1908
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 90
Anatolijs Gorbunovs
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 91
Otto August Rosenberger
ASTRONOMER
1800 - 1890
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 92
Karl Davydov
SINGER
1838 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 93
Ernst von Bergmann
PHYSICIAN
1836 - 1907
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 94
Krišjānis Barons
WRITER
1835 - 1923
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 95
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz
PAINTER
1824 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 96
Laima Vaikule
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 97
Vizma Belševica
WRITER
1931 - 2005
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 98
Vilhelms Purvītis
PAINTER
1872 - 1945
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 99
Vija Artmane
ACTOR
1929 - 2008
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 100
Arvīds Jansons
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 101
Among WRITERS In Latvia
Among writers born in Latvia, Krišjānis Barons ranks 12. Before him are Aspazija (1865), Vilis Lācis (1904), Maria Skobtsova (1891), Kristjan Jaak Peterson (1801), Anšlavs Eglītis (1906), and Yury Tynyanov (1894). After him are Vizma Belševica (1931), Zenta Mauriņa (1897), Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863), Garlieb Merkel (1769), Erik Hornung (1933), and Aleksandrs Čaks (1901).
Aspazija
1865 - 1943
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 6
Vilis Lācis
1904 - 1966
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 7
Maria Skobtsova
1891 - 1945
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 8
Kristjan Jaak Peterson
1801 - 1822
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 9
Anšlavs Eglītis
1906 - 1993
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 10
Yury Tynyanov
1894 - 1943
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 11
Krišjānis Barons
1835 - 1923
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 12
Vizma Belševica
1931 - 2005
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 13
Zenta Mauriņa
1897 - 1978
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 14
Rūdolfs Blaumanis
1863 - 1908
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 15
Garlieb Merkel
1769 - 1850
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 16
Erik Hornung
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 17
Aleksandrs Čaks
1901 - 1950
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 18