WRITER
Kurt Marti
1921 - 2017
Kurt Marti
Kurt Marti (31 January 1921 – Bern, 11 February 2017) was a Swiss theologian and poet. His poetry often has theological and religious aspects to it. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Marti has received more than 25,969 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Marti is the 6,185th most popular writer (down from 5,557th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 574th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Swiss Writer.
Memorability Metrics
26k
Page Views (PV)
42.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kurt Marti ranks 6,185 out of 7,302. Before him are Maxine Kumin, George Woodcock, Maria Teresa Horta, Gillian Flynn, Albert Kivikas, and Stephen Vincent Benét. After him are Lester Bangs, Beryl Bainbridge, Alan Hollinghurst, Amory Lovins, Alan Garner, and Dmitry Gordon.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaxine Kumin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 6,179
George Woodcock
1912 - 1995
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 6,180
Maria Teresa Horta
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 6,181
Gillian Flynn
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 6,182
Albert Kivikas
1898 - 1978
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 6,183
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898 - 1943
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 6,184
Kurt Marti
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 6,185
Lester Bangs
1948 - 1982
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 6,186
Beryl Bainbridge
1932 - 2010
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 6,187
Alan Hollinghurst
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 6,188
Amory Lovins
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 6,189
Alan Garner
1934 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 6,190
Dmitry Gordon
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 6,191
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Kurt Marti ranks 429. Before him are Marie Maynard Daly, Erwin Hahn, Gene Saks, Beatrice Mintz, Naomi Parker Fraley, and John Aston Sr.. After him are Donald Campbell, Joan Greenwood, Ian Raby, Gilbert Stork, Marilyn Maxwell, and Sheb Wooley. Among people deceased in 2017, Kurt Marti ranks 538. Before him are Frank Schepke, Josip Weber, Len Wein, Tore Eriksson, Geri Allen, and Leila Seth. After him are Kirti Nidhi Bista, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Michele Scarponi, Gilbert Stork, Aleksandr Salnikov, and Ronald Drever.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsMarie Maynard Daly
CHEMIST
1921 - 2003
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 423
Erwin Hahn
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2016
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 424
Gene Saks
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 425
Beatrice Mintz
BIOLOGIST
1921 - 2022
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 426
Naomi Parker Fraley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2018
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 427
John Aston Sr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 428
Kurt Marti
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 429
Donald Campbell
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1967
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 430
Joan Greenwood
ACTOR
1921 - 1987
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 431
Ian Raby
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1967
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 432
Gilbert Stork
CHEMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 433
Marilyn Maxwell
ACTOR
1921 - 1972
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 434
Sheb Wooley
SINGER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 435
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsFrank Schepke
ATHLETE
1935 - 2017
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 532
Josip Weber
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2017
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 533
Len Wein
COMIC ARTIST
1948 - 2017
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 534
Tore Eriksson
ATHLETE
1937 - 2017
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 535
Geri Allen
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2017
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 536
Leila Seth
JUDGE
1930 - 2017
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 537
Kurt Marti
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 538
Kirti Nidhi Bista
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 539
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 540
Michele Scarponi
CYCLIST
1979 - 2017
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 541
Gilbert Stork
CHEMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 542
Aleksandr Salnikov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 543
Ronald Drever
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 544
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Kurt Marti ranks 654 out of 1,015. Before him are Edmund Bruggmann (1943), Urs Zimmermann (1959), Edy Reinalter (1920), Peter Müller (1957), Denis Zakaria (1996), and Stéphane Lambiel (1985). After him are Roman Bürki (1990), Christine Stückelberger (1947), Friedrich Waller (1920), Roger Staub (1936), Peter Maurer (1956), and Marco Pascolo (1966).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsEdmund Bruggmann
SKIER
1943 - 2014
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 648
Urs Zimmermann
CYCLIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 649
Edy Reinalter
SKIER
1920 - 1962
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 650
Peter Müller
SKIER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 651
Denis Zakaria
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 652
Stéphane Lambiel
SKATER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 653
Kurt Marti
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 654
Roman Bürki
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 655
Christine Stückelberger
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 656
Friedrich Waller
ATHLETE
1920 - 2004
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 657
Roger Staub
SKIER
1936 - 1974
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 658
Peter Maurer
DIPLOMAT
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 659
Marco Pascolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 660
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Kurt Marti ranks 52. Before him are Jacques Chessex (1934), Urs Widmer (1938), Adolf Muschg (1934), Joël Dicker (1985), Christian Kracht (1966), and Alphonse Matejka (1902). After him are Peter Stamm (1963), Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (1978), and Owen Gleiberman (1959).
Jacques Chessex
1934 - 2009
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 46
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 47
Adolf Muschg
1934 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 48
Joël Dicker
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 49
Christian Kracht
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 50
Alphonse Matejka
1902 - 1999
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 51
Kurt Marti
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 52
Peter Stamm
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 53
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 54
Owen Gleiberman
1959 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 55