WRITER
Kuvempu
1904 - 1994
Kuvempu
Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu , was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kuvempu has received more than 2,276,322 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Kuvempu is the 1,467th most popular writer (up from 2,530th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from India (up from 265th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Indian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
57.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
1.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kuvempu ranks 1,467 out of 5,755. Before him are Fritz Gerlich, Jean Chapelain, Joseph Mohr, Peter Altenberg, Ba Jin, and Wilhelm Weitling. After him are Chico Xavier, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Chiara Lubich, William Heinesen, Khaled al-Asaad, and Kâtip Çelebi.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Fritz Gerlich
1883 - 1934
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,461
Jean Chapelain
1595 - 1674
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,462
Joseph Mohr
1792 - 1848
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,463
Peter Altenberg
1859 - 1919
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,464
Ba Jin
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,465
Wilhelm Weitling
1808 - 1871
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,466
Kuvempu
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,467
Chico Xavier
1910 - 2002
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,468
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
1830 - 1916
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,469
Chiara Lubich
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,470
William Heinesen
1900 - 1991
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,471
Khaled al-Asaad
1932 - 2015
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,472
Kâtip Çelebi
1609 - 1657
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,473
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Kuvempu ranks 73. Before him are Isamu Noguchi, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Minoru Genda, Henri Cartan, Yves Congar, and Ba Jin. After him are Rudolf Arnheim, Hans Hartung, Greer Garson, Walther Hewel, Viktor Brack, and Sergey Biryuzov. Among people deceased in 1994, Kuvempu ranks 72. Before him are Robert Bloch, Max Bill, James Clavell, Cab Calloway, Lionel Stander, and Clement Greenberg. After him are Jacques Ellul, Nikolai Ogarkov, Howard Martin Temin, Yevgeny Leonov, Johannes Steinhoff, and Jean Borotra.
Others Born in 1904
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Isamu Noguchi
1904 - 1988
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 67
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
1904 - 1974
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 68
Minoru Genda
1904 - 1989
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 69
Henri Cartan
1904 - 2008
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 70
Yves Congar
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 71
Ba Jin
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 72
Kuvempu
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 73
Rudolf Arnheim
1904 - 2007
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 74
Hans Hartung
1904 - 1989
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 75
Greer Garson
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 76
Walther Hewel
1904 - 1945
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 77
Viktor Brack
1904 - 1948
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 78
Sergey Biryuzov
1904 - 1964
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 79
Others Deceased in 1994
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Robert Bloch
1917 - 1994
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 66
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 67
James Clavell
1921 - 1994
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 68
Cab Calloway
1907 - 1994
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 69
Lionel Stander
1908 - 1994
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 70
Clement Greenberg
1909 - 1994
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 71
Kuvempu
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 72
Jacques Ellul
1912 - 1994
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 73
Nikolai Ogarkov
1917 - 1994
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 74
Howard Martin Temin
1934 - 1994
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 75
Yevgeny Leonov
1926 - 1994
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 76
Johannes Steinhoff
1913 - 1994
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 77
Jean Borotra
1898 - 1994
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 78
In India
Among people born in India, Kuvempu ranks 170 out of 1,493. Before him are Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), Krishnadevaraya (1471), Birsa Munda (1875), Vikramaditya (-102), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), and Morarji Desai (1896). After him are Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Ram Narayan (1927), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), Chandrakirti (600), Pushyamitra Shunga (-300), and Tarabai (1675).
Others born in India
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Sai Baba of Shirdi
1835 - 1918
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 164
Krishnadevaraya
1471 - 1529
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 165
Birsa Munda
1875 - 1900
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 166
Vikramaditya
102 BC - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 167
Siraj ud-Daulah
1733 - 1757
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 168
Morarji Desai
1896 - 1995
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 169
Kuvempu
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 170
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
1703 - 1762
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 171
Ram Narayan
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 172
Sivananda Saraswati
1887 - 1963
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 173
Chandrakirti
600 - 650
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 174
Pushyamitra Shunga
300 BC - 148 BC
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 175
Tarabai
1675 - 1761
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 176
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Kuvempu ranks 31. Before him are Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), Mahadevi Varma (1907), Subramania Bharati (1882), and Anna Leonowens (1831). After him are Andal (800), Deepak Chopra (1946), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942), Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907), and Surdas (1478).
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
1551 - 1602
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 25
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
1820 - 1891
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 26
B. K. S. Iyengar
1918 - 2014
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 27
Mahadevi Varma
1907 - 1987
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 28
Subramania Bharati
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 29
Anna Leonowens
1831 - 1915
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 30
Kuvempu
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 31
Andal
800 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 32
Deepak Chopra
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 33
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
1876 - 1938
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 34
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 35
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
1907 - 2003
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 36
Surdas
1478 - 1583
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 37
