1879 - 1945
Kārlis Skalbe (November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1879 – April 14, 1945) was a Latvian writer, poet, and activist. He is best known for his 72 fairy tales which are really written for adults. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kārlis Skalbe has received more than 24,891 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Kārlis Skalbe is the 4,680th most popular writer (down from 4,343rd in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Latvia (down from 119th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Latvian Writer.
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Among writers, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 4,680 out of 5,755. Before him are Gulnazar Keldi, Marguerite Audoux, Joseba Sarrionandia, M. R. James, Carlos Monsiváis, and Ben Bova. After him are Richard Russo, Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, Han Kang, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, José Eustasio Rivera, and Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim.
1945 - 2020
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,674
1863 - 1937
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,675
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,676
1862 - 1936
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,677
1938 - 2010
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 4,678
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 4,679
1879 - 1945
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 4,680
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 4,681
1906 - 1937
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 4,682
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 4,683
1750 - 1819
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 4,684
1888 - 1928
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 4,685
1719 - 1803
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 4,686
Among people born in 1879, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 161. Before him are Billy Mitchell, Bagha Jatin, Lucile Watson, E. H. Shepard, Othmar Ammann, and Lois Weber. After him are Perikles Kakousis, Antti Tulenheimo, Marie Juchacz, Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, Hermann Barrelet, and Rudolf Friml. Among people deceased in 1945, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 259. Before him are José María Moncada, Adolf Brand, Jesús Bermúdez, Charles Fabry, Florence Bascom, and Italo Santelli. After him are Josef Gočár, Alexey Favorsky, Janko Jesenský, Ernst Ahl, Boris Galerkin, and Ferenc Csik.
1879 - 1936
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 155
1879 - 1915
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 156
1879 - 1962
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 157
1879 - 1976
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 158
1879 - 1965
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 159
1879 - 1939
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 160
1879 - 1945
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 161
1879 - 1939
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 162
1879 - 1952
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 163
1879 - 1956
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 164
1879 - 1948
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 165
1879 - 1964
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 166
1879 - 1972
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 167
1870 - 1945
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 253
1874 - 1945
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 254
1902 - 1945
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 255
1867 - 1945
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 256
1862 - 1945
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 257
1866 - 1945
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 258
1879 - 1945
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 259
1880 - 1945
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 260
1860 - 1945
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 261
1874 - 1945
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 262
1898 - 1945
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 263
1871 - 1945
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 264
1913 - 1945
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 265
Among people born in Latvia, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 133 out of 284. Before him are Andris Bērziņš (1951), Helmuts Balderis (1952), Laima Vaikule (1954), Andrejs Upīts (1877), Māris Kučinskis (1961), and Johann Gerhard König (1728). After him are Imants Ziedonis (1933), Indra Devi (1899), Jānis Endzelīns (1873), Anna Brigadere (1861), Valdis Birkavs (1942), and Werner Bergengruen (1892).
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 127
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 128
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 129
1877 - 1970
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 130
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 131
1728 - 1785
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 132
1879 - 1945
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 133
1933 - 2013
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 134
1899 - 2002
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 135
1873 - 1961
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 136
1861 - 1933
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 137
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 138
1892 - 1964
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 139
Among writers born in Latvia, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 19. Before him are Aleksandrs Čaks (1901), Zenta Mauriņa (1897), Garlieb Merkel (1769), Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863), Regīna Ezera (1930), and Andrejs Upīts (1877). After him are Imants Ziedonis (1933), Anna Brigadere (1861), Werner Bergengruen (1892), Anšlavs Eglītis (1906), Atis Kronvalds (1837), and Juris Alunāns (1832).
1901 - 1950
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 13
1897 - 1978
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 14
1769 - 1850
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 15
1863 - 1908
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 16
1930 - 2002
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 17
1877 - 1970
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 18
1879 - 1945
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 19
1933 - 2013
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 20
1861 - 1933
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 21
1892 - 1964
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 22
1906 - 1993
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 23
1837 - 1875
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 24
1832 - 1864
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 25