WRITER
Ludovico Ariosto
1474 - 1533
Ludovico Ariosto
Ludovico Ariosto (; Italian: [ludoˈviːko aˈrjɔsto, - ariˈɔsto]; 8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many sideplots. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludovico Ariosto has received more than 349,549 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Ludovico Ariosto is the 317th most popular writer (up from 376th in 2019), the 423rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 492nd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Italian Writer.
Ludovico Ariosto is most famous for his epic poem, Orlando Furioso.
Memorability Metrics
350k
Page Views (PV)
69.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
62
Languages Editions (L)
6.99
Effective Languages (L*)
4.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ludovico Ariosto ranks 317 out of 7,302. Before him are C. S. Lewis, Gao Xingjian, Roger Martin du Gard, Gertrude Stein, Guillaume de Machaut, and Henri Charrière. After him are Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Michael Ende, Czesław Miłosz, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Archilochus, and Friedrich Schlegel.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsC. S. Lewis
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 311
Gao Xingjian
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 312
Roger Martin du Gard
1881 - 1958
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 313
Gertrude Stein
1874 - 1946
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 314
Guillaume de Machaut
1300 - 1377
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 315
Henri Charrière
1906 - 1973
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 316
Ludovico Ariosto
1474 - 1533
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 317
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
1876 - 1944
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 318
Michael Ende
1929 - 1995
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 319
Czesław Miłosz
1911 - 2004
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 320
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
1836 - 1895
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 321
Archilochus
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 322
Friedrich Schlegel
1772 - 1829
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 323
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1474, Ludovico Ariosto ranks 1. After him are Angela Merici, Giulia Farnese, Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, Isabella d'Este, Tuman bay II, Juan Diego, Mariotto Albertinelli, Anacaona, Frederick of Saxony, Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Perkin Warbeck. Among people deceased in 1533, Ludovico Ariosto ranks 3. Before him are Atahualpa, and Mary Tudor, Queen of France. After him are Vasili III of Russia, Frederick I of Denmark, Lucas van Leyden, Huáscar, Veit Stoss, Túpac Huallpa, Duarte Pacheco Pereira, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, and Cornelis Engebrechtsz..
Others Born in 1474
Go to all RankingsLudovico Ariosto
WRITER
1474 - 1533
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 1
Angela Merici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1540
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 2
Giulia Farnese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1524
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 3
Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia
NOBLEMAN
1474 - 1497
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 4
Isabella d'Este
NOBLEMAN
1474 - 1539
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 5
Tuman bay II
POLITICIAN
1474 - 1517
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 6
Juan Diego
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1548
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 7
Mariotto Albertinelli
PAINTER
1474 - 1515
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 8
Anacaona
POLITICIAN
1474 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 9
Frederick of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1474 - 1510
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 10
Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1474 - 1536
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 11
Perkin Warbeck
EXTREMIST
1474 - 1499
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1533
Go to all RankingsAtahualpa
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1533
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 1
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
COMPANION
1496 - 1533
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 2
Ludovico Ariosto
WRITER
1474 - 1533
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 3
Vasili III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1533
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 4
Frederick I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1471 - 1533
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 5
Lucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 6
Huáscar
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1533
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 7
Veit Stoss
SCULPTOR
1450 - 1533
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 8
Túpac Huallpa
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1533
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 9
Duarte Pacheco Pereira
EXPLORER
1460 - 1533
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 10
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
PAINTER
1472 - 1533
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 11
Cornelis Engebrechtsz.
PAINTER
1468 - 1533
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Ludovico Ariosto ranks 423 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Clement III (1130), Vittorio De Sica (1901), Pope Sergius I (650), Philolaus (-470), Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), and Geta (189). After him are Arturo Toscanini (1867), Louis II of Italy (825), Poppaea Sabina (30), Andrea Doria (1466), Giovanni Trapattoni (1939), and Pope Martin I (590).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPope Clement III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1130 - 1191
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 417
Vittorio De Sica
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 418
Pope Sergius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 - 701
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 419
Philolaus
MATHEMATICIAN
470 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 420
Josephine of Leuchtenberg
COMPANION
1807 - 1876
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 421
Geta
POLITICIAN
189 - 211
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 422
Ludovico Ariosto
WRITER
1474 - 1533
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 423
Arturo Toscanini
CONDUCTOR
1867 - 1957
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 424
Louis II of Italy
POLITICIAN
825 - 875
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 425
Poppaea Sabina
COMPANION
30 - 65
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 426
Andrea Doria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1466 - 1560
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 427
Giovanni Trapattoni
COACH
1939 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 428
Pope Martin I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
590 - 655
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 429
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Ludovico Ariosto ranks 26. Before him are Dario Fo (1926), Sallust (-86), Primo Levi (1919), Alberto Moravia (1907), Marcus Terentius Varro (-116), and Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863). After him are Lorenzo Valla (1407), Christine de Pizan (1365), Ennius (-239), Grazia Deledda (1871), Theocritus (-315), and Cornelius Nepos (-100).
Dario Fo
1926 - 2016
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 20
Sallust
86 BC - 34 BC
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 21
Primo Levi
1919 - 1987
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 22
Alberto Moravia
1907 - 1990
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 23
Marcus Terentius Varro
116 BC - 27 BC
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 24
Gabriele D'Annunzio
1863 - 1938
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 25
Ludovico Ariosto
1474 - 1533
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 26
Lorenzo Valla
1407 - 1457
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 27
Christine de Pizan
1365 - 1430
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 28
Ennius
239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 29
Grazia Deledda
1871 - 1936
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 30
Theocritus
315 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 31
Cornelius Nepos
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 32