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Ludwig Bemelmans

1898 - 1962

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Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962) was an Austrian and American writer and illustrator of children's books and adult novels. He is known best for the Madeline picture books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludwig Bemelmans has received more than 437,191 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Bemelmans is the 6,375th most popular writer (down from 5,665th in 2019), the 4,262nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,845th in 2019) and the 292nd most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 6,375 out of 7,302. Before him are Laurent Binet, S. E. Hinton, Joel Osteen, Werewere Liking, Richard Price, and Jodi Picoult. After him are Christopher Fry, Thomas Lodge, Terence MacSwiney, Sylvia Browne, H. R. F. Keating, and Anderson Cooper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 305. Before him are Molly Picon, Harry Watson, Baby Dodds, Lucy Morton, Yefim Dzigan, and Bedřich Šupčík. After him are Elemér Somfay, David Jack, Frank Sullivan, Tom Whittaker, William O. Douglas, and Rod La Rocque. Among people deceased in 1962, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 220. Before him are Ron Flockhart, A. E. Douglass, Helena Kottler Vurnik, Robert S. Woodworth, Frank Amyot, and Louise Fazenda. After him are Hoot Gibson, Josiah McCracken, Paul Boffa, Luis Alberni, James Wordie, and Peter Ryan.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 4,262 out of 5,161. Before him are Daniela Santanchè (1961), Silvio Pietroboni (1904), Bruno Visintin (1932), Lorenzo Pellegrini (1996), Alessandro Diamanti (1983), and Stefano Baldini (1971). After him are Maria Luisa Berti (1971), Walter Novellino (1953), Mattia Perin (1992), Federico Macheda (1991), Maria Elena Boschi (1981), and Valentina Vezzali (1974).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 292. Before him are Giorgio Faletti (1950), Sandro Veronesi (1959), Vittorio Arrigoni (1975), Vincenzo Cardarelli (1887), Paolo Giordano (1982), and Renata Viganò (1900). After him are Pierdomenico Baccalario (1974), Fabio Volo (1972), and Giuliana Rancic (1974).

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