Writer

Ludwig Bemelmans

author of Madeline books

1898 - 1962

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Ludwig Bemelmans

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ludwig Bemelmans is the 6,550th most popular writer (down from 6,371st in 2024), the 4,367th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,262nd in 2019) and the 294th most popular Italian Writer.

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50k

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50.14

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Apr 27

Ludwig Bemelmans shares a April 27 birthday with Ulysses S. Grant, Mumtaz Mahal, and Samuel Morse.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 6,550 out of 7,302. Before him are Janet Evanovich, Michael Chabon, Delmore Schwartz, Wilma Mankiller, Alberto Angela, and John Arden. After him are Jaime Bayly, John Langalibalele Dube, Frank Harris, Thomas Hood, Cecelia Ahern, and Chingiz Abdullayev.

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Janet Evanovich
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 6,544
Michael Chabon
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 6,545
Delmore Schwartz
1913 - 1966
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 6,546
Wilma Mankiller
1945 - 2010
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 6,547
Alberto Angela
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 6,548
John Arden
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 6,549
Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 6,550
Jaime Bayly
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 6,551
John Langalibalele Dube
1871 - 1946
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 6,552
Frank Harris
1856 - 1931
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 6,553
Thomas Hood
1799 - 1845
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 6,554
Cecelia Ahern
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 6,555
Chingiz Abdullayev
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 6,556

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 315. Before him are Stephen Vincent Benét, Tom Whittaker, Gracie Fields, Wiley Post, Molly Picon, and Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê. After him are Harold Stephen Black, William O. Douglas, Happy Chandler, Yefim Dzigan, George Chandler, and Rod La Rocque. Among people deceased in 1962, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 226. Before him are Veikko Antero Koskenniemi, Mohammad Yamin, Paul Boffa, A. E. Douglass, Louise Fazenda, and Léon Binoche. After him are Ernie Kovacs, Luis Alberni, Peter Ryan, Fernand Rigaux, Roy Atwell, and Louise Beavers.

Others Born in 1898

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Stephen Vincent Benét
WRITER
1898 - 1943
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 309
Tom Whittaker
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 310
Gracie Fields
ACTOR
1898 - 1979
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 311
Wiley Post
EXPLORER
1898 - 1935
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 312
Molly Picon
ACTOR
1898 - 1992
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 313
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1978
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 314
Ludwig Bemelmans
WRITER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 315
Harold Stephen Black
INVENTOR
1898 - 1983
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 316
William O. Douglas
LAWYER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 317
Happy Chandler
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1991
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 318
Yefim Dzigan
ACTOR
1898 - 1981
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 319
George Chandler
ACTOR
1898 - 1985
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 320
Rod La Rocque
ACTOR
1898 - 1969
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 321