WRITER
Luigi Illica
1857 - 1919
Luigi Illica
Luigi Illica (9 May 1857 – 16 December 1919) was an Italian librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini (usually with Giuseppe Giacosa), Pietro Mascagni, Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano, Baron Alberto Franchetti and other important Italian composers. His most famous opera libretti are those for La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Andrea Chénier. Illica was born at Castell'Arquato. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luigi Illica has received more than 84,592 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Luigi Illica is the 2,363rd most popular writer (up from 2,466th in 2019), the 2,292nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,294th in 2019) and the 156th most popular Italian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
85k
Page Views (PV)
54.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.37
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Luigi Illica ranks 2,363 out of 7,302. Before him are Maksim Bahdanovič, Ybyrai Altynsarin, Frigyes Karinthy, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Salvadore Cammarano, and Vítězslav Nezval. After him are Frank McCourt, Ueda Akinari, William Auld, Ulf Stark, António Vieira, and Ludovico di Varthema.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaksim Bahdanovič
1891 - 1917
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,357
Ybyrai Altynsarin
1841 - 1889
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,358
Frigyes Karinthy
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,359
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski
1856 - 1909
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,360
Salvadore Cammarano
1801 - 1852
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,361
Vítězslav Nezval
1900 - 1958
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,362
Luigi Illica
1857 - 1919
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,363
Frank McCourt
1930 - 2009
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,364
Ueda Akinari
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,365
William Auld
1924 - 2006
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,366
Ulf Stark
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,367
António Vieira
1608 - 1697
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,368
Ludovico di Varthema
1470 - 1517
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,369
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Luigi Illica ranks 62. Before him are Jacques de Morgan, A. E. Waite, Herman Bang, Gotō Shinpei, Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, and Alfred Loisy. After him are Fergus Suter, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, Émile Cohl, Oskar von Hutier, Julius Popper, and Hermann Sudermann. Among people deceased in 1919, Luigi Illica ranks 71. Before him are Itagaki Taisuke, Adolf Schmal, William Osler, Louis Botha, Julia Lermontova, and Wilhelm Lehmbruck. After him are Melchora Aquino, Adelina Patti, Max Heindel, Wilfrid Laurier, Jérôme Eugène Coggia, and Francisco Moreno.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsJacques de Morgan
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1857 - 1924
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 56
A. E. Waite
OCCULTIST
1857 - 1942
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 57
Herman Bang
WRITER
1857 - 1912
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 58
Gotō Shinpei
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1929
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 59
Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1920
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 60
Alfred Loisy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1940
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 61
Luigi Illica
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 62
Fergus Suter
SOCCER PLAYER
1857 - 1916
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 63
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1936
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 64
Émile Cohl
COMIC ARTIST
1857 - 1938
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 65
Oskar von Hutier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1934
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 66
Julius Popper
EXPLORER
1857 - 1893
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 67
Hermann Sudermann
WRITER
1857 - 1928
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 1919
Go to all RankingsItagaki Taisuke
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1919
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 65
Adolf Schmal
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1919
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 66
William Osler
PHYSICIAN
1849 - 1919
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 67
Louis Botha
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1919
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 68
Julia Lermontova
CHEMIST
1847 - 1919
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 69
Wilhelm Lehmbruck
PAINTER
1881 - 1919
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 70
Luigi Illica
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 71
Melchora Aquino
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1812 - 1919
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 72
Adelina Patti
SINGER
1843 - 1919
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 73
Max Heindel
PHYSICIAN
1865 - 1919
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 74
Wilfrid Laurier
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1919
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 75
Jérôme Eugène Coggia
ASTRONOMER
1849 - 1919
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 76
Francisco Moreno
EXPLORER
1852 - 1919
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 77
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Luigi Illica ranks 2,292 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Erizzo (1566), Giorgio Perlasca (1910), Salvadore Cammarano (1801), Lucia Anguissola (1536), Bruno Rossi (1905), and Alejandro Malaspina (1754). After him are Carlo Ruzzini (1653), Domenico Dragonetti (1763), Eduardo di Capua (1865), Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (1782), Ludovico di Varthema (1470), and Ignazio La Russa (1947).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsFrancesco Erizzo
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1646
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,286
Giorgio Perlasca
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1992
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,287
Salvadore Cammarano
WRITER
1801 - 1852
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,288
Lucia Anguissola
PAINTER
1536 - 1565
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,289
Bruno Rossi
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,290
Alejandro Malaspina
EXPLORER
1754 - 1810
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,291
Luigi Illica
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,292
Carlo Ruzzini
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1735
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,293
Domenico Dragonetti
COMPOSER
1763 - 1846
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,294
Eduardo di Capua
COMPOSER
1865 - 1917
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,295
Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1863
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,296
Ludovico di Varthema
WRITER
1470 - 1517
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,297
Ignazio La Russa
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,298
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Luigi Illica ranks 156. Before him are Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (1939), Umberto Saba (1883), Indro Montanelli (1909), Niccolò de' Niccoli (1365), Tullia d'Aragona (1510), and Salvadore Cammarano (1801). After him are Ludovico di Varthema (1470), Giovanni Pascoli (1855), Ugo Betti (1892), Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893), Giovanni de' Bardi (1534), and Ottavio Rinuccini (1562).
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 150
Umberto Saba
1883 - 1957
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 151
Indro Montanelli
1909 - 2001
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 152
Niccolò de' Niccoli
1365 - 1437
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 153
Tullia d'Aragona
1510 - 1556
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 154
Salvadore Cammarano
1801 - 1852
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 155
Luigi Illica
1857 - 1919
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 156
Ludovico di Varthema
1470 - 1517
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 157
Giovanni Pascoli
1855 - 1912
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 158
Ugo Betti
1892 - 1953
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 159
Carlo Emilio Gadda
1893 - 1973
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 160
Giovanni de' Bardi
1534 - 1612
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 161
Ottavio Rinuccini
1562 - 1621
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 162