1939 - 2003
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (14 June 1939–18 October 2003) was a prolific Spanish writer from Barcelona: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and an FC Barcelona supporter. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán has received more than 136,385 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Vázquez Montalbán is the 1,269th most popular writer (up from 1,291st in 2019), the 423rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 403rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Spanish Writer.
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Among writers, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán ranks 1,269 out of 5,755. Before him are Charles Péguy, Rasul Gamzatov, Mario Benedetti, Michel Butor, Winifred Wagner, and Juliusz Słowacki. After him are Albert Barillé, Maurus Servius Honoratus, Ivan Vazov, R. L. Stine, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, and W. G. Sebald.
1873 - 1914
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 1,263
1923 - 2003
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,264
1920 - 2009
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,265
1926 - 2016
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,266
1897 - 1980
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,267
1809 - 1849
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,268
1939 - 2003
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,269
1920 - 2009
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,270
363 - 301
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,271
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,272
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,273
1878 - 1947
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,274
1944 - 2001
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 1,275
Among people born in 1939, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán ranks 76. Before him are Jalaluddin Haqqani, Emil Constantinescu, Pak Pong-ju, Sidney Altman, Fritjof Capra, and Bernard Kouchner. After him are Ion Țiriac, Cynthia Lennon, Ruud Lubbers, Helmut Haller, Lucia Popp, and Joaquim Chissano. Among people deceased in 2003, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán ranks 50. Before him are Helmut Rahn, Valentin Pavlov, Mario Beccaria, László Papp, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and Rasul Gamzatov. After him are June Carter Cash, Annemarie Schimmel, Bob Hope, Monique Wittig, Lee Yoo-hyung, and Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza.
1939 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 70
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 71
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 72
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 73
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 74
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 75
1939 - 2003
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 76
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 77
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 78
1939 - 2018
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 79
1939 - 2012
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 80
1939 - 1993
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 81
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 82
1929 - 2003
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 44
1937 - 2003
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 45
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 46
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 47
1948 - 2003
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 48
1923 - 2003
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 49
1939 - 2003
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 50
1929 - 2003
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 51
1922 - 2003
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 52
1903 - 2003
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 53
1935 - 2003
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 54
1911 - 2003
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 55
1911 - 2003
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 56
Among people born in Spain, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán ranks 423 out of 2,932. Before him are Sisebut (565), Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873), Ordoño I of Asturias (821), Najwa Nimri (1972), Javier Clemente (1950), and Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1403). After him are Violant of Aragon (1236), Gaius Julius Vindex (25), Yusuf I of Granada (1318), García Ramírez of Navarre (1110), Josefa de Óbidos (1630), and Petrus Gonsalvus (1537).
565 - 621
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 417
1873 - 1933
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 418
821 - 866
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 419
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 420
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 421
1403 - 1445
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 422
1939 - 2003
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 423
1236 - 1301
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 424
25 - 68
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 425
1318 - 1354
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 426
1110 - 1150
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 427
1630 - 1684
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 428
1537 - 1618
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 429
Among writers born in Spain, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán ranks 40. Before him are Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), Joan Fuster (1922), Fernando Arrabal (1932), and Rosalía de Castro (1837). After him are Joseph Karo (1488), Joanot Martorell (1415), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Don Juan Manuel (1282), Rafael Alberti (1902), and Ausiàs March (1400).
1499 - 1590
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 34
1908 - 1983
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 35
1867 - 1928
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 36
1922 - 1992
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 37
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 38
1837 - 1885
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 39
1939 - 2003
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 40
1488 - 1575
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 41
1415 - 1465
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 42
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 43
1282 - 1348
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 44
1902 - 1999
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 45
1400 - 1459
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 46