1597 - 1639
Martin Opitz von Boberfeld (23 December 1597 – 20 August 1639) was a German poet, regarded as the greatest of that nation during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Opitz has received more than 72,599 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Opitz is the 1,630th most popular writer (down from 1,559th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Poland (down from 311th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Polish Writer.
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Among writers, Martin Opitz ranks 1,630 out of 5,755. Before him are Jane Jacobs, Xenophon of Ephesus, Lajos Zilahy, Juan Donoso Cortés, Lady Randolph Churchill, and Ted Hughes. After him are Avitus of Vienne, Rafael Sabatini, Mendele Mocher Sforim, Martin of Opava, Per Wahlöö, and Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall.
1916 - 2006
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,624
101 - 300
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1,625
1891 - 1974
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1,626
1809 - 1853
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1,627
1854 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1,628
1930 - 1998
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 1,629
1597 - 1639
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,630
450 - 518
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,631
1875 - 1950
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,632
1835 - 1917
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,633
1300 - 1279
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1,634
1926 - 1975
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 1,635
1774 - 1856
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 1,636
Among people born in 1597, Martin Opitz ranks 4. Before him are Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, and Francesco Barberini. After him are Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Luigi Rossi, François Duquesnoy, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, John Francis Regis, and Salomon de Bray. Among people deceased in 1639, Martin Opitz ranks 7. Before him are Mustafa I, Tommaso Campanella, Orazio Gentileschi, Martin de Porres, Roelant Savery, and Bernard of Saxe-Weimar. After him are Stefano Landi, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Augusta of Denmark, John Ford, Johannes Meursius, and Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
1597 - 1659
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 1
1597 - 1660
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 2
1597 - 1679
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 3
1597 - 1639
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 4
1597 - 1665
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 5
1597 - 1660
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 6
1597 - 1653
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 7
1597 - 1643
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 8
1597 - 1654
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 9
1597 - 1662
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 10
1597 - 1640
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11
1597 - 1664
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 12
1591 - 1639
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 1
1568 - 1639
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 2
1563 - 1639
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3
1579 - 1639
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 4
1576 - 1639
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 5
1604 - 1639
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 6
1597 - 1639
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 7
1587 - 1639
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 8
1581 - 1639
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 9
1580 - 1639
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 10
1586 - 1639
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 11
1579 - 1639
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 12
1597 - 1639
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 13
Among people born in Poland, Martin Opitz ranks 349 out of 1,454. Before him are Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1755), Bolesław IV the Curly (1120), Barbara Brylska (1941), Arthur Greiser (1897), Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702), and Lukas Podolski (1985). After him are Michał Kalecki (1899), Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930), Roman Dmowski (1864), Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz (1860), Wilhelm Kube (1887), and Andreas Gryphius (1616).
1755 - 1829
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 343
1120 - 1173
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 344
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 345
1897 - 1946
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 346
1702 - 1735
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 347
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 348
1597 - 1639
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 349
1899 - 1970
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 350
1930 - 2017
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 351
1864 - 1939
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 352
1860 - 1917
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 353
1887 - 1943
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 354
1616 - 1664
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 355
Among writers born in Poland, Martin Opitz ranks 32. Before him are Albert Barillé (1920), Jan Długosz (1415), Jan Kochanowski (1530), Sławomir Mrożek (1930), Johanna Schopenhauer (1766), and Fritz Gerlich (1883). After him are Andreas Gryphius (1616), Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885), Stanisław Wyspiański (1869), Alexander Imich (1903), I. L. Peretz (1852), and George Adamski (1891).
1920 - 2009
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 26
1415 - 1480
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 27
1530 - 1584
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 28
1930 - 2013
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 29
1766 - 1838
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 30
1883 - 1934
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 31
1597 - 1639
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 32
1616 - 1664
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 33
1885 - 1939
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 34
1869 - 1907
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 35
1903 - 2014
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 36
1852 - 1915
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 37
1891 - 1965
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 38