Writer
Maurice Maeterlinck
1862 - 1949
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Maurice Maeterlinck
His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 92 in 2024). Maurice Maeterlinck is the 90th most popular writer (up from 108th in 2024), the 7th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Writer.
Maurice Maeterlinck is most famous for his play "The Blue Bird" which was written in 1908. The play is about two children, Tyltyl and Mytyl, who go on a quest to find the blue bird of happiness.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Maurice Maeterlinck ranks 90 out of 7,302. Before him are Abu Nuwas, Kālidāsa, Maxim Gorky, Du Fu, Pablo Neruda, and George Bernard Shaw. After him are Kurt Vonnegut, Giorgio Vasari, Milan Kundera, Heinrich Heine, Louisa May Alcott, and Erich Maria Remarque.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Abu Nuwas
762 - 814
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 84
Kālidāsa
400 - 420
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 85
Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 86
Du Fu
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 87
Pablo Neruda
1904 - 1973
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 88
George Bernard Shaw
1856 - 1950
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 89
Maurice Maeterlinck
1862 - 1949
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 90
Kurt Vonnegut
1922 - 2007
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 91
Giorgio Vasari
1511 - 1574
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 92
Milan Kundera
1929 - 2023
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 93
Heinrich Heine
1797 - 1856
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 94
Louisa May Alcott
1832 - 1888
HPI: 81.95
Rank: 95
Erich Maria Remarque
1898 - 1970
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 96
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1862, Maurice Maeterlinck ranks 3. Before him are Gustav Klimt, and Claude Debussy. After him are David Hilbert, Philipp Lenard, Gerhart Hauptmann, Allvar Gullstrand, William Henry Bragg, Hilma af Klint, O. Henry, Aristide Briand, and Arthur Schnitzler. Among people deceased in 1949, Maurice Maeterlinck ranks 1. After him are Richard Strauss, Sigrid Undset, George Gurdjieff, Georgi Dimitrov, Edward Thorndike, Leonard Bloomfield, Kim Jong-suk, Margaret Mitchell, Friedrich Bergius, Hassan al-Banna, and James Ensor.
Others Born in 1862
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Gustav Klimt
PAINTER
1862 - 1918
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 1
Claude Debussy
COMPOSER
1862 - 1918
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 2
Maurice Maeterlinck
WRITER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 3
David Hilbert
MATHEMATICIAN
1862 - 1943
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 4
Philipp Lenard
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1947
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 5
Gerhart Hauptmann
WRITER
1862 - 1946
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 6
Allvar Gullstrand
PHYSICIAN
1862 - 1930
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 7
William Henry Bragg
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1942
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 8
Hilma af Klint
PAINTER
1862 - 1944
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 9
O. Henry
WRITER
1862 - 1910
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 10
Aristide Briand
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1932
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 11
Arthur Schnitzler
WRITER
1862 - 1931
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1949
Go to all RankingsMaurice Maeterlinck
WRITER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 1
Richard Strauss
COMPOSER
1864 - 1949
HPI: 80.88
Rank: 2
Sigrid Undset
WRITER
1882 - 1949
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 3
George Gurdjieff
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1949
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 4
Georgi Dimitrov
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1949
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 5
Edward Thorndike
PSYCHOLOGIST
1874 - 1949
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 6
Leonard Bloomfield
LINGUIST
1887 - 1949
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 7
Kim Jong-suk
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1949
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 8
Margaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 9
Friedrich Bergius
CHEMIST
1884 - 1949
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 10
Hassan al-Banna
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1949
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 11
James Ensor
PAINTER
1860 - 1949
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 12
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Maurice Maeterlinck ranks 7 out of NaN. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), Clovis I (466), and Charles Martel (688). After him are Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), John of Gaunt (1340), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Anthony van Dyck (1599), and Gerardus Mercator (1512).
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1558
HPI: 87.50
Rank: 1
Pepin the Short
POLITICIAN
715 - 768
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 2
Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 3
Jan van Eyck
PAINTER
1395 - 1441
HPI: 82.52
Rank: 4
Clovis I
POLITICIAN
466 - 511
HPI: 82.38
Rank: 5
Charles Martel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
688 - 741
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 6
Maurice Maeterlinck
WRITER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 7
Ursula von der Leyen
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 8
Philip I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 9
John of Gaunt
NOBLEMAN
1340 - 1399
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 10
Andreas Vesalius
PHYSICIAN
1514 - 1564
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 11
Anthony van Dyck
PAINTER
1599 - 1641
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 12
Gerardus Mercator
GEOGRAPHER
1512 - 1594
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 13
Among Writers In Belgium
Among writers born in Belgium, Maurice Maeterlinck ranks 1. After him are Georges Simenon (1903), Julio Cortázar (1914), Marguerite Yourcenar (1903), Émile Verhaeren (1855), Pierre Louÿs (1870), Marguerite Porete (1250), Henri Michaux (1899), Laura Marx (1845), John of Ruusbroec (1293), Georges Rodenbach (1855), and Victor Serge (1890).
Maurice Maeterlinck
1862 - 1949
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 1
Georges Simenon
1903 - 1989
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 2
Julio Cortázar
1914 - 1984
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 3
Marguerite Yourcenar
1903 - 1987
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 4
Émile Verhaeren
1855 - 1916
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 5
Pierre Louÿs
1870 - 1925
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 6
Marguerite Porete
1250 - 1310
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 7
Henri Michaux
1899 - 1984
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 8
Laura Marx
1845 - 1911
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 9
John of Ruusbroec
1293 - 1381
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 10
Georges Rodenbach
1855 - 1898
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 11
Victor Serge
1890 - 1947
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 12
