WRITER
Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (Russian: Алексей Максимович Пешков; 28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1868 – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (Максим Горький), was a Russian and Soviet writer and proponent of socialism. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maxim Gorky has received more than 2,580,958 page views. His biography is available in 109 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 106 in 2019). Maxim Gorky is the 78th most popular writer (up from 89th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Russia (up from 31st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Russian Writer.
Gorky was a Russian author who is most famous for the maxim "Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it."
Memorability Metrics
2.6M
Page Views (PV)
78.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
109
Languages Editions (L)
9.65
Effective Languages (L*)
5.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Maxim Gorky ranks 78 out of 7,302. Before him are Milan Kundera, Robert Frost, Theodor Herzl, Jorge Luis Borges, Václav Havel, and Arthur Rimbaud. After him are Rainer Maria Rilke, Hesiod, Henrik Ibsen, François Rabelais, Miyamoto Musashi, and Isaac Asimov.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMilan Kundera
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 72
Robert Frost
1874 - 1963
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 73
Theodor Herzl
1860 - 1904
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 74
Jorge Luis Borges
1899 - 1986
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 75
Václav Havel
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 76
Arthur Rimbaud
1854 - 1891
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 77
Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 78
Rainer Maria Rilke
1875 - 1926
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 79
Hesiod
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 80
Henrik Ibsen
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 81
François Rabelais
1494 - 1553
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 82
Miyamoto Musashi
1584 - 1645
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 83
Isaac Asimov
1920 - 1992
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 84
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1868, Maxim Gorky ranks 2. Before him is Nicholas II of Russia. After him are Fritz Haber, Miklós Horthy, Abdulmejid II, Karl Landsteiner, Constantine I of Greece, Robert Andrews Millikan, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Emanuel Lasker, and Gichin Funakoshi. Among people deceased in 1936, Maxim Gorky ranks 2. Before him is Ivan Pavlov. After him are Federico García Lorca, Rudyard Kipling, George V, Luigi Pirandello, Antoine Meillet, Lu Xun, Oswald Spengler, Alexander Glazunov, Lev Kamenev, and Ferdinand Tönnies.
Others Born in 1868
Go to all RankingsNicholas II of Russia
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1918
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 1
Maxim Gorky
WRITER
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 2
Fritz Haber
CHEMIST
1868 - 1934
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 3
Miklós Horthy
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1957
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 4
Abdulmejid II
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 5
Karl Landsteiner
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1943
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 6
Constantine I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1923
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 7
Robert Andrews Millikan
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1953
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 8
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 9
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1868 - 1914
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 10
Emanuel Lasker
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 11
Gichin Funakoshi
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1957
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1936
Go to all RankingsIvan Pavlov
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1936
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 1
Maxim Gorky
WRITER
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 2
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 3
Rudyard Kipling
WRITER
1865 - 1936
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 4
George V
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1936
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 5
Luigi Pirandello
WRITER
1867 - 1936
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 6
Antoine Meillet
LINGUIST
1866 - 1936
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 7
Lu Xun
WRITER
1881 - 1936
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 8
Oswald Spengler
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1936
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 9
Alexander Glazunov
MUSICIAN
1865 - 1936
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 10
Lev Kamenev
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1936
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Tönnies
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1936
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Maxim Gorky ranks 24 out of 3,761. Before him are Kim Jong-il (1941), Wassily Kandinsky (1866), Ivan Pavlov (1849), Ayn Rand (1905), Alexander I of Russia (1777), and Lev Yashin (1929). After him are Isaac Asimov (1920), Mikhail Bakunin (1814), Igor Stravinsky (1882), Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918), Nicholas I of Russia (1796), and Yuri Andropov (1914).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsKim Jong-il
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2011
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 18
Wassily Kandinsky
PAINTER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 19
Ivan Pavlov
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1936
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 20
Ayn Rand
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 21
Alexander I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1825
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 22
Lev Yashin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 23
Maxim Gorky
WRITER
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 24
Isaac Asimov
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 25
Mikhail Bakunin
PHILOSOPHER
1814 - 1876
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 26
Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 27
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 28
Nicholas I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1855
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 29
Yuri Andropov
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 30
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Maxim Gorky ranks 6. Before him are Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821), Leo Tolstoy (1828), Anton Chekhov (1860), Alexander Pushkin (1799), and Ayn Rand (1905). After him are Isaac Asimov (1920), Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918), E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776), Vladimir Nabokov (1899), Boris Pasternak (1890), and Ivan Turgenev (1818).
Fyodor Dostoevsky
1821 - 1881
HPI: 87.73
Rank: 1
Leo Tolstoy
1828 - 1910
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 2
Anton Chekhov
1860 - 1904
HPI: 83.67
Rank: 3
Alexander Pushkin
1799 - 1837
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 4
Ayn Rand
1905 - 1982
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 5
Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 6
Isaac Asimov
1920 - 1992
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 7
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1918 - 2008
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 8
E. T. A. Hoffmann
1776 - 1822
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 9
Vladimir Nabokov
1899 - 1977
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 10
Boris Pasternak
1890 - 1960
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 11
Ivan Turgenev
1818 - 1883
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 12