WRITER

Michal Viewegh

1962 - Today

Michal Viewegh

Michal Viewegh is one of the most popular contemporary Czech writers. He is the most published Czech author of all time, with over a million books sold. In 1993 he earned the prestigious Jiří Orten award for Czech writers 30 years old or younger. Viewegh survived a traumatic aortic rupture in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Michal Viewegh is the 6,817th most popular writer (down from 6,711th in 2024), the 894th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 873rd in 2019) and the 86th most popular Czech Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michal Viewegh ranks 6,817 out of 7,302. Before him are Federico Andahazi, Richard A. Knaak, Randall Jarrell, Kevin Poulsen, Robert Hunter, and Koushun Takami. After him are Michael Arndt, Calixthe Beyala, Milan Ohnisko, Grant Morrison, R. D. Blackmore, and Terrence McNally.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Federico Andahazi
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 6,811
Richard A. Knaak
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 6,812
Randall Jarrell
1914 - 1965
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,813
Kevin Poulsen
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,814
Robert Hunter
1941 - 2019
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,815
Koushun Takami
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,816
Michal Viewegh
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,817
Michael Arndt
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,818
Calixthe Beyala
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,819
Milan Ohnisko
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 6,820
Grant Morrison
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,821
R. D. Blackmore
1825 - 1900
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,822
Terrence McNally
1938 - 2020
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,823

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Michal Viewegh ranks 758. Before him are Agnès Buzyn, Julie Otsuka, Aleksandr Potashov, Elmo Nüganen, Elena Cattaneo, and Jon Rønningen. After him are Jaime Magalhães, Kaija Kärkinen, Manasi Pradhan, Josef Hader, Edson Aparecido de Souza, and Bill Sage.

Others Born in 1962

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Agnès Buzyn
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 752
Julie Otsuka
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 753
Aleksandr Potashov
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 754
Elmo Nüganen
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 755
Elena Cattaneo
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 756
Jon Rønningen
WRESTLER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 757
Michal Viewegh
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 758
Jaime Magalhães
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 759
Kaija Kärkinen
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 760
Manasi Pradhan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 761
Josef Hader
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 762
Edson Aparecido de Souza
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 763
Bill Sage
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 764