WRITER

Miguel Delibes

1920 - 2010

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Miguel Delibes Setién MML (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel deˈliβes]; 17 October 1920 – 12 March 2010) was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where he occupied letter "e" seat. Educated in commerce, he began his career as a cartoonist and columnist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miguel Delibes has received more than 153,889 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Miguel Delibes is the 2,435th most popular writer (down from 2,048th in 2019), the 821st most popular biography from Spain (down from 706th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 150k

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  • 54.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Miguel Delibes ranks 2,435 out of 7,302. Before him are Ibn Kemal, Mihail Sebastian, María Elena Walsh, Mary Mapes Dodge, Zhou Daguan, and Eduardo Mendoza Garriga. After him are Mak Dizdar, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ai Qing, Ikki Kita, Johann Peter Hebel, and Louise Colet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Miguel Delibes ranks 154. Before him are Delbert Mann, Khieu Ponnary, Walter Krupinski, Mohamed Oufkir, Yang Kyoungjong, and Lê Đức Anh. After him are Amet-khan Sultan, Renato Carosone, Lazar Mojsov, Josip Manolić, Dick Francis, and Marlen Haushofer. Among people deceased in 2010, Miguel Delibes ranks 113. Before him are Raimon Panikkar, Georges Wilson, Vladimir Ilyushin, Theo Albrecht, Rasim Delić, and Tomáš Špidlík. After him are Captain Beefheart, Caterina Boratto, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Dick Francis, Jean Ferrat, and Claude Lefort.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Miguel Delibes ranks 821 out of 3,355. Before him are Gonzalo Guerrero (1470), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), Toda of Pamplona (876), Constanza Manuel (1315), Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943), and Antonio López García (1936). After him are Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (-100), Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (1945), Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (1932), Berengar the Wise (790), Txiki Begiristain (1964), and José Calvo Sotelo (1893).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Miguel Delibes ranks 90. Before him are Francesc Eiximenis (1330), José Zorrilla (1817), Juan de Valdés (1505), Ana María Matute (1925), Alonso de Ercilla (1533), and Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943). After him are Juan del Encina (1468), Abraham ibn Daud (1110), Àngel Guimerà (1845), Moses ibn Ezra (1060), Juvencus (400), and Louis of Granada (1504).

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