WRITER
Miguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (Spanish pronunciation: [mi(ˈ)ɣel ˈaŋxel asˈtuɾjas]; 19 October 1899 – 9 June 1974) was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, his work helped bring attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala. Asturias was born and raised in Guatemala though he lived a significant part of his adult life abroad. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miguel Ángel Asturias has received more than 409,537 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 82 in 2019). Miguel Ángel Asturias is the 556th most popular writer (up from 610th in 2019), the most popular biography from Guatemala and the most popular Guatemalan Writer.
Miguel Ángel Asturias is most famous for his novel "El Señor Presidente," which won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1967.
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410k
Page Views (PV)
65.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
81
Languages Editions (L)
4.66
Effective Languages (L*)
5.50
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Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Miguel Ángel Asturias ranks 556 out of 5,755. Before him are Georg Trakl, Denis of Portugal, Mihai Eminescu, Abai Qunanbaiuly, Longus, and Paul Lafargue. After him are Alfred Döblin, Wang Wei, Faxian, Percy Fawcett, Saint Naum, and Jacob L. Moreno.
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Georg Trakl
1887 - 1914
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 550
Denis of Portugal
1261 - 1325
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 551
Mihai Eminescu
1850 - 1889
HPI: 65.62
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Abai Qunanbaiuly
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.60
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Longus
110 - 200
HPI: 65.60
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Paul Lafargue
1842 - 1911
HPI: 65.59
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Miguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 556
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 557
Wang Wei
699 - 759
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 558
Faxian
340 - 418
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 559
Percy Fawcett
1867 - 1925
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 560
Saint Naum
830 - 910
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 561
Jacob L. Moreno
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 562
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Miguel Ángel Asturias ranks 19. Before him are Fred Astaire, Francis Poulenc, Adnan Menderes, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Duke Ellington, and Erich Kästner. After him are Béla Guttmann, Fritz Albert Lipmann, Albert Claude, Paul Hermann Müller, Gloria Swanson, and George Cukor. Among people deceased in 1974, Miguel Ángel Asturias ranks 19. Before him are Imre Lakatos, Rudolf Dassler, David Oistrakh, Duke Ellington, Otto Strasser, and Erich Kästner. After him are Darius Milhaud, Jacob L. Moreno, Julius Evola, Peng Dehuai, Fritz Zwicky, and Louis Kahn.
Others Born in 1899
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Fred Astaire
1899 - 1987
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 13
Francis Poulenc
1899 - 1963
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 14
Adnan Menderes
1899 - 1961
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 15
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
1899 - 1972
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 16
Duke Ellington
1899 - 1974
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 17
Erich Kästner
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 18
Miguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 19
Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 20
Fritz Albert Lipmann
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 21
Albert Claude
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 22
Paul Hermann Müller
1899 - 1965
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 23
Gloria Swanson
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 24
George Cukor
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1974
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Imre Lakatos
1922 - 1974
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 13
Rudolf Dassler
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 14
David Oistrakh
1908 - 1974
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 15
Duke Ellington
1899 - 1974
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 16
Otto Strasser
1897 - 1974
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 17
Erich Kästner
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 18
Miguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 19
Darius Milhaud
1892 - 1974
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 20
Jacob L. Moreno
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 21
Julius Evola
1898 - 1974
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 22
Peng Dehuai
1898 - 1974
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 23
Fritz Zwicky
1898 - 1974
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 24
Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 25
In Guatemala
Among people born in Guatemala, Miguel Ángel Asturias ranks 1 out of 42. After him are Jacobo Árbenz (1913), Rigoberta Menchú (1959), Efraín Ríos Montt (1926), Carlos Castillo Armas (1914), Oscar Isaac (1979), Jorge Ubico (1878), Alejandro Giammattei (1956), Rafael Carrera (1814), Otto Pérez Molina (1950), Juan José Arévalo (1904), and Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1857).
Others born in Guatemala
Go to all RankingsMiguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 1
Jacobo Árbenz
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 2
Rigoberta Menchú
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 3
Efraín Ríos Montt
1926 - 2018
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4
Carlos Castillo Armas
1914 - 1957
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 5
Oscar Isaac
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 6
Jorge Ubico
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 7
Alejandro Giammattei
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 8
Rafael Carrera
1814 - 1865
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 9
Otto Pérez Molina
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 10
Juan José Arévalo
1904 - 1990
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 11
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
1857 - 1924
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Guatemala
Among writers born in Guatemala, Miguel Ángel Asturias ranks 1.
