1880 - 1961
Mihail Sadoveanu (Romanian: [mihaˈil sadoˈve̯anu]; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; 5 November 1880 – 19 October 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting head of state for the communist republic (1947–1948 and 1958). One of the most prolific Romanian-language writers, he is remembered mostly for his historical and adventure novels, as well as for his nature writing. An author whose career spanned five decades, Sadoveanu was an early associate of the traditionalist magazine Sămănătorul, before becoming known as a Realist writer and an adherent to the Poporanist current represented by Viața Românească journal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mihail Sadoveanu has received more than 181,093 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Mihail Sadoveanu is the 2,397th most popular writer (up from 2,733rd in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 179th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Romanian Writer.
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Among writers, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 2,397 out of 5,755. Before him are Parthenius of Nicaea, Kyōka Izumi, Siri Hustvedt, Péter Esterházy, Keigo Higashino, and Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa. After him are Menasseh Ben Israel, T. H. White, Alfonso Sastre, John Webster, Aleksander Chodźko, and Rosario Castellanos.
1 BC - 14
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 2,391
1873 - 1939
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 2,392
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 2,393
1950 - 2016
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 2,394
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 2,395
1532 - 1592
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 2,396
1880 - 1961
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 2,397
1604 - 1657
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,398
1906 - 1964
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,399
1926 - 2021
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,400
1578 - 1634
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,401
1804 - 1891
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,402
1925 - 1974
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,403
Among people born in 1880, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 85. Before him are Marie Stopes, Carl Van Vechten, Leon Rupnik, Waldemar Bonsels, Kōdō Sawaki, and Archie Hahn. After him are Joseph Trumpeldor, Eric Lemming, Gabriel Voisin, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Begum Rokeya, and Princess Thyra of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1961, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 61. Before him are Robert Garrett, Shigeko Higashikuni, Ty Cobb, Ludwik Fleck, Chester Barnard, and Vanessa Bell. After him are Princess Dagmar of Denmark, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Govind Ballabh Pant, Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, Jeff Chandler, and Hélène Dutrieu.
1880 - 1958
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 79
1880 - 1964
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 80
1880 - 1946
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 81
1880 - 1952
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 82
1880 - 1965
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 83
1880 - 1955
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 84
1880 - 1961
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 85
1880 - 1920
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 86
1880 - 1930
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 87
1880 - 1973
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 88
1880 - 1968
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 89
1880 - 1932
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 90
1880 - 1945
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 91
1875 - 1961
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 55
1925 - 1961
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 56
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 57
1896 - 1961
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 58
1886 - 1961
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 59
1879 - 1961
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 60
1880 - 1961
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 61
1890 - 1961
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 62
1901 - 1961
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 63
1887 - 1961
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 64
1875 - 1961
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 65
1918 - 1961
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 66
1877 - 1961
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 67
Among people born in Romania, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 162 out of 665. Before him are Manea Mănescu (1916), Constantin Ion Parhon (1874), Nicolae Paulescu (1869), Ulpia Severina (300), Vazgen I (1908), and Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857). After him are Dan Petrescu (1967), Julius Popper (1857), Ignaz von Born (1742), Gheorghe Tătărescu (1886), Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1906), and Péter Pázmány (1570).
1916 - 2009
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 156
1874 - 1969
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 157
1869 - 1931
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 158
300 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 159
1908 - 1994
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 160
1857 - 1935
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 161
1880 - 1961
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 162
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 163
1857 - 1893
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 164
1742 - 1791
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 165
1886 - 1957
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 166
1906 - 1994
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 167
1570 - 1637
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 168
Among writers born in Romania, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 21. Before him are Miklós Nyiszli (1901), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Dora d'Istria (1828), János Arany (1817), Richard Wurmbrand (1909), and Marthe Bibesco (1886). After him are Tudor Arghezi (1880), Benjamin Fondane (1898), Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), Mihail Sebastian (1907), and Ana Blandiana (1942).
1901 - 1956
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 15
1821 - 1890
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 16
1828 - 1888
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 17
1817 - 1882
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 18
1909 - 2001
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 19
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 20
1880 - 1961
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 21
1880 - 1967
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 22
1898 - 1944
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 23
1885 - 1944
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 24
1934 - 2019
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 25
1907 - 1945
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 26
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 27