WRITER
Mikołaj Rej
1505 - 1569
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Mikołaj Rej
Mikołaj Rej or Mikołaj Rey of Nagłowice (4 February 1505 – between 8 September/5 October 1569) was a Polish poet and prose writer of the emerging Renaissance in Poland as it succeeded the Middle Ages, as well as a politician and musician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mikołaj Rej has received more than 89,721 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Mikołaj Rej is the 2,403rd most popular writer (up from 2,418th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 329th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Ukrainian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
90k
Page Views (PV)
54.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
2.19
Effective Languages (L*)
4.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Mikołaj Rej ranks 2,403 out of 7,302. Before him are Per Petterson, Jeremias Gotthelf, M. Karunanidhi, Abu-l-'Atahiya, Giovanni Pascoli, and Bion of Smyrna. After him are Alonso de Ercilla, Kate Millett, Charles Maturin, Vasile Alecsandri, Ahmad Shamlou, and Eustache Deschamps.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPer Petterson
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2,397
Jeremias Gotthelf
1797 - 1854
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2,398
M. Karunanidhi
1924 - 2018
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2,399
Abu-l-'Atahiya
748 - 826
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,400
Giovanni Pascoli
1855 - 1912
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,401
Bion of Smyrna
300 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,402
Mikołaj Rej
1505 - 1569
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,403
Alonso de Ercilla
1533 - 1594
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2,404
Kate Millett
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2,405
Charles Maturin
1780 - 1824
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2,406
Vasile Alecsandri
1821 - 1890
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2,407
Ahmad Shamlou
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2,408
Eustache Deschamps
1346 - 1406
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2,409
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1505, Mikołaj Rej ranks 9. Before him are Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, Andrea Amati, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Michel de l'Hôpital, Juan de Valdés, and Christine of Saxony. After him are Christoph Amberger, Lambert Lombard, Nikolaus Federmann, Vicente Juan Masip, Pierre Robert Olivétan, and Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha. Among people deceased in 1569, Mikołaj Rej ranks 9. Before him are Gracia Mendes Nasi, Louis, Prince of Condé, Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Maria Temryukovna, Gerolama Orsini, and Aben Humeya. After him are Catherine Carey, Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow, António Ferreira, and Myles Coverdale.
Others Born in 1505
Go to all RankingsJoachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1505 - 1571
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 3
Andrea Amati
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1505 - 1577
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 4
Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford
COMPANION
1505 - 1542
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 5
Michel de l'Hôpital
POLITICIAN
1505 - 1573
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6
Juan de Valdés
WRITER
1505 - 1541
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7
Christine of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1505 - 1549
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 8
Mikołaj Rej
WRITER
1505 - 1569
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 9
Christoph Amberger
PAINTER
1505 - 1562
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 10
Lambert Lombard
ARCHITECT
1505 - 1566
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 11
Nikolaus Federmann
EXPLORER
1505 - 1542
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 12
Vicente Juan Masip
PAINTER
1505 - 1579
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 13
Pierre Robert Olivétan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1505 - 1538
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 14
Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha
POLITICIAN
1505 - 1602
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1569
Go to all RankingsGracia Mendes Nasi
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1569
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3
Louis, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1569
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1569
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 5
Maria Temryukovna
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1569
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 6
Gerolama Orsini
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1569
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 7
Aben Humeya
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1569
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 8
Mikołaj Rej
WRITER
1505 - 1569
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 9
Catherine Carey
POLITICIAN
1523 - 1569
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 10
Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1569
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 11
Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1507 - 1569
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 12
António Ferreira
WRITER
1528 - 1569
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 13
Myles Coverdale
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1488 - 1569
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 14
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Mikołaj Rej ranks 347 out of 1,365. Before him are Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov (1896), Myroslav Skoryk (1938), Euphemia of Kiev (1100), Ihor Kolomoyskyi (1963), Felix Blumenfeld (1863), and Michał Boym (1614). After him are Larisa Shepitko (1938), Victor Kravchenko (1905), Petro Shelest (1908), Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877), Bohdan Stupka (1941), and Géza Kalocsay (1913).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsDmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov
ENGINEER
1896 - 1964
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 341
Myroslav Skoryk
COMPOSER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 342
Euphemia of Kiev
COMPANION
1100 - 1139
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 343
Ihor Kolomoyskyi
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 344
Felix Blumenfeld
MUSICIAN
1863 - 1931
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 345
Michał Boym
BIOLOGIST
1614 - 1659
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 346
Mikołaj Rej
WRITER
1505 - 1569
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 347
Larisa Shepitko
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 1979
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 348
Victor Kravchenko
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1966
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 349
Petro Shelest
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1996
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 350
Sergei Bortkiewicz
COMPOSER
1877 - 1952
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 351
Bohdan Stupka
ACTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 352
Géza Kalocsay
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 353
Among WRITERS In Ukraine
Among writers born in Ukraine, Mikołaj Rej ranks 48. Before him are Ahad Ha'am (1856), Vsevolod Garshin (1855), Tadeusz Borowski (1922), Mikhail Artsybashev (1878), Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1819), and Dmytro Dontsov (1883). After him are Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky (1864), Valentin Kataev (1897), Maximilian Voloshin (1877), Israel Zolli (1881), Lev Kopelev (1912), and Panteleimon Kulish (1819).
Ahad Ha'am
1856 - 1927
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 42
Vsevolod Garshin
1855 - 1888
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 43
Tadeusz Borowski
1922 - 1951
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 44
Mikhail Artsybashev
1878 - 1927
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 45
Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
1819 - 1887
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 46
Dmytro Dontsov
1883 - 1973
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 47
Mikołaj Rej
1505 - 1569
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 48
Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
1864 - 1913
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 49
Valentin Kataev
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 50
Maximilian Voloshin
1877 - 1932
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 51
Israel Zolli
1881 - 1956
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 52
Lev Kopelev
1912 - 1997
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 53
Panteleimon Kulish
1819 - 1897
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 54