WRITER
Milan Kundera
1929 - 2023
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera (UK: KU(U)N-dər-ə; Czech: [ˈmɪlan ˈkundɛra] ; 1 April 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Czech and French novelist. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milan Kundera has received more than 2,623,889 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Milan Kundera is the 72nd most popular writer (up from 85th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 10th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Writer.
Milan Kundera is a Czech author. He is most famous for his novel, The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Memorability Metrics
2.6M
Page Views (PV)
78.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
82
Languages Editions (L)
15.30
Effective Languages (L*)
2.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Milan Kundera ranks 72 out of 7,302. Before him are Heinrich Heine, Romain Rolland, Bertolt Brecht, Nikolai Gogol, Li Bai, and Charles Perrault. After him are Robert Frost, Theodor Herzl, Jorge Luis Borges, Václav Havel, Arthur Rimbaud, and Maxim Gorky.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Heine
1797 - 1856
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 66
Romain Rolland
1866 - 1944
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 67
Bertolt Brecht
1898 - 1956
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 68
Nikolai Gogol
1809 - 1852
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 69
Li Bai
701 - 762
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 70
Charles Perrault
1628 - 1703
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 71
Milan Kundera
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 72
Robert Frost
1874 - 1963
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 73
Theodor Herzl
1860 - 1904
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 74
Jorge Luis Borges
1899 - 1986
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 75
Václav Havel
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 76
Arthur Rimbaud
1854 - 1891
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 77
Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 78
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Milan Kundera ranks 6. Before him are Yasser Arafat, Grace Kelly, Anne Frank, Audrey Hepburn, and Lev Yashin. After him are Bud Spencer, Martin Luther King Jr., Jürgen Habermas, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sergio Leone, and Hassan II of Morocco. Among people deceased in 2023, Milan Kundera ranks 3. Before him are Henry Kissinger, and Silvio Berlusconi. After him are Toto Cutugno, Tina Turner, Gina Lollobrigida, Jeff Beck, Michael Gambon, Constantine II of Greece, Bobby Charlton, Jane Birkin, and Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsYasser Arafat
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2004
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 1
Grace Kelly
ACTOR
1929 - 1982
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 2
Anne Frank
WRITER
1929 - 1945
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 3
Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 4
Lev Yashin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 5
Milan Kundera
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 6
Bud Spencer
ACTOR
1929 - 2016
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 7
Martin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 8
Jürgen Habermas
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - Present
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 9
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
COMPANION
1929 - 1994
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 10
Sergio Leone
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 11
Hassan II of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1999
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsHenry Kissinger
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2023
HPI: 86.93
Rank: 1
Silvio Berlusconi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 2
Milan Kundera
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 3
Toto Cutugno
SINGER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 4
Tina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 5
Gina Lollobrigida
ACTOR
1927 - 2023
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 6
Jeff Beck
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2023
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 7
Michael Gambon
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 8
Constantine II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 9
Bobby Charlton
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 10
Jane Birkin
ACTOR
1946 - 2023
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 11
Yevgeny Prigozhin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - 2023
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 12
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Milan Kundera ranks 8 out of 1,200. Before him are Franz Kafka (1883), Gregor Mendel (1822), Antonín Dvořák (1841), Gustav Mahler (1860), Jan Hus (1369), and John Amos Comenius (1592). After him are Václav Havel (1936), Rainer Maria Rilke (1875), Oskar Schindler (1908), Bedřich Smetana (1824), Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316), and Edmund Husserl (1859).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsFranz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 2
Gregor Mendel
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1884
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 3
Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 4
Gustav Mahler
COMPOSER
1860 - 1911
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 5
Jan Hus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1369 - 1415
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 6
John Amos Comenius
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 7
Milan Kundera
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 8
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 9
Rainer Maria Rilke
WRITER
1875 - 1926
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 10
Oskar Schindler
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1974
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 11
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 12
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 13
Edmund Husserl
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 14
Among WRITERS In Czechia
Among writers born in Czechia, Milan Kundera ranks 2. Before him are Franz Kafka (1883). After him are Václav Havel (1936), Rainer Maria Rilke (1875), Karel Čapek (1890), Jaroslav Hašek (1883), Max Brod (1884), Milena Jesenská (1896), Bohumil Hrabal (1914), Franz Werfel (1890), Jaroslav Seifert (1901), and Karl Kraus (1874).
Franz Kafka
1883 - 1924
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 1
Milan Kundera
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 2
Václav Havel
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 3
Rainer Maria Rilke
1875 - 1926
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 4
Karel Čapek
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 5
Jaroslav Hašek
1883 - 1923
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 6
Max Brod
1884 - 1968
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 7
Milena Jesenská
1896 - 1944
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 8
Bohumil Hrabal
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 9
Franz Werfel
1890 - 1945
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 10
Jaroslav Seifert
1901 - 1986
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 11
Karl Kraus
1874 - 1936
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 12