1882 - 1948
José Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato (18 April 1882 – 4 July 1948) was one of Brazil's most influential writers, mostly for his children's books set in the fictional Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (Yellow Woodpecker Farm) but he had been previously a prolific writer of fiction, a translator and an art critic. He also founded one of Brazil's first publishing houses (Companhia Editora Nacional) and was a supporter of nationalism. Lobato was born in Taubaté, São Paulo. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Monteiro Lobato has received more than 221,850 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Monteiro Lobato is the 2,971st most popular writer (down from 2,687th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 226th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Brazilian Writer.
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Among writers, Monteiro Lobato ranks 2,971 out of 5,755. Before him are John Brunner, Herbert Achternbusch, Cotton Mather, Robert G. Ingersoll, Roy Medvedev, and Antal Szerb. After him are Bohuslav Balbín, Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Janosch, Jan Arnošt Smoler, Charles Lamb, and Amadou Hampâté Bâ.
1934 - 1995
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 2,965
1938 - 2022
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 2,966
1663 - 1728
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 2,967
1833 - 1899
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 2,968
1925 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,969
1901 - 1945
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,970
1882 - 1948
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,971
1621 - 1688
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,972
1801 - 1822
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,973
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,974
1816 - 1884
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,975
1775 - 1834
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,976
1900 - 1991
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,977
Among people born in 1882, Monteiro Lobato ranks 138. Before him are Federico Chávez, Nicolae Titulescu, Huseyn Javid, Cai E, Auguste Herbin, and José Vasconcelos. After him are Sylvia Pankhurst, Alexander Kutepov, Károly Huszár, Otto Ruge, Carl Diem, and Harry Porter. Among people deceased in 1948, Monteiro Lobato ranks 91. Before him are Karl Valentin, Na Hye-sok, Pavel Rybalko, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Eugen Slutsky, and Vicente Huidobro. After him are Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, Manuel Roxas, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Richard C. Tolman, Charles Evans Hughes, and Richard Tauber.
1882 - 1978
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 132
1882 - 1941
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 133
1882 - 1941
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 134
1882 - 1916
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 135
1882 - 1960
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 136
1882 - 1959
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 137
1882 - 1948
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 138
1882 - 1960
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 139
1882 - 1930
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 140
1882 - 1941
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 141
1882 - 1961
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 142
1882 - 1962
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 143
1882 - 1965
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 144
1882 - 1948
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 85
1896 - 1948
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 86
1894 - 1948
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 87
1897 - 1948
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 88
1880 - 1948
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 89
1893 - 1948
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 90
1882 - 1948
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 91
1904 - 1948
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 92
1892 - 1948
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 93
1870 - 1948
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 94
1881 - 1948
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 95
1862 - 1948
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 96
1891 - 1948
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 97
Among people born in Brazil, Monteiro Lobato ranks 244 out of 2,067. Before him are Douglas Costa (1990), Raoni Metuktire (1940), Anfilogino Guarisi (1905), Tita (1958), Angelo Sormani (1939), and Branco (1964). After him are Susana Vieira (1942), Lampião (1897), Dondinho (1917), Paulinho (1988), Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (1959), and Mário Jardel (1973).
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 238
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 239
1905 - 1974
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 240
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 241
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 242
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 243
1882 - 1948
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 244
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 245
1897 - 1938
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 246
1917 - 1996
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 247
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 248
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 249
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 250
Among writers born in Brazil, Monteiro Lobato ranks 13. Before him are Mário de Andrade (1893), Augusto Boal (1931), Carlos Marighella (1911), João Guimarães Rosa (1908), Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902), and José de Alencar (1829). After him are Oswald de Andrade (1890), Rubem Fonseca (1925), Bernardo Guimarães (1825), Ana Maria Machado (1941), Moacyr Scliar (1937), and Gonçalves Dias (1823).
1893 - 1945
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 7
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 8
1911 - 1969
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 9
1908 - 1967
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 10
1902 - 1987
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 11
1829 - 1877
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 12
1882 - 1948
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 13
1890 - 1954
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 14
1925 - 2020
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 15
1825 - 1884
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 16
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 17
1937 - 2011
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 18
1823 - 1864
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 19