WRITER
Nina Berberova
1901 - 1993

Nina Berberova
Nina Nikolayevna Berberova (Russian: Ни́на Никола́евна Бербе́рова; 26 July 1901 – 26 September 1993) was a Russian writer who chronicled the lives of anti-communist Russian refugees in Paris in her short stories and novels. She visited post-Soviet Russia. Her 1965 revision of the Constance Garnett translation of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina with Leonard J. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nina Berberova has received more than 87,833 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Nina Berberova is the 1,662nd most popular writer (up from 1,746th in 2019), the 588th most popular biography from Russia (up from 643rd in 2019) and the 68th most popular Russian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
88k
Page Views (PV)
63.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
5.00
Effective Languages (L*)
3.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Nina Berberova ranks 1,662 out of 7,302. Before her are Alma Karlin, Ba Jin, Anagarika Dharmapala, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Egon Kisch, and Joseph Needham. After her are Walafrid Strabo, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Gampopa, Nicander, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, and Martin Opitz.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlma Karlin
1889 - 1950
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 1,656
Ba Jin
1904 - 2005
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 1,657
Anagarika Dharmapala
1864 - 1933
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 1,658
Algernon Charles Swinburne
1837 - 1909
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 1,659
Egon Kisch
1885 - 1948
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 1,660
Joseph Needham
1900 - 1995
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,661
Nina Berberova
1901 - 1993
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,662
Walafrid Strabo
808 - 849
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1,663
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1,664
Gampopa
1079 - 1153
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1,665
Nicander
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 1,666
Ramón del Valle-Inclán
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 1,667
Martin Opitz
1597 - 1639
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 1,668
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Nina Berberova ranks 85. Before her are Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, Ödön von Horváth, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, Souvanna Phouma, Pier Giorgio Frassati, and Chen Yi. After her are Hendrik Verwoerd, Barbara Cartland, Franciszek Gajowniczek, Nicola Abbagnano, J. D. Bernal, and Maxwell D. Taylor. Among people deceased in 1993, Nina Berberova ranks 67. Before her are Felice Borel, Pierre Bérégovoy, Eddie Constantine, Silvina Ocampo, Luciano Leggio, and Yen Chia-kan. After her are C. Northcote Parkinson, Meliton Kantaria, Kenneth E. Boulding, Desanka Maksimović, Salah Jadid, and Myrna Loy.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsInfante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1964
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 79
Ödön von Horváth
WRITER
1901 - 1938
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 80
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 81
Souvanna Phouma
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1984
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 82
Pier Giorgio Frassati
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1925
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 83
Chen Yi
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1972
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 84
Nina Berberova
WRITER
1901 - 1993
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 85
Hendrik Verwoerd
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1966
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 86
Barbara Cartland
WRITER
1901 - 2000
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 87
Franciszek Gajowniczek
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1901 - 1995
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 88
Nicola Abbagnano
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 89
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 90
Maxwell D. Taylor
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1987
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 91
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsFelice Borel
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 61
Pierre Bérégovoy
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1993
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 62
Eddie Constantine
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 63
Silvina Ocampo
WRITER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 64
Luciano Leggio
EXTREMIST
1925 - 1993
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 65
Yen Chia-kan
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 66
Nina Berberova
WRITER
1901 - 1993
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 67
C. Northcote Parkinson
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 68
Meliton Kantaria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1993
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 69
Kenneth E. Boulding
ECONOMIST
1910 - 1993
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 70
Desanka Maksimović
WRITER
1898 - 1993
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 71
Salah Jadid
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1993
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 72
Myrna Loy
ACTOR
1905 - 1993
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 73
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nina Berberova ranks 588 out of 3,761. Before her are Jean Béraud (1849), Nikolai Ogarkov (1917), Anund Gårdske (1004), Sergei Belov (1944), Ulugh Muhammad (1405), and Mikhail Miloradovich (1771). After her are Wilhelm Voigt (1849), Yuri II of Vladimir (1188), Ludmilla Tourischeva (1952), Alexander Lebed (1950), Vladislav Volkov (1935), and Pavel Axelrod (1850).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsJean Béraud
PAINTER
1849 - 1935
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 582
Nikolai Ogarkov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1994
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 583
Anund Gårdske
POLITICIAN
1004 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 584
Sergei Belov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 585
Ulugh Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1445
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 586
Mikhail Miloradovich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1825
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 587
Nina Berberova
WRITER
1901 - 1993
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 588
Wilhelm Voigt
EXTREMIST
1849 - 1922
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 589
Yuri II of Vladimir
POLITICIAN
1188 - 1238
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 590
Ludmilla Tourischeva
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 591
Alexander Lebed
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2002
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 592
Vladislav Volkov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 593
Pavel Axelrod
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1928
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 594
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Nina Berberova ranks 68. Before her are Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826), Aleksandr Kuprin (1870), Korney Chukovsky (1882), Gavrila Derzhavin (1743), Dmitry Merezhkovsky (1866), and Konstantin Simonov (1915). After her are Konstantin Paustovsky (1892), Alexander Belyaev (1884), John of Kronstadt (1829), Alexander Grin (1880), Konstantin Ushinsky (1823), and Alexandre Benois (1870).
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
1826 - 1889
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 62
Aleksandr Kuprin
1870 - 1938
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 63
Korney Chukovsky
1882 - 1969
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 64
Gavrila Derzhavin
1743 - 1816
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 65
Dmitry Merezhkovsky
1866 - 1941
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 66
Konstantin Simonov
1915 - 1979
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 67
Nina Berberova
1901 - 1993
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 68
Konstantin Paustovsky
1892 - 1968
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 69
Alexander Belyaev
1884 - 1942
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 70
John of Kronstadt
1829 - 1908
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 71
Alexander Grin
1880 - 1932
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 72
Konstantin Ushinsky
1823 - 1870
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 73
Alexandre Benois
1870 - 1960
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 74