Writer
Odysseas Elytis
1911 - 1996
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Odysseas Elytis
His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Odysseas Elytis is the 712th most popular writer (up from 813th in 2024), the 180th most popular biography from Greece (up from 194th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Greek Writer.
Odysseas Elytis is most famous for his poem "Axion Esti" which translates to "It Is All Right." The poem is a reflection on death and the poet's acceptance of it.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Odysseas Elytis ranks 712 out of 7,302. Before him are Georg Büchner, Multatuli, Cassiodorus, Patrick White, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Clarice Lispector. After him are Epicharmus of Kos, William F. Buckley Jr., John Irving, Mihai Eminescu, Alejo Carpentier, and Pierre Loti.
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Georg Büchner
1813 - 1837
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 706
Multatuli
1820 - 1887
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 707
Cassiodorus
487 - 583
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 708
Patrick White
1912 - 1990
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 709
Abdulrazak Gurnah
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 710
Clarice Lispector
1920 - 1977
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 711
Odysseas Elytis
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 712
Epicharmus of Kos
524 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 713
William F. Buckley Jr.
1925 - 2008
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 714
John Irving
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 715
Mihai Eminescu
1850 - 1889
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 716
Alejo Carpentier
1904 - 1980
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 717
Pierre Loti
1850 - 1923
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 718
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Odysseas Elytis ranks 39. Before him are Robert Johnson, Wilhelm Mohnke, Gian Carlo Menotti, Max Frisch, Klaus Fuchs, and Trygve Haavelmo. After him are Lê Đức Thọ, Richard Baer, Jules Dassin, Lee Yoo-hyung, Jean Harlow, and Joseph Barbera. Among people deceased in 1996, Odysseas Elytis ranks 28. Before him are Tiny Tim, Silvio Piola, Paul Erdős, René Lacoste, Sergiu Celibidache, and Adolf Galland. After him are Magda Schneider, William Vickrey, René Clément, Artur Axmann, Solomon Asch, and Ademir de Menezes.
Others Born in 1911
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Robert Johnson
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1938
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 33
Wilhelm Mohnke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 2001
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 34
Gian Carlo Menotti
COMPOSER
1911 - 2007
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 35
Max Frisch
WRITER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 36
Klaus Fuchs
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1988
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 37
Trygve Haavelmo
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 38
Odysseas Elytis
WRITER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 39
Lê Đức Thọ
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1990
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 40
Richard Baer
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 41
Jules Dassin
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 42
Lee Yoo-hyung
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 43
Jean Harlow
ACTOR
1911 - 1937
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 44
Joseph Barbera
COMIC ARTIST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1996
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Tiny Tim
SINGER
1932 - 1996
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 22
Silvio Piola
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 23
Paul Erdős
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 24
René Lacoste
TENNIS PLAYER
1904 - 1996
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 25
Sergiu Celibidache
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 26
Adolf Galland
PILOT
1912 - 1996
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 27
Odysseas Elytis
WRITER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 28
Magda Schneider
ACTOR
1909 - 1996
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 29
William Vickrey
ECONOMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 30
René Clément
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1996
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 31
Artur Axmann
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 32
Solomon Asch
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1996
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 33
Ademir de Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 34
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Odysseas Elytis ranks 180 out of NaN. Before him are Tyrtaeus (-700), Hippocrates of Chios (-470), Porphyry of Gaza (347), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), Chilon of Sparta (-600), and Antigonus II Gonatas (-319). After him are Leotychidas (-540), Yanis Varoufakis (1961), Cleomenes I (-600), Karolos Papoulias (1929), Jerry Falwell (1933), and Xanthippus (-590).
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Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 174
Hippocrates of Chios
MATHEMATICIAN
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 175
Porphyry of Gaza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
347 - 420
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 176
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1891
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 177
Chilon of Sparta
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 178
Antigonus II Gonatas
POLITICIAN
319 BC - 239 BC
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 179
Odysseas Elytis
WRITER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 180
Leotychidas
NOBLEMAN
540 BC - 469 BC
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 181
Yanis Varoufakis
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 182
Cleomenes I
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 183
Karolos Papoulias
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 184
Jerry Falwell
WRITER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 185
Xanthippus
POLITICIAN
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 186
Among Writers In Greece
Among writers born in Greece, Odysseas Elytis ranks 21. Before him are Phaedrus (-20), Lysias (-445), Nâzım Hikmet (1902), Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490), Longus (110), and Tyrtaeus (-700). After him are Jerry Falwell (1933), Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), Agathias (536), Aelia Eudocia (401), Bacchylides (-490), and Periander (-700).
Phaedrus
20 BC - 50
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 15
Lysias
445 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 16
Nâzım Hikmet
1902 - 1963
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 17
Hellanicus of Lesbos
490 BC - 405 BC
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 18
Longus
110 - 200
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 19
Tyrtaeus
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 20
Odysseas Elytis
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 21
Jerry Falwell
1933 - 2007
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 22
Aristarchus of Samothrace
217 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 23
Agathias
536 - 582
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 24
Aelia Eudocia
401 - 460
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 25
Bacchylides
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 26
Periander
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 27
