WRITER
Olga Tokarczuk
1962 - Today
Olga Tokarczuk
Olga Nawoja Tokarczuk ([tɔˈkart͡ʂuk]; born 29 January 1962) is a Polish writer, activist, and public intellectual. She is one of the most critically acclaimed and successful authors of her generation in Poland. She was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Polish female prose writer for "a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olga Tokarczuk has received more than 1,557,645 page views. Her biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Olga Tokarczuk is the 616th most popular writer (up from 744th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Poland (up from 157th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Polish Writer.
Olga Tokarczuk is a Polish writer who is most famous for her novel, Flights.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
65.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
80
Languages Editions (L)
10.32
Effective Languages (L*)
3.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Olga Tokarczuk ranks 616 out of 7,302. Before her are Alexander Herzen, Stieg Larsson, Madame Roland, Ferenc Molnár, Anton Makarenko, and Dietrich Eckart. After her are Bert Hellinger, Louisa May Alcott, Émile Verhaeren, Leo Africanus, Tirso de Molina, and Alfred Döblin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Herzen
1812 - 1870
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 610
Stieg Larsson
1954 - 2004
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 611
Madame Roland
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 612
Ferenc Molnár
1878 - 1952
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 613
Anton Makarenko
1888 - 1939
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 614
Dietrich Eckart
1868 - 1923
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 615
Olga Tokarczuk
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 616
Bert Hellinger
1925 - 2019
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 617
Louisa May Alcott
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 618
Émile Verhaeren
1855 - 1916
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 619
Leo Africanus
1494 - 1554
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 620
Tirso de Molina
1579 - 1648
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 621
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 622
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Olga Tokarczuk ranks 12. Before her are Anthony Kiedis, Ismail Haniyeh, Jodie Foster, Nicolás Maduro, Demi Moore, and Ralph Fiennes. After her are Sandra, Abdullah II of Jordan, David Fincher, Antony Blinken, Alexander Litvinenko, and Aleksandr Dugin.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsAnthony Kiedis
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 6
Ismail Haniyeh
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 7
Jodie Foster
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 8
Nicolás Maduro
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 9
Demi Moore
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 10
Ralph Fiennes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 11
Olga Tokarczuk
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 12
Sandra
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 13
Abdullah II of Jordan
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 14
David Fincher
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 15
Antony Blinken
DIPLOMAT
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 16
Alexander Litvinenko
WRITER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 17
Aleksandr Dugin
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 18
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Olga Tokarczuk ranks 126 out of 1,694. Before her are Saint Casimir (1458), Karl Hanke (1903), Kurt Daluege (1897), Albert Sabin (1906), Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (1767), and Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810). After her are Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755), Alfred Döblin (1878), Henryk Wieniawski (1835), Witold Gombrowicz (1904), Hanna Schygulla (1943), and Angelus Silesius (1624).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsSaint Casimir
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1458 - 1484
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 120
Karl Hanke
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1945
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 121
Kurt Daluege
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 122
Albert Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 123
Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1790
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 124
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1868
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 125
Olga Tokarczuk
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 126
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1818
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 127
Alfred Döblin
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 128
Henryk Wieniawski
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1880
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 129
Witold Gombrowicz
WRITER
1904 - 1969
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 130
Hanna Schygulla
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 131
Angelus Silesius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1677
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 132
Among WRITERS In Poland
Among writers born in Poland, Olga Tokarczuk ranks 11. Before her are Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902), Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846), Gerhart Hauptmann (1862), Andrzej Sapkowski (1948), Władysław Reymont (1867), and Osip Mandelstam (1891). After her are Alfred Döblin (1878), Witold Gombrowicz (1904), Christa Wolf (1929), Jan Potocki (1761), Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788), and B. Traven (1882).
Isaac Bashevis Singer
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 5
Henryk Sienkiewicz
1846 - 1916
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 6
Gerhart Hauptmann
1862 - 1946
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 7
Andrzej Sapkowski
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 8
Władysław Reymont
1867 - 1925
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 9
Osip Mandelstam
1891 - 1938
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 10
Olga Tokarczuk
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 11
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 12
Witold Gombrowicz
1904 - 1969
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 13
Christa Wolf
1929 - 2011
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 14
Jan Potocki
1761 - 1815
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 15
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
1788 - 1857
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 16
B. Traven
1882 - 1969
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 17