WRITER
Otfried Preußler
1923 - 2013
Otfried Preußler
Otfried Preußler (sometimes spelled Otfried Preussler; both pronounced [ˈɔt.fʁiːt ˈpʁɔɪ̯s.lɐ] ; born Otfried Syrowatka; 20 October 1923 – 18 February 2013) was a German children's books author. More than 50 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide and they have been translated into 55 languages. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otfried Preußler has received more than 130,612 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Otfried Preußler is the 1,511th most popular writer (up from 1,722nd in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 206th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Czech Writer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
57.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
2.96
Effective Languages (L*)
4.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Otfried Preußler ranks 1,511 out of 5,755. Before him are Stobaeus, Samuel Pepys, Władysław Tarnowski, Mário de Andrade, Herbjørg Wassmo, and Lee Child. After him are Ahmed Shawqi, Upton Sinclair, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Ion Luca Caragiale, Jules de Goncourt, and Usama ibn Munqidh.
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Stobaeus
401 - 401
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,505
Samuel Pepys
1633 - 1703
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,506
Władysław Tarnowski
1836 - 1878
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,507
Mário de Andrade
1893 - 1945
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,508
Herbjørg Wassmo
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,509
Lee Child
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,510
Otfried Preußler
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,511
Ahmed Shawqi
1868 - 1932
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,512
Upton Sinclair
1878 - 1968
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,513
Marion Zimmer Bradley
1930 - 1999
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,514
Ion Luca Caragiale
1852 - 1912
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,515
Jules de Goncourt
1830 - 1870
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,516
Usama ibn Munqidh
1095 - 1188
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,517
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Otfried Preußler ranks 84. Before him are Valentina Cortese, Albert King, Aaron Spelling, Yelena Bonner, Ousmane Sembène, and Agatha Barbara. After him are Lucía Hiriart, Bettie Page, Yaşar Kemal, Bob Dole, Rudolph A. Marcus, and Zarifa Aliyeva. Among people deceased in 2013, Otfried Preußler ranks 83. Before him are Damiano Damiani, Gyula Horn, Jack Vance, László Csatáry, Ed Lauter, and Antoni Ramallets. After him are Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Chris Kyle, Ken Norton, Pedro Rocha, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, and Sergiu Nicolaescu.
Others Born in 1923
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Valentina Cortese
1923 - 2019
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 78
Albert King
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 79
Aaron Spelling
1923 - 2006
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 80
Yelena Bonner
1923 - 2011
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 81
Ousmane Sembène
1923 - 2007
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 82
Agatha Barbara
1923 - 2002
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 83
Otfried Preußler
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 84
Lucía Hiriart
1923 - 2021
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 85
Bettie Page
1923 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 86
Yaşar Kemal
1923 - 2015
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 87
Bob Dole
1923 - 2021
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 88
Rudolph A. Marcus
1923 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 89
Zarifa Aliyeva
1923 - 1985
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 2013
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Damiano Damiani
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 77
Gyula Horn
1932 - 2013
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 78
Jack Vance
1916 - 2013
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 79
László Csatáry
1915 - 2013
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 80
Ed Lauter
1938 - 2013
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 81
Antoni Ramallets
1924 - 2013
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 82
Otfried Preußler
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 83
Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
1926 - 2013
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 84
Chris Kyle
1974 - 2013
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 85
Ken Norton
1943 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 86
Pedro Rocha
1942 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 87
Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 88
Sergiu Nicolaescu
1930 - 2013
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 89
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Otfried Preußler ranks 187 out of 973. Before him are Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739), Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg (1800), Catherine of Bohemia (1342), Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849), Karl von Terzaghi (1883), and Leo Perutz (1882). After him are Libuše Šafránková (1953), Adolf Schärf (1890), Ivo Viktor (1942), Petr Ginz (1928), Jindřich Matyáš Thurn (1567), and Petr Čech (1982).
Others born in Czechia
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Johann Baptist Wanhal
1739 - 1813
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 181
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
1800 - 1852
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 182
Catherine of Bohemia
1342 - 1395
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 183
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
1849 - 1919
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 184
Karl von Terzaghi
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 185
Leo Perutz
1882 - 1957
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 186
Otfried Preußler
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 187
Libuše Šafránková
1953 - 2021
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 188
Adolf Schärf
1890 - 1965
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 189
Ivo Viktor
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 190
Petr Ginz
1928 - 1944
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 191
Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
1567 - 1640
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 192
Petr Čech
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 193
Among WRITERS In Czechia
Among writers born in Czechia, Otfried Preußler ranks 19. Before him are Adalbert Stifter (1805), Jan Neruda (1834), Cosmas of Prague (1045), Alfred Kubin (1877), Josef Čapek (1887), and Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830). After him are Petr Ginz (1928), Martin of Opava (1300), Egon Kisch (1885), Ivan Klíma (1931), Guido Adler (1855), and Pavel Kohout (1928).
Adalbert Stifter
1805 - 1868
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 13
Jan Neruda
1834 - 1891
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 14
Cosmas of Prague
1045 - 1125
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 15
Alfred Kubin
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 16
Josef Čapek
1887 - 1945
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 17
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
1830 - 1916
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 18
Otfried Preußler
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 19
Petr Ginz
1928 - 1944
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 20
Martin of Opava
1300 - 1279
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 21
Egon Kisch
1885 - 1948
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 22
Ivan Klíma
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 23
Guido Adler
1855 - 1941
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 24
Pavel Kohout
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 25
