WRITER
Peter Handke
1942 - Today
Peter Handke
Peter Handke (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈhantkə]; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience." Handke is considered to be one of the most influential and original German-language writers in the second half of the 20th century. In the late 1960s, he earned his reputation as a member of the avant-garde with such plays as Offending the Audience (1966) in which actors analyze the nature of theatre and alternately insult the audience and praise its "performance", and Kaspar (1967). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Handke has received more than 1,240,529 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Peter Handke is the 251st most popular writer (down from 219th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Austria (down from 58th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Writer.
Peter Handke is most famous for his novel "The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick."
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
71.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
79
Languages Editions (L)
10.26
Effective Languages (L*)
3.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Peter Handke ranks 251 out of 7,302. Before him are Halldór Laxness, J. M. G. Le Clézio, Paula Hitler, Germaine de Staël, Valmiki, and Pedro Calderón de la Barca. After him are Kālidāsa, Nelly Sachs, François Mauriac, Anna Akhmatova, Shota Rustaveli, and Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHalldór Laxness
1902 - 1998
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 245
J. M. G. Le Clézio
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 246
Paula Hitler
1896 - 1960
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 247
Germaine de Staël
1766 - 1817
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 248
Valmiki
80 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 249
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 250
Peter Handke
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 251
Kālidāsa
400 - 420
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 252
Nelly Sachs
1891 - 1970
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 253
François Mauriac
1885 - 1970
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 254
Anna Akhmatova
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 255
Shota Rustaveli
1172 - 1216
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 256
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
1749 - 1791
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 257
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Peter Handke ranks 18. Before him are Jimi Hendrix, Ratko Mladić, Scatman John, Ehud Barak, Dino Zoff, and Isabel Allende. After him are Barbra Streisand, Brian Wilson, Ronnie James Dio, John Wayne Gacy, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, and Ted Kaczynski.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsJimi Hendrix
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1970
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 12
Ratko Mladić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 13
Scatman John
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1999
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 14
Ehud Barak
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 15
Dino Zoff
COACH
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 16
Isabel Allende
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 17
Peter Handke
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 18
Barbra Streisand
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 19
Brian Wilson
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 20
Ronnie James Dio
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 21
John Wayne Gacy
EXTREMIST
1942 - 1994
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 22
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 23
Ted Kaczynski
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2023
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 24
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Peter Handke ranks 64 out of 1,424. Before him are Oskar Kokoschka (1886), Fritz Lang (1890), Martin Buber (1878), Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527), Robert Musil (1880), and Paula Hitler (1896). After him are Pope Gregory V (972), Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861), Josef Bican (1913), Kurt Waldheim (1918), Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833), and Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsOskar Kokoschka
PAINTER
1886 - 1980
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 58
Fritz Lang
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 59
Martin Buber
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 60
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1576
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 61
Robert Musil
WRITER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 62
Paula Hitler
WRITER
1896 - 1960
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 63
Peter Handke
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 64
Pope Gregory V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
972 - 999
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 65
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1948
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 66
Josef Bican
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 67
Kurt Waldheim
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2007
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 68
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1896
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 69
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
WRITER
1888 - 1970
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 70
Among WRITERS In Austria
Among writers born in Austria, Peter Handke ranks 4. Before him are Stefan Zweig (1881), Robert Musil (1880), and Paula Hitler (1896). After him are Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888), Elfriede Jelinek (1946), Peter Drucker (1909), Arthur Schnitzler (1862), Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797), Gustav Meyrink (1868), Georg Trakl (1887), and Hermann Broch (1886).
Stefan Zweig
1881 - 1942
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 1
Robert Musil
1880 - 1942
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 2
Paula Hitler
1896 - 1960
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 3
Peter Handke
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 4
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
1888 - 1970
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 5
Elfriede Jelinek
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 6
Peter Drucker
1909 - 2005
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 7
Arthur Schnitzler
1862 - 1931
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 8
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
1797 - 1826
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 9
Gustav Meyrink
1868 - 1932
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 10
Georg Trakl
1887 - 1914
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 11
Hermann Broch
1886 - 1951
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 12