WRITER
Pietro Metastasio
1698 - 1782
Pietro Metastasio
Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (3 January 1698 – 12 April 1782), better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro metaˈstaːzjo]), was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pietro Metastasio has received more than 152,229 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Pietro Metastasio is the 655th most popular writer (down from 581st in 2019), the 789th most popular biography from Italy (down from 731st in 2019) and the 55th most popular Italian Writer.
Pietro Metastasio is most famous for being a librettist, or the writer of the text that is set to music.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
64.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
7.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Pietro Metastasio ranks 655 out of 7,302. Before him are Harper Lee, Martin Amis, Eugène Sue, Ernest Thompson Seton, Giosuè Carducci, and Ryszard Kapuściński. After him are Ursula K. Le Guin, Camilo José Cela, Washington Irving, Frontinus, Ian McEwan, and Isabelle de Charrière.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarper Lee
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 649
Martin Amis
1949 - 2023
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 650
Eugène Sue
1804 - 1857
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 651
Ernest Thompson Seton
1860 - 1946
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 652
Giosuè Carducci
1835 - 1907
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 653
Ryszard Kapuściński
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 654
Pietro Metastasio
1698 - 1782
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 655
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 656
Camilo José Cela
1916 - 2002
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 657
Washington Irving
1783 - 1859
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 658
Frontinus
30 - 103
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 659
Ian McEwan
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 660
Isabelle de Charrière
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 661
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1698, Pietro Metastasio ranks 2. Before him is Pierre Louis Maupertuis. After him are Giuseppe Guarneri, Colin Maclaurin, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Pierre Bouguer, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, Riccardo Broschi, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Jean Calas, and Erik Pontoppidan. Among people deceased in 1782, Pietro Metastasio ranks 7. Before him are Daniel Bernoulli, Farinelli, Johann Christian Bach, Anne Bonny, Taksin, and Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. After him are Jacques de Vaucanson, Sophie of France, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Anna Göldi, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, and Andreas Sigismund Marggraf.
Others Born in 1698
Go to all RankingsPierre Louis Maupertuis
MATHEMATICIAN
1698 - 1759
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1
Pietro Metastasio
WRITER
1698 - 1782
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 2
Giuseppe Guarneri
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1744
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 3
Colin Maclaurin
MATHEMATICIAN
1698 - 1746
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 4
Ange-Jacques Gabriel
ARCHITECT
1698 - 1782
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 5
Pierre Bouguer
MATHEMATICIAN
1698 - 1758
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 6
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1738
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 7
Riccardo Broschi
COMPOSER
1698 - 1756
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 8
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
CHEMIST
1698 - 1739
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 9
Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1780
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 10
Jean Calas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1698 - 1762
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 11
Erik Pontoppidan
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1764
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1782
Go to all RankingsDaniel Bernoulli
PHYSICIST
1700 - 1782
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 1
Farinelli
SINGER
1705 - 1782
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 2
Johann Christian Bach
COMPOSER
1735 - 1782
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 3
Anne Bonny
PIRATE
1702 - 1782
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 4
Taksin
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1782
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 5
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1782
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 6
Pietro Metastasio
WRITER
1698 - 1782
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 7
Jacques de Vaucanson
INVENTOR
1709 - 1782
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 8
Sophie of France
COMPANION
1734 - 1782
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 9
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
COMPANION
1720 - 1782
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 10
Anna Göldi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 11
Ange-Jacques Gabriel
ARCHITECT
1698 - 1782
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 12
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
CHEMIST
1709 - 1782
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 13
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Pietro Metastasio ranks 789 out of 5,161. Before him are Tancred, King of Sicily (1138), Milo of Croton (-557), Pope Benedict IV (860), Maria Goretti (1890), Giosuè Carducci (1835), and Faustina the Younger (125). After him are Lorenzo di Credi (1459), Jacopo Bellini (1396), Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469), Tiberius Claudius Nero (-85), Eros Ramazzotti (1963), and Alessandro Algardi (1595).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsTancred, King of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1194
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 783
Milo of Croton
POLITICIAN
557 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 784
Pope Benedict IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 903
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 785
Maria Goretti
NOBLEMAN
1890 - 1902
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 786
Giosuè Carducci
WRITER
1835 - 1907
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 787
Faustina the Younger
POLITICIAN
125 - 175
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 788
Pietro Metastasio
WRITER
1698 - 1782
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 789
Lorenzo di Credi
PAINTER
1459 - 1537
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 790
Jacopo Bellini
PAINTER
1396 - 1470
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 791
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1469 - 1494
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 792
Tiberius Claudius Nero
POLITICIAN
85 BC - 33 BC
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 793
Eros Ramazzotti
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 794
Alessandro Algardi
SCULPTOR
1595 - 1654
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 795
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Pietro Metastasio ranks 55. Before him are Dino Buzzati (1906), Cassiodorus (487), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Poliziano (1454), Curzio Malaparte (1898), and Giosuè Carducci (1835). After him are Giambattista Basile (1566), Carlo Gozzi (1720), Francesca da Rimini (1259), Andrea Camilleri (1925), Veronica Franco (1546), and Emilio Salgari (1862).
Dino Buzzati
1906 - 1972
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 49
Cassiodorus
487 - 583
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 50
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
1896 - 1957
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 51
Poliziano
1454 - 1494
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 52
Curzio Malaparte
1898 - 1957
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 53
Giosuè Carducci
1835 - 1907
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 54
Pietro Metastasio
1698 - 1782
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 55
Giambattista Basile
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 56
Carlo Gozzi
1720 - 1806
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 57
Francesca da Rimini
1259 - 1285
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 58
Andrea Camilleri
1925 - 2019
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 59
Veronica Franco
1546 - 1591
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 60
Emilio Salgari
1862 - 1911
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 61