WRITER
Predrag Matvejević
1932 - 2017
Predrag Matvejević
Predrag Matvejević (7 October 1932 – 2 February 2017) was a Bosnian and Croatian writer and scholar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Predrag Matvejević has received more than 50,851 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Predrag Matvejević is the 2,455th most popular writer (up from 2,504th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Bosnia and Herzegovina (down from 76th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Bosnian, Herzegovinian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
51k
Page Views (PV)
60.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
8.60
Effective Languages (L*)
1.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Predrag Matvejević ranks 2,455 out of 7,302. Before him are Chariton, Didymus Chalcenterus, Claude Farrère, Philostratus of Lemnos, Jean-Baptiste Dubos, and Nils-Aslak Valkeapää. After him are Léon Werth, Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Parthenius of Nicaea, Guan Hanqing, Gottschalk of Orbais, and Winston Groom.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChariton
100 - 200
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,449
Didymus Chalcenterus
63 BC - 10
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,450
Claude Farrère
1876 - 1957
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,451
Philostratus of Lemnos
200 - 230
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,452
Jean-Baptiste Dubos
1670 - 1742
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,453
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
1943 - 2001
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 2,454
Predrag Matvejević
1932 - 2017
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,455
Léon Werth
1878 - 1955
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,456
Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
1864 - 1913
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2,457
Parthenius of Nicaea
1 BC - 14
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2,458
Guan Hanqing
1210 - 1280
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2,459
Gottschalk of Orbais
805 - 869
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2,460
Winston Groom
1943 - 2020
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2,461
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Predrag Matvejević ranks 176. Before him are Richard Lester, Oreco, Pál Csernai, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Inese Jaunzeme, and Tiny Tim. After him are Alexander Kluge, Miloslav Vlk, Bronisław Geremek, Michihiro Ozawa, Bob Pettit, and Vitold Fokin. Among people deceased in 2017, Predrag Matvejević ranks 162. Before him are Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, Ulf Stark, Étienne Tshisekedi, Kate Millett, Viktor Gorbatko, and Maryam Mirzakhani. After him are Raymond Smullyan, John Wetton, Miloslav Vlk, Christine Keeler, Dionigi Tettamanzi, and Angry Grandpa.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsRichard Lester
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 170
Oreco
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1985
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 171
Pál Csernai
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 172
Javier Echevarría Rodríguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2016
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 173
Inese Jaunzeme
ATHLETE
1932 - 2011
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 174
Tiny Tim
SINGER
1932 - 1996
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 175
Predrag Matvejević
WRITER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 176
Alexander Kluge
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 177
Miloslav Vlk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 178
Bronisław Geremek
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2008
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 179
Michihiro Ozawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 180
Bob Pettit
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 181
Vitold Fokin
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 182
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsInfanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 156
Ulf Stark
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 157
Étienne Tshisekedi
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2017
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 158
Kate Millett
WRITER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 159
Viktor Gorbatko
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 160
Maryam Mirzakhani
MATHEMATICIAN
1977 - 2017
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 161
Predrag Matvejević
WRITER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 162
Raymond Smullyan
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2017
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 163
John Wetton
SINGER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 164
Miloslav Vlk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 165
Christine Keeler
CELEBRITY
1942 - 2017
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 166
Dionigi Tettamanzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2017
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 167
Angry Grandpa
YOUTUBER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 168
In Bosnia and Herzegovina
Among people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Predrag Matvejević ranks 86 out of 375. Before him are Danilo Ilić (1891), Zdravko Tolimir (1948), Rasim Delić (1949), Raif Dizdarević (1926), Džemaludin Mušović (1944), and Mak Dizdar (1917). After him are Isak Samokovlija (1889), Rajko Kuzmanović (1931), Jadranka Stojaković (1950), Trifko Grabež (1895), Mato Neretljak (1979), and Davorin Popović (1946).
Others born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Go to all RankingsDanilo Ilić
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1915
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 80
Zdravko Tolimir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1948 - 2016
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 81
Rasim Delić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1949 - 2010
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 82
Raif Dizdarević
POLITICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 83
Džemaludin Mušović
COACH
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 84
Mak Dizdar
WRITER
1917 - 1971
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 85
Predrag Matvejević
WRITER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 86
Isak Samokovlija
WRITER
1889 - 1955
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 87
Rajko Kuzmanović
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 88
Jadranka Stojaković
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2016
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 89
Trifko Grabež
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1918
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 90
Mato Neretljak
COACH
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 91
Davorin Popović
SINGER
1946 - 2001
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 92
Among WRITERS In Bosnia and Herzegovina
Among writers born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Predrag Matvejević ranks 8. Before him are Meša Selimović (1910), Branko Ćopić (1915), Petar Kočić (1877), Aleksa Šantić (1868), Jovan Dučić (1871), and Mak Dizdar (1917). After him are Isak Samokovlija (1889), Abdulah Sidran (1944), Filip Višnjić (1767), Safvet-beg Bašagić (1870), Dževad Karahasan (1953), and Staka Skenderova (1828).
Meša Selimović
1910 - 1982
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 2
Branko Ćopić
1915 - 1984
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 3
Petar Kočić
1877 - 1916
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 4
Aleksa Šantić
1868 - 1924
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 5
Jovan Dučić
1871 - 1943
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 6
Mak Dizdar
1917 - 1971
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 7
Predrag Matvejević
1932 - 2017
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 8
Isak Samokovlija
1889 - 1955
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 9
Abdulah Sidran
1944 - 2024
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 10
Filip Višnjić
1767 - 1834
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 11
Safvet-beg Bašagić
1870 - 1934
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 12
Dževad Karahasan
1953 - 2023
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 13
Staka Skenderova
1828 - 1891
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 14