WRITER
Rahel Varnhagen
1771 - 1833
Rahel Varnhagen
Rahel Antonie Friederike Varnhagen (German: [ˈʁaːɛl ˈfaʁnhaːɡən]) (née Levin, later Robert; 19 May 1771 – 7 March 1833) was a German writer who hosted one of the most prominent salons in Europe during the late-18th and early-19th centuries. She is the subject of a celebrated biography, Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewess (1957), by Hannah Arendt. Arendt cherished Varnhagen as her "closest friend, though she ha[d] been dead for some hundred years". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rahel Varnhagen has received more than 123,255 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Rahel Varnhagen is the 2,069th most popular writer (up from 2,246th in 2019), the 2,191st most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,341st in 2019) and the 134th most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
55.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.13
Effective Languages (L*)
2.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Rahel Varnhagen ranks 2,069 out of 7,302. Before her are Oscar Milosz, Honoré d'Urfé, Jørgen Moe, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, Vladimír Clementis, and Nihal Atsız. After her are Julius Firmicus Maternus, Ludwig Uhland, Anton Praetorius, Afanasy Fet, Isaac Titsingh, and Ibn Taghribirdi.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOscar Milosz
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 2,063
Honoré d'Urfé
1567 - 1625
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,064
Jørgen Moe
1813 - 1882
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,065
Nikolay Dobrolyubov
1836 - 1861
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,066
Vladimír Clementis
1902 - 1952
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,067
Nihal Atsız
1905 - 1975
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,068
Rahel Varnhagen
1771 - 1833
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,069
Julius Firmicus Maternus
400 - 400
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,070
Ludwig Uhland
1787 - 1862
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,071
Anton Praetorius
1560 - 1613
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,072
Afanasy Fet
1820 - 1892
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,073
Isaac Titsingh
1745 - 1812
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,074
Ibn Taghribirdi
1410 - 1470
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,075
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1771, Rahel Varnhagen ranks 21. Before her are Jean-Andoche Junot, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Mikhail Miloradovich, Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, and Éleuthère Irénée du Pont. After her are Ferdinando Paer, Nicolas Chopin, Jean Rapp, Fra Diavolo, Georges Cadoudal, and Henry Maudslay. Among people deceased in 1833, Rahel Varnhagen ranks 21. Before her are Abbas Mirza, Michał Kleofas Ogiński, Adamantios Korais, Edmund Kean, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, and René Louiche Desfontaines. After her are Antoni Radziwiłł, Ferdinand Hérold, Nannette Streicher, Fausto Elhuyar, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, and Gottlob Ernst Schulze.
Others Born in 1771
Go to all RankingsJean-Andoche Junot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1813
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 15
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim
BIOLOGIST
1771 - 1853
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 16
Mikhail Miloradovich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1825
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 17
Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1815
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 18
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1833
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 19
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
BUSINESSPERSON
1771 - 1834
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 20
Rahel Varnhagen
WRITER
1771 - 1833
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 21
Ferdinando Paer
COMPOSER
1771 - 1839
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 22
Nicolas Chopin
CELEBRITY
1771 - 1844
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 23
Jean Rapp
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1821
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 24
Fra Diavolo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1771 - 1806
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 25
Georges Cadoudal
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1804
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 26
Henry Maudslay
INVENTOR
1771 - 1831
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1833
Go to all RankingsAbbas Mirza
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1833
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 15
Michał Kleofas Ogiński
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1833
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 16
Adamantios Korais
WRITER
1748 - 1833
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 17
Edmund Kean
ACTOR
1787 - 1833
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 18
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1833
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 19
René Louiche Desfontaines
BIOLOGIST
1750 - 1833
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 20
Rahel Varnhagen
WRITER
1771 - 1833
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 21
Antoni Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1833
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 22
Ferdinand Hérold
COMPOSER
1791 - 1833
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 23
Nannette Streicher
COMPOSER
1769 - 1833
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 24
Fausto Elhuyar
CHEMIST
1755 - 1833
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 25
Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1833
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 26
Gottlob Ernst Schulze
PHILOSOPHER
1761 - 1833
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 27
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Rahel Varnhagen ranks 2,191 out of 7,253. Before her are Wilhelm Röpke (1899), Otto Henry, Elector Palatine (1502), Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria (1368), Konrad von Thüringen (1206), Magdalene of Brandenburg (1582), and Alexander Lippisch (1894). After her are Johann Friedrich Pfaff (1765), Bertha of Sulzbach (1110), Helmut Walcha (1907), Ludwig Uhland (1787), Anton Praetorius (1560), and Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1337).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Röpke
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,185
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1559
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,186
Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1368 - 1447
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,187
Konrad von Thüringen
NOBLEMAN
1206 - 1240
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,188
Magdalene of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1582 - 1616
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,189
Alexander Lippisch
ENGINEER
1894 - 1976
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,190
Rahel Varnhagen
WRITER
1771 - 1833
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,191
Johann Friedrich Pfaff
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1825
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,192
Bertha of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1159
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,193
Helmut Walcha
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,194
Ludwig Uhland
WRITER
1787 - 1862
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,195
Anton Praetorius
WRITER
1560 - 1613
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,196
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1388
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,197
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Rahel Varnhagen ranks 134. Before her are Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871), Yehuda Amichai (1924), Rudolf Rocker (1873), Carl Zuckmayer (1896), Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder (1773), and Joachim Neander (1650). After her are Ludwig Uhland (1787), Anton Praetorius (1560), C. W. Ceram (1915), Fred Uhlman (1901), Judith Kerr (1923), and Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918).
Hanns Heinz Ewers
1871 - 1943
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 128
Yehuda Amichai
1924 - 2000
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 129
Rudolf Rocker
1873 - 1958
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 130
Carl Zuckmayer
1896 - 1977
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 131
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder
1773 - 1798
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 132
Joachim Neander
1650 - 1680
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 133
Rahel Varnhagen
1771 - 1833
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 134
Ludwig Uhland
1787 - 1862
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 135
Anton Praetorius
1560 - 1613
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 136
C. W. Ceram
1915 - 1972
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 137
Fred Uhlman
1901 - 1985
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 138
Judith Kerr
1923 - 2019
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 139
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
1918 - 2007
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 140