WRITER
Ralf Rothmann
1953 - Today
Ralf Rothmann
Ralf Rothmann (born 10 May 1953, in Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein) is a German novelist, poet, and dramatist. His novels have been translated into several languages, with Knife Edge (Messers Schneide), Young Light (Junges Licht), Fire Doesn't Burn (Feuer brennt nicht), To Die in Spring (Im Frühling sterben) and The God of that Summer (Der Gott jenes Sommers) being translated into English. The main subjects of his work are the bourgeois and proletarian realities of life in the Ruhr area (e.g., Stier, Wäldernacht, Milch und Kohle and Junges Licht) as well as Berlin (Flieh mein Freund, Hitze, Feuer brennt nicht), with an autobiographically colored focus on alienation, the attempt to escape these situations, and common solitude. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralf Rothmann has received more than 27,935 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ralf Rothmann is the 5,993rd most popular writer (down from 5,343rd in 2019), the 5,106th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,432nd in 2019) and the 328th most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
28k
Page Views (PV)
37.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.35
Effective Languages (L*)
3.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ralf Rothmann ranks 5,993 out of 5,755. Before him are Emanuel Pastreich, Les Murray, Alice Hoffman, Rahat Indori, Cecily von Ziegesar, and Ayi Kwei Armah. After him are Howard Gordon, Fatou Diome, Cressida Cowell, Oles Buzina, Maurice G. Dantec, and Peter Morgan.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Emanuel Pastreich
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 5,987
Les Murray
1938 - 2019
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 5,988
Alice Hoffman
1952 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 5,989
Rahat Indori
1950 - 2020
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 5,990
Cecily von Ziegesar
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 5,991
Ayi Kwei Armah
1939 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 5,992
Ralf Rothmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 5,993
Howard Gordon
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 5,994
Fatou Diome
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 5,995
Cressida Cowell
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 5,996
Oles Buzina
1969 - 2015
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 5,997
Maurice G. Dantec
1959 - 2016
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 5,998
Peter Morgan
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 5,999
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Ralf Rothmann ranks 538. Before him are Jochen Danneberg, Peter Sarnak, Vincent Curatola, Harumi Kori, Pavel Pinigin, and Benno Magnusson. After him are Aleksandr Poleshchuk, Benny Brown, Marc Berdoll, Jamaal Wilkes, Krzysztof Krauze, and Dennis Miller.
Others Born in 1953
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Jochen Danneberg
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 532
Peter Sarnak
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 533
Vincent Curatola
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 534
Harumi Kori
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 535
Pavel Pinigin
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 536
Benno Magnusson
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 537
Ralf Rothmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 538
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 539
Benny Brown
1953 - 1996
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 540
Marc Berdoll
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 541
Jamaal Wilkes
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.54
Rank: 542
Krzysztof Krauze
1953 - 2014
HPI: 37.52
Rank: 543
Dennis Miller
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 544
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ralf Rothmann ranks 5,106 out of 6,142. Before him are Robin Szolkowy (1979), Stefan Klos (1971), Peter Angerer (1959), Margitta Pufe (1952), Sascha Gerstner (1977), and Kerem Demirbay (1993). After him are Till Brönner (1971), Christina Heinich (1949), Ines Diers (1963), Alexander Beyer (1973), Alexander Meier (1983), and Toni Garrn (1992).
Others born in Germany
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Robin Szolkowy
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 5,100
Stefan Klos
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 5,101
Peter Angerer
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 5,102
Margitta Pufe
1952 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 5,103
Sascha Gerstner
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 5,104
Kerem Demirbay
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 5,105
Ralf Rothmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 5,106
Till Brönner
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 5,107
Christina Heinich
1949 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 5,108
Ines Diers
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 5,109
Alexander Beyer
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 5,110
Alexander Meier
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 5,111
Toni Garrn
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 5,112
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Ralf Rothmann ranks 328. Before him are Marina Lewycka (1946), Edith Hamilton (1867), Brigitte Kronauer (1940), Graciano Rocchigiani (1963), Thomas Brussig (1964), and Ann-Marie MacDonald (1958). After him are Sibylle Berg (1968), Denis Johnson (1949), Juli Zeh (1974), Wolf Blitzer (1948), Durs Grünbein (1962), and Julia Franck (1970).
Marina Lewycka
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 322
Edith Hamilton
1867 - 1963
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 323
Brigitte Kronauer
1940 - 2019
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 324
Graciano Rocchigiani
1963 - 2018
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 325
Thomas Brussig
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 326
Ann-Marie MacDonald
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 327
Ralf Rothmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 328
Sibylle Berg
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 329
Denis Johnson
1949 - 2017
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 330
Juli Zeh
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 331
Wolf Blitzer
1948 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 332
Durs Grünbein
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 333
Julia Franck
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 334
