WRITER
Roberto Bolaño
1953 - 2003
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño Ávalos (Spanish: [roˈβeɾto βoˈlaɲo ˈaβalos] ; 28 April 1953 – 15 July 2003) was a Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist. In 1999, Bolaño won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel Los detectives salvajes (The Savage Detectives), and in 2008 he was posthumously awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for his novel 2666, which was described by board member Marcela Valdes as a "work so rich and dazzling that it will surely draw readers and scholars for ages". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roberto Bolaño has received more than 1,124,235 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Roberto Bolaño is the 1,080th most popular writer (up from 1,227th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Chile and the 5th most popular Chilean Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
60.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
6.49
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Roberto Bolaño ranks 1,080 out of 5,755. Before him are Egeria, Cai Yan, Sergey Mikhalkov, Heinrich Kramer, Nikolay Nekrasov, and August Kubizek. After him are Nora Roberts, Rosamunde Pilcher, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Patrick White, and Vidyapati.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Egeria
310 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 1,074
Cai Yan
177 - 250
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,075
Sergey Mikhalkov
1913 - 2009
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,076
Heinrich Kramer
1430 - 1505
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,077
Nikolay Nekrasov
1821 - 1878
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,078
August Kubizek
1888 - 1956
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,079
Roberto Bolaño
1953 - 2003
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,080
Nora Roberts
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,081
Rosamunde Pilcher
1924 - 2019
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,082
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,083
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
1867 - 1928
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,084
Patrick White
1912 - 1990
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,085
Vidyapati
1352 - 1448
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 1,086
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Roberto Bolaño ranks 50. Before him are Tess Gerritsen, Felix Magath, Paul Krugman, Alisher Usmanov, Jean-Marie Pfaff, and Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia. After him are Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Lenín Moreno, David Morse, Valery Gergiev, Ségolène Royal, and Jean Tirole. Among people deceased in 2003, Roberto Bolaño ranks 41. Before him are Celia Cruz, Frank Sheeran, Edgar F. Codd, Franco Corelli, Denis Thatcher, and Leslie Cheung. After him are Isser Harel, Jack Elam, Helmut Rahn, Valentin Pavlov, Mario Beccaria, and László Papp.
Others Born in 1953
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Tess Gerritsen
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 44
Felix Magath
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 45
Paul Krugman
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 46
Alisher Usmanov
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 47
Jean-Marie Pfaff
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 48
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 49
Roberto Bolaño
1953 - 2003
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 50
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 51
Lenín Moreno
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 52
David Morse
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 53
Valery Gergiev
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 54
Ségolène Royal
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 55
Jean Tirole
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 2003
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Celia Cruz
1925 - 2003
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 35
Frank Sheeran
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 36
Edgar F. Codd
1923 - 2003
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 37
Franco Corelli
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 38
Denis Thatcher
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 39
Leslie Cheung
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 40
Roberto Bolaño
1953 - 2003
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 41
Isser Harel
1912 - 2003
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 42
Jack Elam
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 43
Helmut Rahn
1929 - 2003
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 44
Valentin Pavlov
1937 - 2003
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 45
Mario Beccaria
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 46
László Papp
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 47
In Chile
Among people born in Chile, Roberto Bolaño ranks 15 out of 265. Before him are Bernardo O'Higgins (1778), Manuel Pellegrini (1953), Claudio Arrau (1903), Luis Sepúlveda (1949), Patricio Aylwin (1918), and Violeta Parra (1917). After him are Ricardo Lagos (1938), Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911), Jorge Medina (1926), Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1942), Lautaro (1534), and Iván Zamorano (1967).
Others born in Chile
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Bernardo O'Higgins
1778 - 1842
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 9
Manuel Pellegrini
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 10
Claudio Arrau
1903 - 1991
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 11
Luis Sepúlveda
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 12
Patricio Aylwin
1918 - 2016
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 13
Violeta Parra
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 14
Roberto Bolaño
1953 - 2003
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 15
Ricardo Lagos
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 16
Eduardo Frei Montalva
1911 - 1982
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 17
Jorge Medina
1926 - 2021
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 18
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 19
Lautaro
1534 - 1557
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 20
Iván Zamorano
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 21
Among WRITERS In Chile
Among writers born in Chile, Roberto Bolaño ranks 5. Before him are Pablo Neruda (1904), Alejandro Jodorowsky (1929), Gabriela Mistral (1889), and Luis Sepúlveda (1949). After him are Antonio Skármeta (1940), Nicanor Parra (1914), Sergio Badilla Castillo (1947), Vicente Huidobro (1893), José Donoso (1924), Cristina Calderón (1928), and Alberto Hurtado (1901).
Pablo Neruda
1904 - 1973
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 1
Alejandro Jodorowsky
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 2
Gabriela Mistral
1889 - 1957
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 3
Luis Sepúlveda
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 4
Roberto Bolaño
1953 - 2003
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 5
Antonio Skármeta
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 6
Nicanor Parra
1914 - 2018
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 7
Sergio Badilla Castillo
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 8
Vicente Huidobro
1893 - 1948
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 9
José Donoso
1924 - 1996
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10
Cristina Calderón
1928 - 2022
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 11
Alberto Hurtado
1901 - 1952
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 12
