Writer

Robertson Davies

Canadian novelist

1913 - 1995

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Robertson Davies

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Robertson Davies is the 5,553rd most popular writer (down from 5,360th in 2024), the 498th most popular biography from Canada (down from 430th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Canadian Writer.

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49k

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Past 12 months

54.32

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Robertson Davies's biography spans 23 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.32.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Robertson Davies ranks 5,553 out of 7,707. Before him are José Carlos Somoza, Sufia Kamal, Ann Bannon, Miguel Otero Silva, Jakub Arbes, and James Bowen. After him are Ádám Bodor, Kristin Hannah, Peter S. Beagle, Federico De Roberto, Robert Menasse, and René Benjamin.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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José Carlos Somoza
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,547
Sufia Kamal
1911 - 1999
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,548
Ann Bannon
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,549
Miguel Otero Silva
1908 - 1985
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,550
Jakub Arbes
1840 - 1914
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,551
James Bowen
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 5,552
Robertson Davies
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,553
Ádám Bodor
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,554
Kristin Hannah
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,555
Peter S. Beagle
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,556
Federico De Roberto
1861 - 1927
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,557
Robert Menasse
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,558
René Benjamin
1885 - 1948
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,559

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Robertson Davies ranks 306. Before him are Franz Antel, Ernst Lörtscher, Arne Skouen, Marco Cimatti, Vintilă Cossini, and Oswald Szemerényi. After him are Georges Spénale, Vojtěch Bradáč, Armand Lanoux, Bertalan Papp, Jiří Weiss, and Gerard Wodarz. Among people deceased in 1995, Robertson Davies ranks 276. Before him are Benjamin Mazar, Sony Lab'ou Tansi, John Peters Humphrey, Edmondo Fabbri, Eeva-Liisa Manner, and George W. Romney. After him are José Luis González Dávila, Phil Harris, Achmad Nawir, Martha Genenger, Don Patinkin, and Élie Bayol.

Others Born in 1913

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Franz Antel
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2007
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 300
Ernst Lörtscher
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 301
Arne Skouen
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2003
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 302
Marco Cimatti
CYCLIST
1913 - 1982
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 303
Vintilă Cossini
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2000
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 304
Oswald Szemerényi
LINGUIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 305
Robertson Davies
WRITER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 306
Georges Spénale
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 307
Vojtěch Bradáč
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1947
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 308
Armand Lanoux
WRITER
1913 - 1983
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 309
Bertalan Papp
ATHLETE
1913 - 1992
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 310
Jiří Weiss
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 311
Gerard Wodarz
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1982
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 312

Others Deceased in 1995

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Benjamin Mazar
HISTORIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 270
Sony Lab'ou Tansi
WRITER
1947 - 1995
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 271
John Peters Humphrey
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1905 - 1995
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 272
Edmondo Fabbri
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 273
Eeva-Liisa Manner
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 274
George W. Romney
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1995
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 275
Robertson Davies
WRITER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 276
José Luis González Dávila
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 277
Phil Harris
ACTOR
1904 - 1995
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 278
Achmad Nawir
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 279
Martha Genenger
ATHLETE
1911 - 1995
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 280
Don Patinkin
ECONOMIST
1922 - 1995
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 281
Élie Bayol
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 282