WRITER
Siegfried Kracauer
1889 - 1966
Siegfried Kracauer
Siegfried Kracauer (; German: [ˈkʁakaʊ̯ɐ]; February 8, 1889 – November 26, 1966) was a German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist. He has sometimes been associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Siegfried Kracauer has received more than 296,876 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Siegfried Kracauer is the 1,276th most popular writer (up from 1,322nd in 2019), the 1,282nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,371st in 2019) and the 82nd most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
59.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
7.13
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Siegfried Kracauer ranks 1,276 out of 7,302. Before him are Erskine Caldwell, Edmond François Valentin About, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Marcus Minucius Felix, Robert Sheckley, and Chūya Nakahara. After him are Matthias Flacius, Akka Mahadevi, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Antipater of Sidon, and Paul Scarron.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErskine Caldwell
1903 - 1987
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 1,270
Edmond François Valentin About
1828 - 1885
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 1,271
Hayim Nahman Bialik
1873 - 1934
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1,272
Marcus Minucius Felix
110 - 260
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 1,273
Robert Sheckley
1928 - 2005
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 1,274
Chūya Nakahara
1907 - 1937
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,275
Siegfried Kracauer
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 1,276
Matthias Flacius
1520 - 1575
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 1,277
Akka Mahadevi
1130 - 1101
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,278
Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière
1734 - 1793
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,279
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
1812 - 1885
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,280
Antipater of Sidon
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,281
Paul Scarron
1610 - 1660
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,282
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Siegfried Kracauer ranks 47. Before him are Otto Georg Thierack, Olave Baden-Powell, Philip Noel-Baker, Richard Réti, Hannes Kolehmainen, and Hans-Jürgen Stumpff. After him are Hannah Höch, Lyubov Popova, Frank Lentini, Erik Jan Hanussen, Vera Mukhina, and Stanislav Kosior. Among people deceased in 1966, Siegfried Kracauer ranks 43. Before him are Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Alfred Naujocks, Lao She, Charlotte Cooper, Hannes Kolehmainen, and Battista Farina. After him are Erwin Piscator, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Elizabeth Arden, Frank Lentini, Jisaburō Ozawa, and L. E. J. Brouwer.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsOtto Georg Thierack
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1946
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 41
Olave Baden-Powell
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 42
Philip Noel-Baker
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1982
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 43
Richard Réti
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1929
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 44
Hannes Kolehmainen
ATHLETE
1889 - 1966
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 45
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1968
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 46
Siegfried Kracauer
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 47
Hannah Höch
PAINTER
1889 - 1978
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 48
Lyubov Popova
PAINTER
1889 - 1924
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 49
Frank Lentini
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 50
Erik Jan Hanussen
OCCULTIST
1889 - 1933
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 51
Vera Mukhina
SCULPTOR
1889 - 1953
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 52
Stanislav Kosior
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1939
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsVinayak Damodar Savarkar
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1966
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 37
Alfred Naujocks
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 38
Lao She
WRITER
1899 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 39
Charlotte Cooper
TENNIS PLAYER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 40
Hannes Kolehmainen
ATHLETE
1889 - 1966
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 41
Battista Farina
DESIGNER
1893 - 1966
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 42
Siegfried Kracauer
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 43
Erwin Piscator
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 44
Stanisław Jerzy Lec
WRITER
1909 - 1966
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 45
Elizabeth Arden
BUSINESSPERSON
1878 - 1966
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 46
Frank Lentini
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 47
Jisaburō Ozawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1966
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 48
L. E. J. Brouwer
MATHEMATICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 49
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Siegfried Kracauer ranks 1,282 out of 7,253. Before him are Werner Haase (1900), Walter Dornberger (1895), Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1680), Ernst Lindemann (1894), Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany (1262), and Til Schweiger (1963). After him are Erwin Piscator (1893), Theobald Boehm (1794), Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1854), Paul Langerhans (1847), John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1589), and Constantin Carathéodory (1873).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWerner Haase
PHYSICIAN
1900 - 1950
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 1,276
Walter Dornberger
ENGINEER
1895 - 1980
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 1,277
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1735
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1,278
Ernst Lindemann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1941
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1,279
Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany
COMPANION
1262 - 1312
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,280
Til Schweiger
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,281
Siegfried Kracauer
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 1,282
Erwin Piscator
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 1,283
Theobald Boehm
INVENTOR
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 1,284
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,285
Paul Langerhans
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1888
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,286
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
NOBLEMAN
1589 - 1652
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,287
Constantin Carathéodory
MATHEMATICIAN
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,288
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Siegfried Kracauer ranks 82. Before him are Rudolf von Sebottendorf (1875), Radegund (518), Theodor Storm (1817), Johann Peter Eckermann (1792), Johannes Valentinus Andreae (1586), and Wilhelm Weitling (1808). After him are Jakob Wassermann (1873), Widukind of Corvey (925), Lina Heydrich (1911), Kurt Tucholsky (1890), Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736), and Joachim Fest (1926).
Rudolf von Sebottendorf
1875 - 1945
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 76
Radegund
518 - 587
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 77
Theodor Storm
1817 - 1888
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 78
Johann Peter Eckermann
1792 - 1854
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 79
Johannes Valentinus Andreae
1586 - 1654
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 80
Wilhelm Weitling
1808 - 1871
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 81
Siegfried Kracauer
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 82
Jakob Wassermann
1873 - 1934
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 83
Widukind of Corvey
925 - 980
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 84
Lina Heydrich
1911 - 1985
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 85
Kurt Tucholsky
1890 - 1935
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 86
Rudolf Erich Raspe
1736 - 1794
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 87
Joachim Fest
1926 - 2006
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 88