WRITER
Stéphane Hessel
1917 - 2013
Stéphane Hessel
Stéphane Frédéric Hessel (born Stefan Friedrich Kaspar Hessel; 20 October 1917 – 26 February 2013) was a French diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor, Resistance member and BCRA agent. Born German, he became a naturalised French citizen in 1939. He became an observer of the editing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stéphane Hessel has received more than 138,705 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Stéphane Hessel is the 1,493rd most popular writer (down from 1,314th in 2019), the 1,585th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,364th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
64.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
3.66
Effective Languages (L*)
3.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Stéphane Hessel ranks 1,493 out of 7,302. Before him are Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Lord Alfred Douglas, Evelyn Waugh, Marianne Weber, Heiner Müller, and Adam Oehlenschläger. After him are Gil Vicente, Robert Jordan, Salvian, B. K. S. Iyengar, Nora Roberts, and Georges Duhamel.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDmitry Merezhkovsky
1866 - 1941
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1,487
Lord Alfred Douglas
1870 - 1945
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1,488
Evelyn Waugh
1903 - 1966
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1,489
Marianne Weber
1870 - 1954
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,490
Heiner Müller
1929 - 1995
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,491
Adam Oehlenschläger
1779 - 1850
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 1,492
Stéphane Hessel
1917 - 2013
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,493
Gil Vicente
1465 - 1536
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,494
Robert Jordan
1948 - 2007
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1,495
Salvian
405 - 451
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1,496
B. K. S. Iyengar
1918 - 2014
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1,497
Nora Roberts
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 1,498
Georges Duhamel
1884 - 1966
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 1,499
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Stéphane Hessel ranks 78. Before him are Magda Szabó, Robert Bloch, Ettore Sottsass, Henry Ford II, Maurice Trintignant, and Alexander Schmorell. After him are Alparslan Türkeş, Pedro Infante, Carson McCullers, Roque Máspoli, Cyrus Vance, and Louis Zamperini. Among people deceased in 2013, Stéphane Hessel ranks 82. Before him are Kenneth Waltz, Sławomir Mrożek, Wilfried Martens, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Ottmar Walter, and Rossana Podestà. After him are Arthur Danto, Ken Norton, Jacques Vergès, Abdul Rahim Hatif, Robert Fogel, and José Froilán González.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsMagda Szabó
WRITER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 72
Robert Bloch
WRITER
1917 - 1994
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 73
Ettore Sottsass
ARCHITECT
1917 - 2007
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 74
Henry Ford II
BUSINESSPERSON
1917 - 1987
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 75
Maurice Trintignant
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2005
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 76
Alexander Schmorell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 1943
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 77
Stéphane Hessel
WRITER
1917 - 2013
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 78
Alparslan Türkeş
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1997
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 79
Pedro Infante
ACTOR
1917 - 1957
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 80
Carson McCullers
WRITER
1917 - 1967
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 81
Roque Máspoli
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2004
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 82
Cyrus Vance
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 83
Louis Zamperini
ATHLETE
1917 - 2014
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsKenneth Waltz
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 76
Sławomir Mrożek
WRITER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 77
Wilfried Martens
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2013
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 78
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2013
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 79
Ottmar Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 80
Rossana Podestà
ACTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 81
Stéphane Hessel
WRITER
1917 - 2013
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 82
Arthur Danto
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 83
Ken Norton
BOXER
1943 - 2013
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 84
Jacques Vergès
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 2013
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 85
Abdul Rahim Hatif
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 86
Robert Fogel
ECONOMIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 87
José Froilán González
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 2013
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 88
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Stéphane Hessel ranks 1,585 out of 7,253. Before him are Marianne Weber (1870), Heiner Müller (1929), Gertrude of Hohenberg (1225), Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (1728), August Leskien (1840), and Richard Glücks (1889). After him are Max Immelmann (1890), Ernst von Weizsäcker (1882), Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (1604), Christian Leopold von Buch (1774), Salvian (405), and Karl Lachmann (1793).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMarianne Weber
WRITER
1870 - 1954
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,579
Heiner Müller
WRITER
1929 - 1995
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,580
Gertrude of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1225 - 1281
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,581
Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1797
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 1,582
August Leskien
LINGUIST
1840 - 1916
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,583
Richard Glücks
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,584
Stéphane Hessel
WRITER
1917 - 2013
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,585
Max Immelmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1916
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,586
Ernst von Weizsäcker
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,587
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1639
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1,588
Christian Leopold von Buch
GEOLOGIST
1774 - 1853
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1,589
Salvian
WRITER
405 - 451
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1,590
Karl Lachmann
LINGUIST
1793 - 1851
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1,591
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Stéphane Hessel ranks 103. Before him are Paul Rée (1849), Christian Friedrich Hebbel (1813), August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798), Gottfried August Bürger (1747), Marianne Weber (1870), and Heiner Müller (1929). After him are Salvian (405), Eduard Mörike (1804), Adolph Freiherr Knigge (1752), Gustav Landauer (1870), Uri Avnery (1923), and Sebastian Haffner (1907).
Paul Rée
1849 - 1901
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 97
Christian Friedrich Hebbel
1813 - 1863
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 98
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
1798 - 1874
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 99
Gottfried August Bürger
1747 - 1794
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 100
Marianne Weber
1870 - 1954
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 101
Heiner Müller
1929 - 1995
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 102
Stéphane Hessel
1917 - 2013
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 103
Salvian
405 - 451
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 104
Eduard Mörike
1804 - 1875
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 105
Adolph Freiherr Knigge
1752 - 1796
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 106
Gustav Landauer
1870 - 1919
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 107
Uri Avnery
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 108
Sebastian Haffner
1907 - 1999
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 109