Writer
Stanisław Lem
Polish science fiction author, futurologist 1921—2006)
1921 - 2006
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Stanisław Lem
His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2024). Stanisław Lem is the 223rd most popular writer (down from 188th in 2024), the 22nd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 18th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Ukrainian Writer.
Stanisław Lem is most famous for his science fiction novels, which are often philosophical and humorous.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Stanisław Lem ranks 223 out of 7,707. Before him are Janusz Korczak, Constantine VII, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Torquato Tasso, Chinghiz Aitmatov, and Lu Xun. After him are Anacreon, Annie Ernaux, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Tristan Tzara, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and John the Evangelist.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 217
Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 218
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
1894 - 1961
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 219
Torquato Tasso
1544 - 1595
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 220
Chinghiz Aitmatov
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 221
Lu Xun
1881 - 1936
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 222
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 223
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 224
Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 225
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
1729 - 1781
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 226
Tristan Tzara
1896 - 1963
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 227
Isaac Bashevis Singer
1902 - 1991
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 228
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 229
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Stanisław Lem ranks 11. Before him are Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Michael I of Romania, Kocheril R. Narayanan, Suharto, Andrei Sakharov, and Astor Piazzolla. After him are Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Yves Montand, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Hua Guofeng, and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow. Among people deceased in 2006, Stanisław Lem ranks 9. Before him are Saparmurat Niyazov, Slobodan Milošević, Augusto Pinochet, Naguib Mahfouz, Raymond Davis Jr., and Gerald Ford. After him are Milton Friedman, Alfredo Stroessner, Owen Chamberlain, James Brown, Syd Barrett, and György Ligeti.
Others Born in 1921
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1996
HPI: 79.40
Rank: 5
Michael I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2017
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 6
Kocheril R. Narayanan
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 7
Suharto
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 8
Andrei Sakharov
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1989
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 9
Astor Piazzolla
COMPOSER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 10
Stanisław Lem
WRITER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 11
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2019
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 12
Yves Montand
ACTOR
1921 - 1991
HPI: 76.18
Rank: 13
Fahd of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 14
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
WRITER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 15
Hua Guofeng
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 16
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2011
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 2006
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Saparmurat Niyazov
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 3
Slobodan Milošević
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2006
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 4
Augusto Pinochet
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 5
Naguib Mahfouz
WRITER
1911 - 2006
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 6
Raymond Davis Jr.
CHEMIST
1914 - 2006
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 7
Gerald Ford
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2006
HPI: 79.91
Rank: 8
Stanisław Lem
WRITER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 9
Milton Friedman
ECONOMIST
1912 - 2006
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 10
Alfredo Stroessner
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2006
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 11
Owen Chamberlain
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2006
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 12
James Brown
SINGER
1933 - 2006
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 13
Syd Barrett
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2006
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 14
György Ligeti
COMPOSER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 15
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Stanisław Lem ranks 22 out of 1,736. Before him are Ilya Repin (1844), Taras Shevchenko (1814), Hafsa Sultan (1479), Joseph Conrad (1857), Helena Blavatsky (1831), and Svetlana Alexievich (1948). After him are Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Leonid Kuchma (1938), Élie Metchnikoff (1845), Ivan Mazepa (1639), Stanisław Leszczyński (1677), and Anna Akhmatova (1889).
Others born in Ukraine
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Ilya Repin
PAINTER
1844 - 1930
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 16
Taras Shevchenko
WRITER
1814 - 1861
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 17
Hafsa Sultan
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1534
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 18
Joseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 19
Helena Blavatsky
OCCULTIST
1831 - 1891
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 20
Svetlana Alexievich
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 21
Stanisław Lem
WRITER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 22
Viktor Yushchenko
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 23
Leonid Kuchma
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 24
Élie Metchnikoff
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1916
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 25
Ivan Mazepa
POLITICIAN
1639 - 1709
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 26
Stanisław Leszczyński
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1766
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 27
Anna Akhmatova
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 28
Among Writers In Ukraine
Among writers born in Ukraine, Stanisław Lem ranks 6. Before him are Nikolai Gogol (1809), Mikhail Bulgakov (1891), Taras Shevchenko (1814), Joseph Conrad (1857), and Svetlana Alexievich (1948). After him are Anna Akhmatova (1889), Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836), Joseph Roth (1894), Sholem Aleichem (1859), Lesya Ukrainka (1871), and Isaac Babel (1894).
Nikolai Gogol
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 1
Mikhail Bulgakov
1891 - 1940
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 2
Taras Shevchenko
1814 - 1861
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 3
Joseph Conrad
1857 - 1924
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 4
Svetlana Alexievich
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 5
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 6
Anna Akhmatova
1889 - 1966
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 7
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
1836 - 1895
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 8
Joseph Roth
1894 - 1939
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 9
Sholem Aleichem
1859 - 1916
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 10
Lesya Ukrainka
1871 - 1913
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 11
Isaac Babel
1894 - 1940
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 12
