1913 - 2001
Helmut Flieg was a German writer, known by his pseudonym Stefan Heym (pronounced [ˈʃtɛfan ˈhaɪm] ). He lived in the United States and trained at Camp Ritchie, making him one of the Ritchie Boys of World War II. In 1952, he returned to his home to the part of his native Germany which was, from 1949 to 1990, the German Democratic Republic (GDR, "East Germany"). He published works in English and German at home and abroad, and despite longstanding criticism of the GDR remained a committed socialist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stefan Heym has received more than 126,164 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Stefan Heym is the 2,617th most popular writer (down from 2,125th in 2019), the 2,695th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,155th in 2019) and the 168th most popular German Writer.
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Among writers, Stefan Heym ranks 2,617 out of 5,755. Before him are Bhanubhakta Acharya, Robert Penn Warren, Sylvain Maréchal, Zhou Daguan, Sophron, and Ibn Taghribirdi. After him are Mikhail Artsybashev, Fritz Mauthner, Bekir Çoban-zade, Banana Yoshimoto, Charlie Kaufman, and Herbert Read.
1814 - 1868
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 2,611
1905 - 1989
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 2,612
1750 - 1803
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,613
1266 - 1346
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,614
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,615
1410 - 1470
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,616
1913 - 2001
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,617
1878 - 1927
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,618
1849 - 1923
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,619
1893 - 1937
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,620
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,621
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,622
1893 - 1968
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 2,623
Among people born in 1913, Stefan Heym ranks 133. Before him are Eugene Odum, Albert Cossery, Motoo Tatsuhara, Tadao Horie, Alfonso López Michelsen, and Alexander Kotov. After him are Gig Young, George Koval, William P. Rogers, Milivoj Ašner, Walter Andreas Schwarz, and René Schneider. Among people deceased in 2001, Stefan Heym ranks 102. Before him are Kristina Söderbaum, Jason Miller, Ken Tyrrell, Tamara Smirnova, Gregory Corso, and Josef Klaus. After him are Georgy Vitsin, William P. Rogers, Robert Enrico, Ken Aston, Nigel Hawthorne, and Rehavam Ze'evi.
1913 - 2002
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 127
1913 - 2008
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 128
1913 - 1984
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 129
1913 - 2003
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 130
1913 - 2007
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 131
1913 - 1981
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 132
1913 - 2001
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 133
1913 - 1978
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 134
1913 - 2006
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 135
1913 - 2001
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 136
1913 - 2011
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 137
1913 - 1992
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 138
1913 - 1970
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 139
1912 - 2001
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 96
1939 - 2001
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 97
1924 - 2001
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 98
1935 - 2001
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 99
1930 - 2001
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 100
1910 - 2001
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 101
1913 - 2001
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 102
1917 - 2001
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 103
1913 - 2001
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 104
1931 - 2001
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 105
1915 - 2001
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 106
1929 - 2001
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 107
1926 - 2001
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 108
Among people born in Germany, Stefan Heym ranks 2,695 out of 6,142. Before him are John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1666), Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (1933), Karl Koch (1809), Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria (1468), Prince Johann Georg of Saxony (1869), and Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg (1684). After him are Louis III, Duke of Bavaria (1269), George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1789), Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1832), John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1634), Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (1743), and Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1614).
1666 - 1729
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 2,689
1933 - 2022
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 2,690
1809 - 1879
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 2,691
1468 - 1524
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,692
1869 - 1938
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,693
1684 - 1774
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,694
1913 - 2001
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,695
1269 - 1296
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,696
1789 - 1845
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,697
1832 - 1913
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,698
1634 - 1686
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,699
1743 - 1815
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,700
1614 - 1680
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,701
Among writers born in Germany, Stefan Heym ranks 168. Before him are Ursula Kuczynski (1907), Mina Witkojc (1893), August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796), Martin Walser (1927), George Mosse (1918), and Armin T. Wegner (1886). After him are Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808), Albert of Aix (1060), Alfred Andersch (1914), Malwida von Meysenbug (1816), Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739), and Matthias Claudius (1740).
1907 - 2000
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 162
1893 - 1975
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 163
1796 - 1835
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 164
1927 - 2023
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 165
1918 - 1999
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 166
1886 - 1978
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 167
1913 - 2001
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 168
1808 - 1888
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 169
1060 - 1120
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 170
1914 - 1980
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 171
1816 - 1903
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 172
1739 - 1791
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 173
1740 - 1815
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 174