WRITER
Svetlana Alexievich
1948 - Today
Svetlana Alexievich
Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich (born 31 May 1948) is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Svetlana Alexievich has received more than 1,592,806 page views. Her biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 92 in 2019). Svetlana Alexievich is the 177th most popular writer (up from 189th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Ukraine and the 4th most popular Ukrainian Writer.
Svetlana Alexievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction writer. She is most famous for her book The Unwomanly Face of War, which is a collection of interviews with women who served in the Soviet Army during World War II.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
73.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
96
Languages Editions (L)
13.84
Effective Languages (L*)
3.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Svetlana Alexievich ranks 177 out of 7,302. Before her are Karel Čapek, Pliny the Younger, François-René de Chateaubriand, Wisława Szymborska, Taras Shevchenko, and Luigi Pirandello. After her are J. D. Salinger, Osamu Dazai, André Breton, Nizami Ganjavi, John Steinbeck, and Aldous Huxley.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarel Čapek
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 171
Pliny the Younger
61 - 113
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 172
François-René de Chateaubriand
1768 - 1848
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 173
Wisława Szymborska
1923 - 2012
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 174
Taras Shevchenko
1814 - 1861
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 175
Luigi Pirandello
1867 - 1936
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 176
Svetlana Alexievich
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 177
J. D. Salinger
1919 - 2010
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 178
Osamu Dazai
1909 - 1948
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 179
André Breton
1896 - 1966
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 180
Nizami Ganjavi
1141 - 1209
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 181
John Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 182
Aldous Huxley
1894 - 1963
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 183
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Svetlana Alexievich ranks 6. Before her are Al Gore, Charles, Prince of Wales, Jean Reno, Gérard Depardieu, and Terry Pratchett. After her are Eckhart Tolle, Jean-Michel Jarre, Cat Stevens, Samuel L. Jackson, Hassan Rouhani, and Sauli Niinistö.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsAl Gore
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 1
Charles, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 2
Jean Reno
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 3
Gérard Depardieu
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 4
Terry Pratchett
WRITER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 5
Svetlana Alexievich
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 6
Eckhart Tolle
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 7
Jean-Michel Jarre
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 8
Cat Stevens
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 9
Samuel L. Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 10
Hassan Rouhani
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 11
Sauli Niinistö
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 12
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Svetlana Alexievich ranks 17 out of 1,365. Before her are Joseph Conrad (1857), Hafsa Sultan (1479), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), Ilya Repin (1844), Taras Shevchenko (1814), and Helena Blavatsky (1831). After her are Stanisław Lem (1921), Sviatoslav I of Kiev (942), Mikhail Bulgakov (1891), Stanisław Leszczyński (1677), Stefania Turkewich (1898), and Anna Akhmatova (1889).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsJoseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 11
Hafsa Sultan
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1534
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 12
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 13
Ilya Repin
PAINTER
1844 - 1930
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 14
Taras Shevchenko
WRITER
1814 - 1861
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 15
Helena Blavatsky
OCCULTIST
1831 - 1891
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 16
Svetlana Alexievich
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 17
Stanisław Lem
WRITER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 18
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
942 - 972
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 19
Mikhail Bulgakov
WRITER
1891 - 1940
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 20
Stanisław Leszczyński
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1766
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 21
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 22
Anna Akhmatova
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 23
Among WRITERS In Ukraine
Among writers born in Ukraine, Svetlana Alexievich ranks 4. Before her are Nikolai Gogol (1809), Joseph Conrad (1857), and Taras Shevchenko (1814). After her are Stanisław Lem (1921), Mikhail Bulgakov (1891), Anna Akhmatova (1889), Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836), Joseph Roth (1894), Sholem Aleichem (1859), Vasily Grossman (1905), and Lesya Ukrainka (1871).
Nikolai Gogol
1809 - 1852
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 1
Joseph Conrad
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 2
Taras Shevchenko
1814 - 1861
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 3
Svetlana Alexievich
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 4
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 5
Mikhail Bulgakov
1891 - 1940
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 6
Anna Akhmatova
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 7
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
1836 - 1895
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 8
Joseph Roth
1894 - 1939
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 9
Sholem Aleichem
1859 - 1916
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 10
Vasily Grossman
1905 - 1964
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 11
Lesya Ukrainka
1871 - 1913
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 12