WRITER
Teffi
1872 - 1952
Teffi
Nadezhda Alexandrovna Teffi (Russian: Наде́жда Алекса́ндровна Тэ́ффи; 21 May [O.S. 9 May] 1872 – 6 October 1952) was a Russian humorist writer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teffi has received more than 66,645 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Teffi is the 3,801st most popular writer (up from 4,033rd in 2019), the 1,385th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,439th in 2019) and the 175th most popular Russian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
67k
Page Views (PV)
50.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
1.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Teffi ranks 3,801 out of 7,302. Before her are Remmius Palaemon, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Kalhana, Stevan Sremac, Eric Ambler, and Zofia Kossak-Szczucka. After her are Kočo Racin, François Cavanna, Torgny Lindgren, Francis Scott Key, Gennadius of Massilia, and Alexander Volkov.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRemmius Palaemon
100 - 100
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,795
Antonio Buero Vallejo
1916 - 2000
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,796
Kalhana
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,797
Stevan Sremac
1855 - 1906
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,798
Eric Ambler
1909 - 1998
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 3,799
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
1889 - 1968
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 3,800
Teffi
1872 - 1952
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 3,801
Kočo Racin
1908 - 1943
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 3,802
François Cavanna
1923 - 2014
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 3,803
Torgny Lindgren
1938 - 2017
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 3,804
Francis Scott Key
1779 - 1843
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 3,805
Gennadius of Massilia
450 - 496
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 3,806
Alexander Volkov
1891 - 1977
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 3,807
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1872, Teffi ranks 114. Before her are Morris Travers, Vilhelms Purvītis, Georges Urbain, Adolphe Grisel, Henry Bataille, and Otto Witte. After her are Albert Tyler, Paul Fort, Arthur Blake, Elia Dalla Costa, Selma Rıza, and Johan Pitka. Among people deceased in 1952, Teffi ranks 106. Before her are Adolf Busch, Gino Fano, Ludwig Kaas, Karel Lamač, Herman Sörgel, and Italo Montemezzi. After her are Albert Bassermann, Alberto Hurtado, Elisabeth Schumann, Artur Kapp, Sergey Merkurov, and Ernst Streeruwitz.
Others Born in 1872
Go to all RankingsMorris Travers
CHEMIST
1872 - 1961
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 108
Vilhelms Purvītis
PAINTER
1872 - 1945
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 109
Georges Urbain
CHEMIST
1872 - 1938
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 110
Adolphe Grisel
ATHLETE
1872 - 1942
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 111
Henry Bataille
WRITER
1872 - 1922
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 112
Otto Witte
OCCULTIST
1872 - 1958
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 113
Teffi
WRITER
1872 - 1952
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 114
Albert Tyler
ATHLETE
1872 - 1945
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 115
Paul Fort
WRITER
1872 - 1960
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 116
Arthur Blake
ATHLETE
1872 - 1944
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 117
Elia Dalla Costa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1872 - 1961
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 118
Selma Rıza
JOURNALIST
1872 - 1931
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 119
Johan Pitka
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1944
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 120
Others Deceased in 1952
Go to all RankingsAdolf Busch
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1952
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 100
Gino Fano
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1952
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 101
Ludwig Kaas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1952
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 102
Karel Lamač
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1952
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 103
Herman Sörgel
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1952
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 104
Italo Montemezzi
COMPOSER
1875 - 1952
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 105
Teffi
WRITER
1872 - 1952
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 106
Albert Bassermann
ACTOR
1867 - 1952
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 107
Alberto Hurtado
WRITER
1901 - 1952
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 108
Elisabeth Schumann
SINGER
1888 - 1952
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 109
Artur Kapp
COMPOSER
1878 - 1952
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 110
Sergey Merkurov
SCULPTOR
1881 - 1952
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 111
Ernst Streeruwitz
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1952
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 112
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Teffi ranks 1,385 out of 3,761. Before her are Vitaly Churkin (1952), Johannes Bobrowski (1917), Natalya Kovshova (1920), Anatoli Firsov (1941), Victor Skumin (1948), and Vladimir Petrov (1947). After her are Lyudmila Zhuravleva (1946), Alexander Protopopov (1866), Masha Gessen (1967), Marfa Boretskaya (1450), Filipp Oktyabrsky (1899), and Alexander Mikulin (1895).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsVitaly Churkin
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2017
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 1,379
Johannes Bobrowski
WRITER
1917 - 1965
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 1,380
Natalya Kovshova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1942
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1,381
Anatoli Firsov
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2000
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 1,382
Victor Skumin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 1,383
Vladimir Petrov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1947 - 2017
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 1,384
Teffi
WRITER
1872 - 1952
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 1,385
Lyudmila Zhuravleva
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,386
Alexander Protopopov
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1918
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,387
Masha Gessen
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,388
Marfa Boretskaya
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1450 - 1503
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,389
Filipp Oktyabrsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1969
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,390
Alexander Mikulin
ENGINEER
1895 - 1985
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,391
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Teffi ranks 175. Before her are Alexander Bestuzhev (1797), Dmitry Grigorovich (1822), Innokenty Annensky (1855), Pyotr Tkachev (1844), Yuli Daniel (1925), and Johannes Bobrowski (1917). After her are Masha Gessen (1967), Vladimir Odoyevsky (1803), Konstantin Aksakov (1817), Mikhail Shishkin (1961), Veniamin Kaverin (1902), and Sophia Parnok (1885).
Alexander Bestuzhev
1797 - 1837
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 169
Dmitry Grigorovich
1822 - 1900
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 170
Innokenty Annensky
1855 - 1909
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 171
Pyotr Tkachev
1844 - 1886
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 172
Yuli Daniel
1925 - 1988
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 173
Johannes Bobrowski
1917 - 1965
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 174
Teffi
1872 - 1952
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 175
Masha Gessen
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 176
Vladimir Odoyevsky
1803 - 1869
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 177
Konstantin Aksakov
1817 - 1860
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 178
Mikhail Shishkin
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 179
Veniamin Kaverin
1902 - 1989
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 180
Sophia Parnok
1885 - 1933
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 181