WRITER
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
Urs Widmer
Urs Widmer (21 May 1938 – 2 April 2014) was a Swiss novelist, playwright, an essayist, and a short story writer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Urs Widmer has received more than 23,248 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Urs Widmer is the 5,123rd most popular writer (down from 4,744th in 2019), the 533rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 474th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Swiss Writer.
Memorability Metrics
23k
Page Views (PV)
54.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
3.44
Effective Languages (L*)
3.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Urs Widmer ranks 5,123 out of 7,302. Before him are Stanislav Stratiev, Jonathan Stroud, Frank Norris, Ama Ata Aidoo, Juan de Mena, and Inger Hagerup. After him are Joel Chandler Harris, Abbas Sahhat, Warren Farrell, Edoardo Sanguineti, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, and Enzo Biagi.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStanislav Stratiev
1941 - 2000
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,117
Jonathan Stroud
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,118
Frank Norris
1870 - 1902
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,119
Ama Ata Aidoo
1942 - 2023
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,120
Juan de Mena
1411 - 1456
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,121
Inger Hagerup
1905 - 1985
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,122
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,123
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,124
Abbas Sahhat
1874 - 1918
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 5,125
Warren Farrell
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 5,126
Edoardo Sanguineti
1930 - 2010
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 5,127
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
1941 - 2014
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 5,128
Enzo Biagi
1920 - 2007
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 5,129
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Urs Widmer ranks 414. Before him are Viktor Kosichkin, Viktor Konovalenko, Elza Ibrahimova, Jorge Mendonça, Omar Caetano, and Haruhiro Yamashita. After him are Jon Sobrino, András Balczó, Nina Andreyeva, Sheila Dikshit, Hudson Austin, and Jerry Rubin. Among people deceased in 2014, Urs Widmer ranks 342. Before him are Miloslava Rezková, J. E. Freeman, James Foley, Lori Sandri, China Zorrilla, and Efua Dorkenoo. After him are Ben Bradlee, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Buddy DeFranco, Anahita Ratebzad, Željko Šturanović, and Géza Gulyás.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsViktor Kosichkin
SKATER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 408
Viktor Konovalenko
HOCKEY PLAYER
1938 - 1996
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 409
Elza Ibrahimova
COMPOSER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 410
Jorge Mendonça
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 411
Omar Caetano
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 412
Haruhiro Yamashita
GYMNAST
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 413
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 414
Jon Sobrino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 415
András Balczó
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 416
Nina Andreyeva
CHEMIST
1938 - 2020
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 417
Sheila Dikshit
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2019
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 418
Hudson Austin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1938 - 2022
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 419
Jerry Rubin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - 1994
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 420
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsMiloslava Rezková
ATHLETE
1950 - 2014
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 336
J. E. Freeman
ACTOR
1946 - 2014
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 337
James Foley
JOURNALIST
1973 - 2014
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 338
Lori Sandri
COACH
1949 - 2014
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 339
China Zorrilla
ACTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 340
Efua Dorkenoo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - 2014
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 341
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 342
Ben Bradlee
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2014
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 343
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
WRITER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 344
Buddy DeFranco
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 345
Anahita Ratebzad
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 346
Željko Šturanović
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2014
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 347
Géza Gulyás
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 348
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Urs Widmer ranks 533 out of 1,015. Before him are Béatrix Beck (1914), Pipilotti Rist (1962), Jacques Chessex (1934), Bibi Torriani (1911), Kubilay Türkyilmaz (1967), and Paul Scherrer (1890). After him are Adolf Muschg (1934), Denise Biellmann (1962), Johannes Müller Argoviensis (1828), Heinz Schneiter (1935), Mario Frick (1974), and Hans-Peter Tschudi (1913).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsBéatrix Beck
WRITER
1914 - 2008
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 527
Pipilotti Rist
PAINTER
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 528
Jacques Chessex
WRITER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 529
Bibi Torriani
HOCKEY PLAYER
1911 - 1988
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 530
Kubilay Türkyilmaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 531
Paul Scherrer
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1969
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 532
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 533
Adolf Muschg
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 534
Denise Biellmann
SKATER
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 535
Johannes Müller Argoviensis
BIOLOGIST
1828 - 1896
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 536
Heinz Schneiter
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 537
Mario Frick
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 538
Hans-Peter Tschudi
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 539
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Urs Widmer ranks 47. Before him are Johann David Wyss (1743), Alain de Botton (1969), Martin Suter (1948), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), Béatrix Beck (1914), and Jacques Chessex (1934). After him are Adolf Muschg (1934), Joël Dicker (1985), Christian Kracht (1966), Alphonse Matejka (1902), Kurt Marti (1921), and Peter Stamm (1963).
Johann David Wyss
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 41
Alain de Botton
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 42
Martin Suter
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 43
Johann Jakob Breitinger
1701 - 1776
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 44
Béatrix Beck
1914 - 2008
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 45
Jacques Chessex
1934 - 2009
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 46
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 47
Adolf Muschg
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 48
Joël Dicker
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 49
Christian Kracht
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 50
Alphonse Matejka
1902 - 1999
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 51
Kurt Marti
1921 - 2017
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 52
Peter Stamm
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 53