1897 - 1986
Valentin Petrovich Kataev (Russian: Валенти́н Петро́вич Ката́ев; also spelled Katayev or Kataiev; 28 January [O.S. 16 January] 1897 – 12 April 1986) was a Soviet writer and editor who managed to create penetrating works discussing post-revolutionary social conditions without running afoul of the demands of official Soviet style. Kataev is credited with suggesting the idea for The Twelve Chairs to his brother Yevgeny Petrov and Ilya Ilf. In return, Kataev insisted that the novel be dedicated to him, in all editions and translations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valentin Kataev has received more than 68,843 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Valentin Kataev is the 2,237th most popular writer (up from 2,340th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 309th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Ukrainian Writer.
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Among writers, Valentin Kataev ranks 2,237 out of 5,755. Before him are Karlheinz Deschner, Richard Ford, Janus Pannonius, Inger Christensen, Zeb-un-Nissa, and Udo Lindenberg. After him are Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Akaki Tsereteli, Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Tobias Smollett, Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, and Marie Under.
1924 - 2014
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,231
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,232
1434 - 1472
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,233
1935 - 2009
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,234
1638 - 1702
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,235
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,236
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,237
1794 - 1852
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 2,238
1840 - 1915
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 2,239
1876 - 1945
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 2,240
1721 - 1771
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 2,241
1732 - 1776
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 2,242
1883 - 1980
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 2,243
Among people born in 1897, Valentin Kataev ranks 115. Before him are Vaso Čubrilović, Fazlollah Zahedi, Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley, Edmund Heines, Nima Yooshij, and Jesse Douglas. After him are Bulbul, J. P. Guilford, Peter Högl, Wilfred Bion, Georgy Shpagin, and Otto Struve. Among people deceased in 1986, Valentin Kataev ranks 97. Before him are Ding Ling, Michael J. Smith, Elsa Lanchester, Princess Anne of Orléans, Vitaly Abalakov, and Helen B. Taussig. After him are Judith Resnik, Scatman Crothers, Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Phil Lynott, Dick Scobee, and Raúl Prebisch.
1897 - 1990
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 109
1897 - 1963
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 110
1897 - 1945
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 111
1897 - 1934
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 112
1897 - 1960
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 113
1897 - 1965
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 114
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 115
1897 - 1961
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 116
1897 - 1987
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 117
1897 - 1945
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 118
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 119
1897 - 1952
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 120
1897 - 1963
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 121
1904 - 1986
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 91
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 92
1902 - 1986
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 93
1906 - 1986
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 94
1906 - 1986
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 95
1898 - 1986
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 96
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 97
1949 - 1986
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 98
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 99
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 100
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 101
1939 - 1986
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 102
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 103
Among people born in Ukraine, Valentin Kataev ranks 308 out of 1,083. Before him are Hilarion of Kiev (990), Mark Taimanov (1926), Natan Sharansky (1948), Irina Press (1939), Adam Zagajewski (1945), and David Riazanov (1870). After him are Fedor Emelianenko (1976), Volodymyr Holubnychy (1936), Vsevolod Garshin (1855), Arkady Luxemburg (1939), Ciprian Porumbescu (1853), and Ludwik Fleck (1896).
990 - 1055
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 302
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 303
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 304
1939 - 2004
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 305
1945 - 2021
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 306
1870 - 1938
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 307
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 308
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 309
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 310
1855 - 1888
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 311
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 312
1853 - 1883
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 313
1896 - 1961
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 314
Among writers born in Ukraine, Valentin Kataev ranks 42. Before him are Vasyl Sukhomlynsky (1918), Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky (1864), Tadeusz Borowski (1922), Vasyl Stus (1938), Zbigniew Herbert (1924), and Adam Zagajewski (1945). After him are Vsevolod Garshin (1855), Panteleimon Kulish (1819), Mikołaj Rej (1505), Mikhail Artsybashev (1878), Lev Kopelev (1912), and Pavlo Tychyna (1891).
1918 - 1970
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 36
1864 - 1913
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 37
1922 - 1951
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 38
1938 - 1985
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 39
1924 - 1998
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 40
1945 - 2021
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 41
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 42
1855 - 1888
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 43
1819 - 1897
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 44
1505 - 1569
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 45
1878 - 1927
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 46
1912 - 1997
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 47
1891 - 1967
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 48