WRITER
Valentin Rasputin
1937 - 2015
Valentin Rasputin
Valentin Grigoryevich Rasputin (; Russian: Валентин Григорьевич Распутин; 15 March 1937 – 14 March 2015) was a Soviet and Russian writer. He was born and lived much of his life in the Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valentin Rasputin has received more than 113,845 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Valentin Rasputin is the 2,659th most popular writer (up from 2,868th in 2019), the 982nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,028th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Russian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
53.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
2.14
Effective Languages (L*)
4.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Valentin Rasputin ranks 2,659 out of 7,302. Before him are Mirra Alfassa, Stanko Vraz, Polemon I of Pontus, William Goldman, Jim Corbett, and Hans Hellmut Kirst. After him are Béla Király, Gustav Schwab, Michael Cunningham, Petrus Comestor, Samson Raphael Hirsch, and Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMirra Alfassa
1878 - 1973
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 2,653
Stanko Vraz
1810 - 1851
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 2,654
Polemon I of Pontus
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 2,655
William Goldman
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 2,656
Jim Corbett
1875 - 1955
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 2,657
Hans Hellmut Kirst
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 2,658
Valentin Rasputin
1937 - 2015
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 2,659
Béla Király
1912 - 2009
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 2,660
Gustav Schwab
1792 - 1850
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 2,661
Michael Cunningham
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 2,662
Petrus Comestor
1100 - 1179
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 2,663
Samson Raphael Hirsch
1808 - 1888
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 2,664
Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus
40 BC - 33
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 2,665
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Valentin Rasputin ranks 197. Before him are Maryan Wisniewski, Eero Mäntyranta, Richard Jordan, Monica Zetterlund, Robert Gallo, and Dick Dale. After him are Vadim Bakatin, Colin Renfrew, Antonio Rattín, Chandrashekhara Kambara, Joseph Estrada, and Gordon Milne. Among people deceased in 2015, Valentin Rasputin ranks 140. Before him are Harald Nielsen, Esther Brand, Doris Hart, Ernst Fuchs, Roberto M. Levingston, and Robert Conquest. After him are Douglas Tompkins, Franco Interlenghi, Dick Nanninga, Moses Malone, Percy Sledge, and André Glucksmann.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsMaryan Wisniewski
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 191
Eero Mäntyranta
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2013
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 192
Richard Jordan
ACTOR
1937 - 1993
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 193
Monica Zetterlund
SINGER
1937 - 2005
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 194
Robert Gallo
BIOLOGIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 195
Dick Dale
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 196
Valentin Rasputin
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 197
Vadim Bakatin
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2022
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 198
Colin Renfrew
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1937 - 2024
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 199
Antonio Rattín
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 200
Chandrashekhara Kambara
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 201
Joseph Estrada
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 202
Gordon Milne
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 203
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsHarald Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2015
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 134
Esther Brand
ATHLETE
1922 - 2015
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 135
Doris Hart
TENNIS PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 136
Ernst Fuchs
PAINTER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 137
Roberto M. Levingston
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2015
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 138
Robert Conquest
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 139
Valentin Rasputin
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 140
Douglas Tompkins
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - 2015
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 141
Franco Interlenghi
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 142
Dick Nanninga
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 143
Moses Malone
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - 2015
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 144
Percy Sledge
SINGER
1941 - 2015
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 145
André Glucksmann
PHILOSOPHER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 146
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Valentin Rasputin ranks 982 out of 3,761. Before him are Sergei Ivanovich Mosin (1849), Olga Rozanova (1886), Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (1869), Boris Volynov (1934), Princess Olga Paley (1865), and Dmitry Peskov (1967). After him are Vadim Bakatin (1937), Vladimir Smirnov (1887), Nikolay Raevsky (1771), Olga Baclanova (1893), Matvei Platov (1753), and Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1850).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsSergei Ivanovich Mosin
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1902
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 976
Olga Rozanova
WRITER
1886 - 1918
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 977
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1922
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 978
Boris Volynov
ASTRONAUT
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 979
Princess Olga Paley
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1929
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 980
Dmitry Peskov
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 981
Valentin Rasputin
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 982
Vadim Bakatin
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2022
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 983
Vladimir Smirnov
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1974
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 984
Nikolay Raevsky
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1829
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 985
Olga Baclanova
ACTOR
1893 - 1974
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 986
Matvei Platov
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1818
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 987
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
WRITER
1850 - 1916
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 988
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Valentin Rasputin ranks 118. Before him are Ivan Yefremov (1908), Konstantin Batyushkov (1787), Boris Pilnyak (1894), Friedrich von Lütke (1797), Vladimir Sorokin (1955), and Olga Rozanova (1886). After him are Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1850), Yury Yakovlev (1928), Vladimir Stasov (1824), Franz Overbeck (1837), Vyacheslav Ivanov (1866), and Denis Davydov (1784).
Ivan Yefremov
1908 - 1972
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 112
Konstantin Batyushkov
1787 - 1855
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 113
Boris Pilnyak
1894 - 1938
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 114
Friedrich von Lütke
1797 - 1882
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 115
Vladimir Sorokin
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 116
Olga Rozanova
1886 - 1918
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 117
Valentin Rasputin
1937 - 2015
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 118
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1850 - 1916
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 119
Yury Yakovlev
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 120
Vladimir Stasov
1824 - 1906
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 121
Franz Overbeck
1837 - 1905
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 122
Vyacheslav Ivanov
1866 - 1949
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 123
Denis Davydov
1784 - 1839
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 124