WRITER
Verner von Heidenstam
1859 - 1940
Verner von Heidenstam
Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam (6 July 1859 – 20 May 1940) was a Swedish poet, novelist and laureate of the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1912. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Verner von Heidenstam has received more than 129,833 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Verner von Heidenstam is the 475th most popular writer (up from 638th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 89th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Writer.
He is most famous for his epic poem "The Great War."
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
67.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
82
Languages Editions (L)
10.46
Effective Languages (L*)
4.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Verner von Heidenstam ranks 475 out of 7,302. Before him are Jules Michelet, Athenaeus, Louise de La Vallière, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Livius Andronicus, and Milena Jesenská. After him are Natsume Sōseki, Bohumil Hrabal, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Martial, W. B. Yeats, and Miguel Ángel Asturias.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJules Michelet
1798 - 1874
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 469
Athenaeus
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 470
Louise de La Vallière
1644 - 1710
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 471
Joris-Karl Huysmans
1848 - 1907
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 472
Livius Andronicus
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 473
Milena Jesenská
1896 - 1944
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 474
Verner von Heidenstam
1859 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 475
Natsume Sōseki
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 476
Bohumil Hrabal
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 477
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 478
Martial
40 - 104
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 479
W. B. Yeats
1865 - 1939
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 480
Miguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 481
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1859, Verner von Heidenstam ranks 15. Before him are Svante Arrhenius, Alfred Dreyfus, Georges Seurat, Yuan Shikai, Billy the Kid, and Sholem Aleichem. After him are Jean Jaurès, Alexandre Millerand, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Jerome K. Jerome, Pierre Janet, and Alexander Stepanovich Popov. Among people deceased in 1940, Verner von Heidenstam ranks 16. Before him are Nikolai Yezhov, Carl Bosch, Peter Behrens, Arthur Harden, Emma Goldman, and Manuel Azaña. After him are Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Isaac Babel, Wladimir Köppen, John Buchan, Italo Balbo, and Spyridon Louis.
Others Born in 1859
Go to all RankingsSvante Arrhenius
CHEMIST
1859 - 1927
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 9
Alfred Dreyfus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1935
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 10
Georges Seurat
PAINTER
1859 - 1891
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 11
Yuan Shikai
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 12
Billy the Kid
MAFIOSO
1859 - 1881
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 13
Sholem Aleichem
WRITER
1859 - 1916
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 14
Verner von Heidenstam
WRITER
1859 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 15
Jean Jaurès
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1914
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 16
Alexandre Millerand
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1943
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 17
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 18
Jerome K. Jerome
WRITER
1859 - 1927
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 19
Pierre Janet
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1947
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 20
Alexander Stepanovich Popov
INVENTOR
1859 - 1906
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsNikolai Yezhov
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1940
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 10
Carl Bosch
CHEMIST
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 11
Peter Behrens
ARCHITECT
1868 - 1940
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 12
Arthur Harden
CHEMIST
1865 - 1940
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 13
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 14
Manuel Azaña
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 15
Verner von Heidenstam
WRITER
1859 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 16
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
WRITER
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 17
Isaac Babel
WRITER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 18
Wladimir Köppen
GEOGRAPHER
1846 - 1940
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 19
John Buchan
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1940
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 20
Italo Balbo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1940
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 21
Spyridon Louis
ATHLETE
1873 - 1940
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 22
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Verner von Heidenstam ranks 72 out of 1,879. Before him are Sven-Göran Eriksson (1948), Arne Tiselius (1902), Hilma af Klint (1862), Dolph Lundgren (1957), Theodor Svedberg (1884), and Eyvind Johnson (1900). After him are Louise of Sweden (1851), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Hannes Alfvén (1908), Sven Hedin (1865), Eric IX of Sweden (1120), and Olof Skötkonung (980).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsSven-Göran Eriksson
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 66
Arne Tiselius
CHEMIST
1902 - 1971
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 67
Hilma af Klint
PAINTER
1862 - 1944
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 68
Dolph Lundgren
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 69
Theodor Svedberg
CHEMIST
1884 - 1971
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 70
Eyvind Johnson
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 71
Verner von Heidenstam
WRITER
1859 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 72
Louise of Sweden
COMPANION
1851 - 1926
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 73
Princess Birgitta of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 74
Hannes Alfvén
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1995
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 75
Sven Hedin
EXPLORER
1865 - 1952
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 76
Eric IX of Sweden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1120 - 1160
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 77
Olof Skötkonung
POLITICIAN
980 - 1022
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 78
Among WRITERS In Sweden
Among writers born in Sweden, Verner von Heidenstam ranks 8. Before him are Astrid Lindgren (1907), August Strindberg (1849), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Pär Lagerkvist (1891), Henning Mankell (1948), and Eyvind Johnson (1900). After him are Harry Martinson (1904), Stieg Larsson (1954), Ellen Key (1849), Per Olov Enquist (1934), Maj Sjöwall (1935), and Karin Boye (1900).
Astrid Lindgren
1907 - 2002
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 2
August Strindberg
1849 - 1912
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 3
Tomas Tranströmer
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 4
Pär Lagerkvist
1891 - 1974
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 5
Henning Mankell
1948 - 2015
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 6
Eyvind Johnson
1900 - 1976
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 7
Verner von Heidenstam
1859 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 8
Harry Martinson
1904 - 1978
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 9
Stieg Larsson
1954 - 2004
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 10
Ellen Key
1849 - 1926
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 11
Per Olov Enquist
1934 - 2020
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 12
Maj Sjöwall
1935 - 2020
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 13
Karin Boye
1900 - 1941
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 14