WRITER
Vladimir Nabokov
1899 - 1977
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Набоков [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ nɐˈbokəf] ; 22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899 – 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (Владимир Сирин), was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian (1926–1938) while living in Berlin, where he met his wife. He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States, where he began writing in English. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimir Nabokov has received more than 5,736,458 page views. His biography is available in 113 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 111 in 2019). Vladimir Nabokov is the 125th most popular writer (down from 111th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Russia (up from 46th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Russian Writer.
Vladimir Nabokov is most famous for his novel Lolita, which tells the story of a middle-aged man's sexual obsession with a 12-year-old girl.
Memorability Metrics
5.7M
Page Views (PV)
75.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
113
Languages Editions (L)
8.05
Effective Languages (L*)
5.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Vladimir Nabokov ranks 125 out of 7,302. Before him are Guy de Maupassant, Charles Bukowski, Ivo Andrić, Charlotte Brontë, Lewis Carroll, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal. After him are Paul Verlaine, François Villon, Alexandre Dumas fils, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Guillaume Apollinaire, and Plautus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuy de Maupassant
1850 - 1893
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 119
Charles Bukowski
1920 - 1994
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 120
Ivo Andrić
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 121
Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 122
Lewis Carroll
1832 - 1898
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 123
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
780 - 855
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 124
Vladimir Nabokov
1899 - 1977
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 125
Paul Verlaine
1844 - 1896
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 126
François Villon
1431 - 1463
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 127
Alexandre Dumas fils
1824 - 1895
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 128
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1832 - 1910
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 129
Guillaume Apollinaire
1880 - 1918
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 130
Plautus
254 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 131
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Vladimir Nabokov ranks 6. Before him are Huang Xianfan, Ernest Hemingway, Alfred Hitchcock, Jorge Luis Borges, and Al Capone. After him are Friedrich Hayek, Frederick IX of Denmark, Lavrentiy Beria, Yasunari Kawabata, Humphrey Bogart, and László Bíró. Among people deceased in 1977, Vladimir Nabokov ranks 4. Before him are Charlie Chaplin, Elvis Presley, and Maria Callas. After him are Wernher von Braun, Anthony Eden, Stefania Turkewich, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Ludwig Erhard, René Goscinny, Roberto Rossellini, and Jacques Prévert.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsHuang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 85.39
Rank: 1
Ernest Hemingway
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 2
Alfred Hitchcock
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 3
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 4
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 5
Vladimir Nabokov
WRITER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 6
Friedrich Hayek
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1992
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 7
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 8
Lavrentiy Beria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1953
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 9
Yasunari Kawabata
WRITER
1899 - 1972
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 10
Humphrey Bogart
ACTOR
1899 - 1957
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 11
László Bíró
INVENTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsCharlie Chaplin
ACTOR
1889 - 1977
HPI: 86.13
Rank: 1
Elvis Presley
SINGER
1935 - 1977
HPI: 82.83
Rank: 2
Maria Callas
SINGER
1923 - 1977
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 3
Vladimir Nabokov
WRITER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 4
Wernher von Braun
ENGINEER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 5
Anthony Eden
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 6
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 7
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1977
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 8
Ludwig Erhard
BUSINESSPERSON
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 9
René Goscinny
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 1977
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 10
Roberto Rossellini
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1977
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 11
Jacques Prévert
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Nabokov ranks 41 out of 3,761. Before him are Valentina Tereshkova (1937), Georgy Zhukov (1896), David Hilbert (1862), E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776), Alexander II of Russia (1818), and Konstantin Chernenko (1911). After him are Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901), Turhan Hatice Sultan (1627), Vyacheslav Molotov (1890), Elizabeth of Russia (1709), Paul I of Russia (1754), and Gustav Kirchhoff (1824).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsValentina Tereshkova
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 35
Georgy Zhukov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 36
David Hilbert
MATHEMATICIAN
1862 - 1943
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 37
E. T. A. Hoffmann
WRITER
1776 - 1822
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 38
Alexander II of Russia
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1881
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 39
Konstantin Chernenko
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1985
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 40
Vladimir Nabokov
WRITER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 41
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1901 - 1918
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 42
Turhan Hatice Sultan
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1683
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 43
Vyacheslav Molotov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1986
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 44
Elizabeth of Russia
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1762
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 45
Paul I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1801
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 46
Gustav Kirchhoff
PHYSICIST
1824 - 1887
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 47
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Vladimir Nabokov ranks 10. Before him are Alexander Pushkin (1799), Ayn Rand (1905), Maxim Gorky (1868), Isaac Asimov (1920), Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918), and E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776). After him are Boris Pasternak (1890), Ivan Turgenev (1818), Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861), Svetlana Alliluyeva (1926), Mikhail Sholokhov (1905), and Joseph Brodsky (1940).
Alexander Pushkin
1799 - 1837
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 4
Ayn Rand
1905 - 1982
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 5
Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 6
Isaac Asimov
1920 - 1992
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 7
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1918 - 2008
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 8
E. T. A. Hoffmann
1776 - 1822
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 9
Vladimir Nabokov
1899 - 1977
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 10
Boris Pasternak
1890 - 1960
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 11
Ivan Turgenev
1818 - 1883
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 12
Lou Andreas-Salomé
1861 - 1937
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 13
Svetlana Alliluyeva
1926 - 2011
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 14
Mikhail Sholokhov
1905 - 1984
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 15
Joseph Brodsky
1940 - 1996
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 16