WRITER
Walther von der Vogelweide
1170 - 1230
Walther von der Vogelweide
Walther von der Vogelweide (Modern German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈfoːɡl̩vaɪdə]; c. 1170 – c. 1230) was a Minnesänger who composed and performed love-songs and political songs (Sprüche) in Middle High German. Walther has been described as the greatest German lyrical poet before Goethe; his hundred or so love-songs are widely regarded as the pinnacle of Minnesang, the medieval German love lyric, and his innovations breathed new life into the tradition of courtly love. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walther von der Vogelweide has received more than 357,094 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Walther von der Vogelweide is the 640th most popular writer (down from 604th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 150th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Austrian Writer.
Walther von der Vogelweide is most famous for being a medieval German poet.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
65.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
4.69
Effective Languages (L*)
4.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 640 out of 7,302. Before him are Curzio Malaparte, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Saul Bellow, Clarice Lispector, Daphne du Maurier, and William Makepeace Thackeray. After him are Ivan Franko, Irène Némirovsky, Kōbō Abe, Alexander Pope, Michael Crichton, and Muriel Spark.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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1898 - 1957
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 634
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875 - 1950
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 635
Saul Bellow
1915 - 2005
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 636
Clarice Lispector
1920 - 1977
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 637
Daphne du Maurier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 638
William Makepeace Thackeray
1811 - 1863
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 639
Walther von der Vogelweide
1170 - 1230
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 640
Ivan Franko
1856 - 1916
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 641
Irène Némirovsky
1903 - 1942
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 642
Kōbō Abe
1924 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 643
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 644
Michael Crichton
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 645
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 646
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1170, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 5. Before him are Fibonacci, Saint Dominic, Valdemar II of Denmark, and Wolfram von Eschenbach. After him are Hermann von Salza, Constantine Laskaris, Muqali, Isabella of Hainault, Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, and Jayadeva. Among people deceased in 1230, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 4. Before him are Börte, Berengaria of Navarre, and Pérotin. After him are Alfonso IX of León, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Pelagio Galvani, Margaret, Countess of Blois, Pietro Ziani, Benedetto Antelami, and Samuel ibn Tibbon.
Others Born in 1170
Go to all RankingsFibonacci
MATHEMATICIAN
1170 - 1240
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 1
Saint Dominic
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1170 - 1221
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 2
Valdemar II of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1170 - 1241
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 3
Wolfram von Eschenbach
WRITER
1170 - 1220
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 4
Walther von der Vogelweide
WRITER
1170 - 1230
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 5
Hermann von Salza
POLITICIAN
1170 - 1239
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 6
Constantine Laskaris
POLITICIAN
1170 - 1205
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 7
Muqali
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1170 - 1223
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 8
Isabella of Hainault
POLITICIAN
1170 - 1190
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 9
Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din
POLITICIAN
1170 - 1225
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 10
Otto I, Count of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
1170 - 1200
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 11
Jayadeva
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1230
Go to all RankingsBörte
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1230
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 1
Berengaria of Navarre
COMPANION
1165 - 1230
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 2
Pérotin
COMPOSER
1160 - 1230
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 3
Walther von der Vogelweide
WRITER
1170 - 1230
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 4
Alfonso IX of León
POLITICIAN
1171 - 1230
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 5
Ottokar I of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1230
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 6
Leopold VI, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1176 - 1230
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 7
Pelagio Galvani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1165 - 1230
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 8
Margaret, Countess of Blois
POLITICIAN
1164 - 1230
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 9
Pietro Ziani
POLITICIAN
1153 - 1230
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 10
Benedetto Antelami
ARCHITECT
1150 - 1230
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11
Samuel ibn Tibbon
PHILOSOPHER
1150 - 1230
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 12
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 152 out of 1,424. Before him are Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1751), Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865), Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1351), Paul Ehrenfest (1880), Helmut Marko (1943), and Heinz Fischer (1938). After him are Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529), Georg Joachim Rheticus (1514), Hans Selye (1907), Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (1842), Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1157), and Angela Hitler (1883).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsArchduchess Maria Josepha of Austria
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1767
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 146
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
COMPOSER
1865 - 1950
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 147
Leopold III, Duke of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1351 - 1386
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 148
Paul Ehrenfest
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1933
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 149
Helmut Marko
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 150
Heinz Fischer
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 151
Walther von der Vogelweide
WRITER
1170 - 1230
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 152
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1595
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 153
Georg Joachim Rheticus
GEOGRAPHER
1514 - 1574
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 154
Hans Selye
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1982
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 155
Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1842 - 1919
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 156
Leopold V, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1157 - 1194
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 157
Angela Hitler
PAINTER
1883 - 1949
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 158
Among WRITERS In Austria
Among writers born in Austria, Walther von der Vogelweide ranks 15. Before him are Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797), Gustav Meyrink (1868), Georg Trakl (1887), Hermann Broch (1886), Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874), and Edward Bernays (1891). After him are Otto of Freising (1114), Klaus Ebner (1964), Franz Grillparzer (1791), Ingeborg Bachmann (1926), Božena Němcová (1820), and Miep Gies (1909).
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
1797 - 1826
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 9
Gustav Meyrink
1868 - 1932
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 10
Georg Trakl
1887 - 1914
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 11
Hermann Broch
1886 - 1951
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 12
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
1874 - 1929
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 13
Edward Bernays
1891 - 1995
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 14
Walther von der Vogelweide
1170 - 1230
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 15
Otto of Freising
1114 - 1158
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 16
Klaus Ebner
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 17
Franz Grillparzer
1791 - 1872
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 18
Ingeborg Bachmann
1926 - 1973
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 19
Božena Němcová
1820 - 1862
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 20
Miep Gies
1909 - 2010
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 21