WRITER
Wilhelm Genazino
1943 - 2018
Wilhelm Genazino
Wilhelm Genazino (22 January 1943 – 12 December 2018) was a German journalist and author. He worked first as a journalist for the satirical magazine pardon and for Lesezeichen. From the early 1970s, he was a freelance writer who became known by a trilogy of novels, Abschaffel-Trilogie, completed in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Genazino has received more than 57,756 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Genazino is the 5,890th most popular writer, the 5,284th most popular biography from Germany and the 347th most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
58k
Page Views (PV)
51.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.49
Effective Languages (L*)
3.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Wilhelm Genazino ranks 5,890 out of 7,302. Before him are Lyman Abbott, Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Albert Maltz, Sándor Kisfaludy, Narcyza Żmichowska, and John Jakes. After him are Katherine Pancol, Jaroslav Kvapil, Anthony Shaffer, Thomas Berger, August Gailit, and Gay Talese.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLyman Abbott
1835 - 1922
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 5,884
Jurga Ivanauskaitė
1961 - 2007
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 5,885
Albert Maltz
1908 - 1985
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 5,886
Sándor Kisfaludy
1772 - 1844
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 5,887
Narcyza Żmichowska
1819 - 1876
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 5,888
John Jakes
1932 - 2023
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 5,889
Wilhelm Genazino
1943 - 2018
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5,890
Katherine Pancol
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5,891
Jaroslav Kvapil
1868 - 1950
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5,892
Anthony Shaffer
1926 - 2001
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 5,893
Thomas Berger
1924 - 2014
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 5,894
August Gailit
1891 - 1960
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 5,895
Gay Talese
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 5,896
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Wilhelm Genazino ranks 597. Before him are Eduardo Nascimento, Jim Risch, Ignacio Calderón, Isabel-Clara Simó, John Oliver Creighton, and Bill Moggridge. After him are Erwin Huber, Pelle Svensson, Catherine E. Coulson, Mick Abrahams, Dickey Betts, and Steven Bochco. Among people deceased in 2018, Wilhelm Genazino ranks 429. Before him are Yvonne Blake, Katie Boyle, Valentina Rastvorova, Peter Sutherland, Igor Korobov, and William Smith. After him are Geoff Murphy, Geoffrey Oryema, Győző Forintos, Wenceslao Padilla, Steven Bochco, and Gary Kurtz.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsEduardo Nascimento
SINGER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 591
Jim Risch
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 592
Ignacio Calderón
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 593
Isabel-Clara Simó
WRITER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 594
John Oliver Creighton
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 595
Bill Moggridge
DESIGNER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 596
Wilhelm Genazino
WRITER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 597
Erwin Huber
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 598
Pelle Svensson
WRESTLER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 599
Catherine E. Coulson
ACTOR
1943 - 2015
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 600
Mick Abrahams
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 601
Dickey Betts
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2024
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 602
Steven Bochco
PRODUCER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 603
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsYvonne Blake
DESIGNER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 423
Katie Boyle
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 424
Valentina Rastvorova
FENCER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 425
Peter Sutherland
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 426
Igor Korobov
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2018
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 427
William Smith
WRESTLER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 428
Wilhelm Genazino
WRITER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 429
Geoff Murphy
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2018
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 430
Geoffrey Oryema
SINGER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 431
Győző Forintos
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 432
Wenceslao Padilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2018
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 433
Steven Bochco
PRODUCER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 434
Gary Kurtz
PRODUCER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 435
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Genazino ranks 5,284 out of 7,253. Before him are Jean-Jacques Favier (1949), Harry Schwarz (1924), Wolfgang Seguin (1945), Bernd Cullmann (1939), Liselott Linsenhoff (1927), and Bernd Mayländer (1971). After him are Erika Böhm-Vitense (1923), Sead Kolašinac (1993), Erwin Huber (1943), Christian Lindner (1979), Armin Schwarz (1963), and Siegrun Siegl (1954).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJean-Jacques Favier
ASTRONAUT
1949 - 2023
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 5,278
Harry Schwarz
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 5,279
Wolfgang Seguin
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 5,280
Bernd Cullmann
ATHLETE
1939 - 2025
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 5,281
Liselott Linsenhoff
ATHLETE
1927 - 1999
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 5,282
Bernd Mayländer
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5,283
Wilhelm Genazino
WRITER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5,284
Erika Böhm-Vitense
ASTRONOMER
1923 - 2017
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5,285
Sead Kolašinac
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5,286
Erwin Huber
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 5,287
Christian Lindner
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 5,288
Armin Schwarz
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 5,289
Siegrun Siegl
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 5,290
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Wilhelm Genazino ranks 347. Before him are Kito Lorenc (1938), Ulrich Plenzdorf (1934), Irmtraud Morgner (1933), Marina Lewycka (1946), Fredric Wertham (1895), and Gert Hofmann (1931). After him are Timur Vermes (1967), Monika Maron (1941), Brigitte Kronauer (1940), Andreas Eschbach (1959), Daniel Kehlmann (1975), and Wolfdietrich Schnurre (1920).
Kito Lorenc
1938 - 2017
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 341
Ulrich Plenzdorf
1934 - 2007
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 342
Irmtraud Morgner
1933 - 1990
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 343
Marina Lewycka
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 344
Fredric Wertham
1895 - 1981
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 345
Gert Hofmann
1931 - 1993
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 346
Wilhelm Genazino
1943 - 2018
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 347
Timur Vermes
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 348
Monika Maron
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 349
Brigitte Kronauer
1940 - 2019
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 350
Andreas Eschbach
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 351
Daniel Kehlmann
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 352
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
1920 - 1989
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 353