1921 - 1995
Willem Frederik Hermans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈfreːdərɪk ˈɦɛrmɑns]; 1 September 1921 – 27 April 1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are The House of Refuge (novella, 1952), The Darkroom of Damocles (novel, 1958), and Beyond Sleep (novel, 1966). After World War II, Hermans tried to live off his writing exclusively, but as his country was recovering from the Occupation, he had no opportunity to sustain himself. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willem Frederik Hermans has received more than 111,382 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Willem Frederik Hermans is the 3,005th most popular writer (up from 3,015th in 2019), the 467th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 447th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Dutch Writer.
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Among writers, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 3,005 out of 5,755. Before him are Lars Norén, Yang Jiang, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Felix Timmermans, Charles Blanc, and Sachchidananda Vatsyayan. After him are Eugène Burnouf, Rolf Hochhuth, Grigore Vieru, Janet Frame, Anthony Horowitz, and Robert McKee.
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 2,999
1911 - 2016
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 3,000
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 3,001
1886 - 1947
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 3,002
1813 - 1882
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 3,003
1911 - 1987
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 3,004
1921 - 1995
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 3,005
1801 - 1852
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 3,006
1931 - 2020
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 3,007
1935 - 2009
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 3,008
1924 - 2004
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 3,009
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 3,010
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 3,011
Among people born in 1921, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 186. Before him are Alphonse Massamba-Débat, Milorad Pavić, Andrzej Munk, Juan Zambudio Velasco, Giorgio Strehler, and Augusto Monterroso. After him are Blaže Koneski, Nancy Kelly, Brian Keith, Grigory Chukhray, Amedeo Amadei, and John Stott. Among people deceased in 1995, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 132. Before him are Dmitri Shepilov, James Samuel Coleman, Erik Nilsson, Osvaldo Pugliese, John Brunner, and Ashapurna Devi. After him are Nancy Kelly, Luis Regueiro, Savely Kramarov, Claudio Brook, Dany Robin, and Michael V. Gazzo.
1921 - 1977
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 180
1921 - 2005
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 181
1921 - 1961
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 182
1921 - 2004
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 183
1921 - 1997
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 184
1921 - 2003
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 185
1921 - 1995
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 186
1921 - 1993
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 187
1921 - 1995
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 188
1921 - 1997
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 189
1921 - 2001
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 190
1921 - 2013
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 191
1921 - 2011
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 192
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 126
1926 - 1995
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 127
1916 - 1995
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 128
1905 - 1995
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 129
1934 - 1995
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 130
1909 - 1995
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 131
1921 - 1995
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 132
1921 - 1995
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 133
1908 - 1995
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 134
1934 - 1995
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 135
1927 - 1995
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 136
1927 - 1995
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 137
1923 - 1995
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 138
Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 467 out of 1,427. Before him are Willem de Vlamingh (1640), Virgil van Dijk (1991), Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931), Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969), Ernesto Hoost (1965), and Dirk Stikker (1897). After him are Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710), Joachim Wtewael (1566), Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831), Albert Eckhout (1610), Dick Nanninga (1949), and Nicolaes Witsen (1641).
1640 - 1698
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 461
1991 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 462
1931 - 2020
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 463
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 464
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 465
1897 - 1979
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 466
1921 - 1995
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 467
1710 - 1777
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 468
1566 - 1638
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 469
1831 - 1915
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 470
1610 - 1666
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 471
1949 - 2015
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 472
1641 - 1717
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 473
Among writers born in Netherlands, Willem Frederik Hermans ranks 24. Before him are Isaac Titsingh (1745), Macropedius (1487), Gerard Reve (1923), Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), Jan Luyken (1649), and Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581). After him are Corrie ten Boom (1892), Tim Krabbé (1943), Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), Jan Wolkers (1925), Bertus Aafjes (1914), and Simon Vestdijk (1898).
1745 - 1812
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 18
1487 - 1558
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 19
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 20
1882 - 1944
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 21
1649 - 1712
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 22
1581 - 1647
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 23
1921 - 1995
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 24
1892 - 1983
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 25
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 26
1792 - 1857
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 27
1925 - 2007
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 28
1914 - 1993
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 29
1898 - 1971
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 30