WRITER
Wolf Haas
1960 - Today

Wolf Haas
Wolf Haas (born 14 December 1960) is an Austrian writer. He is most widely known for his crime fiction novels featuring detective Simon Brenner, four of which were made into films. He has won several prizes for his works, including the German prize for crime fiction (Deutscher Krimipreis). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolf Haas is the 6,649th most popular writer (up from 6,697th in 2024), the 1,121st most popular biography from Austria (up from 1,129th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Austrian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Wolf Haas ranks 6,649 out of 7,302. Before him are Tana French, Lualhati Bautista, Ralf Rothmann, Charles Stross, Denis Johnson, and Hajime Kanzaka. After him are Horton Foote, Phyllis A. Whitney, Maja Haderlap, James Truslow Adams, Sybille Bedford, and Richelle Mead.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTana French
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 6,643
Lualhati Bautista
1945 - 2023
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 6,644
Ralf Rothmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 6,645
Charles Stross
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 6,646
Denis Johnson
1949 - 2017
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,647
Hajime Kanzaka
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,648
Wolf Haas
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,649
Horton Foote
1916 - 2009
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,650
Phyllis A. Whitney
1903 - 2008
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6,651
Maja Haderlap
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6,652
James Truslow Adams
1878 - 1949
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6,653
Sybille Bedford
1911 - 2006
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 6,654
Richelle Mead
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 6,655
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Wolf Haas ranks 685. Before him are Aimee Mann, Rano Karno, Carola Anding, Paul MacDonald, Gilberto Kassab, and Yasunori Matsumoto. After him are Barbara Mensing, Ștefan Iovan, Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Jérôme Valcke, Akbar Ganji, and Christopher Clark.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsAimee Mann
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 679
Rano Karno
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 680
Carola Anding
SKIER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 681
Paul MacDonald
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 682
Gilberto Kassab
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 683
Yasunori Matsumoto
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 684
Wolf Haas
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 685
Barbara Mensing
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 686
Ștefan Iovan
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 687
Yeşim Ustaoğlu
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 688
Jérôme Valcke
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 689
Akbar Ganji
JOURNALIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 690
Christopher Clark
HISTORIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 691
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Wolf Haas ranks 1,121 out of 1,424. Before him are Patrick Friesacher (1980), Franz Wohlfahrt (1964), Leonhard Stock (1958), Wolfgang Feiersinger (1965), Hubert Neuper (1960), and Peter Schöttel (1967). After him are Maja Haderlap (1961), Peter Seisenbacher (1960), Reinhold Hintermaier (1956), Petra Kronberger (1969), Jessica Hausner (1972), and Andreas Ulmer (1985).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsPatrick Friesacher
RACING DRIVER
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,115
Franz Wohlfahrt
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 1,116
Leonhard Stock
SKIER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 1,117
Wolfgang Feiersinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 1,118
Hubert Neuper
SKIER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,119
Peter Schöttel
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,120
Wolf Haas
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 1,121
Maja Haderlap
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 1,122
Peter Seisenbacher
WRESTLER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 1,123
Reinhold Hintermaier
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 1,124
Petra Kronberger
SKIER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 1,125
Jessica Hausner
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 1,126
Andreas Ulmer
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 1,127
Among WRITERS In Austria
Among writers born in Austria, Wolf Haas ranks 77. Before him are Robert Menasse (1954), Walter Abish (1931), Thomas Brezina (1963), Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872), Christoph Ransmayr (1954), and Gerhard Roth (1942). After him are Maja Haderlap (1961), Robert Seethaler (1966), Arabella Kiesbauer (1969), Arno Geiger (1968), and Ursula Poznanski (1968).
Robert Menasse
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 71
Walter Abish
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 72
Thomas Brezina
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 73
Ľudmila Podjavorinská
1872 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 74
Christoph Ransmayr
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 75
Gerhard Roth
1942 - 2022
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 76
Wolf Haas
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 77
Maja Haderlap
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 78
Robert Seethaler
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 79
Arabella Kiesbauer
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 80
Arno Geiger
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 81
Ursula Poznanski
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 82













































