WRITER
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
1916 - 1991
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
Wolfgang Hildesheimer (9 December 1916 – 21 August 1991) was a German author. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Hildesheimer has received more than 50,894 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Hildesheimer is the 5,140th most popular writer (down from 4,296th in 2019), the 4,781st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,937th in 2019) and the 308th most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
51k
Page Views (PV)
47.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.38
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Wolfgang Hildesheimer ranks 5,140 out of 7,302. Before him are Louella Parsons, Margita Figuli, Albert Mol, Joe Eszterhas, Alfonso Sastre, and Walter M. Miller Jr.. After him are Riccardo Bacchelli, Virgilio Piñera, Cornelia Sorabji, Gjorgji Abadžiev, Anne V. Coates, and Henri Béraud.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouella Parsons
1881 - 1972
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 5,134
Margita Figuli
1909 - 1995
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,135
Albert Mol
1917 - 2004
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,136
Joe Eszterhas
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,137
Alfonso Sastre
1926 - 2021
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,138
Walter M. Miller Jr.
1923 - 1996
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,139
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
1916 - 1991
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,140
Riccardo Bacchelli
1891 - 1985
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 5,141
Virgilio Piñera
1912 - 1979
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 5,142
Cornelia Sorabji
1866 - 1954
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 5,143
Gjorgji Abadžiev
1910 - 1963
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 5,144
Anne V. Coates
1925 - 2018
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 5,145
Henri Béraud
1885 - 1958
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 5,146
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Wolfgang Hildesheimer ranks 225. Before him are Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, Nelly Landry, Robert Parrish, Corneliu Mănescu, Karen Lachmann, and Bernard Binlin Dadié. After him are José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, Fiorenzo Angelini, Ken Wharton, Frederick C. Weyand, Charles F. Hockett, and Milton Babbitt. Among people deceased in 1991, Wolfgang Hildesheimer ranks 191. Before him are Harriet Bland, James Franciscus, Dilara Aliyeva, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Moshe Castel, and Mildred Dunnock. After him are Jean Van Houtte, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Marshall Lang, Ken Uehara, Ismat Chughtai, and Daniel Oduber Quirós.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsAbu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
LAWYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 219
Nelly Landry
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 220
Robert Parrish
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1995
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 221
Corneliu Mănescu
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 222
Karen Lachmann
ATHLETE
1916 - 1962
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 223
Bernard Binlin Dadié
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2019
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 224
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
WRITER
1916 - 1991
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 225
José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 226
Fiorenzo Angelini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 2014
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 227
Ken Wharton
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1957
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 228
Frederick C. Weyand
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2010
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 229
Charles F. Hockett
LINGUIST
1916 - 2000
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 230
Milton Babbitt
COMPOSER
1916 - 2011
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 231
Others Deceased in 1991
Go to all RankingsHarriet Bland
ATHLETE
1915 - 1991
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 185
James Franciscus
ACTOR
1934 - 1991
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 186
Dilara Aliyeva
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1991
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 187
Maria Aurèlia Capmany
WRITER
1918 - 1991
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 188
Moshe Castel
PAINTER
1909 - 1991
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 189
Mildred Dunnock
ACTOR
1901 - 1991
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 190
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
WRITER
1916 - 1991
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 191
Jean Van Houtte
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1991
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 192
Wilfrid Hyde-White
ACTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 193
David Marshall Lang
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1991
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 194
Ken Uehara
ACTOR
1909 - 1991
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 195
Ismat Chughtai
WRITER
1915 - 1991
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 196
Daniel Oduber Quirós
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1991
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 197
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Hildesheimer ranks 4,781 out of 7,253. Before him are Yıldıray Baştürk (1978), Andreas Scholl (1967), Wendelin Werner (1968), Roland Grapow (1959), Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750), and Axel von dem Bussche (1919). After him are Ernst Ahl (1898), Oskar Perron (1880), Thomas Helmer (1965), Helene Stöcker (1869), Oliver of Paderborn (1170), and Hubert Hahne (1935).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsYıldıray Baştürk
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 4,775
Andreas Scholl
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 4,776
Wendelin Werner
MATHEMATICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4,777
Roland Grapow
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4,778
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
WRITER
1750 - 1819
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4,779
Axel von dem Bussche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1993
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 4,780
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
WRITER
1916 - 1991
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 4,781
Ernst Ahl
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1945
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 4,782
Oskar Perron
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1975
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 4,783
Thomas Helmer
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 4,784
Helene Stöcker
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1943
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 4,785
Oliver of Paderborn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1170 - 1227
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 4,786
Hubert Hahne
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 4,787
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Wolfgang Hildesheimer ranks 308. Before him are Günter Kunert (1929), Johann Gottfried Seume (1763), Wolf Erlbruch (1948), Hermann Kant (1926), Heinrich Zschokke (1771), and Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750). After him are Ludwig Thoma (1867), Peter Härtling (1933), Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826), Ralph Giordano (1923), Günter de Bruyn (1926), and Franz Xaver Kroetz (1946).
Günter Kunert
1929 - 2019
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 302
Johann Gottfried Seume
1763 - 1810
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 303
Wolf Erlbruch
1948 - 2022
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 304
Hermann Kant
1926 - 2016
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 305
Heinrich Zschokke
1771 - 1848
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 306
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
1750 - 1819
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 307
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
1916 - 1991
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 308
Ludwig Thoma
1867 - 1921
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 309
Peter Härtling
1933 - 2017
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 310
Joseph Victor von Scheffel
1826 - 1886
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 311
Ralph Giordano
1923 - 2014
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 312
Günter de Bruyn
1926 - 2020
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 313
Franz Xaver Kroetz
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 314