Writer
Yury Olesha
Russian writer
1899 - 1960
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Yury Olesha
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Yury Olesha is the 3,388th most popular writer (down from 3,023rd in 2024), the 508th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 446th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Ukrainian Writer.
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59.43
HPI
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Yury Olesha's biography spans 28 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 59.43.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Yury Olesha ranks 3,388 out of 7,707. Before him are Françoise d'Eaubonne, Aino Kallas, Henry Kuttner, Valerius Antias, Kan Kikuchi, and Ewald Christian von Kleist. After him are Alexander Sumarokov, Yury Vlasov, Jens Baggesen, Caspar Barlaeus, Mario Soldati, and Akazome Emon.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Françoise d'Eaubonne
1920 - 2005
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,382
Aino Kallas
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,383
Henry Kuttner
1915 - 1958
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3,384
Valerius Antias
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3,385
Kan Kikuchi
1888 - 1948
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3,386
Ewald Christian von Kleist
1715 - 1759
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,387
Yury Olesha
1899 - 1960
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,388
Alexander Sumarokov
1717 - 1777
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,389
Yury Vlasov
1935 - 2021
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,390
Jens Baggesen
1764 - 1826
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3,391
Caspar Barlaeus
1584 - 1648
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3,392
Mario Soldati
1906 - 1999
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3,393
Akazome Emon
956 - 1041
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3,394
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Yury Olesha ranks 166. Before him are Gale Sondergaard, Leo Borchard, Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, Armand Salacrou, Günther Pancke, and Silvestre Revueltas. After him are C. S. Forester, Rudolf Svensson, Bo Lindman, Aleksandr Deyneka, Carlo Rosselli, and Otto E. Neugebauer. Among people deceased in 1960, Yury Olesha ranks 111. Before him are Roy Chapman Andrews, Erich Neumann, Zora Neale Hurston, Pavel Peter Gojdič, Maud Menten, and Eduard Pütsep. After him are Joseph Vendryes, Friedrich Kirchner, Melvin Purvis, Knud Enemark Jensen, Agnes Arber, and Dmitry Gulia.
Others Born in 1899
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Gale Sondergaard
ACTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 160
Leo Borchard
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1945
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 161
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1956
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 162
Armand Salacrou
WRITER
1899 - 1989
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 163
Günther Pancke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1973
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 164
Silvestre Revueltas
COMPOSER
1899 - 1940
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 165
Yury Olesha
WRITER
1899 - 1960
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 166
C. S. Forester
WRITER
1899 - 1966
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 167
Rudolf Svensson
WRESTLER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 168
Bo Lindman
ATHLETE
1899 - 1992
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 169
Aleksandr Deyneka
PAINTER
1899 - 1969
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 170
Carlo Rosselli
WRITER
1899 - 1937
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 171
Otto E. Neugebauer
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1990
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 172
Others Deceased in 1960
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Roy Chapman Andrews
EXPLORER
1884 - 1960
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 105
Erich Neumann
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1960
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 106
Zora Neale Hurston
WRITER
1891 - 1960
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 107
Pavel Peter Gojdič
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1960
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 108
Maud Menten
CHEMIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 109
Eduard Pütsep
WRESTLER
1898 - 1960
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 110
Yury Olesha
WRITER
1899 - 1960
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 111
Joseph Vendryes
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1960
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 112
Friedrich Kirchner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 113
Melvin Purvis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1960
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 114
Knud Enemark Jensen
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1960
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 115
Agnes Arber
HISTORIAN
1879 - 1960
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 116
Dmitry Gulia
WRITER
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 117
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Yury Olesha ranks 508 out of 1,736. Before him are Faina Melnik (1945), Yuriy Boyko (1958), Ivan Marchuk (1936), Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1923), Mikhail Koltsov (1898), and Viktor Chukarin (1921). After him are Malusha (null), Mikhail Fridman (1964), Yury Vlasov (1935), Petro Symonenko (1952), Grigory Yavlinsky (1952), and Klim Churyumov (1937).
Others born in Ukraine
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Faina Melnik
ATHLETE
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 502
Yuriy Boyko
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 503
Ivan Marchuk
PAINTER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 504
Stanisław Skrowaczewski
CONDUCTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 505
Mikhail Koltsov
WRITER
1898 - 1940
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 506
Viktor Chukarin
GYMNAST
1921 - 1984
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 507
Yury Olesha
WRITER
1899 - 1960
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 508
Malusha
POLITICIAN
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 509
Mikhail Fridman
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 510
Yury Vlasov
WRITER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 511
Petro Symonenko
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 512
Grigory Yavlinsky
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 513
Klim Churyumov
ASTRONOMER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 514
Among Writers In Ukraine
Among writers born in Ukraine, Yury Olesha ranks 69. Before him are Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa (1705), Nataliya Kobrynska (1855), Nikolay Nosov (1908), Anatoly Rybakov (1911), Mykhailo Starytsky (1840), and Mikhail Koltsov (1898). After him are Yury Vlasov (1935), Manès Sperber (1905), Oles Honchar (1918), Gabriela Zapolska (1857), Vladimir Megre (1950), and Demyan Bedny (1883).
Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa
1705 - 1753
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 63
Nataliya Kobrynska
1855 - 1920
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 64
Nikolay Nosov
1908 - 1976
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 65
Anatoly Rybakov
1911 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 66
Mykhailo Starytsky
1840 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 67
Mikhail Koltsov
1898 - 1940
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 68
Yury Olesha
1899 - 1960
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 69
Yury Vlasov
1935 - 2021
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 70
Manès Sperber
1905 - 1984
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 71
Oles Honchar
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 72
Gabriela Zapolska
1857 - 1921
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 73
Vladimir Megre
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 74
Demyan Bedny
1883 - 1945
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 75
