WRITER

Éva Janikovszky

1926 - 2003

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Éva Janikovszky (April 23, 1926 in Szeged – July 14, 2003 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer. She wrote novels for both children and adults, but she is primarily known for her children's books, translated into 35 languages. Her first book was published in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Éva Janikovszky has received more than 25,076 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Éva Janikovszky is the 6,129th most popular writer (down from 5,389th in 2019), the 756th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 606th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Hungarian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

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  • 43.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ráadás
Kire ütött ez a gyerek?
Már megint
Mosolyogni tessék!
Felelj szépen, ha kérdeznek!
A lemez két oldala

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Éva Janikovszky ranks 6,129 out of 7,302Before her are Michael Lewis, Darren Shan, Dannie Abse, Vincenzo Cardarelli, Eugenie Schwarzwald, and Victoria Amelina. After her are Aleksandr Volodin, Ann Cleeves, Georgi Vladimov, Alphonse Matejka, Kevin J. Anderson, and Thomas M. Disch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Éva Janikovszky ranks 478Before her are George Ariyoshi, Nikolai Tishchenko, Erna Schneider Hoover, Hong Deok-young, Tony Settember, and Don Gordon. After her are Rob Schroeder, Shohachi Ishii, Audrey Williamson, Patrice Wymore, Manorama, and Robert Creeley. Among people deceased in 2003, Éva Janikovszky ranks 327Before her are Maurice Kouandété, Janice Rule, William C. McCool, Karen Morley, Ottorino Volonterio, and Pierre Blondiaux. After her are Georgi Vladimov, Marie Maynard Daly, Vera Zorina, Tony Thompson, John Aston Sr., and Rachel Corrie.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Éva Janikovszky ranks 756 out of 1,077Before her are István Barta (1895), Zoltán Magyar (1953), S. Z. Sakall (1883), Magda Gabor (1915), Imre Gedővári (1951), and Dániel Magay (1932). After her are György Mitró (1930), Samu Fóti (1890), Gábor Gergely (1953), István Juhász (1945), Imre Hódos (1928), and Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (1939).

Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Éva Janikovszky ranks 76Before her are Zoltán Ambrus (1861), Sándor Kisfaludy (1772), György Bessenyei (1747), Teréz Karacs (1808), Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922), and János Batsányi (1763). After her are Ferenc Juhász (1928), Sándor Csoóri (1930), Terézia Mora (1971), Krisztina Tóth (1967), and Henriett Seth F. (1980).