WRITER
Betje Wolff
1738 - 1804

Betje Wolff
Elizabeth ("Betje") Wolff-Bekker (24 July 1738 – 5 November 1804) was a Dutch novelist who, with Agatha "Aagje" Deken, wrote several popular epistolary novels such as Sara Burgerhart (1782) and Willem Levend (1784). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Betje Wolff is the 5,521st most popular writer (down from 4,790th in 2019), the 834th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 744th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Dutch Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Betje Wolff ranks 5,521 out of 7,302. Before her are Federico De Roberto, Robert Menasse, René Benjamin, Joanne Harris, Amira Hass, and Zeruya Shalev. After her are David Weber, Aya Kitō, Zofka Kveder, William Tenn, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, and Val McDermid.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFederico De Roberto
1861 - 1927
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,515
Robert Menasse
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,516
René Benjamin
1885 - 1948
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,517
Joanne Harris
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,518
Amira Hass
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5,519
Zeruya Shalev
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,520
Betje Wolff
1738 - 1804
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,521
David Weber
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,522
Aya Kitō
1962 - 1988
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,523
Zofka Kveder
1878 - 1926
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,524
William Tenn
1920 - 2010
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,525
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla
1911 - 1938
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,526
Val McDermid
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1738, Betje Wolff ranks 26. Before her are John Singleton Copley, Jacques Delille, Jacques-André Naigeon, Leopold Hofmann, Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau, and Matvey Kazakov. Among people deceased in 1804, Betje Wolff ranks 31. Before her are Paul Kray, Philippe LeBon, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, Sultan bin Ahmad, Henrik Gabriel Porthan, and Aagje Deken. After her are Dru Drury, Philip Schuyler, and George Walton.
Others Born in 1738
Go to all RankingsJohn Singleton Copley
PAINTER
1738 - 1815
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 20
Jacques Delille
WRITER
1738 - 1813
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 21
Jacques-André Naigeon
PHILOSOPHER
1738 - 1810
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 22
Leopold Hofmann
COMPOSER
1738 - 1793
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 23
Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1816
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 24
Matvey Kazakov
ARCHITECT
1738 - 1812
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 25
Betje Wolff
WRITER
1738 - 1804
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1804
Go to all RankingsPaul Kray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1804
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 25
Philippe LeBon
ENGINEER
1767 - 1804
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 26
Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1804
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 27
Sultan bin Ahmad
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1804
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 28
Henrik Gabriel Porthan
HISTORIAN
1739 - 1804
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 29
Aagje Deken
WRITER
1741 - 1804
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 30
Betje Wolff
WRITER
1738 - 1804
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 31
Dru Drury
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1804
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 32
Philip Schuyler
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1804
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 33
George Walton
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1804
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 34
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Betje Wolff ranks 834 out of 1,646. Before her are Renée Soutendijk (1957), Jopie Selbach (1918), Ewine van Dishoeck (1955), Laura Fygi (1955), Matthijs de Ligt (1999), and Anneke van Giersbergen (1973). After her are Atje Keulen-Deelstra (1938), Gejus van der Meulen (1903), Lucebert (1924), Arie Schans (1952), André Kuipers (1958), and Wilhelmina Drucker (1847).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsRenée Soutendijk
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 828
Jopie Selbach
ATHLETE
1918 - 1998
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 829
Ewine van Dishoeck
ASTRONOMER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 830
Laura Fygi
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 831
Matthijs de Ligt
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 832
Anneke van Giersbergen
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 833
Betje Wolff
WRITER
1738 - 1804
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 834
Atje Keulen-Deelstra
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2013
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 835
Gejus van der Meulen
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 836
Lucebert
PAINTER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 837
Arie Schans
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 838
André Kuipers
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 839
Wilhelmina Drucker
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1925
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 840
Among WRITERS In Netherlands
Among writers born in Netherlands, Betje Wolff ranks 49. Before her are Fedde Schurer (1898), Nicolaas Beets (1814), Remco Campert (1929), Thea Beckman (1923), Jan de Hartog (1914), and Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812). After her are Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh (1881), Hendrik Marsman (1899), Ian Buruma (1951), J. Bernlef (1937), J. Slauerhoff (1898), and Gerrit Achterberg (1905).
Fedde Schurer
1898 - 1968
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 43
Nicolaas Beets
1814 - 1903
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 44
Remco Campert
1929 - 2022
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 45
Thea Beckman
1923 - 2004
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 46
Jan de Hartog
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 47
Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint
1812 - 1886
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 48
Betje Wolff
1738 - 1804
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 49
Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh
1881 - 1936
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 50
Hendrik Marsman
1899 - 1940
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 51
Ian Buruma
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 52
J. Bernlef
1937 - 2012
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 53
J. Slauerhoff
1898 - 1936
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 54
Gerrit Achterberg
1905 - 1962
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 55