WRITER
Dino Buzzati
1906 - 1972

Dino Buzzati
Dino Buzzati-Traverso (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno butˈtsaːti]; 14 October 1906 – 28 January 1972) was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. His worldwide fame is mostly due to his novel The Tartar Steppe, although he is also known for his well-received collections of short stories. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dino Buzzati is the 608th most popular writer (down from 558th in 2019), the 769th most popular biography from Italy (down from 689th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Italian Writer.
Dino Buzzati is most famous for his novel The Tartar Steppe.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Dino Buzzati ranks 608 out of 7,302. Before him are Alfred de Musset, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ausonius, Lion Feuchtwanger, Bert Hellinger, and Ellen G. White. After him are Titus Pomponius Atticus, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Ludwig Tieck, Sei Shōnagon, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Amin Maalouf.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlfred de Musset
1810 - 1857
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 602
Kazuo Ishiguro
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 603
Ausonius
310 - 395
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 604
Lion Feuchtwanger
1884 - 1958
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 605
Bert Hellinger
1925 - 2019
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 606
Ellen G. White
1827 - 1915
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 607
Dino Buzzati
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 608
Titus Pomponius Atticus
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 609
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
1741 - 1803
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 610
Ludwig Tieck
1773 - 1853
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 611
Sei Shōnagon
966 - 1025
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 612
Alain Robbe-Grillet
1922 - 2008
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 613
Amin Maalouf
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 614
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Dino Buzzati ranks 46. Before him are Marcelo Caetano, Shin'ichirō Tomonaga, Soichiro Honda, Alexey Stakhanov, Wassily Leontief, and Max Delbrück. After him are Klaus Mann, Albert Sabin, Ettore Majorana, Empress Wanrong, John Huston, and Lon Chaney Jr.. Among people deceased in 1972, Dino Buzzati ranks 24. Before him are Paul Hausser, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Georg von Békésy, Max Theiler, Talal of Jordan, and Andrei Tupolev. After him are Katherine Oppenheimer, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Maurice Chevalier, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Erhard Milch, and Heinrich Lübke.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsMarcelo Caetano
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 40
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 41
Soichiro Honda
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1991
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 42
Alexey Stakhanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1977
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 43
Wassily Leontief
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1999
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 44
Max Delbrück
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1981
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 45
Dino Buzzati
WRITER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 46
Klaus Mann
WRITER
1906 - 1949
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 47
Albert Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 48
Ettore Majorana
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1959
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 49
Empress Wanrong
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1946
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 50
John Huston
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1987
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 51
Lon Chaney Jr.
ACTOR
1906 - 1973
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1972
Go to all RankingsPaul Hausser
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 18
Cristóbal Balenciaga
FASHION DESIGNER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 19
Georg von Békésy
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 20
Max Theiler
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 21
Talal of Jordan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 22
Andrei Tupolev
ENGINEER
1888 - 1972
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 23
Dino Buzzati
WRITER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 24
Katherine Oppenheimer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1972
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 25
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1972
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 26
Maurice Chevalier
ACTOR
1888 - 1972
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 27
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1972
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 28
Erhard Milch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1972
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 29
Heinrich Lübke
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 30
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Dino Buzzati ranks 769 out of 5,161. Before him are Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), Franco Baresi (1960), Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723), Gianni Agnelli (1921), Arnolfo di Cambio (1240), and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822). After him are Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110), Angela Merici (1474), Luca Giordano (1634), Faustina the Younger (125), Gianluigi Buffon (1978), and Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsTancred, Prince of Galilee
POLITICIAN
1072 - 1112
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 763
Franco Baresi
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 764
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1788
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 765
Gianni Agnelli
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2003
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 766
Arnolfo di Cambio
ARCHITECT
1240 - 1302
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 767
Prince Napoléon Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1891
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 768
Dino Buzzati
WRITER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 769
Titus Pomponius Atticus
WRITER
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 770
Angela Merici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1540
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 771
Luca Giordano
PAINTER
1634 - 1705
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 772
Faustina the Younger
POLITICIAN
125 - 175
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 773
Gianluigi Buffon
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 774
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
229 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 775
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Dino Buzzati ranks 46. Before him are Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Statius (40), Alessandro Manzoni (1785), Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Tibullus (-50), and Salvatore Quasimodo (1901). After him are Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110), Aulus Gellius (123), Poliziano (1454), Gabriele Amorth (1925), Giambattista Basile (1566), and Eugenio Montale (1896).
Baldassare Castiglione
1478 - 1529
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 40
Statius
40 - 96
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 41
Alessandro Manzoni
1785 - 1873
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 42
Edmondo De Amicis
1846 - 1908
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 43
Tibullus
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 44
Salvatore Quasimodo
1901 - 1968
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 45
Dino Buzzati
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 46
Titus Pomponius Atticus
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 47
Aulus Gellius
123 - 180
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 48
Poliziano
1454 - 1494
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 49
Gabriele Amorth
1925 - 2016
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 50
Giambattista Basile
1566 - 1632
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 51
Eugenio Montale
1896 - 1981
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 52