WRITER
Ella Maillart
1903 - 1997

Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart (or Ella K. Maillart; 20 February 1903, Geneva – 27 March 1997, Chandolin) was a Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer, as well as a sportswoman. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ella Maillart is the 3,756th most popular writer (down from 3,395th in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 352nd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Swiss Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ella Maillart ranks 3,756 out of 7,302. Before her are Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, Cotton Mather, Vitsentzos Kornaros, Mikheil Javakhishvili, André Aciman, and Peter Cheyney. After her are Ryōtarō Shiba, Charles Malik, Douglas Preston, Joseph Joffo, Louis Adamic, and Bret Easton Ellis.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBarbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
1914 - 1981
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,750
Cotton Mather
1663 - 1728
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,751
Vitsentzos Kornaros
1553 - 1616
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,752
Mikheil Javakhishvili
1880 - 1937
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 3,753
André Aciman
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 3,754
Peter Cheyney
1896 - 1951
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 3,755
Ella Maillart
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 3,756
Ryōtarō Shiba
1923 - 1996
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 3,757
Charles Malik
1906 - 1987
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,758
Douglas Preston
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,759
Joseph Joffo
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,760
Louis Adamic
1898 - 1951
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,761
Bret Easton Ellis
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,762
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Ella Maillart ranks 187. Before her are Gaito Gazdanov, Márton Bukovi, Nikolay Cherkasov, Kea Bouman, Jimmy Ball, and Ward Bond. After her are Kathleen Lonsdale, Julie Vlasto, Ivan Galamian, Georgy Beriev, Ary Barroso, and Gerhard Schrader. Among people deceased in 1997, Ella Maillart ranks 164. Before her are Georges Marchal, Ziya Bunyadov, Mikel Koliqi, Juan Burgueño, Fritz Schär, and William Martínez. After her are Edward Gardère, Robert Herman, Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Bengt Danielsson, William Hickey, and Aurelio González.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsGaito Gazdanov
WRITER
1903 - 1971
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 181
Márton Bukovi
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1985
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 182
Nikolay Cherkasov
ACTOR
1903 - 1966
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 183
Kea Bouman
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1998
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 184
Jimmy Ball
ATHLETE
1903 - 1988
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 185
Ward Bond
ACTOR
1903 - 1960
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 186
Ella Maillart
WRITER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 187
Kathleen Lonsdale
CHEMIST
1903 - 1971
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 188
Julie Vlasto
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1985
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 189
Ivan Galamian
COMPOSER
1903 - 1981
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 190
Georgy Beriev
ENGINEER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 191
Ary Barroso
COMPOSER
1903 - 1964
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 192
Gerhard Schrader
CHEMIST
1903 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 193
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsGeorges Marchal
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 158
Ziya Bunyadov
HISTORIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 159
Mikel Koliqi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1997
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 160
Juan Burgueño
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1997
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 161
Fritz Schär
CYCLIST
1926 - 1997
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 162
William Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1997
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 163
Ella Maillart
WRITER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 164
Edward Gardère
ATHLETE
1909 - 1997
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 165
Robert Herman
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 166
Edward Osóbka-Morawski
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1997
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 167
Bengt Danielsson
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1921 - 1997
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 168
William Hickey
ACTOR
1927 - 1997
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 169
Aurelio González
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 170
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Ella Maillart ranks 396 out of 1,015. Before her are Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1889), Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), Fritz Schär (1926), Jean Reynier (1771), Aurèle Nicolet (1926), and Thomas Bickel (1963). After her are Edmond Privat (1889), Albert Meyer (1870), Elisabeth Kopp (1936), Robert Ballaman (1926), Marc-Émile Ruchet (1853), and Corina Casanova (1956).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMarcel Pilet-Golaz
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1958
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 390
Gustav Wiederkehr
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1972
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 391
Fritz Schär
CYCLIST
1926 - 1997
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 392
Jean Reynier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1814
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 393
Aurèle Nicolet
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 394
Thomas Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 395
Ella Maillart
WRITER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 396
Edmond Privat
WRITER
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 397
Albert Meyer
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1953
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 398
Elisabeth Kopp
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 399
Robert Ballaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 400
Marc-Émile Ruchet
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1912
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 401
Corina Casanova
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 402
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Ella Maillart ranks 38. Before her are Arthur Cravan (1887), Fernán Caballero (1796), Philippe Jaccottet (1925), Theodore Bibliander (1500), Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (1484), and Françoise Giroud (1916). After her are Edmond Privat (1889), Nicolas Bouvier (1929), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), Robert Pinget (1919), Johann David Wyss (1743), and Urs Widmer (1938).
Arthur Cravan
1887 - 1918
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 32
Fernán Caballero
1796 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 33
Philippe Jaccottet
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 34
Theodore Bibliander
1500 - 1564
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 35
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch
1484 - 1530
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 36
Françoise Giroud
1916 - 2003
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 37
Ella Maillart
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 38
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 39
Nicolas Bouvier
1929 - 1998
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 40
Johann Jakob Breitinger
1701 - 1776
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 41
Robert Pinget
1919 - 1997
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 42
Johann David Wyss
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 43
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 44