WRITER
Erich Kästner
1899 - 1974

Erich Kästner
Emil Erich Kästner (German: [ˈʔeːʁɪç ˈkɛstnɐ] ; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives and Lisa and Lottie. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in six separate years. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Kästner is the 509th most popular writer (up from 604th in 2019), the 470th most popular biography from Germany (up from 570th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Writer.
Erich Kästner is most famous for his children's book, The Adventures of Emil and the Detectives.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Erich Kästner ranks 509 out of 7,302. Before him are Lesya Ukrainka, Paul Claudel, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Hector Malot, Edmondo De Amicis, and Thomas Paine. After him are Heinrich Mann, Isaac Babel, Mika Waltari, August Wilhelm Schlegel, Robert Walser, and Jostein Gaarder.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLesya Ukrainka
1871 - 1913
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 503
Paul Claudel
1868 - 1955
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 504
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1828 - 1882
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 505
Hector Malot
1830 - 1907
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 506
Edmondo De Amicis
1846 - 1908
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 507
Thomas Paine
1737 - 1809
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 508
Erich Kästner
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 509
Heinrich Mann
1871 - 1950
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 510
Isaac Babel
1894 - 1940
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 511
Mika Waltari
1908 - 1979
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 512
August Wilhelm Schlegel
1767 - 1845
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 513
Robert Walser
1878 - 1956
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 514
Jostein Gaarder
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 515
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Erich Kästner ranks 21. Before him are Paul-Henri Spaak, László Bíró, Albert Claude, Iskander Mirza, Fred Astaire, and Paul Hermann Müller. After him are Miguel Ángel Asturias, Béla Guttmann, Georg von Békésy, Max Theiler, Suzanne Lenglen, and Adnan Menderes. Among people deceased in 1974, Erich Kästner ranks 20. Before him are U Thant, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Baldur von Schirach, Nick Drake, Julius Evola, and David Oistrakh. After him are Rudolf Dassler, Imre Lakatos, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Darius Milhaud, Duke Ellington, and Jacob L. Moreno.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsPaul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 15
László Bíró
INVENTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 16
Albert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 17
Iskander Mirza
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1969
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 18
Fred Astaire
ACTOR
1899 - 1987
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 19
Paul Hermann Müller
CHEMIST
1899 - 1965
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 20
Erich Kästner
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 21
Miguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 22
Béla Guttmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 23
Georg von Békésy
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 24
Max Theiler
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 25
Suzanne Lenglen
TENNIS PLAYER
1899 - 1938
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 26
Adnan Menderes
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1961
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1974
Go to all RankingsU Thant
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1974
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 14
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1974
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 15
Baldur von Schirach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1974
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 16
Nick Drake
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1974
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 17
Julius Evola
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 18
David Oistrakh
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 19
Erich Kästner
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 20
Rudolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 21
Imre Lakatos
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1974
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 22
Miguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 23
Darius Milhaud
COMPOSER
1892 - 1974
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 24
Duke Ellington
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1974
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 25
Jacob L. Moreno
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 26
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Erich Kästner ranks 470 out of 7,253. Before him are Fritz Todt (1891), Julius von Mayer (1814), Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911), Joachim Löw (1960), Ernst Busch (1885), and Ananda Mahidol (1925). After him are Herbert Kroemer (1928), Maria Alexandrovna (1824), Friedrich Fromm (1888), Heinrich Mann (1871), Konrad Zuse (1910), and Joachim Peiper (1915).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFritz Todt
ENGINEER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 464
Julius von Mayer
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1878
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 465
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 466
Joachim Löw
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 467
Ernst Busch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1945
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 468
Ananda Mahidol
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1946
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 469
Erich Kästner
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 470
Herbert Kroemer
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2024
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 471
Maria Alexandrovna
NOBLEMAN
1824 - 1880
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 472
Friedrich Fromm
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 473
Heinrich Mann
WRITER
1871 - 1950
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 474
Konrad Zuse
INVENTOR
1910 - 1995
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 475
Joachim Peiper
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1976
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 476
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Erich Kästner ranks 27. Before him are Heinrich von Kleist (1777), Karl May (1842), Wilhelm Grimm (1786), Einhard (770), Traudl Junge (1920), and Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170). After him are Heinrich Mann (1871), August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767), Jean Paul (1763), Ulrich von Hutten (1488), Patrick Süskind (1949), and Lion Feuchtwanger (1884).
Heinrich von Kleist
1777 - 1811
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 21
Karl May
1842 - 1912
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 22
Wilhelm Grimm
1786 - 1859
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 23
Einhard
770 - 840
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 24
Traudl Junge
1920 - 2002
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 25
Wolfram von Eschenbach
1170 - 1220
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 26
Erich Kästner
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 27
Heinrich Mann
1871 - 1950
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 28
August Wilhelm Schlegel
1767 - 1845
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 29
Jean Paul
1763 - 1825
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 30
Ulrich von Hutten
1488 - 1523
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 31
Patrick Süskind
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 32
Lion Feuchtwanger
1884 - 1958
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 33