WRITER

Ferdinand von Schirach

1964 - Today

Ferdinand von Schirach

Ferdinand Benedikt von Schirach (born 12 May 1964) is a German lawyer and writer. He published his first short stories at the age of forty-five. Shortly thereafter he became one of Germany's most successful authors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Ferdinand von Schirach is the 5,807th most popular writer (down from 5,546th in 2024), the 5,285th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,025th in 2019) and the 337th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ferdinand von Schirach ranks 5,807 out of 7,302. Before him are Beryl Markham, Gerrit Achterberg, Artur Adson, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, André Chamson, and Mehmet Emin Yurdakul. After him are Bess Meredyth, Edward Abbey, Charles Williams, R. A. Lafferty, John Berryman, and Brad Falchuk.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Beryl Markham
1902 - 1986
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,801
Gerrit Achterberg
1905 - 1962
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,802
Artur Adson
1889 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 5,803
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
1820 - 1882
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 5,804
André Chamson
1900 - 1983
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,805
Mehmet Emin Yurdakul
1869 - 1944
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,806
Ferdinand von Schirach
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,807
Bess Meredyth
1890 - 1969
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,808
Edward Abbey
1927 - 1989
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,809
Charles Williams
1886 - 1945
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,810
R. A. Lafferty
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,811
John Berryman
1914 - 1972
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,812
Brad Falchuk
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,813

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Ferdinand von Schirach ranks 366. Before him are Gigi Fernández, Aviv Kochavi, Šarūnas Bartas, Grzegorz Ryś, Megumi Yokota, and Molly Shannon. After him are Doug Aldrich, João Paulo, Zurab Noghaideli, Pascal Richard, Sam Brown, and Kurt Wimmer.

Others Born in 1964

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Gigi Fernández
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 360
Aviv Kochavi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 361
Šarūnas Bartas
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 362
Grzegorz Ryś
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 363
Megumi Yokota
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - 1977
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 364
Molly Shannon
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 365
Ferdinand von Schirach
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 366
Doug Aldrich
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 367
João Paulo
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 368
Zurab Noghaideli
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 369
Pascal Richard
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 370
Sam Brown
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 371
Kurt Wimmer
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 372

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ferdinand von Schirach ranks 5,288 out of 7,253. Before him are Burglinde Pollak (1951), Marius Müller-Westernhagen (1948), Hermann Lietz (1868), Volker Bouffier (1951), Hans Klenk (1919), and Helmut Rix (1926). After him are Erwin Huber (1943), Eugen Burg (1871), Heiko Maas (1966), Max Fürbringer (1846), Ossi Reichert (1925), and Christian Ehrenfried Weigel (1748).

Others born in Germany

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Burglinde Pollak
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 5,282
Marius Müller-Westernhagen
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,283
Hermann Lietz
PHILOSOPHER
1868 - 1919
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,284
Volker Bouffier
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5,285
Hans Klenk
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2009
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 5,286
Helmut Rix
LINGUIST
1926 - 2004
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,287
Ferdinand von Schirach
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,288
Erwin Huber
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,289
Eugen Burg
ACTOR
1871 - 1944
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,290
Heiko Maas
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,291
Max Fürbringer
BIOLOGIST
1846 - 1920
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,292
Ossi Reichert
SKIER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,293
Christian Ehrenfried Weigel
CHEMIST
1748 - 1831
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 5,294