WRITER
Giovanni Verga
1840 - 1922

Giovanni Verga
Giovanni Carmelo Verga di Fontanabianca (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni karˈmɛːlo ˈverɡa]; 2 September 1840 – 27 January 1922) was an Italian realist (verista) writer. His novels I Malavoglia (1881) and Mastro-don Gesualdo (1889) are widely recognized as masterpieces. Verga has been called the greatest Italian novelist after Manzoni. D. H. Lawrence translated several of his works into English. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Verga is the 1,344th most popular writer (down from 1,226th in 2019), the 1,485th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,331st in 2019) and the 101st most popular Italian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Giovanni Verga ranks 1,344 out of 7,302. Before him are Bharata Muni, Diana Gabaldon, Nora Roberts, Joseph Mohr, Clodia Pulchra, and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. After him are Imru' al-Qais, Martha Gellhorn, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Ken Robinson, Yan Fu, and Ibrahim ibn Yaqub.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBharata Muni
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,338
Diana Gabaldon
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,339
Nora Roberts
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,340
Joseph Mohr
1792 - 1848
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,341
Clodia Pulchra
94 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,342
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
1826 - 1889
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,343
Giovanni Verga
1840 - 1922
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,344
Imru' al-Qais
501 - 544
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,345
Martha Gellhorn
1908 - 1998
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 1,346
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
1653 - 1725
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 1,347
Ken Robinson
1950 - 2020
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 1,348
Yan Fu
1854 - 1921
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 1,349
Ibrahim ibn Yaqub
912 - 966
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,350
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1840, Giovanni Verga ranks 24. Before him are Crazy Horse, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, George Smith, Hans Makart, and Alfred Thayer Mahan. After him are Johan Svendsen, Per Teodor Cleve, Princess Margaretha of Saxony, Edward Whymper, Manuel de Arriaga, and Sisowath of Cambodia. Among people deceased in 1922, Giovanni Verga ranks 38. Before him are Henri Désiré Landru, Velimir Khlebnikov, Yamagata Aritomo, Hermann Alexander Diels, Alessandro Moreschi, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi. After him are Catherine Dolgorukov, Wolfgang Kapp, Jacobus Kapteyn, Lothar von Richthofen, Ōkuma Shigenobu, and Wilhelm Voigt.
Others Born in 1840
Go to all RankingsCrazy Horse
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1877
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 18
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
PHYSICIAN
1840 - 1902
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 19
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1929
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 20
George Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1876
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 21
Hans Makart
PAINTER
1840 - 1884
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 22
Alfred Thayer Mahan
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 23
Giovanni Verga
WRITER
1840 - 1922
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 24
Johan Svendsen
COMPOSER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 25
Per Teodor Cleve
CHEMIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 26
Princess Margaretha of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1858
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 27
Edward Whymper
MOUNTAINEER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 28
Manuel de Arriaga
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1917
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 29
Sisowath of Cambodia
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1927
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 1922
Go to all RankingsHenri Désiré Landru
EXTREMIST
1869 - 1922
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 32
Velimir Khlebnikov
WRITER
1885 - 1922
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 33
Yamagata Aritomo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1922
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 34
Hermann Alexander Diels
HISTORIAN
1848 - 1922
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 35
Alessandro Moreschi
SINGER
1858 - 1922
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 36
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1922
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 37
Giovanni Verga
WRITER
1840 - 1922
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 38
Catherine Dolgorukov
COMPANION
1847 - 1922
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 39
Wolfgang Kapp
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 40
Jacobus Kapteyn
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1922
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 41
Lothar von Richthofen
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1922
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 42
Ōkuma Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 43
Wilhelm Voigt
EXTREMIST
1849 - 1922
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 44
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Verga ranks 1,485 out of 5,161. Before him are Bernardo Pasquini (1637), Leonardo Leo (1694), Joe D'Amato (1936), Giovanni il Popolano (1467), Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (1328), and Clodia Pulchra (-94). After him are Franco Alfano (1875), Luigi Facta (1861), Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (-49), Andrea Dandolo (1306), Milo Manara (1945), and Fausto Sozzini (1539).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsBernardo Pasquini
COMPOSER
1637 - 1710
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,479
Leonardo Leo
COMPOSER
1694 - 1744
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,480
Joe D'Amato
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 1999
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,481
Giovanni il Popolano
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1498
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,482
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1365
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,483
Clodia Pulchra
WRITER
94 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,484
Giovanni Verga
WRITER
1840 - 1922
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,485
Franco Alfano
COMPOSER
1875 - 1954
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,486
Luigi Facta
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1930
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,487
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
POLITICIAN
49 BC - 25
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,488
Andrea Dandolo
POLITICIAN
1306 - 1354
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,489
Milo Manara
COMIC ARTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 1,490
Fausto Sozzini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1539 - 1604
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,491
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Giovanni Verga ranks 101. Before him are Cornelius Gallus (-69), Vittorio Alfieri (1749), Giovanni Papini (1881), Odoric of Pordenone (1286), Quintus Fabius Pictor (-254), and Clodia Pulchra (-94). After him are Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441), Boris Pahor (1913), Ignazio Silone (1900), Francesco Maria Piave (1810), Claudio Magris (1939), and Veronica Franco (1546).
Cornelius Gallus
69 BC - 26 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 95
Vittorio Alfieri
1749 - 1803
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 96
Giovanni Papini
1881 - 1956
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 97
Odoric of Pordenone
1286 - 1331
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 98
Quintus Fabius Pictor
254 BC - 201 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 99
Clodia Pulchra
94 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 100
Giovanni Verga
1840 - 1922
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 101
Matteo Maria Boiardo
1441 - 1494
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 102
Boris Pahor
1913 - 2022
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 103
Ignazio Silone
1900 - 1978
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 104
Francesco Maria Piave
1810 - 1876
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 105
Claudio Magris
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 106
Veronica Franco
1546 - 1591
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 107