WRITER
Giovannino Guareschi
1908 - 1968

Giovannino Guareschi
Giovannino Oliviero Giuseppe Guareschi (Italian: [dʒovanˈniːno ɡwaˈreski]; 1 May 1908 – 22 July 1968) was an Italian journalist, cartoonist, and humorist whose best known creation is the priest Don Camillo. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovannino Guareschi is the 1,846th most popular writer (down from 1,535th in 2019), the 1,912th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,647th in 2019) and the 124th most popular Italian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Giovannino Guareschi ranks 1,846 out of 7,302. Before him are Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Alonso de Ercilla, Joseph Joubert, I. L. Peretz, and Simon Dach. After him are Marcel Schwob, Namık Kemal, Hans F. K. Günther, Erle Stanley Gardner, Sarah Moore Grimké, and R. M. Ballantyne.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnnette von Droste-Hülshoff
1797 - 1848
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 1,840
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 1,841
Alonso de Ercilla
1533 - 1594
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,842
Joseph Joubert
1754 - 1824
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,843
I. L. Peretz
1852 - 1915
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,844
Simon Dach
1605 - 1659
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,845
Giovannino Guareschi
1908 - 1968
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 1,846
Marcel Schwob
1867 - 1905
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 1,847
Namık Kemal
1840 - 1888
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 1,848
Hans F. K. Günther
1891 - 1968
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,849
Erle Stanley Gardner
1889 - 1970
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,850
Sarah Moore Grimké
1792 - 1873
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,851
R. M. Ballantyne
1825 - 1894
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,852
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Giovannino Guareschi ranks 96. Before him are Pablo Dorado, Michael Redgrave, Carlos Arias Navarro, Libertad Lamarque, Cus D'Amato, and Atahualpa Yupanqui. After him are Leroy Anderson, Lev Pontryagin, Virginia Cherrill, Arturo Frondizi, Alejandro Scopelli, and Fritz Witt. Among people deceased in 1968, Giovannino Guareschi ranks 64. Before him are Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, Husband E. Kimmel, Augustin Bea, Eben Dönges, Konstantin Paustovsky, and Upton Sinclair. After him are Hans F. K. Günther, Nikolay Voronov, Jo Schlesser, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Soraya Tarzi, and Fedor Tokarev.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsPablo Dorado
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1978
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 90
Michael Redgrave
ACTOR
1908 - 1985
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 91
Carlos Arias Navarro
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1989
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 92
Libertad Lamarque
ACTOR
1908 - 2000
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 93
Cus D'Amato
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1985
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 94
Atahualpa Yupanqui
SINGER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 95
Giovannino Guareschi
WRITER
1908 - 1968
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 96
Leroy Anderson
COMPOSER
1908 - 1975
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 97
Lev Pontryagin
MATHEMATICIAN
1908 - 1988
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 98
Virginia Cherrill
ACTOR
1908 - 1996
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 99
Arturo Frondizi
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1995
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 100
Alejandro Scopelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1987
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 101
Fritz Witt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1944
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 102
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsHyacinth Graf Strachwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1968
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 58
Husband E. Kimmel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1968
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 59
Augustin Bea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1968
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 60
Eben Dönges
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 61
Konstantin Paustovsky
WRITER
1892 - 1968
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 62
Upton Sinclair
WRITER
1878 - 1968
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 63
Giovannino Guareschi
WRITER
1908 - 1968
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 64
Hans F. K. Günther
WRITER
1891 - 1968
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 65
Nikolay Voronov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1968
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 66
Jo Schlesser
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1968
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 67
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1968
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 68
Soraya Tarzi
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1968
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 69
Fedor Tokarev
ENGINEER
1871 - 1968
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 70
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovannino Guareschi ranks 1,912 out of 5,161. Before him are Nino Castelnuovo (1936), Ludovico Ludovisi (1595), Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (1922), Emilio de' Cavalieri (1550), Galeazzo II Visconti (1320), and Simon of Trent (1472). After him are Fabio Cudicini (1935), Antipope Theodoric (1100), Mario Zenari (1946), Luigi Orione (1872), Corrado Gini (1884), and Gioachino Greco (1590).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsNino Castelnuovo
ACTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 1,906
Ludovico Ludovisi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1595 - 1632
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 1,907
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 1,908
Emilio de' Cavalieri
COMPOSER
1550 - 1602
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,909
Galeazzo II Visconti
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1378
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 1,910
Simon of Trent
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1472 - 1475
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 1,911
Giovannino Guareschi
WRITER
1908 - 1968
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 1,912
Fabio Cudicini
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 1,913
Antipope Theodoric
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1102
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,914
Mario Zenari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,915
Luigi Orione
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1872 - 1940
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 1,916
Corrado Gini
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1965
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 1,917
Gioachino Greco
CHESS PLAYER
1590 - 1630
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 1,918
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Giovannino Guareschi ranks 124. Before him are Giorgio Bassani (1916), Jacopone da Todi (1236), Julius Firmicus Maternus (400), Moschus (-200), Thomas of Celano (1185), and Gaius Julius Solinus (400). After him are Oswald von Wolkenstein (1377), Paulinus II of Aquileia (740), Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538), Tonino Guerra (1920), Luigi Illica (1857), and Archestratus (-350).
Giorgio Bassani
1916 - 2000
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 118
Jacopone da Todi
1236 - 1306
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 119
Julius Firmicus Maternus
400 - 400
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 120
Moschus
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 121
Thomas of Celano
1185 - 1260
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 122
Gaius Julius Solinus
400 - 400
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 123
Giovannino Guareschi
1908 - 1968
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 124
Oswald von Wolkenstein
1377 - 1445
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 125
Paulinus II of Aquileia
740 - 802
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 126
Giovanni Battista Guarini
1538 - 1612
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 127
Tonino Guerra
1920 - 2012
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 128
Luigi Illica
1857 - 1919
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 129
Archestratus
350 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 130