WRITER
Hermann Kant
1926 - 2016

Hermann Kant
Hermann Kant (German: [ˈhɛʁ.man kant]] ; 14 June 1926 – 14 August 2016) was a German writer noted for his writings during the time of East Germany. He won the Heinrich Mann Prize in 1967. He served the Stasi as an informer under the codename IM Martin. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Kant is the 5,080th most popular writer (down from 5,073rd in 2019), the 4,785th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,727th in 2019) and the 303rd most popular German Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Hermann Kant ranks 5,080 out of 7,302. Before him are Joseph Wambaugh, Alan Woods, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Jean-Christophe Rufin, Gesualdo Bufalino, and Gabriel Miró. After him are Yulia Drunina, María Teresa León, Julia Alvarez, Fernando Vallejo, João Cabral de Melo Neto, and Andrea Maffei.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Wambaugh
1937 - 2025
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 5,074
Alan Woods
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5,075
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5,076
Jean-Christophe Rufin
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5,077
Gesualdo Bufalino
1920 - 1996
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5,078
Gabriel Miró
1879 - 1930
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5,079
Hermann Kant
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 5,080
Yulia Drunina
1924 - 1991
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 5,081
María Teresa León
1903 - 1988
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 5,082
Julia Alvarez
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5,083
Fernando Vallejo
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5,084
João Cabral de Melo Neto
1920 - 1999
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,085
Andrea Maffei
1798 - 1885
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,086
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Hermann Kant ranks 375. Before him are Joan Shawlee, Kerwin Mathews, Fritz Weaver, Abel Goumba, Fred Ramdat Misier, and Lily Carlstedt. After him are Stig Sollander, Efraín Sánchez, Paul G. Comba, Darleane C. Hoffman, Bill Sharman, and Annie Palmen. Among people deceased in 2016, Hermann Kant ranks 373. Before him are Fritz Herkenrath, Gilbert Kaplan, Eva Šuranová, Henning Enoksen, Fritz Weaver, and Marisol Escobar. After him are Alice Drummond, Anthony D. Smith, Mother Angelica, Tina Anselmi, Silvano Piovanelli, and Alfred G. Knudson.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsJoan Shawlee
ACTOR
1926 - 1987
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 369
Kerwin Mathews
ACTOR
1926 - 2007
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 370
Fritz Weaver
ACTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 371
Abel Goumba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 372
Fred Ramdat Misier
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 373
Lily Carlstedt
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 374
Hermann Kant
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 375
Stig Sollander
SKIER
1926 - 2019
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 376
Efraín Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 377
Paul G. Comba
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 378
Darleane C. Hoffman
CHEMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 379
Bill Sharman
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 380
Annie Palmen
SINGER
1926 - 2000
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 381
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsFritz Herkenrath
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 367
Gilbert Kaplan
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2016
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 368
Eva Šuranová
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2016
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 369
Henning Enoksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 370
Fritz Weaver
ACTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 371
Marisol Escobar
SCULPTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 372
Hermann Kant
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 373
Alice Drummond
ACTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 374
Anthony D. Smith
SOCIOLOGIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 375
Mother Angelica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2016
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 376
Tina Anselmi
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 377
Silvano Piovanelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2016
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 378
Alfred G. Knudson
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2016
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 379
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hermann Kant ranks 4,788 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus (1835), Horst Stein (1928), Louis Wirth (1897), Gerhard von Rad (1901), Helga Seidler (1949), and Jakob Emanuel Lange (1864). After him are Nina Hoss (1975), Harald Irmscher (1946), Norbert Nigbur (1948), Heinrich Ewald (1803), Hanns Braun (1886), and Johann Gottfried Seume (1763).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsCarl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1899
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,782
Horst Stein
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2008
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 4,783
Louis Wirth
SOCIOLOGIST
1897 - 1952
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 4,784
Gerhard von Rad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1971
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 4,785
Helga Seidler
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 4,786
Jakob Emanuel Lange
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 4,787
Hermann Kant
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 4,788
Nina Hoss
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,789
Harald Irmscher
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,790
Norbert Nigbur
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,791
Heinrich Ewald
HISTORIAN
1803 - 1875
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,792
Hanns Braun
ATHLETE
1886 - 1918
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4,793
Johann Gottfried Seume
WRITER
1763 - 1810
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4,794
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Hermann Kant ranks 303. Before him are Joseph Meyer (1796), Theodor Plievier (1892), Mirjam Pressler (1940), Botho Strauß (1944), Adolf Friedrich von Schack (1815), and Walter Kempowski (1929). After him are Johann Gottfried Seume (1763), Sarah Kirsch (1935), Wolf Erlbruch (1948), Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (1948), Wilhelm Geiger (1856), and Jakob van Hoddis (1887).
Joseph Meyer
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 297
Theodor Plievier
1892 - 1955
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 298
Mirjam Pressler
1940 - 2019
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 299
Botho Strauß
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 300
Adolf Friedrich von Schack
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 301
Walter Kempowski
1929 - 2007
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 302
Hermann Kant
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 303
Johann Gottfried Seume
1763 - 1810
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 304
Sarah Kirsch
1935 - 2013
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 305
Wolf Erlbruch
1948 - 2022
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 306
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 307
Wilhelm Geiger
1856 - 1943
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 308
Jakob van Hoddis
1887 - 1942
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 309