WRITER
Jānis Akuraters
1876 - 1937

Jānis Akuraters
Jānis Akuraters (13 January 1876 – 25 July 1937) was a Latvian poet, writer, playwright and politician. He founded the Latvian National Theatre in 1919 and was director of Radio of Riga between 1930 and 1934. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jānis Akuraters is the 6,237th most popular writer (down from 6,175th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 189th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Latvian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jānis Akuraters ranks 6,237 out of 7,302. Before him are Oscar Hijuelos, Jane Smiley, Anne Fine, Sarah Trimmer, Roddy Doyle, and Irena Krzywicka. After him are Alain Mabanckou, Rami Saari, Birger Sjöberg, Owen Barfield, Philippa Boyens, and Dannie Abse.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOscar Hijuelos
1951 - 2013
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 6,231
Jane Smiley
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 6,232
Anne Fine
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 6,233
Sarah Trimmer
1741 - 1810
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 6,234
Roddy Doyle
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 6,235
Irena Krzywicka
1899 - 1994
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 6,236
Jānis Akuraters
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 6,237
Alain Mabanckou
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 6,238
Rami Saari
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 6,239
Birger Sjöberg
1885 - 1929
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 6,240
Owen Barfield
1898 - 1997
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 6,241
Philippa Boyens
2000 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 6,242
Dannie Abse
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 6,243
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Jānis Akuraters ranks 201. Before him are Ralph Barton Perry, William Carr, John August Anderson, John Garstang, George Cloutier, and James Larkin. After him are John T. Dillon, Claude Buckenham, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Con Leahy, Sol Plaatje, and Sophia Duleep Singh. Among people deceased in 1937, Jānis Akuraters ranks 184. Before him are George Caridia, Annie Lorrain Smith, Marie Prevost, Gyula Juhász, Ross Alexander, and Ellen Hansell. After him are John T. Dillon, Claude Buckenham, William Gillette, John Russell Pope, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Arthur Edmund Carewe.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsRalph Barton Perry
PHILOSOPHER
1876 - 1957
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 195
William Carr
ATHLETE
1876 - 1942
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 196
John August Anderson
ASTRONOMER
1876 - 1959
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 197
John Garstang
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 198
George Cloutier
ATHLETE
1876 - 1946
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 199
James Larkin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1947
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 200
Jānis Akuraters
WRITER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 201
John T. Dillon
ACTOR
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 202
Claude Buckenham
SOCCER PLAYER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 203
Anna Hyatt Huntington
SCULPTOR
1876 - 1973
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 204
Con Leahy
ATHLETE
1876 - 1921
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 205
Sol Plaatje
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1932
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 206
Sophia Duleep Singh
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 207
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsGeorge Caridia
TENNIS PLAYER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 178
Annie Lorrain Smith
BIOLOGIST
1854 - 1937
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 179
Marie Prevost
ACTOR
1896 - 1937
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 180
Gyula Juhász
WRITER
1883 - 1937
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 181
Ross Alexander
ACTOR
1907 - 1937
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 182
Ellen Hansell
TENNIS PLAYER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 183
Jānis Akuraters
WRITER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 184
John T. Dillon
ACTOR
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 185
Claude Buckenham
SOCCER PLAYER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 186
William Gillette
ACTOR
1853 - 1937
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 187
John Russell Pope
ARCHITECT
1874 - 1937
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 188
Henry Ossawa Tanner
PAINTER
1859 - 1937
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 189
Arthur Edmund Carewe
ACTOR
1884 - 1937
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 190
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Jānis Akuraters ranks 195 out of 323. Before him are Solvita Āboltiņa (1963), Valdis Valters (1957), Aleksandrs Starkovs (1955), Artūrs Irbe (1967), John Konrads (1942), and Māris Gailis (1951). After him are Roberts Zīle (1958), Nikolai Ekk (1902), Ivans Klementjevs (1960), Einars Repše (1961), Vera Zozulya (1956), and Alvis Hermanis (1965).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsSolvita Āboltiņa
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 189
Valdis Valters
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 190
Aleksandrs Starkovs
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 191
Artūrs Irbe
HOCKEY PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 192
John Konrads
SWIMMER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 193
Māris Gailis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 194
Jānis Akuraters
WRITER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 195
Roberts Zīle
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 196
Nikolai Ekk
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1976
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 197
Ivans Klementjevs
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 198
Einars Repše
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 199
Vera Zozulya
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 200
Alvis Hermanis
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 201
Among WRITERS In Latvia
Among writers born in Latvia, Jānis Akuraters ranks 29. Before him are Kārlis Skalbe (1879), Regīna Ezera (1930), Imants Ziedonis (1933), Juris Alunāns (1832), Anšlavs Eglītis (1906), and Atis Kronvalds (1837). After him are Gints Zilbalodis (1994).
Kārlis Skalbe
1879 - 1945
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 23
Regīna Ezera
1930 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 24
Imants Ziedonis
1933 - 2013
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 25
Juris Alunāns
1832 - 1864
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 26
Anšlavs Eglītis
1906 - 1993
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 27
Atis Kronvalds
1837 - 1875
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 28
Jānis Akuraters
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 29
Gints Zilbalodis
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 30