WRITER
Jean Starobinski
1920 - 2019

Jean Starobinski
Jean Starobinski (17 November 1920 – 4 March 2019) was a Swiss literary critic. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Starobinski is the 1,911th most popular writer (up from 2,023rd in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 212th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Swiss Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jean Starobinski ranks 1,911 out of 7,302. Before him are Renée Vivien, Robert Faurisson, Archestratus, Victoria Ocampo, Salvian, and Jonas Mekas. After him are Magnús Scheving, Paul Gerhardt, Bella Akhmadulina, John Barth, Zygmunt Krasiński, and Petar Kočić.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRenée Vivien
1877 - 1909
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 1,905
Robert Faurisson
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 1,906
Archestratus
350 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 1,907
Victoria Ocampo
1890 - 1979
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,908
Salvian
405 - 451
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,909
Jonas Mekas
1922 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,910
Jean Starobinski
1920 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,911
Magnús Scheving
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,912
Paul Gerhardt
1607 - 1676
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,913
Bella Akhmadulina
1937 - 2010
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,914
John Barth
1930 - 2024
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,915
Zygmunt Krasiński
1812 - 1859
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,916
Petar Kočić
1877 - 1916
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,917
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Jean Starobinski ranks 121. Before him are Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Marcial Maciel, Václav Neumann, Meliton Kantaria, Tonino Guerra, and Emilio Colombo. After him are Henry Heimlich, Ray Harryhausen, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Zhou Xuan, Renato Carosone, and Pierre Plantard. Among people deceased in 2019, Jean Starobinski ranks 119. Before him are Branko Lustig, Jan Stráský, Billy Drago, Rafi Eitan, Guillermo Mordillo, and Jonas Mekas. After him are Machiko Kyō, Klaus Kinkel, Josef Kadraba, Georgiy Daneliya, Andrés Gimeno, and Anatoly Lukyanov.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsYoshiko Yamaguchi
ACTOR
1920 - 2014
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 115
Marcial Maciel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2008
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 116
Václav Neumann
CONDUCTOR
1920 - 1995
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 117
Meliton Kantaria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1993
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 118
Tonino Guerra
WRITER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 119
Emilio Colombo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2013
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 120
Jean Starobinski
WRITER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 121
Henry Heimlich
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2016
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 122
Ray Harryhausen
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2013
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 123
José Mauro de Vasconcelos
WRITER
1920 - 1984
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 124
Zhou Xuan
ACTOR
1920 - 1957
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 125
Renato Carosone
SINGER
1920 - 2001
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 126
Pierre Plantard
WRITER
1920 - 2000
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 127
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsBranko Lustig
PRODUCER
1932 - 2019
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 113
Jan Stráský
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 114
Billy Drago
ACTOR
1945 - 2019
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 115
Rafi Eitan
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 116
Guillermo Mordillo
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2019
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 117
Jonas Mekas
WRITER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 118
Jean Starobinski
WRITER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 119
Machiko Kyō
ACTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 120
Klaus Kinkel
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 121
Josef Kadraba
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 122
Georgiy Daneliya
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 123
Andrés Gimeno
TENNIS PLAYER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 124
Anatoly Lukyanov
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 125
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Jean Starobinski ranks 208 out of 1,015. Before him are Simonetta Sommaruga (1960), Billy Meier (1937), Edwin Fischer (1886), Pietro Lombardo (1435), Louis Zutter (1865), and Pancho Vladigerov (1899). After him are Guy Parmelin (1959), DJ BoBo (1968), Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), Ivan Rakitić (1988), Bernard Tschumi (1944), and Giuseppe Motta (1871).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsSimonetta Sommaruga
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 202
Billy Meier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 203
Edwin Fischer
MUSICIAN
1886 - 1960
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 204
Pietro Lombardo
ARCHITECT
1435 - 1515
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 205
Louis Zutter
GYMNAST
1865 - 1946
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 206
Pancho Vladigerov
COMPOSER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 207
Jean Starobinski
WRITER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 208
Guy Parmelin
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 209
DJ BoBo
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 210
Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1479
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 211
Ivan Rakitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 212
Bernard Tschumi
ARCHITECT
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 213
Giuseppe Motta
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1940
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 214
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Jean Starobinski ranks 22. Before him are Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905), Alfonsina Storni (1892), Antoine-Henri Jomini (1779), Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698), Notker the Stammerer (840), and Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825). After him are Jeremias Gotthelf (1797), Emma Jung (1882), Johann Peter Hebel (1760), Heinrich Glarean (1488), Isaac Casaubon (1559), and Alphonse Matejka (1902).
Hans Urs von Balthasar
1905 - 1988
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 16
Alfonsina Storni
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 17
Antoine-Henri Jomini
1779 - 1869
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 18
Johann Jakob Bodmer
1698 - 1783
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 19
Notker the Stammerer
840 - 912
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 20
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 21
Jean Starobinski
1920 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 22
Jeremias Gotthelf
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 23
Emma Jung
1882 - 1955
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 24
Johann Peter Hebel
1760 - 1826
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 25
Heinrich Glarean
1488 - 1563
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 26
Isaac Casaubon
1559 - 1614
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 27
Alphonse Matejka
1902 - 1999
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 28