WRITER
Kito Lorenc
1938 - 2017

Kito Lorenc
Kito Lorenc (4 March 1938 – 24 September 2017) was a Sorbian writer, lyric poet and translator. He was a grandson of the writer and politician Jakub Lorenc-Zalěski. Lorenc attended the Sorbian boarding high school in Cottbus from 1952 to 1956 and majored in Slavic studies in Leipzig from 1956 to 1961. He was an employee at the Institute for Sorbian People Research in Bautzen between 1961 and 1972. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kito Lorenc is the 4,409th most popular writer (up from 5,727th in 2019), the 4,362nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,152nd in 2019) and the 266th most popular German Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kito Lorenc ranks 4,409 out of 7,302. Before him are Jakob Balde, Karl von Holtei, FM-2030, Lydia Chukovskaya, Jafar Jabbarly, and Maurice Sachs. After him are Gregory David Roberts, Faizi, Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, Ahmed Rami, and Arkady Averchenko.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJakob Balde
1604 - 1668
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,403
Karl von Holtei
1798 - 1880
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,404
FM-2030
1930 - 2000
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,405
Lydia Chukovskaya
1907 - 1996
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,406
Jafar Jabbarly
1899 - 1934
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,407
Maurice Sachs
1906 - 1945
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,408
Kito Lorenc
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,409
Gregory David Roberts
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,410
Faizi
1547 - 1595
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,411
Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage
1765 - 1805
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,412
Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
1744 - 1811
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,413
Ahmed Rami
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,414
Arkady Averchenko
1881 - 1925
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 4,415
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Kito Lorenc ranks 365. Before him are Gyula Török, Jaki Liebezeit, Herman Daly, Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Roy Thinnes, and Tang Jiaxuan. After him are Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Yvonne Rüegg, Timo Mäkinen, Judith Rich Harris, Tony Renis, and Johnny Tillotson. Among people deceased in 2017, Kito Lorenc ranks 331. Before him are Chiquito de la Calzada, Darlene Cates, Brad Harris, Lola Albright, Vladimir Levenshtein, and Jaki Liebezeit. After him are Timo Mäkinen, Nicky Hayden, Abdur Rahman Biswas, Jaak Panksepp, Leonid Kharitonov, and Tatiana Zatulovskaya.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsGyula Török
ATHLETE
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 359
Jaki Liebezeit
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 360
Herman Daly
ECONOMIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 361
Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 362
Roy Thinnes
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 363
Tang Jiaxuan
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 364
Kito Lorenc
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 365
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 366
Yvonne Rüegg
SKIER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 367
Timo Mäkinen
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 368
Judith Rich Harris
PSYCHOLOGIST
1938 - 2018
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 369
Tony Renis
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 370
Johnny Tillotson
SINGER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 371
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsChiquito de la Calzada
SINGER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 325
Darlene Cates
ACTOR
1947 - 2017
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 326
Brad Harris
ACTOR
1933 - 2017
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 327
Lola Albright
ACTOR
1924 - 2017
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 328
Vladimir Levenshtein
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 329
Jaki Liebezeit
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 330
Kito Lorenc
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 331
Timo Mäkinen
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 332
Nicky Hayden
RACING DRIVER
1981 - 2017
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 333
Abdur Rahman Biswas
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 334
Jaak Panksepp
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - 2017
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 335
Leonid Kharitonov
SINGER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 336
Tatiana Zatulovskaya
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 337
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Kito Lorenc ranks 4,364 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (1824), Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (1786), Prince Frederick of Prussia (1794), Josef Bradl (1918), Otto von Münchhausen (1716), and Josef Gauchel (1916). After him are Reinhold Begas (1831), Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg (1584), Gerhard Fieseler (1896), Käthe Krauss (1906), Elfriede Kaun (1914), and Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau
COMPANION
1824 - 1897
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 4,358
Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar
PHYSICIAN
1786 - 1845
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 4,359
Prince Frederick of Prussia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1794 - 1863
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 4,360
Josef Bradl
SKIER
1918 - 1982
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,361
Otto von Münchhausen
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1774
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,362
Josef Gauchel
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1963
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,363
Kito Lorenc
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,364
Reinhold Begas
SCULPTOR
1831 - 1911
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,365
Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1636
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4,366
Gerhard Fieseler
ENGINEER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,367
Käthe Krauss
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,368
Elfriede Kaun
ATHLETE
1914 - 2008
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,369
Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
WRITER
1744 - 1811
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,370
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Kito Lorenc ranks 266. Before him are Elisabeth Langgässer (1899), Robert Jungk (1913), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927), Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916), Bel Kaufman (1911), and Konrad von Würzburg (1225). After him are Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744), Ludwig Bechstein (1801), Uwe Timm (1940), Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750), Paul Bekker (1882), and Klaus Groth (1819).
Elisabeth Langgässer
1899 - 1950
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 260
Robert Jungk
1913 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 261
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
1927 - 2013
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 262
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
1916 - 1991
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 263
Bel Kaufman
1911 - 2014
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 264
Konrad von Würzburg
1225 - 1287
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 265
Kito Lorenc
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 266
Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
1744 - 1811
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 267
Ludwig Bechstein
1801 - 1860
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 268
Uwe Timm
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 269
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
1750 - 1819
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 270
Paul Bekker
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 271
Klaus Groth
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 272