WRITER
Lorenzo Da Ponte
1749 - 1838

Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte (né Emanuele Conegliano; 10 March 1749 – 17 August 1838) was an Italian, later American, opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas: The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and Così fan tutte (1790). He was the first professor of Italian literature at Columbia University, and with Manuel Garcia, the first to introduce Italian opera to America. Da Ponte was also a close friend of Mozart and Casanova. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lorenzo Da Ponte is the 705th most popular writer (down from 537th in 2019), the 871st most popular biography from Italy (down from 672nd in 2019) and the 61st most popular Italian Writer.
Lorenzo da Ponte was an Italian poet, librettist, translator, and teacher. He is most famous for writing the libretto for Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni" as well as the libretto for "The Marriage of Figaro."
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Lorenzo Da Ponte ranks 705 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Friedman, Eugène Sue, Dietrich Eckart, Matthew Lewis, Stieg Larsson, and Pavel Jozef Šafárik. After him are Georg Büchner, Multatuli, Cassiodorus, Patrick White, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Clarice Lispector.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Friedman
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 699
Eugène Sue
1804 - 1857
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 700
Dietrich Eckart
1868 - 1923
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 701
Matthew Lewis
1775 - 1818
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 702
Stieg Larsson
1954 - 2004
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 703
Pavel Jozef Šafárik
1795 - 1861
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 704
Lorenzo Da Ponte
1749 - 1838
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 705
Georg Büchner
1813 - 1837
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 706
Multatuli
1820 - 1887
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 707
Cassiodorus
487 - 583
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 708
Patrick White
1912 - 1990
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 709
Abdulrazak Gurnah
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 710
Clarice Lispector
1920 - 1977
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 711
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1749, Lorenzo Da Ponte ranks 10. Before him are Nicolas Appert, Christian VII of Denmark, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, Domenico Cimarosa, Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, and Yolande de Polastron. After him are Daniel Rutherford, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Abraham Gottlob Werner, Vittorio Alfieri, and Alexander Radishchev. Among people deceased in 1838, Lorenzo Da Ponte ranks 4. Before him are Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, William Clark, and Adelbert von Chamisso. After him are Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Johanna Schopenhauer, Pierre Louis Dulong, Ivan Kotliarevsky, Bernard Courtois, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, and Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy.
Others Born in 1749
Go to all RankingsNicolas Appert
INVENTOR
1749 - 1841
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 4
Christian VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1808
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 5
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
WRITER
1749 - 1791
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 6
Domenico Cimarosa
COMPOSER
1749 - 1801
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 7
Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1792
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 8
Yolande de Polastron
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1793
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 9
Lorenzo Da Ponte
WRITER
1749 - 1838
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 10
Daniel Rutherford
PHYSICIST
1749 - 1819
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 11
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
PAINTER
1749 - 1803
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 12
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
MATHEMATICIAN
1749 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 13
Abraham Gottlob Werner
GEOLOGIST
1749 - 1817
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 14
Vittorio Alfieri
WRITER
1749 - 1803
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 15
Alexander Radishchev
WRITER
1749 - 1802
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1838
Go to all RankingsCharles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
DIPLOMAT
1754 - 1838
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 1
William Clark
EXPLORER
1770 - 1838
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 2
Adelbert von Chamisso
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1838
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 3
Lorenzo Da Ponte
WRITER
1749 - 1838
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 4
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 5
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
PHYSICIAN
1774 - 1838
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 6
Johanna Schopenhauer
WRITER
1766 - 1838
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 7
Pierre Louis Dulong
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1838
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 8
Ivan Kotliarevsky
WRITER
1769 - 1838
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 9
Bernard Courtois
CHEMIST
1777 - 1838
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 10
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1838
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 11
Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy
WRITER
1758 - 1838
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Lorenzo Da Ponte ranks 871 out of 5,161. Before him are Roberto Mancini (1964), Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Francesco Cavalli (1602), Antipope Felix II (300), and Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503). After him are Cassiodorus (487), Annibale de Gasparis (1819), Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608), Giulia Farnese (1474), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), and Phalaris (-700).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsRoberto Mancini
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 865
Andrew III of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1265 - 1301
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 866
Antonio Tabucchi
WRITER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 867
Francesco Cavalli
COMPOSER
1602 - 1676
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 868
Antipope Felix II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 365
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 869
Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1547
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 870
Lorenzo Da Ponte
WRITER
1749 - 1838
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 871
Cassiodorus
WRITER
487 - 583
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 872
Annibale de Gasparis
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 873
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
PHYSICIAN
1608 - 1679
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 874
Giulia Farnese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1524
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 875
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
POLITICIAN
1351 - 1402
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 876
Phalaris
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 877
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Lorenzo Da Ponte ranks 61. Before him are Gaius Valerius Flaccus (45), Curzio Malaparte (1898), Carlo Gozzi (1720), Pietro Metastasio (1698), Vittoria Colonna (1490), and Antonio Tabucchi (1943). After him are Cassiodorus (487), Epicharmus of Kos (-524), Pietro Bembo (1470), Emilio Salgari (1862), Natalia Ginzburg (1916), and Theognis of Megara (-570).
Gaius Valerius Flaccus
45 - 95
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 55
Curzio Malaparte
1898 - 1957
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 56
Carlo Gozzi
1720 - 1806
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 57
Pietro Metastasio
1698 - 1782
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 58
Vittoria Colonna
1490 - 1547
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 59
Antonio Tabucchi
1943 - 2012
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 60
Lorenzo Da Ponte
1749 - 1838
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 61
Cassiodorus
487 - 583
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 62
Epicharmus of Kos
524 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 63
Pietro Bembo
1470 - 1547
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 64
Emilio Salgari
1862 - 1911
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 65
Natalia Ginzburg
1916 - 1991
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 66
Theognis of Megara
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 67