WRITER
Marie Under
1883 - 1980

Marie Under
Marie Under (27 March [O.S. 15 March] 1883 – 25 September 1980) was an Estonian poet. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 14 separate years. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Under is the 1,767th most popular writer (up from 2,327th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 50th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Estonian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Marie Under ranks 1,767 out of 7,302. Before her are Minna Canth, Silvina Ocampo, Baba Tahir, Shūsaku Endō, Junji Ito, and Dominique Venner. After her are R. L. Stine, Aphra Behn, François Coppée, Menander Protector, Francis Jammes, and Raymond Roussel.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMinna Canth
1844 - 1897
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 1,761
Silvina Ocampo
1903 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 1,762
Baba Tahir
947 - 1032
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 1,763
Shūsaku Endō
1923 - 1996
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 1,764
Junji Ito
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 1,765
Dominique Venner
1935 - 2013
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 1,766
Marie Under
1883 - 1980
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 1,767
R. L. Stine
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 1,768
Aphra Behn
1640 - 1689
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 1,769
François Coppée
1842 - 1908
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 1,770
Menander Protector
550 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 1,771
Francis Jammes
1868 - 1938
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 1,772
Raymond Roussel
1877 - 1933
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 1,773
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1883, Marie Under ranks 81. Before her are Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Henri Delaunay, Karl von Terzaghi, Johnston McCulley, Augustinas Voldemaras, and Bogdan Filov. After her are William Carlos Williams, José Mendes Cabeçadas, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Walter Huston, Leonid Kulik, and Walter Buch. Among people deceased in 1980, Marie Under ranks 81. Before her are Joy Adamson, Raoul Walsh, V. V. Giri, Elvira de Hidalgo, Tex Avery, and Masayoshi Ōhira. After her are Dietrich von Saucken, Ernst Busch, Ida Kamińska, Marino Marini, Valko Chervenkov, and Sergey Taboritsky.
Others Born in 1883
Go to all RankingsPrince Konrad of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1969
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 75
Henri Delaunay
SOCCER PLAYER
1883 - 1955
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 76
Karl von Terzaghi
ENGINEER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 77
Johnston McCulley
WRITER
1883 - 1958
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 78
Augustinas Voldemaras
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 79
Bogdan Filov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 80
Marie Under
WRITER
1883 - 1980
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 81
William Carlos Williams
WRITER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 82
José Mendes Cabeçadas
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1965
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 83
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1974
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 84
Walter Huston
ACTOR
1883 - 1950
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 85
Leonid Kulik
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 86
Walter Buch
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1949
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 87
Others Deceased in 1980
Go to all RankingsJoy Adamson
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1980
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 75
Raoul Walsh
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 76
V. V. Giri
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1980
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 77
Elvira de Hidalgo
SINGER
1891 - 1980
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 78
Tex Avery
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 79
Masayoshi Ōhira
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1980
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 80
Marie Under
WRITER
1883 - 1980
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 81
Dietrich von Saucken
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1980
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 82
Ernst Busch
ACTOR
1900 - 1980
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 83
Ida Kamińska
ACTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 84
Marino Marini
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1980
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 85
Valko Chervenkov
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1980
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 86
Sergey Taboritsky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1980
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 87
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Marie Under ranks 38 out of 351. Before her are Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770), Alexander Gorchakov (1798), Ilon Wikland (1930), Neeme Järvi (1937), Michael Sittow (1459), and Otto Wilhelm von Struve (1819). After her are Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622), Leonid Kulik (1883), Hermann von Keyserling (1880), Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland (1601), Bernhard Schmidt (1879), and Jüri Lossmann (1891).
Others born in Estonia
Go to all RankingsAdam Johann von Krusenstern
EXPLORER
1770 - 1846
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 32
Alexander Gorchakov
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1883
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 33
Ilon Wikland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 34
Neeme Järvi
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 35
Michael Sittow
PAINTER
1459 - 1525
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 36
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 37
Marie Under
WRITER
1883 - 1980
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 38
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
POLITICIAN
1622 - 1686
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 39
Leonid Kulik
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 40
Hermann von Keyserling
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 41
Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1622
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 42
Bernhard Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1935
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 43
Jüri Lossmann
ATHLETE
1891 - 1984
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 44
Among WRITERS In Estonia
Among writers born in Estonia, Marie Under ranks 4. Before her are Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803), Jaan Kross (1920), and Lydia Koidula (1843). After her are Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878), Jaan Kaplinski (1941), Betti Alver (1906), Balthasar Russow (1536), Carl Robert Jakobson (1841), Eduard Vilde (1865), Jakob Hurt (1839), and Hella Wuolijoki (1886).
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
1803 - 1882
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1
Jaan Kross
1920 - 2007
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 2
Lydia Koidula
1843 - 1886
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 3
Marie Under
1883 - 1980
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 4
Anton Hansen Tammsaare
1878 - 1940
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 5
Jaan Kaplinski
1941 - 2021
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 6
Betti Alver
1906 - 1989
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 7
Balthasar Russow
1536 - 1600
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 8
Carl Robert Jakobson
1841 - 1882
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 9
Eduard Vilde
1865 - 1933
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 10
Jakob Hurt
1839 - 1907
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 11
Hella Wuolijoki
1886 - 1954
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 12