WRITER
Renata Viganò
1900 - 1976

Renata Viganò
Renata Viganò (1900–1976) was an Italian writer best known for her neo-realist novel L'Agnese va a morire, published in 1949. She was an active participant in the Italian Resistance movement during World War II and included fictionalized accounts of her experiences as a partisan in her written work. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Renata Viganò is the 6,397th most popular writer (down from 6,265th in 2024), the 4,239th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,198th in 2019) and the 290th most popular Italian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Renata Viganò ranks 6,397 out of 7,302. Before her are Damon Runyon, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Leslie Feinberg, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, James Branch Cabell, and John Addington Symonds. After her are Ksenia Sobchak, George B. Seitz, Glenn Greenwald, Michael McClure, Alice Hoffman, and Dick King-Smith.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDamon Runyon
1880 - 1946
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 6,391
Helena Norberg-Hodge
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 6,392
Leslie Feinberg
1949 - 2014
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 6,393
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
1907 - 1966
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 6,394
James Branch Cabell
1879 - 1958
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 6,395
John Addington Symonds
1840 - 1893
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 6,396
Renata Viganò
1900 - 1976
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 6,397
Ksenia Sobchak
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 6,398
George B. Seitz
1888 - 1944
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 6,399
Glenn Greenwald
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 6,400
Michael McClure
1932 - 2020
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 6,401
Alice Hoffman
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 6,402
Dick King-Smith
1922 - 2011
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6,403
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Renata Viganò ranks 324. Before her are Mark Sandrich, Ethelwynn Trewavas, Coral Buttsworth, Gladys Egan, Willie Brown, and Tebbs Lloyd Johnson. After her are Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Edna Best, Andy Auld, Aristidis Akratopoulos, Bill Aston, and Ruth Clifford. Among people deceased in 1976, Renata Viganò ranks 266. Before her are Piero Scotti, Joe Fulks, Vasile Chiroiu, Nils Middelboe, Alan Baxter, and Nikolai Ekk. After her are Sybil Thorndike, Sid James, Cathy Downs, Donald Howard Menzel, Paul Russo, and Bobby Hackett.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsMark Sandrich
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1945
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 318
Ethelwynn Trewavas
BIOLOGIST
1900 - 1993
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 319
Coral Buttsworth
TENNIS PLAYER
1900 - 1985
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 320
Gladys Egan
ACTOR
1900 - 1985
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 321
Willie Brown
SINGER
1900 - 1952
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 322
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1984
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 323
Renata Viganò
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 324
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1994
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 325
Edna Best
ACTOR
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 326
Andy Auld
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 327
Aristidis Akratopoulos
TENNIS PLAYER
1900 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 328
Bill Aston
RACING DRIVER
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 329
Ruth Clifford
ACTOR
1900 - 1998
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 330
Others Deceased in 1976
Go to all RankingsPiero Scotti
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1976
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 260
Joe Fulks
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1921 - 1976
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 261
Vasile Chiroiu
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1976
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 262
Nils Middelboe
SOCCER PLAYER
1887 - 1976
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 263
Alan Baxter
ACTOR
1908 - 1976
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 264
Nikolai Ekk
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1976
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 265
Renata Viganò
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 266
Sybil Thorndike
ACTOR
1882 - 1976
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 267
Sid James
ACTOR
1913 - 1976
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 268
Cathy Downs
ACTOR
1926 - 1976
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 269
Donald Howard Menzel
CHEMIST
1901 - 1976
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 270
Paul Russo
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1976
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 271
Bobby Hackett
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1976
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 272
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Renata Viganò ranks 4,240 out of 5,161. Before her are Francesco Rizzo (1943), Raffaele Palladino (1984), Renzo Nostini (1914), Daniele Archibugi (1958), Antonio Nocerino (1985), and Lorenzo Musetti (2002). After her are Joel McHale (1971), Antonio Di Gennaro (1958), Alessio Boni (1966), Antonio Napolioni (1957), Francesco Antonioli (1969), and Aldo Ghira (1920).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsFrancesco Rizzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 4,234
Raffaele Palladino
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 4,235
Renzo Nostini
FENCER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 4,236
Daniele Archibugi
ECONOMIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 4,237
Antonio Nocerino
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 4,238
Lorenzo Musetti
TENNIS PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 4,239
Renata Viganò
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 4,240
Joel McHale
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 4,241
Antonio Di Gennaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 4,242
Alessio Boni
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 4,243
Antonio Napolioni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 4,244
Francesco Antonioli
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 4,245
Aldo Ghira
ATHLETE
1920 - 1991
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 4,246
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Renata Viganò ranks 290. Before her are Marcus Furius Bibaculus (-103), Federico Moccia (1963), Donato Carrisi (1973), Caterina Davinio (1957), Vincenzo Cardarelli (1887), and Vittorio Arrigoni (1975). After her are Ludwig Bemelmans (1898), Elisabetta Gnone (1965), Sandro Veronesi (1959), Paolo Giordano (1982), Paolo Cognetti (1978), and Pierdomenico Baccalario (1974).
Marcus Furius Bibaculus
103 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 284
Federico Moccia
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 285
Donato Carrisi
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 286
Caterina Davinio
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 287
Vincenzo Cardarelli
1887 - 1959
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 288
Vittorio Arrigoni
1975 - 2011
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 289
Renata Viganò
1900 - 1976
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 290
Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 291
Elisabetta Gnone
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 292
Sandro Veronesi
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 293
Paolo Giordano
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 294
Paolo Cognetti
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 295
Pierdomenico Baccalario
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 296




























































