WRITER
Václav Hanka
1791 - 1861

Václav Hanka
Václav Hanka (also written as Wenceslaus Hanka) (10 June 1791 – 12 January 1861) was a Czech philologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Václav Hanka is the 3,651st most popular writer (down from 3,541st in 2019), the 467th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 450th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Czech Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Václav Hanka ranks 3,651 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Lock Eastlake, Aurora Mardiganian, Claude Bourgelat, Olga Orozco, Howard Pyle, and Shibli Nomani. After him are William Robertson Smith, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Nonius Marcellus, Hryhorii Kvitka-Osnovianenko, Marie-Joseph Chénier, and Carmen Laforet.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Lock Eastlake
1793 - 1865
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,645
Aurora Mardiganian
1901 - 1994
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,646
Claude Bourgelat
1712 - 1779
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,647
Olga Orozco
1920 - 1999
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,648
Howard Pyle
1853 - 1911
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,649
Shibli Nomani
1857 - 1914
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,650
Václav Hanka
1791 - 1861
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,651
William Robertson Smith
1846 - 1894
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,652
Movses Kaghankatvatsi
900 - 980
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3,653
Nonius Marcellus
300 - 350
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 3,654
Hryhorii Kvitka-Osnovianenko
1778 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 3,655
Marie-Joseph Chénier
1764 - 1811
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3,656
Carmen Laforet
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3,657
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1791, Václav Hanka ranks 34. Before him are Anne Lister, Friedrich von Gärtner, Jan Svatopluk Presl, Jan Václav Voříšek, Theodor Körner, and Louis Visconti. After him are Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Odilon Barrot, Josef Munzinger, Jean Cruveilhier, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, and Adolf Ivar Arwidsson. Among people deceased in 1861, Václav Hanka ranks 46. Before him are Louis Niedermeyer, Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, Frédéric de Lafresnaye, Albert Niemann, Johann Andreas Wagner, and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez. After him are Antun Mihanović, Peter Georg Bang, Pierre Bosquet, Infante João, Duke of Beja, Louis Vicat, and Stephen A. Douglas.
Others Born in 1791
Go to all RankingsAnne Lister
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1840
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 28
Friedrich von Gärtner
ARCHITECT
1791 - 1847
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 29
Jan Svatopluk Presl
BIOLOGIST
1791 - 1849
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 30
Jan Václav Voříšek
COMPOSER
1791 - 1825
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 31
Theodor Körner
WRITER
1791 - 1813
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 32
Louis Visconti
ARCHITECT
1791 - 1853
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 33
Václav Hanka
WRITER
1791 - 1861
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 34
Giuseppe Gioachino Belli
WRITER
1791 - 1863
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 35
Odilon Barrot
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1873
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 36
Josef Munzinger
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1855
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 37
Jean Cruveilhier
PHYSICIAN
1791 - 1874
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 38
Johan Ludvig Heiberg
WRITER
1791 - 1860
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 39
Adolf Ivar Arwidsson
WRITER
1791 - 1858
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1861
Go to all RankingsLouis Niedermeyer
COMPOSER
1802 - 1861
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 40
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
PHYSICIAN
1777 - 1861
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 41
Frédéric de Lafresnaye
BIOLOGIST
1783 - 1861
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 42
Albert Niemann
CHEMIST
1834 - 1861
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 43
Johann Andreas Wagner
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1797 - 1861
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 44
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1861
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 45
Václav Hanka
WRITER
1791 - 1861
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 46
Antun Mihanović
WRITER
1796 - 1861
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 47
Peter Georg Bang
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1861
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 48
Pierre Bosquet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1810 - 1861
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 49
Infante João, Duke of Beja
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1842 - 1861
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 50
Louis Vicat
ENGINEER
1786 - 1861
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 51
Stephen A. Douglas
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1861
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 52
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Václav Hanka ranks 467 out of 1,200. Before him are Helena Suková (1965), Karel Lamač (1897), Milena Hübschmannová (1933), Vladimír Špidla (1951), Ludvík Daněk (1937), and Karel Roden (1962). After him are Eugen Sänger (1905), Vilém Blodek (1834), Tomáš Skuhravý (1965), Karel Kryl (1944), Moritz von Auffenberg (1852), and Ralph Benatzky (1884).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsHelena Suková
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 461
Karel Lamač
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1952
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 462
Milena Hübschmannová
LINGUIST
1933 - 2005
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 463
Vladimír Špidla
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 464
Ludvík Daněk
ATHLETE
1937 - 1998
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 465
Karel Roden
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 466
Václav Hanka
WRITER
1791 - 1861
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 467
Eugen Sänger
ENGINEER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 468
Vilém Blodek
COMPOSER
1834 - 1874
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 469
Tomáš Skuhravý
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 470
Karel Kryl
WRITER
1944 - 1994
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 471
Moritz von Auffenberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1928
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 472
Ralph Benatzky
COMPOSER
1884 - 1957
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 473
Among WRITERS In Czechia
Among writers born in Czechia, Václav Hanka ranks 45. Before him are Fritz Mauthner (1849), Viktor Dyk (1877), Karel Píč (1920), Karel Havlíček Borovský (1821), Alois Musil (1868), and Vladislav Vančura (1891). After him are Karel Kryl (1944), Arnošt Lustig (1926), Jiří Dienstbier (1937), Jiří Wolker (1900), Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853), and Daniela Hodrová (1946).
Fritz Mauthner
1849 - 1923
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 39
Viktor Dyk
1877 - 1931
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 40
Karel Píč
1920 - 1995
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 41
Karel Havlíček Borovský
1821 - 1856
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 42
Alois Musil
1868 - 1944
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 43
Vladislav Vančura
1891 - 1942
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 44
Václav Hanka
1791 - 1861
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 45
Karel Kryl
1944 - 1994
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 46
Arnošt Lustig
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 47
Jiří Dienstbier
1937 - 2011
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 48
Jiří Wolker
1900 - 1924
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 49
Jaroslav Vrchlický
1853 - 1912
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 50
Daniela Hodrová
1946 - 2024
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 51