Writer
Vilis Lācis
1904 - 1966
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Vilis Lācis
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Vilis Lācis is the 2,790th most popular writer (down from 2,670th in 2024), the 73rd most popular biography from Latvia (down from 64th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Latvian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Vilis Lācis ranks 2,790 out of 7,302. Before him are Lars Norén, Taliesin, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Vince Gilligan, Nemesianus, and Ada Negri. After him are Ibn Manzur, Robert Kerr, Nicholas Rémy, Branko Radičević, Yury Yakovlev, and Isaac Deutscher.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Lars Norén
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,784
Taliesin
518 - 599
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,785
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,786
Vince Gilligan
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,787
Nemesianus
300 - 300
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,788
Ada Negri
1870 - 1945
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,789
Vilis Lācis
1904 - 1966
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,790
Ibn Manzur
1233 - 1312
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,791
Robert Kerr
1755 - 1813
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 2,792
Nicholas Rémy
1530 - 1612
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 2,793
Branko Radičević
1824 - 1853
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,794
Yury Yakovlev
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,795
Isaac Deutscher
1907 - 1967
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,796
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Vilis Lācis ranks 135. Before him are Seán MacBride, Walter Heitler, Berta Karlik, Alexandrina of Balazar, Frederick Ashton, and Edgar P. Jacobs. After him are Delmer Daves, Cecil Beaton, William L. Shirer, Goffredo Petrassi, Lippo Hertzka, and Sergei Yutkevich. Among people deceased in 1966, Vilis Lācis ranks 98. Before him are Sylvère Maes, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Vera Weizmann, Arthur Percival, Albrecht Brandi, and Petar Radaković. After him are Philipp Frank, Charles Whitman, Victor Kravchenko, Elio Vittorini, Sutan Sjahrir, and George Ohsawa.
Others Born in 1904
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Seán MacBride
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1988
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 129
Walter Heitler
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1981
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 130
Berta Karlik
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 131
Alexandrina of Balazar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1955
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 132
Frederick Ashton
DANCER
1904 - 1988
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 133
Edgar P. Jacobs
SINGER
1904 - 1987
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 134
Vilis Lācis
WRITER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 135
Delmer Daves
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1977
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 136
Cecil Beaton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 137
William L. Shirer
WRITER
1904 - 1993
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 138
Goffredo Petrassi
COMPOSER
1904 - 2003
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 139
Lippo Hertzka
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1951
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 140
Sergei Yutkevich
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1985
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 141
Others Deceased in 1966
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Sylvère Maes
CYCLIST
1909 - 1966
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 92
John of Shanghai and San Francisco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1966
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 93
Vera Weizmann
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 94
Arthur Percival
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1966
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 95
Albrecht Brandi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1966
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 96
Petar Radaković
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1966
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 97
Vilis Lācis
WRITER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 98
Philipp Frank
MATHEMATICIAN
1884 - 1966
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 99
Charles Whitman
EXTREMIST
1941 - 1966
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 100
Victor Kravchenko
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1966
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 101
Elio Vittorini
WRITER
1908 - 1966
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 102
Sutan Sjahrir
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1966
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 103
George Ohsawa
WRITER
1893 - 1966
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 104
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Vilis Lācis ranks 73 out of NaN. Before him are Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter (1884), Karl Eichwald (1795), Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz (1824), Mstislav Keldysh (1911), Valdis Dombrovskis (1971), and Morris Halle (1923). After him are Edgars Rinkēvičs (1973), Alexander Kovalevsky (1840), Vasiliy Ulrikh (1889), Ivars Godmanis (1951), Jānis K. Bērziņš (1889), and Alexander von Keyserling (1815).
Others born in Latvia
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Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1923
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 67
Karl Eichwald
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 68
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz
PAINTER
1824 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 69
Mstislav Keldysh
ENGINEER
1911 - 1978
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 70
Valdis Dombrovskis
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 71
Morris Halle
LINGUIST
1923 - 2018
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 72
Vilis Lācis
WRITER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 73
Edgars Rinkēvičs
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 74
Alexander Kovalevsky
BIOLOGIST
1840 - 1901
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 75
Vasiliy Ulrikh
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1951
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 76
Ivars Godmanis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 77
Jānis K. Bērziņš
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1938
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 78
Alexander von Keyserling
GEOLOGIST
1815 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 79
Among Writers In Latvia
Among writers born in Latvia, Vilis Lācis ranks 8. Before him are Rainis (1865), Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751), Barbara von Krüdener (1764), Aspazija (1865), Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski (1876), and Maria Skobtsova (1891). After him are Vizma Belševica (1931), Yury Tynyanov (1894), Kristjan Jaak Peterson (1801), Krišjānis Barons (1835), Garlieb Merkel (1769), and Zenta Mauriņa (1897).
Rainis
1865 - 1929
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 2
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
1751 - 1792
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 3
Barbara von Krüdener
1764 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 4
Aspazija
1865 - 1943
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 5
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
1876 - 1945
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 6
Maria Skobtsova
1891 - 1945
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 7
Vilis Lācis
1904 - 1966
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 8
Vizma Belševica
1931 - 2005
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 9
Yury Tynyanov
1894 - 1943
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 10
Kristjan Jaak Peterson
1801 - 1822
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11
Krišjānis Barons
1835 - 1923
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 12
Garlieb Merkel
1769 - 1850
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 13
Zenta Mauriņa
1897 - 1978
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 14
