Writer
Virgilio Piñera
1912 - 1979
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Virgilio Piñera
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Virgilio Piñera is the 5,409th most popular writer (down from 5,142nd in 2024), the 133rd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 114th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Cuban Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Virgilio Piñera ranks 5,409 out of 7,302. Before him are Karl Wilhelm Ramler, Idea Vilariño, Donald Rayfield, Margery Kempe, Eugénio de Andrade, and Anton Donchev. After him are Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Sida Košutić, Elmer Rice, Mark Strand, James Cooke Brown, and John Greenleaf Whittier.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Karl Wilhelm Ramler
1725 - 1798
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5,403
Idea Vilariño
1920 - 2009
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5,404
Donald Rayfield
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 5,405
Margery Kempe
1373 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 5,406
Eugénio de Andrade
1923 - 2005
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 5,407
Anton Donchev
1930 - 2022
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,408
Virgilio Piñera
1912 - 1979
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,409
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz
1851 - 1921
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,410
Sida Košutić
1902 - 1965
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,411
Elmer Rice
1892 - 1967
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,412
Mark Strand
1934 - 2014
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,413
James Cooke Brown
1921 - 2000
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 5,414
John Greenleaf Whittier
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 5,415
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Virgilio Piñera ranks 329. Before him are Wilhelm Baumann, Abdelkader Ben Bouali, Jadwiga Wajs, Willy Bandholz, Lauro Amadò, and Alfredo Pián. After him are Hisakichi Toyoda, Ben Hogan, Nina Andrycz, Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Walter J. Ong, and Daniel Mann. Among people deceased in 1979, Virgilio Piñera ranks 224. Before him are Joseph Alcazar, Alessandro Frigerio, Yang Zhongjian, Theodora Kroeber, Sven Utterström, and Vincenzo Cuccia. After him are Géza Kádas, Ermindo Onega, Peter Donlon, Loren Murchison, Vasco Bergamaschi, and Lajos Maszlay.
Others Born in 1912
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Wilhelm Baumann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 323
Abdelkader Ben Bouali
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 324
Jadwiga Wajs
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 325
Willy Bandholz
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1999
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 326
Lauro Amadò
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1971
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 327
Alfredo Pián
RACING DRIVER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 328
Virgilio Piñera
WRITER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 329
Hisakichi Toyoda
ATHLETE
1912 - 1976
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 330
Ben Hogan
GOLFER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 331
Nina Andrycz
ACTOR
1912 - 2014
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 332
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 1996
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 333
Walter J. Ong
WRITER
1912 - 2003
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 334
Daniel Mann
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 335
Others Deceased in 1979
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Joseph Alcazar
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 218
Alessandro Frigerio
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 219
Yang Zhongjian
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 220
Theodora Kroeber
WRITER
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 221
Sven Utterström
SKIER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 222
Vincenzo Cuccia
ATHLETE
1892 - 1979
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 223
Virgilio Piñera
WRITER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 224
Géza Kádas
SWIMMER
1926 - 1979
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 225
Ermindo Onega
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1979
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 226
Peter Donlon
ATHLETE
1906 - 1979
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 227
Loren Murchison
ATHLETE
1898 - 1979
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 228
Vasco Bergamaschi
CYCLIST
1909 - 1979
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 229
Lajos Maszlay
FENCER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 230
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Virgilio Piñera ranks 133 out of NaN. Before him are José Antonio Rodríguez (1915), Cachao (1918), Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), Iván Pedroso (1972), Jorge Romo (1923), and José Magriñá (1917). After him are Oswaldo Payá (1952), José Carlos Somoza (1959), Olga Guillot (1922), Héctor Rodríguez (1951), Millard Mitchell (1903), and Carlos Hevia (1900).
Others born in Cuba
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José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 127
Cachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 128
Miguel Mariano Gómez
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 129
Iván Pedroso
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 130
Jorge Romo
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 131
José Magriñá
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1988
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 132
Virgilio Piñera
WRITER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 133
Oswaldo Payá
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2012
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 134
José Carlos Somoza
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 135
Olga Guillot
SINGER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 136
Héctor Rodríguez
WRESTLER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 137
Millard Mitchell
ACTOR
1903 - 1953
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 138
Carlos Hevia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1964
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 139
Among Writers In Cuba
Among writers born in Cuba, Virgilio Piñera ranks 15. Before him are Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), Dulce María Loynaz (1902), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Alina Fernández (1956), and Daína Chaviano (1957). After him are José Carlos Somoza (1959), Raúl Rivero (1945), and Zoé Valdés (1959).
Pedro Juan Gutiérrez
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 9
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
1814 - 1873
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 10
Dulce María Loynaz
1902 - 1997
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 11
José María Heredia y Heredia
1803 - 1839
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 12
Alina Fernández
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 13
Daína Chaviano
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 14
Virgilio Piñera
1912 - 1979
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 15
José Carlos Somoza
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 16
Raúl Rivero
1945 - 2021
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 17
Zoé Valdés
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 18
