Claim profile

Gerard Reve

Dutch writer (1923-2006)

  • Fame58.2
  • Momentum40.0
  • Wikipedia12.7K
Source-basedBreakout
Lived 1923–2006, aged 83Netherlands
NetherlandsNetherlandsWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    28 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1923–2006
    Aged 83
  • Known for
    The 4th Man
    1983
Summary
Updated 2026-09-08

Gerard Kornelis van het Reve was a Dutch writer. He started writing as Simon Gerard van het Reve and adopted the shorter Gerard Reve in 1973. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he is considered one of the "Great Three" of Dutch post-war literature. His 1981 novel De vierde man was the basis for Paul Verhoeven's 1983 film.

By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Rising
58.2
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum40.0
Historical23.3
Now attention70.0
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—
Receipts

Sources