WRITER
Albert Memmi
1920 - 2020

Albert Memmi
Albert Memmi (Arabic: ألبير ممّي; 15 December 1920 – 22 May 2020) was a French-Tunisian writer and essayist of Tunisian Jewish origins. A prominent intellectual, his nonfiction books and novels explored his complex identity as an anti-imperialist, deeply related to his ardent Zionism. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Memmi is the 2,124th most popular writer (down from 1,954th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 50th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Tunisian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Albert Memmi ranks 2,124 out of 7,302. Before him are Fan Zhongyan, John W. Campbell, Robin Sharma, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, William Steig, and Barbara von Krüdener. After him are Eugenio Barba, Albert Gleizes, Adnan Oktar, Lewis Mumford, Anyte of Tegea, and Harold Bloom.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFan Zhongyan
989 - 1052
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 2,118
John W. Campbell
1910 - 1971
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 2,119
Robin Sharma
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 2,120
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
1920 - 2013
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 2,121
William Steig
1907 - 2003
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 2,122
Barbara von Krüdener
1764 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 2,123
Albert Memmi
1920 - 2020
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 2,124
Eugenio Barba
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 2,125
Albert Gleizes
1881 - 1953
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 2,126
Adnan Oktar
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 2,127
Lewis Mumford
1895 - 1990
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 2,128
Anyte of Tegea
290 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 2,129
Harold Bloom
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2,130
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Albert Memmi ranks 129. Before him are Ray Harryhausen, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Zhou Xuan, Renato Carosone, Pierre Plantard, and Marcel Reich-Ranicki. After him are Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Saul Bass, Eva Dahlbeck, Miguel Delibes, Henrietta Lacks, and Marie Tharp. Among people deceased in 2020, Albert Memmi ranks 159. Before him are Mario Bunge, James E. Gunn, Sergei Khrushchev, Jaswant Singh, Ivry Gitlis, and Mad Mike Hoare. After him are Benjamin Mkapa, Manolis Glezos, Amadeo Carrizo, Walid Muallem, Shirley Knight, and Borys Paton.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsRay Harryhausen
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2013
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 123
José Mauro de Vasconcelos
WRITER
1920 - 1984
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 124
Zhou Xuan
ACTOR
1920 - 1957
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 125
Renato Carosone
SINGER
1920 - 2001
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 126
Pierre Plantard
WRITER
1920 - 2000
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 127
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
WRITER
1920 - 2013
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 128
Albert Memmi
WRITER
1920 - 2020
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 129
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1944
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 130
Saul Bass
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1996
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 131
Eva Dahlbeck
ACTOR
1920 - 2008
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 132
Miguel Delibes
WRITER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 133
Henrietta Lacks
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1951
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 134
Marie Tharp
GEOGRAPHER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 135
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsMario Bunge
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2020
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 153
James E. Gunn
WRITER
1923 - 2020
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 154
Sergei Khrushchev
ENGINEER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 155
Jaswant Singh
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 156
Ivry Gitlis
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 157
Mad Mike Hoare
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2020
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 158
Albert Memmi
WRITER
1920 - 2020
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 159
Benjamin Mkapa
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 160
Manolis Glezos
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 161
Amadeo Carrizo
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 162
Walid Muallem
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 163
Shirley Knight
ACTOR
1936 - 2020
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 164
Borys Paton
ENGINEER
1918 - 2020
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 165
In Tunisia
Among people born in Tunisia, Albert Memmi ranks 50 out of 210. Before him are Constantine the African (1020), Azzedine Alaïa (1935), and Gaius Claudius Nero (-300). After him are Mohammed Gammoudi (1938), Clitomachus (-187), Sabinianus (200), Hannibal Mago (-471), Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (711), Asad ibn al-Furat (759), Al-Mansur Billah (913), Nicola Pietrangeli (1933), and Abdellatif Kechiche (1960).
Others born in Tunisia
Go to all RankingsConstantine the African
PHYSICIAN
1020 - 1087
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 47
Azzedine Alaïa
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 48
Gaius Claudius Nero
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 49
Albert Memmi
WRITER
1920 - 2020
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 50
Mohammed Gammoudi
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 51
Clitomachus
PHILOSOPHER
187 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 52
Sabinianus
POLITICIAN
200 - 240
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 53
Hannibal Mago
POLITICIAN
471 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 54
Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
POLITICIAN
711 - 759
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 55
Asad ibn al-Furat
LAWYER
759 - 828
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 56
Al-Mansur Billah
POLITICIAN
913 - 953
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 57
Nicola Pietrangeli
TENNIS PLAYER
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 58
Abdellatif Kechiche
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 59
Among WRITERS In Tunisia
Among writers born in Tunisia, Albert Memmi ranks 3. Before him are Terence (-185), and Avienus (305). After him are Nemesianus (300), Gisèle Halimi (1927), Dracontius (455), Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909), and Ahlam Mosteghanemi (1953).
Terence
185 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 1
Avienus
305 - 375
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 2
Albert Memmi
1920 - 2020
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 3
Nemesianus
300 - 300
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 4
Gisèle Halimi
1927 - 2020
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 5
Dracontius
455 - 505
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 6
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi
1909 - 1934
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 7
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 8