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Aleko Konstantinov

1863 - 1897

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Aleko Konstantinov (Bulgarian: Алеко Константинов) (1 January 1863 – 11 May 1897) (NS: 13 January 1863 – 23 May 1897) was a Bulgarian writer, best known for his character Bay Ganyo, one of the most popular characters in Bulgarian fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aleko Konstantinov is the 4,202nd most popular writer (down from 4,099th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 169th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Bulgarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aleko Konstantinov ranks 4,202 out of 7,302Before him are François Cavanna, William Davenant, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Berta Zuckerkandl, and Adile Sultan. After him are Eduardo Pondal, Abel Bonnard, Francis Davis Millet, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Jorge Edwards, and Ida Fink.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Aleko Konstantinov ranks 125Before him are Hermann Obrist, Broncia Koller-Pinell, Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, Alexander Serafimovich, and János Hadik. After him are Aurel Popovici, Sylvain Lévi, George Henry Peters, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Gottlieb von Jagow, and Arno Holz. Among people deceased in 1897, Aleko Konstantinov ranks 63Before him are Alvan Graham Clark, Jules de Burlet, William Henry Conley, Heinrich von Stephan, James Legge, and Alfred Des Cloizeaux. After him are Willem Roelofs, Gotō Shōjirō, Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau, Mutsu Munemitsu, Léon Gautier, and Adam Asnyk.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Aleko Konstantinov ranks 172 out of 415Before him are Dimitar Dobrev (1931), Nadya Nozharova (1916), Dimitar Iliev Popov (1927), Simeon Simeonov (1946), Georgi Atanasov (1933), and Ivan II of Bulgaria (1300). After him are Lyuboslav Penev (1966), Charles Champaud (1865), Ivan Kostov (1949), Lyuben Karavelov (1834), Ahmed Cevdet Pasha (1822), and Peyo Yavorov (1878).

Among WRITERS In Bulgaria

Among writers born in Bulgaria, Aleko Konstantinov ranks 19Before him are Petko Slaveykov (1827), Blaga Dimitrova (1922), Angel Wagenstein (1922), Nikola Vaptsarov (1909), Anton Pann (1796), and Ferdinand Bruckner (1891). After him are Lyuben Karavelov (1834), Peyo Yavorov (1878), Geo Milev (1895), Dora Gabe (1888), Elisaveta Bagriana (1893), and Pencho Slaveykov (1866).