WRITER
Alexander Kazantsev
1906 - 2002

Alexander Kazantsev
Alexander Petrovich Kazantsev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Петро́вич Каза́нцев; 2 September 1906 – 13 September 2002) was a popular Soviet and Russian science fiction writer, ufologist and chess composer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Kazantsev is the 5,000th most popular writer (up from 5,104th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Kazakhstani Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 5,000 out of 7,302. Before him are Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Robert B. Parker, William Dean Howells, Eduard Bagritsky, Ranko Marinković, and Manuel Alegre. After him are Greg Egan, Ángel Ganivet, Marin Sorescu, Nikolai Tikhonov, John O'Hara, and Viivi Luik.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAleksei Kruchyonykh
1886 - 1968
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,994
Robert B. Parker
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,995
William Dean Howells
1837 - 1920
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,996
Eduard Bagritsky
1895 - 1934
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,997
Ranko Marinković
1913 - 2001
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,998
Manuel Alegre
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,999
Alexander Kazantsev
1906 - 2002
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 5,000
Greg Egan
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 5,001
Ángel Ganivet
1865 - 1898
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 5,002
Marin Sorescu
1936 - 1996
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 5,003
Nikolai Tikhonov
1896 - 1979
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 5,004
John O'Hara
1905 - 1970
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 5,005
Viivi Luik
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 5,006
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 314. Before him are Branislav Sekulić, Ferit Melen, Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, Axel Cadier, Luis Marín, and Ödön Zombori. After him are Károly Kárpáti, Alice Kober, Harry Hopman, Nils Skoglund, Carl Benjamin Boyer, and Iosif Czako. Among people deceased in 2002, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 236. Before him are Stephen E. Ambrose, Mahmoud Fayad, Zoran Janković, Gregorio Fuentes, Rui Campos, and Čestmír Vycpálek. After him are Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Mustafa Mansour, Eduard Gufeld, Yelena Gorchakova, Lily Carlstedt, and John Eriksen.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsBranislav Sekulić
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1968
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 308
Ferit Melen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1988
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 309
Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj
WRITER
1906 - 1937
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 310
Axel Cadier
WRESTLER
1906 - 1974
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 311
Luis Marín
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1974
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 312
Ödön Zombori
WRESTLER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 313
Alexander Kazantsev
WRITER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 314
Károly Kárpáti
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1996
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 315
Alice Kober
LINGUIST
1906 - 1950
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 316
Harry Hopman
TENNIS PLAYER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 317
Nils Skoglund
ATHLETE
1906 - 1980
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 318
Carl Benjamin Boyer
HISTORIAN
1906 - 1976
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 319
Iosif Czako
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 320
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsStephen E. Ambrose
HISTORIAN
1936 - 2002
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 230
Mahmoud Fayad
ATHLETE
1925 - 2002
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 231
Zoran Janković
ATHLETE
1940 - 2002
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 232
Gregorio Fuentes
PILOT
1897 - 2002
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 233
Rui Campos
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 234
Čestmír Vycpálek
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 235
Alexander Kazantsev
WRITER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 236
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2002
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 237
Mustafa Mansour
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 238
Eduard Gufeld
CHESS PLAYER
1936 - 2002
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 239
Yelena Gorchakova
ATHLETE
1933 - 2002
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 240
Lily Carlstedt
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 241
John Eriksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2002
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 242
In Kazakhstan
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 59 out of 193. Before him are Veniamin Soldatenko (1939), Nurlan Balgimbayev (1947), Vladimir Smirnov (1964), Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (1944), Daniyal Akhmetov (1954), and Timur Bekmambetov (1961). After him are Ruslan Aushev (1954), Lev Rokhlin (1947), Vladimir Burtsev (1862), Karim Massimov (1965), Ken Alibek (1950), and Shaken Aimanov (1914).
Others born in Kazakhstan
Go to all RankingsVeniamin Soldatenko
ATHLETE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 53
Nurlan Balgimbayev
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2015
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 54
Vladimir Smirnov
SKIER
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 55
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 56
Daniyal Akhmetov
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 57
Timur Bekmambetov
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 58
Alexander Kazantsev
WRITER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 59
Ruslan Aushev
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 60
Lev Rokhlin
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1998
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 61
Vladimir Burtsev
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1862 - 1942
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 62
Karim Massimov
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 63
Ken Alibek
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 64
Shaken Aimanov
ACTOR
1914 - 1970
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 65
Among WRITERS In Kazakhstan
Among writers born in Kazakhstan, Alexander Kazantsev ranks 9. Before him are Mukhtar Auezov (1897), Mukaghali Makatayev (1931), Ybyrai Altynsarin (1841), Vsevolod Ivanov (1895), Saken Seifullin (1894), and Alexander Volkov (1891). After him are Sergei Lukyanenko (1968).
Mukhtar Auezov
1897 - 1961
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 3
Mukaghali Makatayev
1931 - 1976
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4
Ybyrai Altynsarin
1841 - 1889
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 5
Vsevolod Ivanov
1895 - 1963
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 6
Saken Seifullin
1894 - 1938
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 7
Alexander Volkov
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 8
Alexander Kazantsev
1906 - 2002
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 9
Sergei Lukyanenko
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 10