WRITER
Andrée Chedid
1920 - 2011

Andrée Chedid
Andrée Chedid (Arabic: أندريه شديد) (20 March 1920 – 6 February 2011), born Andrée Saab Khoury, was an Egyptian-French poet and novelist of Lebanese and Syrian descent. She is the recipient of numerous literary awards and was made a Grand Officer of the French Legion of Honour in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrée Chedid is the 4,483rd most popular writer (down from 4,134th in 2019), the 482nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 467th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Egyptian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Andrée Chedid ranks 4,483 out of 7,302. Before her are John Stott, Zainab Biisheva, Tracy Chevalier, C. J. Cherryh, Ludwig Bechstein, and Ngaio Marsh. After her are Zaharia Stancu, Norman Manea, David Mamet, Tullio Pinelli, Yosef Haim Brenner, and Adolf Ivar Arwidsson.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Stott
1921 - 2011
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 4,477
Zainab Biisheva
1908 - 1996
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 4,478
Tracy Chevalier
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 4,479
C. J. Cherryh
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 4,480
Ludwig Bechstein
1801 - 1860
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 4,481
Ngaio Marsh
1895 - 1982
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 4,482
Andrée Chedid
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 4,483
Zaharia Stancu
1902 - 1974
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,484
Norman Manea
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,485
David Mamet
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 4,486
Tullio Pinelli
1908 - 2009
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,487
Yosef Haim Brenner
1881 - 1921
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,488
Adolf Ivar Arwidsson
1791 - 1858
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 4,489
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Andrée Chedid ranks 284. Before her are André Simon, Clark Terry, Rosemary Sutcliff, Richard Quine, Anton Malatinský, and Chabuca Granda. After her are Lea Padovani, Jacqueline Mazéas, Nobuyuki Kato, Georges Balandier, Nida Senff, and Jack Lord. Among people deceased in 2011, Andrée Chedid ranks 272. Before her are Leonid Abalkin, Ludo Martens, Kurt Nielsen, Tore Sjöstrand, John Patrick Foley, and John Stott. After her are Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Adrián Escudero, Mark Blaug, Gunnar Fischer, and Radivoje Ognjanović.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsAndré Simon
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 278
Clark Terry
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2015
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 279
Rosemary Sutcliff
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 280
Richard Quine
ACTOR
1920 - 1989
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 281
Anton Malatinský
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 282
Chabuca Granda
SINGER
1920 - 1983
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 283
Andrée Chedid
WRITER
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 284
Lea Padovani
ACTOR
1920 - 1991
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 285
Jacqueline Mazéas
ATHLETE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 286
Nobuyuki Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 287
Georges Balandier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 288
Nida Senff
SWIMMER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 289
Jack Lord
ACTOR
1920 - 1998
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 290
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsLeonid Abalkin
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 266
Ludo Martens
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2011
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 267
Kurt Nielsen
TENNIS PLAYER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 268
Tore Sjöstrand
ATHLETE
1921 - 2011
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 269
John Patrick Foley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2011
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 270
John Stott
WRITER
1921 - 2011
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 271
Andrée Chedid
WRITER
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 272
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1913 - 2011
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 273
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2011
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 274
Adrián Escudero
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 275
Mark Blaug
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 276
Gunnar Fischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 2011
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 277
Radivoje Ognjanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 278
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Andrée Chedid ranks 482 out of 642. Before her are Mena Massoud (1991), Al-Wathiq I (null), Penelope Delta (1874), Julian Fellowes (1949), Meretseger (-1850), and Gamal Al-Ghandour (1957). After her are Majida El Roumi (1956), Pope Primus of Alexandria (100), Ad-Diba (1927), Pope Markianos of Alexandria (100), Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed (1872), and Al-Hakim II (null).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsMena Massoud
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 476
Al-Wathiq I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 477
Penelope Delta
WRITER
1874 - 1941
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 478
Julian Fellowes
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 479
Meretseger
POLITICIAN
1850 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 480
Gamal Al-Ghandour
REFEREE
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 481
Andrée Chedid
WRITER
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 482
Majida El Roumi
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 483
Pope Primus of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 121
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 484
Ad-Diba
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 485
Pope Markianos of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 154
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 486
Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1872 - 1963
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 487
Al-Hakim II
POLITICIAN
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 488
Among WRITERS In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Andrée Chedid ranks 49. Before her are Hafez Ibrahim (1872), Bat Ye'or (1933), Mohammed Hussein Heikal (1888), Yusuf Idris (1927), Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), and Penelope Delta (1874). After her are Sotion (-250), Alifa Rifaat (1930), Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889), Magdi Allam (1952), Latifa al-Zayyat (1923), and Mahmud Taymur (1894).
Hafez Ibrahim
1872 - 1932
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 43
Bat Ye'or
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 44
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
1888 - 1956
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 45
Yusuf Idris
1927 - 1991
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 46
Abbās al-Aqqād
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 47
Penelope Delta
1874 - 1941
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 48
Andrée Chedid
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 49
Sotion
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 50
Alifa Rifaat
1930 - 1996
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 51
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
1889 - 1974
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 52
Magdi Allam
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 53
Latifa al-Zayyat
1923 - 1996
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 54
Mahmud Taymur
1894 - 1973
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 55