WRITER
Atiq Rahimi
1962 - Today

Atiq Rahimi
Atiq Rahimi (Persian: عتیق رحیمی) (born 26 February 1962 in Kabul) is a French-Afghan writer and filmmaker. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Atiq Rahimi is the 5,038th most popular writer (down from 4,428th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 105th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Afghan Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Atiq Rahimi ranks 5,038 out of 7,302. Before him are Diomidis Kyriakos, Mirjam Pressler, Richard Bentley, Alexei Mateevici, Botho Strauß, and Adolf Friedrich von Schack. After him are Nicholas Evans, Vladimir Makanin, Kalhana, George Washington Williams, Rita Mae Brown, and Lin Shu.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDiomidis Kyriakos
1811 - 1869
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 5,032
Mirjam Pressler
1940 - 2019
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 5,033
Richard Bentley
1662 - 1742
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 5,034
Alexei Mateevici
1888 - 1917
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 5,035
Botho Strauß
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 5,036
Adolf Friedrich von Schack
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 5,037
Atiq Rahimi
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,038
Nicholas Evans
1950 - 2022
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,039
Vladimir Makanin
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,040
Kalhana
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,041
George Washington Williams
1849 - 1891
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,042
Rita Mae Brown
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,043
Lin Shu
1852 - 1924
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 5,044
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Atiq Rahimi ranks 267. Before him are Edivaldo Martins Fonseca, Gautam Adani, Pipilotti Rist, Nick Land, Elena Sofia Ricci, and Gabriele Tarquini. After him are Bashkim Fino, Lisa Randall, Andy Green, Nélson Luís Kerchner, Madhavi, and Ding Xuexiang.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsEdivaldo Martins Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 1993
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 261
Gautam Adani
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 262
Pipilotti Rist
PAINTER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 263
Nick Land
PHILOSOPHER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 264
Elena Sofia Ricci
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 265
Gabriele Tarquini
RACING DRIVER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 266
Atiq Rahimi
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 267
Bashkim Fino
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2021
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 268
Lisa Randall
PHYSICIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 269
Andy Green
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 270
Nélson Luís Kerchner
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 271
Madhavi
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 272
Ding Xuexiang
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 273
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Atiq Rahimi ranks 124 out of 177. Before him are Ali Shah Durrani (1800), Ayub Shah Durrani (1800), Anahita Ratebzad (1931), Malalai of Maiwand (1861), Abdul Aziz Hotak (1700), and Kader Khan (1937). After him are Meena Keshwar Kamal (1956), Hussain Hotak (null), Ahmad Zia Massoud (1956), Antimachus I (-200), Sitara Achakzai (1957), and Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (1961).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsAli Shah Durrani
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1900
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 118
Ayub Shah Durrani
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1837
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 119
Anahita Ratebzad
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 120
Malalai of Maiwand
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1861 - 1861
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 121
Abdul Aziz Hotak
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1717
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 122
Kader Khan
ACTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 123
Atiq Rahimi
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 124
Meena Keshwar Kamal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1956 - 1987
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 125
Hussain Hotak
POLITICIAN
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 126
Ahmad Zia Massoud
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 127
Antimachus I
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 128
Sitara Achakzai
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2009
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 129
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 130
Among WRITERS In Afghanistan
Among writers born in Afghanistan, Atiq Rahimi ranks 9. Before him are Khaled Hosseini (1965), Sanai (1080), Gulbadan Begum (1523), Unsuri (980), Rabia Balkhi (1000), and Farrukhi Sistani (980). After him are Nadia Anjuman (1981), Niloofar Rahmani (1992), Nadia Ghulam (1985), and Fatima Bhutto (1982).
Khaled Hosseini
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 3
Sanai
1080 - 1131
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 4
Gulbadan Begum
1523 - 1603
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 5
Unsuri
980 - 1039
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 6
Rabia Balkhi
1000 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 7
Farrukhi Sistani
980 - 1037
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 8
Atiq Rahimi
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 9
Nadia Anjuman
1981 - 2005
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 10
Niloofar Rahmani
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 11
Nadia Ghulam
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 12
Fatima Bhutto
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 13