WRITER

Chinghiz Aitmatov

1928 - 2008

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov (12 December 1928 – 10 June 2008) was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best known figures in Kyrgyzstan's literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chinghiz Aitmatov is the 221st most popular writer (up from 233rd in 2019), the most popular biography from Kyrgyzstan and the most popular Kirghiz Writer.

Chinghiz Aitmatov is most famous for his novel, "The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Chinghiz Aitmatov ranks 221 out of 7,302. Before him are George Sand, Roger Martin du Gard, Janusz Korczak, Constantine VII, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, and Torquato Tasso. After him are Lu Xun, Stanisław Lem, Anacreon, Annie Ernaux, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, and Tristan Tzara.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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George Sand
1804 - 1876
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 215
Roger Martin du Gard
1881 - 1958
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 216
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 217
Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 218
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
1894 - 1961
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 219
Torquato Tasso
1544 - 1595
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 220
Chinghiz Aitmatov
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 221
Lu Xun
1881 - 1936
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 222
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 223
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 224
Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 225
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
1729 - 1781
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 226
Tristan Tzara
1896 - 1963
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 227

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Chinghiz Aitmatov ranks 12. Before him are Ennio Morricone, Stanley Kubrick, Ariel Sharon, Noam Chomsky, Eduard Shevardnadze, and Jean-Marie Le Pen. After him are Serge Gainsbourg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Joe Jackson, Didi, Philip K. Dick, and Jeanne Moreau. Among people deceased in 2008, Chinghiz Aitmatov ranks 6. Before him are Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Paul Newman, Yves Saint Laurent, Suharto, and Bobby Fischer. After him are Edmund Hillary, Charlton Heston, Arthur C. Clarke, Samuel P. Huntington, Willis Lamb, and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek.

Others Born in 1928

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Ennio Morricone
COMPOSER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 6
Stanley Kubrick
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 7
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 8
Noam Chomsky
LINGUIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 9
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 10
Jean-Marie Le Pen
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2025
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 11
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 12
Serge Gainsbourg
SINGER
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 13
Karlheinz Stockhausen
COMPOSER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 14
Joe Jackson
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 15
Didi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 16
Philip K. Dick
WRITER
1928 - 1982
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 17
Jeanne Moreau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 18

Others Deceased in 2008

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 1
Paul Newman
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 2
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 3
Suharto
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 4
Bobby Fischer
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 5
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 6
Edmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 7
Charlton Heston
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 8
Arthur C. Clarke
WRITER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 9
Samuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 10
Willis Lamb
PHYSICIST
1913 - 2008
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 11
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2008
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 12