WRITER
Choʻlpon
1897 - 1938

Choʻlpon
Abdulhamid Sulaymon oʻgʻli Yunusov (Uzbek: Abdulhamid Sulaymon oʻgʻli Yunusov, Абдулҳамид Сулаймон ўғли Юнусов, 1893 – 4 October 1938), most commonly known by his penname Choʻlpon (sometimes spelled Cholpán in English), was an Uzbek poet, playwright, novelist, and literary translator. Choʻlpon was one of Central Asia's most popular poets during the first half of the 20th century. He was also the first person to translate William Shakespeare's plays into the Uzbek language. Choʻlpon's works had a major impact on the works of other Uzbek writers. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Choʻlpon is the 4,957th most popular writer (down from 4,472nd in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 58th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Uzbekistani Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Choʻlpon ranks 4,957 out of 7,302. Before him are Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Sakutarō Hagiwara, Eugippius, Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, Miles Franklin, and W. W. Jacobs. After him are Ajdar Ismailov, Alexander Vampilov, Justine Musk, Juan de Mena, Feodor Gladkov, and Boris Vasilyev.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan Zorrilla de San Martín
1855 - 1931
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4,951
Sakutarō Hagiwara
1886 - 1942
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4,952
Eugippius
460 - 533
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4,953
Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani
1719 - 1796
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4,954
Miles Franklin
1879 - 1954
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4,955
W. W. Jacobs
1863 - 1943
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,956
Choʻlpon
1897 - 1938
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,957
Ajdar Ismailov
1938 - 2022
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,958
Alexander Vampilov
1937 - 1972
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 4,959
Justine Musk
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 4,960
Juan de Mena
1411 - 1456
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 4,961
Feodor Gladkov
1883 - 1958
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 4,962
Boris Vasilyev
1924 - 2013
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 4,963
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Choʻlpon ranks 240. Before him are Eduard Tisse, Henri Frankfort, Edgard Colle, Pixinguinha, Ossi Oswalda, and Sabino Bilbao. After him are Gregorio Fuentes, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Isabel Briggs Myers, Nils Asther, Dorothy Arzner, and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron. Among people deceased in 1938, Choʻlpon ranks 188. Before him are Nikolai Gikalo, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, Matvei Bronstein, John Kunkel Small, Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov, and André Blondel. After him are Rosa Mayreder, Theodor Fischer, John Derbyshire, Georgy Langemak, Ricardo Samper, and Heinrich Held.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsEduard Tisse
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1961
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 234
Henri Frankfort
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1897 - 1954
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 235
Edgard Colle
CHESS PLAYER
1897 - 1932
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 236
Pixinguinha
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 237
Ossi Oswalda
ACTOR
1897 - 1947
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 238
Sabino Bilbao
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1983
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 239
Choʻlpon
WRITER
1897 - 1938
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 240
Gregorio Fuentes
PILOT
1897 - 2002
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 241
Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer
NOBLEMAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 242
Isabel Briggs Myers
WRITER
1897 - 1980
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 243
Nils Asther
ACTOR
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 244
Dorothy Arzner
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1979
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 245
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
TENNIS PLAYER
1897 - 1953
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 246
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsNikolai Gikalo
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1938
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 182
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 183
Matvei Bronstein
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1938
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 184
John Kunkel Small
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 185
Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 186
André Blondel
INVENTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 187
Choʻlpon
WRITER
1897 - 1938
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 188
Rosa Mayreder
WRITER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 189
Theodor Fischer
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1938
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 190
John Derbyshire
SWIMMER
1878 - 1938
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 191
Georgy Langemak
ENGINEER
1898 - 1938
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 192
Ricardo Samper
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 193
Heinrich Held
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1938
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 194
In Uzbekistan
Among people born in Uzbekistan, Choʻlpon ranks 62 out of 190. Before him are Sergey Lebedev (1948), Shuhrat Abbosov (1931), Refat Chubarov (1957), Gennady Zhidko (1965), Oksana Chusovitina (1975), and Valery Khalilov (1952). After him are Abdulhashim Mutalov (1947), Ravshan Irmatov (1977), Lev Avnerovich Leviev (1956), Sabir Yunusov (1909), Maksim Shatskikh (1978), and Salizhan Sharipov (1964).
Others born in Uzbekistan
Go to all RankingsSergey Lebedev
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 56
Shuhrat Abbosov
ACTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 57
Refat Chubarov
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 58
Gennady Zhidko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1965 - 2023
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 59
Oksana Chusovitina
GYMNAST
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 60
Valery Khalilov
CONDUCTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 61
Choʻlpon
WRITER
1897 - 1938
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 62
Abdulhashim Mutalov
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 63
Ravshan Irmatov
REFEREE
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 64
Lev Avnerovich Leviev
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 65
Sabir Yunusov
CHEMIST
1909 - 1995
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 66
Maksim Shatskikh
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 67
Salizhan Sharipov
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 68
Among WRITERS In Uzbekistan
Among writers born in Uzbekistan, Choʻlpon ranks 7. Before him are Sadriddin Ayni (1878), Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi (1889), Nodira (1792), Zulfiya (1915), Abdurauf Fitrat (1885), and Gʻafur Gʻulom (1903). After him are Furqat (1858), El-Registan (1899), Dina Rubina (1953), and Khosiyat Rustam (1971).
Sadriddin Ayni
1878 - 1954
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 1
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
1889 - 1929
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2
Nodira
1792 - 1842
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3
Zulfiya
1915 - 1996
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 4
Abdurauf Fitrat
1885 - 1938
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 5
Gʻafur Gʻulom
1903 - 1966
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 6
Choʻlpon
1897 - 1938
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 7
Furqat
1858 - 1909
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8
El-Registan
1899 - 1945
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 9
Dina Rubina
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 10
Khosiyat Rustam
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 11