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Dritëro Agolli

1931 - 2017

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Dritëro Agolli (13 October 1931 – 3 February 2017) was an Albanian poet, writer and politician. He studied in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, and wrote primarily poetry, but also short stories, essays, plays, and novels. He was head of the League of Writers and Artists of Albania from 1973 until 1992. He was a leading figure in the Albanian Communist nomenklatura. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dritëro Agolli is the 2,811th most popular writer (down from 2,618th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Albania (down from 39th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Albanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dritëro Agolli ranks 2,811 out of 7,302. Before him are Na Hye-sok, S. N. Goenka, Mary Mapes Dodge, Doria Shafik, Vilhelm Moberg, and Mastoureh Ardalan. After him are Bernardo Atxaga, Elio Vittorini, Koriun, Ibn Warraq, Frank McCourt, and Nodira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Dritëro Agolli ranks 210. Before him are Bobby Collins, David Janssen, Ola Ullsten, Yaakov Ziv, Ita Ever, and Tommy Lapid. After him are Takashi Ono, Tom Wesselmann, Manolo Escobar, Guido Messina, George Baker, and Klas Lestander. Among people deceased in 2017, Dritëro Agolli ranks 196. Before him are Carlo Caffarra, Cecil Andrus, Isabella Karle, Mary Tyler Moore, Robert James Waller, and Roger Walkowiak. After him are Naim Süleymanoğlu, Imre Földi, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, John Ashbery, Michael Bond, and Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Dritëro Agolli ranks 42 out of 150. Before him are Marin Barleti (1450), Bujar Nishani (1966), Evangelos Zappas (1800), Koca Davud Pasha (1401), Ilir Meta (1969), and Gjergj Fishta (1871). After him are Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (1872), Frang Bardhi (1606), Sedefkar Mehmed Agha (1540), Abdyl Frashëri (1839), Aleksandër Meksi (1939), and Omer Nishani (1887).

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Among WRITERS In Albania

Among writers born in Albania, Dritëro Agolli ranks 5. Before him are Ismail Kadare (1936), Sami Frashëri (1850), Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), and Naim Frashëri (1846). After him are Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (1872), Pashko Vasa (1825), Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1827), Fatos Kongoli (1944), Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (1911), Ndre Mjeda (1866), and Fatos Arapi (1930).

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