WRITER
Fareed Zakaria
1964 - Today

Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (; born January 20, 1964) is an Indian-born American journalist, political commentator, and author. He is the host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS and writes a weekly paid column for The Washington Post. He has been a columnist for Newsweek, editor of Newsweek International, and an editor at large of Time. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fareed Zakaria is the 5,993rd most popular writer (up from 6,276th in 2019), the 844th most popular biography from India (up from 887th in 2019) and the 106th most popular Indian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Fareed Zakaria ranks 5,993 out of 7,302. Before him are Guus Kuijer, Leon Kruczkowski, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, Jenna Bush Hager, Benny Andersen, and Christian Kracht. After him are György Bessenyei, Edward Wilmot Blyden, Nella Larsen, Howard Ashman, Vladimir Bogomolov, and Cheikh Hamidou Kane.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuus Kuijer
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 5,987
Leon Kruczkowski
1900 - 1962
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 5,988
Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna
1892 - 1983
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 5,989
Jenna Bush Hager
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 5,990
Benny Andersen
1929 - 2018
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 5,991
Christian Kracht
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 5,992
Fareed Zakaria
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 5,993
György Bessenyei
1747 - 1811
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 5,994
Edward Wilmot Blyden
1832 - 1912
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 5,995
Nella Larsen
1891 - 1964
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,996
Howard Ashman
1950 - 1991
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,997
Vladimir Bogomolov
1924 - 2003
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,998
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,999
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Fareed Zakaria ranks 381. Before him are Astrid Carolina Herrera, Jakob Hlasek, Noémie Lvovsky, Satoru Mochizuki, Theresa Randle, and Alexander Volkov. After him are Harry Lennix, Valentina Yegorova, Ken Shamrock, Arkady Volozh, Patrick Warburton, and Robin Givens.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsAstrid Carolina Herrera
CELEBRITY
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 375
Jakob Hlasek
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 376
Noémie Lvovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 377
Satoru Mochizuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 378
Theresa Randle
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 379
Alexander Volkov
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 380
Fareed Zakaria
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 381
Harry Lennix
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 382
Valentina Yegorova
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 383
Ken Shamrock
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 384
Arkady Volozh
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 385
Patrick Warburton
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 386
Robin Givens
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 387
In India
Among people born in India, Fareed Zakaria ranks 844 out of 1,861. Before him are Sheila Dikshit (1938), Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928), Naveen Patnaik (1946), Goutam Ghose (1950), Persis Khambatta (1948), and Monier Monier-Williams (1819). After him are Kalyan Singh (1932), Harold Walden (1887), Madhavrao I (1745), Kashibai (1703), Cyrus Mistry (1968), and Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsSheila Dikshit
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2019
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 838
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2003
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 839
Naveen Patnaik
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 840
Goutam Ghose
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 841
Persis Khambatta
ACTOR
1948 - 1998
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 842
Monier Monier-Williams
LINGUIST
1819 - 1899
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 843
Fareed Zakaria
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 844
Kalyan Singh
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2021
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 845
Harold Walden
SOCCER PLAYER
1887 - 1955
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 846
Madhavrao I
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1772
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 847
Kashibai
COMPANION
1703 - 1758
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 848
Cyrus Mistry
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - 2022
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 849
Yamini Krishnamurthy
DANCER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 850
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Fareed Zakaria ranks 106. Before him are Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775), Nirmal Verma (1929), Anita Desai (1937), Cornelia Sorabji (1866), Roshanara Begum (1617), and Ismat Chughtai (1915). After him are Saroo Brierley (1981), Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872), Nalini Bala Devi (1898), Javed Akhtar (1945), Gurdial Singh (1933), and Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944).
Muthuswami Dikshitar
1775 - 1835
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 100
Nirmal Verma
1929 - 2005
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 101
Anita Desai
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 102
Cornelia Sorabji
1866 - 1954
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 103
Roshanara Begum
1617 - 1671
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 104
Ismat Chughtai
1915 - 1991
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 105
Fareed Zakaria
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 106
Saroo Brierley
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 107
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
1872 - 1953
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 108
Nalini Bala Devi
1898 - 1977
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 109
Javed Akhtar
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 110
Gurdial Singh
1933 - 2016
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 111
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 112