WRITER
Fernando Vallejo
1942 - Today

Fernando Vallejo
Fernando Vallejo Rendón (born 1942) is a Colombian-born novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He obtained Mexican citizenship in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Vallejo is the 5,084th most popular writer (down from 4,984th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Colombian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Fernando Vallejo ranks 5,084 out of 7,302. Before him are Gesualdo Bufalino, Gabriel Miró, Hermann Kant, Yulia Drunina, María Teresa León, and Julia Alvarez. After him are João Cabral de Melo Neto, Andrea Maffei, Robert Charles Wilson, Bertalan Szemere, Latifa al-Zayyat, and Michael Bishop.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGesualdo Bufalino
1920 - 1996
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5,078
Gabriel Miró
1879 - 1930
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5,079
Hermann Kant
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 5,080
Yulia Drunina
1924 - 1991
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 5,081
María Teresa León
1903 - 1988
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 5,082
Julia Alvarez
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5,083
Fernando Vallejo
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5,084
João Cabral de Melo Neto
1920 - 1999
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,085
Andrea Maffei
1798 - 1885
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,086
Robert Charles Wilson
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,087
Bertalan Szemere
1812 - 1869
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,088
Latifa al-Zayyat
1923 - 1996
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,089
Michael Bishop
1945 - 2023
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,090
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Fernando Vallejo ranks 488. Before him are Chris Irwin, Danièle Thompson, Paulos Faraj Rahho, Françoise Dürr, John Seale, and Graciela Iturbide. After him are Petar Kirov, John E. Blaha, Osman Nuri Topbaş, Atanase Sciotnic, Carol Lynley, and Alan Rachins.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsChris Irwin
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 482
Danièle Thompson
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 483
Paulos Faraj Rahho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 2008
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 484
Françoise Dürr
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 485
John Seale
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 486
Graciela Iturbide
PHOTOGRAPHER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 487
Fernando Vallejo
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 488
Petar Kirov
WRESTLER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 489
John E. Blaha
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 490
Osman Nuri Topbaş
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 491
Atanase Sciotnic
ATHLETE
1942 - 2017
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 492
Carol Lynley
ACTOR
1942 - 2019
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 493
Alan Rachins
ACTOR
1942 - 2024
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 494
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Fernando Vallejo ranks 86 out of 356. Before him are Xiomara Acevedo (null), Luis Díaz (1997), Carlos Bacca (1986), Carlos Vives (1961), Marco Coll (1935), and Miguel Antonio Caro (1843). After him are Efraín Sánchez (1926), Reinaldo Rueda (1957), Iván Duque Márquez (1976), Timoleón Jiménez (1959), Juan Carlos Osorio (1961), and Alessandro Frigerio (1914).
Others born in Colombia
Go to all RankingsXiomara Acevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 80
Luis Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 81
Carlos Bacca
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 82
Carlos Vives
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 83
Marco Coll
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 84
Miguel Antonio Caro
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1909
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 85
Fernando Vallejo
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 86
Efraín Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 87
Reinaldo Rueda
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 88
Iván Duque Márquez
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 89
Timoleón Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 90
Juan Carlos Osorio
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 91
Alessandro Frigerio
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 92
Among WRITERS In Colombia
Among writers born in Colombia, Fernando Vallejo ranks 7. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez (1927), Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Álvaro Mutis (1923), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Jorge Isaacs (1837), and José Eustasio Rivera (1888). After him are Juan Gabriel Vásquez (1973), and Laura Restrepo (1950).
Gabriel García Márquez
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 1
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
1913 - 1994
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 2
Álvaro Mutis
1923 - 2013
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 3
Samael Aun Weor
1917 - 1977
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 4
Jorge Isaacs
1837 - 1895
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 5
José Eustasio Rivera
1888 - 1928
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 6
Fernando Vallejo
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 7
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 8
Laura Restrepo
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 9