WRITER
Frans Sammut
1945 - 2011

Frans Sammut
Frans Sammut (19 November 1945 – 4 May 2011) was a Maltese novelist and non-fiction writer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frans Sammut is the 1,151st most popular writer (up from 1,795th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Malta (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Maltese Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Frans Sammut ranks 1,151 out of 7,302. Before him are John Dickson Carr, Andrei Bely, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Chiara Lubich, Assia Djebar, and Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. After him are Jean-François Marmontel, Jean Webster, Charles Simic, Antarah ibn Shaddad, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, and Gottfried Keller.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Dickson Carr
1906 - 1977
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,145
Andrei Bely
1880 - 1934
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 1,146
Jussi Adler-Olsen
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 1,147
Chiara Lubich
1920 - 2008
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,148
Assia Djebar
1936 - 2015
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,149
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
1868 - 1937
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,150
Frans Sammut
1945 - 2011
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1,151
Jean-François Marmontel
1723 - 1799
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,152
Jean Webster
1876 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,153
Charles Simic
1938 - 2023
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,154
Antarah ibn Shaddad
525 - 615
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 1,155
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
1777 - 1843
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 1,156
Gottfried Keller
1819 - 1890
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 1,157
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Frans Sammut ranks 93. Before him are Dennis Rader, Linda Harrison, George Alencherry, Joël Robuchon, Eizo Yuguchi, and Türkan Şoray. After him are Svetlana Gerasimenko, Dirk Benedict, Van Morrison, Pete Townshend, Ferdi Tayfur, and Jacqueline du Pré. Among people deceased in 2011, Frans Sammut ranks 61. Before him are Tomislav Ivić, Alberto Granado, Masahiro Hamazaki, Itamar Franco, Diana Wynne Jones, and Jorge Semprún. After him are Roberts Blossom, Lucian Freud, Har Gobind Khorana, Salmaan Taseer, Cliff Robertson, and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsDennis Rader
EXTREMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 87
Linda Harrison
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 88
George Alencherry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 89
Joël Robuchon
CHEF
1945 - 2018
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 90
Eizo Yuguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2003
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 91
Türkan Şoray
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 92
Frans Sammut
WRITER
1945 - 2011
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 93
Svetlana Gerasimenko
ASTRONOMER
1945 - 2025
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 94
Dirk Benedict
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 95
Van Morrison
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 96
Pete Townshend
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 97
Ferdi Tayfur
ACTOR
1945 - 2025
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 98
Jacqueline du Pré
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1987
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 99
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsTomislav Ivić
COACH
1933 - 2011
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 55
Alberto Granado
COMPANION
1922 - 2011
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 56
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 57
Itamar Franco
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 58
Diana Wynne Jones
WRITER
1934 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 59
Jorge Semprún
WRITER
1923 - 2011
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 60
Frans Sammut
WRITER
1945 - 2011
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 61
Roberts Blossom
ACTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 62
Lucian Freud
PAINTER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 63
Har Gobind Khorana
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 64
Salmaan Taseer
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2011
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 65
Cliff Robertson
ACTOR
1923 - 2011
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 66
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 67
In Malta
Among people born in Malta, Frans Sammut ranks 4 out of 71. Before him are George Vella (1942), Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1876), and Edward de Bono (1933). After him are Agatha Barbara (1923), Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (1958), George Abela (1948), Roberta Metsola (1979), Mario Grech (1957), Guido de Marco (1931), Saint Publius (100), and Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici (1933).
Others born in Malta
Go to all RankingsGeorge Vella
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 1
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 2
Edward de Bono
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 3
Frans Sammut
WRITER
1945 - 2011
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 4
Agatha Barbara
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 5
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 6
George Abela
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 7
Roberta Metsola
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 8
Mario Grech
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 9
Guido de Marco
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2010
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 10
Saint Publius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 112
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 11
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2022
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Malta
Among writers born in Malta, Frans Sammut ranks 1. After him are Anton Buttigieg (1912), Dun Karm Psaila (1871), Joe Sacco (1960), Oliver Friggieri (1947), Peter Hitchens (1951), and Mabel Strickland (1899).
Frans Sammut
1945 - 2011
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1
Anton Buttigieg
1912 - 1983
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 2
Dun Karm Psaila
1871 - 1961
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 3
Joe Sacco
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 4
Oliver Friggieri
1947 - 2020
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 5
Peter Hitchens
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 6
Mabel Strickland
1899 - 1988
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 7