WRITER
Gennadiy Aygi
1934 - 2006

Gennadiy Aygi
Gennadiy Nikolayevich Aygi (Russian: Генна́дий Никола́евич Айги́, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈnadʲɪj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ ɐjˈɡʲi] , Chuvash: Геннадий Николаевич Айхи; 21 August 1934 – 21 February 2006) was a Russian poet and a translator. His poetry is written both in Chuvash and in Russian. He was born in the village of Shaimurzino (Çĕnyal), Chuvashia (USSR), moved to Moscow in 1953 and stayed there for the rest of his life. Aygi started writing poetry in the Chuvash language in 1958. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gennadiy Aygi is the 2,500th most popular writer (up from 3,175th in 2019), the 858th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,167th in 2019) and the 104th most popular Russian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gennadiy Aygi ranks 2,500 out of 7,302. Before him are Miloš Crnjanski, John Grinder, António Vieira, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis, and René Crevel. After him are Mirra Alfassa, Charles Maturin, Tom Wilson, Yasushi Inoue, Cigerxwîn, and Banana Yoshimoto.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMiloš Crnjanski
1893 - 1977
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 2,494
John Grinder
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 2,495
António Vieira
1608 - 1697
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 2,496
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
1674 - 1762
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 2,497
Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis
1746 - 1830
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 2,498
René Crevel
1900 - 1935
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 2,499
Gennadiy Aygi
1934 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 2,500
Mirra Alfassa
1878 - 1973
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 2,501
Charles Maturin
1780 - 1824
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 2,502
Tom Wilson
1931 - 1978
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 2,503
Yasushi Inoue
1907 - 1991
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 2,504
Cigerxwîn
1903 - 1984
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 2,505
Banana Yoshimoto
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 2,506
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Gennadiy Aygi ranks 174. Before him are Claude Zidi, Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Pierre Clastres, Eileen Atkins, Leonard Kleinrock, and Freddie King. After him are Ayla Erduran, Van Cliburn, Anatoly Solonitsyn, George Segal, Eddie Fenech Adami, and Robert D. Hare. Among people deceased in 2006, Gennadiy Aygi ranks 138. Before him are Igor Sergeyev, Joe Rosenthal, William Auld, Basil Poledouris, Richard Kuklinski, and Gérard Oury. After him are Jack Williamson, George Koval, Rocío Dúrcal, Trevor Berbick, Carl Brashear, and Wilson Pickett.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsClaude Zidi
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 168
Francisco de Sá Carneiro
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1980
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 169
Pierre Clastres
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - 1977
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 170
Eileen Atkins
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 171
Leonard Kleinrock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 172
Freddie King
MUSICIAN
1934 - 1976
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 173
Gennadiy Aygi
WRITER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 174
Ayla Erduran
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2025
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 175
Van Cliburn
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2013
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 176
Anatoly Solonitsyn
ACTOR
1934 - 1982
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 177
George Segal
ACTOR
1934 - 2021
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 178
Eddie Fenech Adami
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 179
Robert D. Hare
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 180
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsIgor Sergeyev
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2006
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 132
Joe Rosenthal
JOURNALIST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 133
William Auld
WRITER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 134
Basil Poledouris
COMPOSER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 135
Richard Kuklinski
MAFIOSO
1935 - 2006
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 136
Gérard Oury
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 137
Gennadiy Aygi
WRITER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 138
Jack Williamson
WRITER
1908 - 2006
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 139
George Koval
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2006
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 140
Rocío Dúrcal
ACTOR
1944 - 2006
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 141
Trevor Berbick
BOXER
1954 - 2006
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 142
Carl Brashear
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1931 - 2006
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 143
Wilson Pickett
SINGER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 144
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Gennadiy Aygi ranks 858 out of 3,761. Before him are Sergey Aksakov (1791), Vasily Petrov (1917), Konstantin Melnikov (1890), Edgar Froese (1944), Georgy Shpagin (1897), and Aleksei Gubarev (1931). After him are Vladimir Kokovtsov (1853), Oleg Tabakov (1935), Maxim Shostakovich (1938), Volin (1882), Alexander Kazhdan (1922), and Semyon Kurkotkin (1917).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsSergey Aksakov
WRITER
1791 - 1859
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 852
Vasily Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 2014
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 853
Konstantin Melnikov
ARCHITECT
1890 - 1974
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 854
Edgar Froese
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2015
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 855
Georgy Shpagin
ENGINEER
1897 - 1952
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 856
Aleksei Gubarev
ASTRONAUT
1931 - 2015
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 857
Gennadiy Aygi
WRITER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 858
Vladimir Kokovtsov
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1943
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 859
Oleg Tabakov
ACTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 860
Maxim Shostakovich
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 861
Volin
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1945
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 862
Alexander Kazhdan
HISTORIAN
1922 - 1997
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 863
Semyon Kurkotkin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1990
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 864
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Gennadiy Aygi ranks 104. Before him are Alexander Fadeyev (1901), Samuil Marshak (1887), Tanya Savicheva (1930), Konstantin Balmont (1867), Ivan Yefremov (1908), and Sergey Aksakov (1791). After him are Nikolay Kostomarov (1817), Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1850), Fyodor Sologub (1863), Vladimir Stasov (1824), Noor Inayat Khan (1914), and Franz Overbeck (1837).
Alexander Fadeyev
1901 - 1956
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 98
Samuil Marshak
1887 - 1964
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 99
Tanya Savicheva
1930 - 1944
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 100
Konstantin Balmont
1867 - 1942
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 101
Ivan Yefremov
1908 - 1972
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 102
Sergey Aksakov
1791 - 1859
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 103
Gennadiy Aygi
1934 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 104
Nikolay Kostomarov
1817 - 1885
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 105
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1850 - 1916
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 106
Fyodor Sologub
1863 - 1927
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 107
Vladimir Stasov
1824 - 1906
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 108
Noor Inayat Khan
1914 - 1944
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 109
Franz Overbeck
1837 - 1905
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 110