WRITER
Hamid Mir
1966 - Today

Hamid Mir
Hamid Mir (born 23 July 1966) is a Pakistani journalist, columnist and writer. Mir initially worked as a journalist with Pakistani newspapers. He has hosted the political talk show Capital Talk on Geo News intermittently since 2002. He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers, both national and international. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hamid Mir is the 6,887th most popular writer (down from 6,835th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 145th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Pakistani Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Hamid Mir ranks 6,887 out of 7,302. Before him are Dave Eggers, Michael Davitt, Howard Gordon, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Josephine Johnson, and Amor Towles. After him are Ransom Riggs, Brigitte Vasallo, Es'kia Mphahlele, Ed Greenwood, Charles Krauthammer, and Roya Hakakian.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDave Eggers
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 6,881
Michael Davitt
1846 - 1906
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 6,882
Howard Gordon
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 6,883
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 6,884
Josephine Johnson
1910 - 1990
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 6,885
Amor Towles
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 6,886
Hamid Mir
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 6,887
Ransom Riggs
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 6,888
Brigitte Vasallo
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 6,889
Es'kia Mphahlele
1919 - 2008
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 6,890
Ed Greenwood
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 6,891
Charles Krauthammer
1950 - 2018
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 6,892
Roya Hakakian
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 6,893
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Hamid Mir ranks 640. Before him are Jeff T. Alu, Vijayashanti, Ioana Olteanu, Garcelle Beauvais, Marat Khusnullin, and Alvaro Načinović. After him are Kristina Mundt, Ladislav Maier, Abdelhakim Belhaj, Patrick McEnroe, Anette Norberg, and Dafna Dekel.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsJeff T. Alu
ASTRONOMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 634
Vijayashanti
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 635
Ioana Olteanu
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 636
Garcelle Beauvais
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 637
Marat Khusnullin
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 638
Alvaro Načinović
HANDBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 639
Hamid Mir
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 640
Kristina Mundt
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 641
Ladislav Maier
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 642
Abdelhakim Belhaj
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 643
Patrick McEnroe
TENNIS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 644
Anette Norberg
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 645
Dafna Dekel
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 646
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Hamid Mir ranks 155 out of 217. Before him are Kulbhushan Kharbanda (1944), Suresh Oberoi (1946), Sartaj Aziz (1929), Meera (1977), Ram Jethmalani (1923), and Bina Rai (1931). After him are Fahmida Mirza (1956), Imran Abbas (1977), Abida Parveen (1954), Nazia Hassan (1965), Yash Pal (1926), and Salma Agha (1956).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsKulbhushan Kharbanda
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 149
Suresh Oberoi
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 150
Sartaj Aziz
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 151
Meera
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 152
Ram Jethmalani
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2019
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 153
Bina Rai
ACTOR
1931 - 2009
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 154
Hamid Mir
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 155
Fahmida Mirza
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 156
Imran Abbas
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 157
Abida Parveen
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 158
Nazia Hassan
SINGER
1965 - 2000
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 159
Yash Pal
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 160
Salma Agha
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 161
Among WRITERS In Pakistan
Among writers born in Pakistan, Hamid Mir ranks 18. Before him are Bulleh Shah (1680), Bhisham Sahni (1915), Parveen Shakir (1952), Asma Barlas (1950), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), and Khushwant Singh (1915). After him are Kamila Shamsie (1973), Mohsin Hamid (1971), Nadeem Aslam (1966), and Sabatina James (1982).
Bulleh Shah
1680 - 1757
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
Bhisham Sahni
1915 - 2003
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 13
Parveen Shakir
1952 - 1994
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 14
Asma Barlas
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 15
Mulk Raj Anand
1905 - 2004
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 16
Khushwant Singh
1915 - 2014
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 17
Hamid Mir
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 18
Kamila Shamsie
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 19
Mohsin Hamid
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 20
Nadeem Aslam
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 21
Sabatina James
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 22