WRITER
Hitomi Kanehara
1983 - Today

Hitomi Kanehara
Hitomi Kanehara (金原 ひとみ, Kanehara Hitomi; born August 8, 1983) is a Japanese novelist. Her novel Hebi ni piasu (Snakes and Earrings) won the Shōsetsu Subaru Literary Prize and the Akutagawa Prize, and sold over a million copies in Japan. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hitomi Kanehara is the 7,153rd most popular writer (up from 7,163rd in 2019), the 3,384th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,764th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Japanese Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Hitomi Kanehara ranks 7,153 out of 7,302. Before her are Djaili Amadou Amal, Stefan Molyneux, Gints Zilbalodis, Tom Bergeron, Nirupama Rao, and Kristin Cashore. After her are Vince Flynn, Tom Holland, Marlon James, Owen Gleiberman, Marissa Meyer, and Kate Grenville.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDjaili Amadou Amal
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 7,147
Stefan Molyneux
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 7,148
Gints Zilbalodis
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 7,149
Tom Bergeron
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 7,150
Nirupama Rao
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 7,151
Kristin Cashore
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 7,152
Hitomi Kanehara
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 7,153
Vince Flynn
1966 - 2013
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 7,154
Tom Holland
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 7,155
Marlon James
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 7,156
Owen Gleiberman
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 7,157
Marissa Meyer
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 7,158
Kate Grenville
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 7,159
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Hitomi Kanehara ranks 796. Before her are Jussi Jokinen, Moritz Volz, Bjørn Helge Riise, Che'Nelle, Leandro Costa Miranda Moraes, and Jelena Gavrilović. After her are Magomed Ibragimov, Leon Benko, Matteo Tagliariol, Yang Zhi, Tommaso Berni, and Nenad Krstić.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsJussi Jokinen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 790
Moritz Volz
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 791
Bjørn Helge Riise
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 792
Che'Nelle
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 793
Leandro Costa Miranda Moraes
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 794
Jelena Gavrilović
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 795
Hitomi Kanehara
WRITER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 796
Magomed Ibragimov
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 797
Leon Benko
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 798
Matteo Tagliariol
FENCER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 799
Yang Zhi
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 800
Tommaso Berni
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 801
Nenad Krstić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 802
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hitomi Kanehara ranks 3,392 out of 6,245. Before her are Mitsunori Yamao (1973), Hayato Okanaka (1968), Kensaku Omori (1975), Megumi Takase (1990), Hiroaki Nagashima (1967), Kanae Itō (1986), and Yūki Nagasato (1987). After her are Shusuke Shimada (1976), Kazuhiro Suzuki (1976), Hironari Iwamoto (1970), Yoshiyuki Sakamoto (1972), and Toshiki Koike (1974).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMitsunori Yamao
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 3,385
Hayato Okanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 3,386
Kensaku Omori
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 3,387
Megumi Takase
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 3,388
Hiroaki Nagashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 3,389
Kanae Itō
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 3,390
Yūki Nagasato
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 3,391
Hitomi Kanehara
WRITER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 3,392
Shusuke Shimada
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 3,393
Kazuhiro Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 3,394
Hironari Iwamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 3,395
Yoshiyuki Sakamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 3,396
Toshiki Koike
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 3,397
Among WRITERS In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Hitomi Kanehara ranks 120. Before her are Reiko Yoshida (1967), Phyllis A. Whitney (1903), Sayaka Murata (1979), Nagaru Tanigawa (1970), Sui Ishida (1986), and Kaori Ekuni (1964).
Reiko Yoshida
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 114
Phyllis A. Whitney
1903 - 2008
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 115
Sayaka Murata
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 116
Nagaru Tanigawa
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 117
Sui Ishida
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 118
Kaori Ekuni
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 119
Hitomi Kanehara
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 120