WRITER

Ivan Vazov

1850 - 1921

Ivan Vazov

Ivan Minchov Vazov (Bulgarian: Иван Минчов Вазов; 9 July [O.S. 27 June] 1850 – 22 September 1921) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist, and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature". He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria (then part of the Ottoman Empire). The works of Ivan Vazov reveal two historical epochs - the Bulgarian Renaissance and the Post-Liberation (from Ottoman Empire rule) epoch. Ivan Vazov holds the highest honorary title of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Academician. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Vazov is the 1,320th most popular writer (up from 1,431st in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Bulgarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ivan Vazov ranks 1,320 out of 7,302. Before him are Aelius Aristides, Dylan Thomas, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Merle, Bhartṛhari, and Adam Oehlenschläger. After him are Lobsang Rampa, Polyaenus, Emmanuelle Arsan, Natalie Clifford Barney, Lu Yu, and Abu Tammam.

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Aelius Aristides
117 - 189
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,314
Dylan Thomas
1914 - 1953
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,315
Anthony Bourdain
1956 - 2018
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,316
Robert Merle
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,317
Bhartṛhari
570 - 651
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,318
Adam Oehlenschläger
1779 - 1850
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,319
Ivan Vazov
1850 - 1921
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,320
Lobsang Rampa
1910 - 1981
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,321
Polyaenus
101 - 180
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,322
Emmanuelle Arsan
1932 - 2005
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,323
Natalie Clifford Barney
1876 - 1972
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,324
Lu Yu
733 - 804
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,325
Abu Tammam
788 - 846
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,326

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, Ivan Vazov ranks 30. Before him are Besarion Jughashvili, Ignác Goldziher, César Ritz, Victoriano Huerta, Sami Frashëri, and Mikhail Chigorin. After him are Pat Garrett, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, Zdeněk Fibich, Nikolai Golitsyn, Ebenezer Howard, and Pavel Axelrod. Among people deceased in 1921, Ivan Vazov ranks 32. Before him are Ignác Goldziher, Julius Richard Petri, Hermann Schwarz, Karl von Bülow, Oscar Montelius, and Georges Feydeau. After him are Yan Fu, Robert de Montesquiou, Fernand Khnopff, Hara Takashi, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, and Nikolay Zhukovsky.

Others Born in 1850

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Besarion Jughashvili
CELEBRITY
1850 - 1909
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 24
Ignác Goldziher
LINGUIST
1850 - 1921
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 25
César Ritz
BUSINESSPERSON
1850 - 1918
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 26
Victoriano Huerta
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1916
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 27
Sami Frashëri
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 28
Mikhail Chigorin
CHESS PLAYER
1850 - 1908
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 29
Ivan Vazov
WRITER
1850 - 1921
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 30
Pat Garrett
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1850 - 1908
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 31
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1908
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 32
Zdeněk Fibich
COMPOSER
1850 - 1900
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 33
Nikolai Golitsyn
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 34
Ebenezer Howard
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1928
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 35
Pavel Axelrod
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1928
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 36