WRITER
Ivan Yefremov
1908 - 1972

Ivan Yefremov
Ivan Antonovich (Antipovich) Yefremov, sometimes Efremov (Russian: Ива́н Анто́нович (Анти́пович) Ефре́мов; 23 April 1908 – 5 October 1972) was a Soviet paleontologist, science-fiction author and social thinker. He founded taphonomy, the study of fossilization patterns. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Yefremov is the 2,477th most popular writer (up from 2,553rd in 2019), the 850th most popular biography from Russia (up from 932nd in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Russian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ivan Yefremov ranks 2,477 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Mackay, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, Konstantin Balmont, Atsushi Nakajima, Rolf Hochhuth, and Jean-François Regnard. After him are Sergey Aksakov, C. W. Ceram, Predrag Matvejević, Vonda N. McIntyre, Albert Robida, and Eben Alexander.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Mackay
1814 - 1889
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 2,471
Phan Thi Kim Phuc
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,472
Konstantin Balmont
1867 - 1942
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2,473
Atsushi Nakajima
1909 - 1942
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 2,474
Rolf Hochhuth
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 2,475
Jean-François Regnard
1655 - 1709
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,476
Ivan Yefremov
1908 - 1972
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,477
Sergey Aksakov
1791 - 1859
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 2,478
C. W. Ceram
1915 - 1972
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 2,479
Predrag Matvejević
1932 - 2017
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 2,480
Vonda N. McIntyre
1948 - 2019
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 2,481
Albert Robida
1848 - 1926
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 2,482
Eben Alexander
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 2,483
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Ivan Yefremov ranks 129. Before him are Lee Krasner, Carlos Peucelle, Anna Sten, Karl Hein, Gisèle Freund, and Michael, Prince of Montenegro. After him are Yevgeny Vuchetich, Bo Yibo, Krystyna Skarbek, Jack Williamson, David Marshall, and Vazgen I. Among people deceased in 1972, Ivan Yefremov ranks 92. Before him are Fulbert Youlou, Edgar Snow, W. Ross Ashby, Ralph Craig, Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, and Carl W. Stalling. After him are James F. Byrnes, C. W. Ceram, Ernst von Salomon, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Louise Arner Boyd, and Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsLee Krasner
PAINTER
1908 - 1984
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 123
Carlos Peucelle
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1990
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 124
Anna Sten
ACTOR
1908 - 1993
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 125
Karl Hein
ATHLETE
1908 - 1982
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 126
Gisèle Freund
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2000
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 127
Michael, Prince of Montenegro
NOBLEMAN
1908 - 1986
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 128
Ivan Yefremov
WRITER
1908 - 1972
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 129
Yevgeny Vuchetich
SCULPTOR
1908 - 1974
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 130
Bo Yibo
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 131
Krystyna Skarbek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1952
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 132
Jack Williamson
WRITER
1908 - 2006
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 133
David Marshall
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1995
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 134
Vazgen I
PHILOSOPHER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 135
Others Deceased in 1972
Go to all RankingsFulbert Youlou
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1972
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 86
Edgar Snow
JOURNALIST
1905 - 1972
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 87
W. Ross Ashby
ENGINEER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 88
Ralph Craig
ATHLETE
1889 - 1972
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 89
Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet
TENNIS PLAYER
1881 - 1972
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 90
Carl W. Stalling
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 91
Ivan Yefremov
WRITER
1908 - 1972
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 92
James F. Byrnes
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1972
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 93
C. W. Ceram
WRITER
1915 - 1972
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 94
Ernst von Salomon
WRITER
1902 - 1972
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 95
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1972
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 96
Louise Arner Boyd
EXPLORER
1887 - 1972
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 97
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1972
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 98
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Ivan Yefremov ranks 850 out of 3,761. Before him are Tanya Savicheva (1930), Prince Paul of Württemberg (1785), Konstantin Balmont (1867), Pavel Rotmistrov (1901), Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia (1879), and Franz Moritz von Lacy (1725). After him are Boris Shakhlin (1932), Sergey Aksakov (1791), Vasily Petrov (1917), Konstantin Melnikov (1890), Edgar Froese (1944), and Georgy Shpagin (1897).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsTanya Savicheva
WRITER
1930 - 1944
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 844
Prince Paul of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1852
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 845
Konstantin Balmont
WRITER
1867 - 1942
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 846
Pavel Rotmistrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1982
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 847
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1956
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 848
Franz Moritz von Lacy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1725 - 1801
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 849
Ivan Yefremov
WRITER
1908 - 1972
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 850
Boris Shakhlin
GYMNAST
1932 - 2008
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 851
Sergey 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
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Ivan Yefremov ranks 102. Before him are Andrei Voznesensky (1933), Vasily Aksyonov (1932), Alexander Fadeyev (1901), Samuil Marshak (1887), Tanya Savicheva (1930), and Konstantin Balmont (1867). After him are Sergey Aksakov (1791), Gennadiy Aygi (1934), Nikolay Kostomarov (1817), Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1850), Fyodor Sologub (1863), and Vladimir Stasov (1824).
Andrei Voznesensky
1933 - 2010
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 96
Vasily Aksyonov
1932 - 2009
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 97
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