WRITER
Jokha Alharthi
1978 - Today
Jokha Alharthi
Jokha Alharthi (Arabic: جوخة الحارثي), also spelt al-Harthi, is an Omani writer and academic, known for winning the Man Booker International Prize in 2019 for her novel Sayyidat al-Qamar (Arabic: سيدات القمر), published in English under the title Celestial Bodies. Alharthi is the first Arab author to win the Man Booker International Prize. She has written four novels in Arabic, three of which have been translated into English. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Jokha Alharthi is the 6,850th most popular writer (up from 6,963rd in 2024), the 15th most popular biography from Oman (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Omani Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jokha Alharthi ranks 6,850 out of 7,302. Before her are Zlata Filipović, Marge Piercy, Shamsul Maidin, Ann C. Crispin, Sherin Khankan, and Mark Van Doren. After her are Sui Ishida, Liane Moriarty, Paolo Bacigalupi, Eugene Vodolazkin, Alex Hirsch, and Timothy Findley.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Zlata Filipović
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 6,844
Marge Piercy
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 6,845
Shamsul Maidin
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 6,846
Ann C. Crispin
1950 - 2013
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,847
Sherin Khankan
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,848
Mark Van Doren
1894 - 1972
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 6,849
Jokha Alharthi
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 6,850
Sui Ishida
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,851
Liane Moriarty
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,852
Paolo Bacigalupi
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,853
Eugene Vodolazkin
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 6,854
Alex Hirsch
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 6,855
Timothy Findley
1930 - 2002
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 6,856
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Jokha Alharthi ranks 486. Before her are Eric Addo, Macarena Gómez, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, Nick Zano, Davit Kezerashvili, and Courtney Ford. After her are Yekaterina Volkova, Chiang Wan-an, Kim Gevaert, Courtney Henggeler, Ekaterina Klimova, and Mélanie Doutey.
Others Born in 1978
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Eric Addo
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 480
Macarena Gómez
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 481
Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva
DIPLOMAT
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 482
Nick Zano
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 483
Davit Kezerashvili
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 484
Courtney Ford
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 485
Jokha Alharthi
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 486
Yekaterina Volkova
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 487
Chiang Wan-an
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 488
Kim Gevaert
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 489
Courtney Henggeler
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 490
Ekaterina Klimova
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 491
Mélanie Doutey
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 492
In Oman
Among people born in Oman, Jokha Alharthi ranks 15 out of 18. Before her are Isla Fisher (1976), Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar (1857), Said bin Ahmad (1800), Ali bin Said of Zanzibar (1854), Ahad bint Abdullah (1969), and Ali Al-Habsi (1981). After her are Theyazin bin Haitham (1990), Ahmed Al-Kaf (1983), Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri (1985), Barakat Al-Harthi (1988), Amad Al-Hosni (1984), and Sneha Ullal (1987).
Others born in Oman
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Isla Fisher
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 9
Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1896
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 10
Said bin Ahmad
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1810
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 11
Ali bin Said of Zanzibar
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1893
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 12
Ahad bint Abdullah
COMPANION
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 13
Ali Al-Habsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 14
Jokha Alharthi
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 15
Theyazin bin Haitham
POLITICIAN
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 16
Ahmed Al-Kaf
REFEREE
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 17
Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 18
Barakat Al-Harthi
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 19
Amad Al-Hosni
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 20
Sneha Ullal
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 21
Among WRITERS In Oman
Among writers born in Oman, Jokha Alharthi ranks 1.
