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 different languages on Wikipedia. Jokha Alharthi is the 6,820th most popular writer (up from 6,963rd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Oman and the most popular Omani Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jokha Alharthi ranks 6,820 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: 6,814
Marge Piercy
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 6,815
Shamsul Maidin
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 6,816
Ann C. Crispin
1950 - 2013
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,817
Sherin Khankan
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,818
Mark Van Doren
1894 - 1972
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 6,819
Jokha Alharthi
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 6,820
Sui Ishida
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,821
Liane Moriarty
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,822
Paolo Bacigalupi
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,823
Eugene Vodolazkin
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 6,824
Alex Hirsch
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 6,825
Timothy Findley
1930 - 2002
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 6,826
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Jokha Alharthi ranks 480. Before her are Eric Addo, Macarena Gómez, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, Nick Zano, Davit Kezerashvili, and Courtney Ford. After her are Yekaterina Volkova, Kim Gevaert, Courtney Henggeler, Ekaterina Klimova, Mélanie Doutey, and Nonso Anozie.
Others Born in 1978
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Eric Addo
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 474
Macarena Gómez
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 475
Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva
DIPLOMAT
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 476
Nick Zano
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 477
Davit Kezerashvili
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 478
Courtney Ford
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 479
Jokha Alharthi
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 480
Yekaterina Volkova
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 481
Kim Gevaert
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 482
Courtney Henggeler
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 483
Ekaterina Klimova
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 484
Mélanie Doutey
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 485
Nonso Anozie
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 486
In Oman
Among people born in Oman, Jokha Alharthi ranks 14 out of 18. Before her are Salim bin Thuwaini (1845), Isla Fisher (1976), Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar (1857), Said bin Ahmad (1800), Ali bin Said of Zanzibar (1854), and Ali Al-Habsi (1981). After her are Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri (1985), Barakat Al-Harthi (1988), Amad Al-Hosni (1984), Sneha Ullal (1987), Muhsen Al-Ghassani (1997), and Issa Al-Adawi (1999).
Others born in Oman
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Salim bin Thuwaini
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1876
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 8
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
Ali Al-Habsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 13
Jokha Alharthi
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 14
Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 15
Barakat Al-Harthi
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 16
Amad Al-Hosni
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 17
Sneha Ullal
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 18
Muhsen Al-Ghassani
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.84
Rank: 19
Issa Al-Adawi
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 15.98
Rank: 20
Among WRITERS In Oman
Among writers born in Oman, Jokha Alharthi ranks 1.
