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Juan Rulfo

1917 - 1986

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Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno, best known as Juan Rulfo (Spanish: [ˈxwan ˈrulfo] ; 16 May 1917 – 7 January 1986), was a Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for two literary works, the 1955 novel Pedro Páramo, and the collection of short stories El Llano en llamas (1953). This collection includes the popular tale "¡Diles que no me maten!" ("Tell Them Not to Kill Me!"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Rulfo is the 1,104th most popular writer (up from 1,192nd in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 44th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mexican Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Juan Rulfo ranks 1,104 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivan Cankar, Tess Gerritsen, David Grossman, Tony Buzan, Mori Ōgai, and Oliver Sacks. After him are Roberto Bolaño, Publilius Syrus, Roger Zelazny, Alexander Kielland, Alexander Ostrovsky, and D. T. Suzuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Juan Rulfo ranks 65. Before him are Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Violeta Parra, Leonora Carrington, John Lee Hooker, and Thelonious Monk. After him are Cyrus Vance, Louis Zamperini, Manolete, Sidney Nolan, Dinu Lipatti, and Maurice Duverger. Among people deceased in 1986, Juan Rulfo ranks 44. Before him are Nikolay Semyonov, James Cagney, Ray Milland, Megumu Tamura, Lê Duẩn, and Vincente Minnelli. After him are Raimundo Orsi, Ye Jianying, Serge Lifar, Dean Reed, Donna Reed, and Coluche.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Juan Rulfo ranks 40 out of 729. Before him are Álvaro Obregón (1880), Mario J. Molina (1943), Venustiano Carranza (1859), Juan Diego (1474), Luis Barragán (1902), and Plutarco Elías Calles (1877). After him are Guillermo del Toro (1964), Ramon Novarro (1899), Victoriano Huerta (1850), Consuelo Velázquez (1916), Pedro Lascuráin (1856), and Alfonso Cuarón (1961).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, Juan Rulfo ranks 3. Before him are Octavio Paz (1914), and Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648). After him are Thomas Mayne Reid (1818), Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581), Laura Esquivel (1950), Rosario Castellanos (1925), Mariano Azuela (1873), Fernando del Paso (1935), Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928), José Emilio Pacheco (1939), and Don Miguel Ruiz (1952).

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