Writer
Kamala Surayya
1934 - 2009
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Kamala Surayya
Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Kamala Surayya is the 4,885th most popular writer (down from 4,548th in 2024), the 655th most popular biography from India (down from 571st in 2019) and the 80th most popular Indian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Kamala Surayya ranks 4,885 out of 7,302. Before her are Dương Thu Hương, Peter Ackroyd, Eugenio Espejo, Pêro Vaz de Caminha, Steven Millhauser, and Antoni Malczewski. After her are Steven Erikson, Shōhei Ōoka, Yuri Nagibin, Mary Oliver, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, and Norman Spinrad.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Dương Thu Hương
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 4,879
Peter Ackroyd
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 4,880
Eugenio Espejo
1747 - 1795
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 4,881
Pêro Vaz de Caminha
1450 - 1500
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 4,882
Steven Millhauser
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4,883
Antoni Malczewski
1793 - 1826
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4,884
Kamala Surayya
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4,885
Steven Erikson
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4,886
Shōhei Ōoka
1909 - 1988
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4,887
Yuri Nagibin
1920 - 1994
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4,888
Mary Oliver
1935 - 2019
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 4,889
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 4,890
Norman Spinrad
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 4,891
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Kamala Surayya ranks 368. Before her are Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Kurt Armbruster, Shirley Douglas, Shirley Horn, Martín Pando, and Barry Humphries. After her are Lucien Clergue, Richard D. Zanuck, Ion Panțuru, Turan Dursun, Rita Renoir, and Mikhail Zhvanetsky. Among people deceased in 2009, Kamala Surayya ranks 251. Before her are Corín Tellado, David Eddings, Willy Ronis, Jacques Sylla, Barry Flanagan, and Alfred Hrdlicka. After her are Kazuhiko Nishijima, Norbert Eschmann, Chuck Daly, Anselmo Duarte, Mary Travers, and Godfrey Rampling.
Others Born in 1934
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Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
ATHLETE
1934 - 2014
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 362
Kurt Armbruster
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 363
Shirley Douglas
ACTOR
1934 - 2020
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 364
Shirley Horn
SINGER
1934 - 2005
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 365
Martín Pando
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 366
Barry Humphries
ACTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 367
Kamala Surayya
WRITER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 368
Lucien Clergue
PHOTOGRAPHER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 369
Richard D. Zanuck
PRODUCER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 370
Ion Panțuru
ATHLETE
1934 - 2016
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 371
Turan Dursun
WRITER
1934 - 1990
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 372
Rita Renoir
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 373
Mikhail Zhvanetsky
WRITER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 374
Others Deceased in 2009
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Corín Tellado
WRITER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 245
David Eddings
WRITER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 246
Willy Ronis
PHOTOGRAPHER
1910 - 2009
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 247
Jacques Sylla
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2009
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 248
Barry Flanagan
SCULPTOR
1941 - 2009
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 249
Alfred Hrdlicka
SCULPTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 250
Kamala Surayya
WRITER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 251
Kazuhiko Nishijima
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 252
Norbert Eschmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 253
Chuck Daly
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 254
Anselmo Duarte
ACTOR
1920 - 2009
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 255
Mary Travers
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2009
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 256
Godfrey Rampling
ATHLETE
1909 - 2009
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 257
In India
Among people born in India, Kamala Surayya ranks 655 out of NaN. Before her are Pratibha Ray (1944), Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942), Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Shriram Lagoo (1927), and Kiran Bedi (1949). After her are Manna Dey (1919), Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939), Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884), Fauja Singh (1911), Indira Nath (1938), and Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1565).
Others born in India
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Pratibha Ray
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 649
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
WRITER
1942 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 650
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
WRITER
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 651
K. D. Jadhav
ATHLETE
1926 - 1984
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 652
Shriram Lagoo
ACTOR
1927 - 2019
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 653
Kiran Bedi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 654
Kamala Surayya
WRITER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 655
Manna Dey
SINGER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 656
Mulayam Singh Yadav
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 657
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1940
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 658
Fauja Singh
ATHLETE
1911 - 2025
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 659
Indira Nath
PHYSICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 660
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
ARCHITECT
1565 - 1612
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 661
Among Writers In India
Among writers born in India, Kamala Surayya ranks 80. Before her are Krishan Chander (1914), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Saadat Hasan Manto (1912), Pratibha Ray (1944), Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942), and Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890). After her are Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Ashapurna Devi (1909), Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887), and Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872).
Krishan Chander
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 74
Bhalchandra Nemade
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 75
Saadat Hasan Manto
1912 - 1955
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 76
Pratibha Ray
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 77
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
1942 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 78
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 79
Kamala Surayya
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 80
Maithili Sharan Gupt
1886 - 1964
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 81
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
1911 - 1987
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 82
Dharamvir Bharati
1926 - 1997
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 83
Ashapurna Devi
1909 - 1995
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 84
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 85
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
1872 - 1945
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 86
