WRITER
Khushwant Singh
1915 - 2014

Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh FKC (born Khushal Singh, 2 February 1915 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. His experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write Train to Pakistan in 1956 (made into film in 1998), which became his most well-known novel. Born in Punjab, Khushwant Singh was educated in Modern School, New Delhi, St. Stephen's College, and graduated from Government College, Lahore. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Khushwant Singh is the 6,334th most popular writer (down from 5,985th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 99th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Pakistani Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Khushwant Singh ranks 6,334 out of 7,302. Before him are Albert Maltz, China Miéville, Lascelles Abercrombie, Richard Wilbur, Leïla Slimani, and Gay Talese. After him are Alastair Reynolds, Malcolm Gladwell, Tsai Chih-chung, Ellen Glasgow, George Alec Effinger, and Ananda Devi.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlbert Maltz
1908 - 1985
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 6,328
China Miéville
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 6,329
Lascelles Abercrombie
1881 - 1938
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 6,330
Richard Wilbur
1921 - 2017
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 6,331
Leïla Slimani
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 6,332
Gay Talese
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 6,333
Khushwant Singh
1915 - 2014
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 6,334
Alastair Reynolds
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 6,335
Malcolm Gladwell
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 6,336
Tsai Chih-chung
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 6,337
Ellen Glasgow
1873 - 1945
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 6,338
George Alec Effinger
1947 - 2002
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 6,339
Ananda Devi
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 6,340
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Khushwant Singh ranks 280. Before him are Magda Gabor, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Dan Dailey, Ralph Bishop, Bill Williams, and Lona Andre. After him are George Perle, Malik Meraj Khalid, A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, Joseph Galibardy, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, and Beyers Naudé. Among people deceased in 2014, Khushwant Singh ranks 499. Before him are Dannie Abse, Dick Jones, John Seigenthaler, Nanda, Sahana Pradhan, and Tony Settember. After him are Scott Asheton, Yves Delacour, Andriy Husin, Bob Kenney, Leslie Feinberg, and Barbara Prammer.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsMagda Gabor
ACTOR
1915 - 1997
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 274
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2011
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 275
Dan Dailey
ACTOR
1915 - 1978
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 276
Ralph Bishop
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1915 - 1974
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 277
Bill Williams
ACTOR
1915 - 1992
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 278
Lona Andre
ACTOR
1915 - 1992
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 279
Khushwant Singh
WRITER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 280
George Perle
COMPOSER
1915 - 2009
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 281
Malik Meraj Khalid
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2003
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 282
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2001
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 283
Joseph Galibardy
HOCKEY PLAYER
1915 - 2011
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 284
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 285
Beyers Naudé
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 2004
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 286
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsDannie Abse
WRITER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 493
Dick Jones
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 494
John Seigenthaler
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 495
Nanda
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 496
Sahana Pradhan
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 497
Tony Settember
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 498
Khushwant Singh
WRITER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 499
Scott Asheton
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 500
Yves Delacour
ATHLETE
1930 - 2014
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 501
Andriy Husin
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - 2014
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 502
Bob Kenney
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 503
Leslie Feinberg
WRITER
1949 - 2014
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 504
Barbara Prammer
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2014
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 505
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Khushwant Singh ranks 128 out of 217. Before him are Fawad Khan (1981), Khusrau Mirza (1587), Rab Butler (1902), Surinder Kaur (1929), Kamini Kaushal (1927), and Mulk Raj Anand (1905). After him are Balakh Sher Mazari (1928), Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902), Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1958), Malik Meraj Khalid (1915), Salima Ikram (1965), and Mukhtar Mai (1972).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsFawad Khan
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 122
Khusrau Mirza
NOBLEMAN
1587 - 1622
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 123
Rab Butler
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1982
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 124
Surinder Kaur
SINGER
1929 - 2006
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 125
Kamini Kaushal
1927 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 126
Mulk Raj Anand
WRITER
1905 - 2004
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 127
Khushwant Singh
WRITER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 128
Balakh Sher Mazari
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2022
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 129
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
SINGER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 130
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 131
Malik Meraj Khalid
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2003
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 132
Salima Ikram
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 133
Mukhtar Mai
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 134
Among WRITERS In Pakistan
Among writers born in Pakistan, Khushwant Singh ranks 17. Before him are Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), Bulleh Shah (1680), Bhisham Sahni (1915), Parveen Shakir (1952), Asma Barlas (1950), and Mulk Raj Anand (1905). After him are Hamid Mir (1966), Kamila Shamsie (1973), Mohsin Hamid (1971), Nadeem Aslam (1966), and Sabatina James (1982).
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 11
Bulleh Shah
1680 - 1757
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
Bhisham Sahni
1915 - 2003
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 13
Parveen Shakir
1952 - 1994
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 14
Asma Barlas
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 15
Mulk Raj Anand
1905 - 2004
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 16
Khushwant Singh
1915 - 2014
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 17
Hamid Mir
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 18
Kamila Shamsie
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 19
Mohsin Hamid
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 20
Nadeem Aslam
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 21
Sabatina James
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 22