WRITER
Kir Bulychev
1934 - 2003

Kir Bulychev
Kir Bulychev (Russian: Кир Булычёв, romanized: Kir Bulychyov; 18 October 1934 – 5 September 2003) was a pen name of Igor Vsevolodovich Mozheiko (И́горь Все́володович Може́йко), a Soviet Russian science fiction writer, critic, translator and historian. His magnum opus is a children's science fiction series Alisa Selezneva, although most of his books are adult-oriented. His books were adapted for film, TV, and animation over 20 times – more than any other Russian science fiction author – and Bulychev himself wrote scripts for early adaptations. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kir Bulychev is the 3,506th most popular writer (down from 3,149th in 2019), the 1,235th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,156th in 2019) and the 146th most popular Russian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kir Bulychev ranks 3,506 out of 7,302. Before him are Tariq Ali, Subh-i-Azal, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, Enrique Vila-Matas, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, and Susan Brownmiller. After him are Corippus, Immanuel Velikovsky, John Winthrop, Richard Hakluyt, Liza Marklund, and Jakob Hurt.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,500
Subh-i-Azal
1831 - 1912
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,501
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,502
Enrique Vila-Matas
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,503
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
1901 - 1937
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,504
Susan Brownmiller
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,505
Kir Bulychev
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,506
Corippus
501 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,507
Immanuel Velikovsky
1895 - 1979
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,508
John Winthrop
1588 - 1649
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,509
Richard Hakluyt
1552 - 1616
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,510
Liza Marklund
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,511
Jakob Hurt
1839 - 1907
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,512
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Kir Bulychev ranks 250. Before him are Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Peter Maxwell Davies, Ronnie Clayton, Anne Haney, Mikel Laboa, and Hendrick Chin A Sen. After him are Abdullah Ibrahim, Rodri, Elżbieta Krzesińska, Ludvig Faddeev, Phạm Minh Mẫn, and Mitsuteru Yokoyama. Among people deceased in 2003, Kir Bulychev ranks 165. Before him are Wilfred Thesiger, Luděk Pachman, Ahmadou Kourouma, Sadegh Khalkhali, João César Monteiro, and Pierre Poujade. After him are Jorge Oteiza, Alexander Kemurdzhian, Jean Yanne, Françoise Giroud, Rosalyn Tureck, and Walter Zapp.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsRaúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 244
Peter Maxwell Davies
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2016
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 245
Ronnie Clayton
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2010
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 246
Anne Haney
ACTOR
1934 - 2001
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 247
Mikel Laboa
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 248
Hendrick Chin A Sen
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1999
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 249
Kir Bulychev
WRITER
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 250
Abdullah Ibrahim
MUSICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 251
Rodri
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2022
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 252
Elżbieta Krzesińska
ATHLETE
1934 - 2015
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 253
Ludvig Faddeev
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2017
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 254
Phạm Minh Mẫn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 255
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
COMIC ARTIST
1934 - 2004
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 256
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsWilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 159
Luděk Pachman
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 160
Ahmadou Kourouma
WRITER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 161
Sadegh Khalkhali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 162
João César Monteiro
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2003
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 163
Pierre Poujade
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 164
Kir Bulychev
WRITER
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 165
Jorge Oteiza
SCULPTOR
1908 - 2003
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 166
Alexander Kemurdzhian
ENGINEER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 167
Jean Yanne
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 168
Françoise Giroud
WRITER
1916 - 2003
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 169
Rosalyn Tureck
MUSICIAN
1914 - 2003
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 170
Walter Zapp
INVENTOR
1905 - 2003
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 171
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Kir Bulychev ranks 1,235 out of 3,761. Before him are Fedor Ozep (1895), Aleksandr Deyneka (1899), Zacharias Werner (1768), Erkki Melartin (1875), Serge Poliakoff (1900), and Vladimir Steklov (1864). After him are Nikolai Kuznetsov (1911), Sandra Kalniete (1952), Stanislav Cherchesov (1963), William Fermor (1702), Irina Skobtseva (1927), and Alexey Venetsianov (1780).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsFedor Ozep
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1949
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 1,229
Aleksandr Deyneka
PAINTER
1899 - 1969
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 1,230
Zacharias Werner
WRITER
1768 - 1823
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,231
Erkki Melartin
COMPOSER
1875 - 1937
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,232
Serge Poliakoff
PAINTER
1900 - 1969
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,233
Vladimir Steklov
PHYSICIST
1864 - 1926
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 1,234
Kir Bulychev
WRITER
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 1,235
Nikolai Kuznetsov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1944
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 1,236
Sandra Kalniete
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,237
Stanislav Cherchesov
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,238
William Fermor
POLITICIAN
1702 - 1771
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 1,239
Irina Skobtseva
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 1,240
Alexey Venetsianov
PAINTER
1780 - 1847
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 1,241
Among WRITERS In Russia
Among writers born in Russia, Kir Bulychev ranks 146. Before him are Denis Davydov (1784), Aino Kallas (1878), Alexander Sumarokov (1717), Lyudmila Petrushevskaya (1938), Guzal Sitdikova (1952), and Zacharias Werner (1768). After him are Boris Polevoy (1908), Veijo Meri (1928), Victor Pelevin (1962), Yuri Rytkheu (1930), Vera Komissarzhevskaya (1864), and Edvard Radzinsky (1936).
Denis Davydov
1784 - 1839
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 140
Aino Kallas
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 141
Alexander Sumarokov
1717 - 1777
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 142
Lyudmila Petrushevskaya
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 143
Guzal Sitdikova
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 144
Zacharias Werner
1768 - 1823
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 145
Kir Bulychev
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 146
Boris Polevoy
1908 - 1981
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 147
Veijo Meri
1928 - 2015
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 148
Victor Pelevin
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 149
Yuri Rytkheu
1930 - 2008
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 150
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
1864 - 1910
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 151
Edvard Radzinsky
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 152