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Koenraad Elst

1959 - Today

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Koenraad Elst (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkunraːt ˈɛlst]; born 7 August 1959) is a Belgian author, known primarily for his adherence to the Hindutva ideology and support of the Out of India theory, which is regarded as pseudo-historical by mainstream scholarship. Scholars accuse him of harboring Islamophobia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Koenraad Elst is the 6,935th most popular writer (up from 7,046th in 2024), the 938th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 995th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Koenraad Elst ranks 6,935 out of 7,302. Before him are Esteban Navarro, Es'kia Mphahlele, Ed Greenwood, Charles Krauthammer, Roya Hakakian, and Laurie Lee. After him are Valerie Plame, Lutz Seiler, Sara Stridsberg, Russell Hoban, Conrad Richter, and Javier Valdez Cárdenas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Koenraad Elst ranks 707. Before him are Marc Shaiman, Eric Fellner, Ed Greenwood, Josef Reiter, Mary Crosby, and Jody Watley. After him are Marek Ostrowski, Sergei Alifirenko, Dave Meltzer, Hirokazu Yagi, William Joyce, and Cindy Hyde-Smith.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Koenraad Elst ranks 938 out of 1,190. Before him are Bruno Versavel (1967), Kirsten Flipkens (1986), Lost Frequencies (1993), Filip Daems (1978), Dirk De Wolf (1961), and Erik Persson (null). After him are Roger Ilegems (1962), Thomas De Gendt (1986), Lukas Dhont (1991), Mario Aerts (1974), Marianne Basler (1964), and Jelle Van Damme (1983).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Koenraad Elst ranks 51. Before him are Jacob van Maerlant (1235), Herman Teirlinck (1879), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Axel Merckx (1972), Roger Foulon (1923), and Tom Lanoye (1958). After him are Dimitri Verhulst (1972).

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