WRITER
Koenraad Elst
1959 - Today

Koenraad Elst
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 different languages on Wikipedia. Koenraad Elst is the 6,895th most popular writer (up from 7,046th in 2019), the 927th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 996th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Belgian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Koenraad Elst ranks 6,895 out of 7,302. Before him are Brigitte Vasallo, 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.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBrigitte Vasallo
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 6,889
Es'kia Mphahlele
1919 - 2008
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 6,890
Ed Greenwood
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 6,891
Charles Krauthammer
1950 - 2018
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 6,892
Roya Hakakian
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 6,893
Laurie Lee
1914 - 1997
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 6,894
Koenraad Elst
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 6,895
Valerie Plame
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 6,896
Lutz Seiler
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 6,897
Sara Stridsberg
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 6,898
Russell Hoban
1925 - 2011
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 6,899
Conrad Richter
1890 - 1968
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 6,900
Javier Valdez Cárdenas
1967 - 2017
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 6,901
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Koenraad Elst ranks 706. 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.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsMarc Shaiman
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 700
Eric Fellner
PRODUCER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 701
Ed Greenwood
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 702
Josef Reiter
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 703
Mary Crosby
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 704
Jody Watley
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 705
Koenraad Elst
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 706
Marek Ostrowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2017
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 707
Sergei Alifirenko
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 708
Dave Meltzer
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 709
Hirokazu Yagi
SKIER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 710
William Joyce
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 711
Cindy Hyde-Smith
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 712
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Koenraad Elst ranks 927 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 Thomas De Gendt (1986), Lukas Dhont (1991), Mario Aerts (1974), Jelle Van Damme (1983), François Sterchele (1982), and Steven Defour (1988).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsBruno Versavel
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 921
Kirsten Flipkens
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 922
Lost Frequencies
MUSICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 923
Filip Daems
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 924
Dirk De Wolf
CYCLIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 925
Erik Persson
ATHLETE
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 926
Koenraad Elst
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 927
Thomas De Gendt
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 928
Lukas Dhont
FILM DIRECTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 929
Mario Aerts
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 930
Jelle Van Damme
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 931
François Sterchele
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2008
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 932
Steven Defour
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 933
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).
Jacob van Maerlant
1235 - 1300
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 45
Herman Teirlinck
1879 - 1967
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 46
Karel van de Woestijne
1878 - 1929
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 47
Axel Merckx
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 48
Roger Foulon
1923 - 2008
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 49
Tom Lanoye
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 50
Koenraad Elst
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 51