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Konstantin Simonov

1915 - 1979

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Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill Mikhailovich Simonov (Russian: Константи́н Миха́йлович Си́монов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author, war poet, playwright and wartime correspondent, arguably most famous for his 1941 poem "Wait for Me". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Konstantin Simonov is the 1,599th most popular writer (down from 1,562nd in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from Russia (up from 561st in 2019) and the 68th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Konstantin Simonov ranks 1,599 out of 7,302. Before him are Caroline Graham, Dick Bruna, Akka Mahadevi, Pacuvius, Mary Berry, and Vicki Baum. After him are A. B. Yehoshua, Don DeLillo, Mustafa Balel, John Mandeville, Christian Morgenstern, and Eliza Orzeszkowa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Konstantin Simonov ranks 72. Before him are Priscilla Lane, Abba Eban, Don Budge, Santiago Carrillo, Alan Watts, and Jacques Chaban-Delmas. After him are Loris Francesco Capovilla, John Woodruff, Mario Monicelli, Gyula Zsengellér, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, and Tapio Wirkkala. Among people deceased in 1979, Konstantin Simonov ranks 63. Before him are Pier Luigi Nervi, Michael Wilding, Rudi Dutschke, Heinz Reinefarth, Nicos Poulantzas, and Nereo Rocco. After him are Yuen Siu-tien, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, Ali Hassan Salameh, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Friedrich Ebert Jr., and Dhyan Chand.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Konstantin Simonov ranks 558 out of 3,761. Before him are John of Kronstadt (1829), Irena Szewińska (1946), Natalia Pushkina (1812), Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719), Gabdulkhay Akhatov (1927), and Markian Popov (1902). After him are Patriarch Filaret of Moscow (1553), Nikolai Chernykh (1931), Viktor Chernov (1873), Mikhail Skobelev (1843), Yakov Sinai (1935), and Nikolai Ge (1831).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Konstantin Simonov ranks 68. Before him are Salawat Yulayev (1754), Viktor Suvorov (1947), Vasily Shukshin (1929), Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714), Korney Chukovsky (1882), and John of Kronstadt (1829). After him are Aleksandr Kuprin (1870), Konstantin Paustovsky (1892), Denis Fonvizin (1745), Lilya Brik (1891), Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858), and Dmitry Merezhkovsky (1866).

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