WRITER

Krishan Chander

1914 - 1977

Krishan Chander

Krishan Chander (23 November 1914 – 8 March 1977) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated into English. He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections of short stories and scores of radio plays in Urdu, and later, after partition in 1947, took to writing in Hindi as well. He also wrote screen-plays for Bollywood movies to supplement his meagre income as an author of satirical stories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Krishan Chander is the 4,616th most popular writer (down from 4,265th in 2019), the 619th most popular biography from India (down from 533rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Krishan Chander ranks 4,616 out of 7,302. Before him are Solomana Kante, Elin Wägner, Ioannis Chrysafis, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Taranatha, and Winston Graham. After him are August Spies, Vesna Parun, Vittoria Aganoor, Kostas Karyotakis, Robert Bolt, and Mary McCarthy.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Solomana Kante
1922 - 1987
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4,610
Elin Wägner
1882 - 1949
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 4,611
Ioannis Chrysafis
1873 - 1932
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 4,612
Marie Luise Kaschnitz
1901 - 1974
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 4,613
Taranatha
1575 - 1634
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4,614
Winston Graham
1908 - 2003
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4,615
Krishan Chander
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4,616
August Spies
1855 - 1887
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4,617
Vesna Parun
1922 - 2010
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 4,618
Vittoria Aganoor
1855 - 1910
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 4,619
Kostas Karyotakis
1896 - 1928
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 4,620
Robert Bolt
1924 - 1995
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 4,621
Mary McCarthy
1912 - 1989
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 4,622

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Krishan Chander ranks 274. Before him are Jaap Bakema, Nikolay Makarov, Henri Laborit, Leabua Jonathan, Fumio Hayasaka, and William Castle. After him are Helen Johns, Zainul Abedin, Oscar Heisserer, Alan Bullock, Julio Caro Baroja, and William Grut. Among people deceased in 1977, Krishan Chander ranks 188. Before him are Ulises Poirier, Boris Markov, Alexander Galich, William Castle, Mike Parkes, and Raymond Bernard. After him are Geraldine Brooks, Alexander Volkov, Otto Kaiser, Ethel Waters, Giorgio Pessina, and David Toro.

Others Born in 1914

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Jaap Bakema
ARCHITECT
1914 - 1981
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 268
Nikolay Makarov
ENGINEER
1914 - 1988
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 269
Henri Laborit
CHEMIST
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 270
Leabua Jonathan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 271
Fumio Hayasaka
COMPOSER
1914 - 1955
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 272
William Castle
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 273
Krishan Chander
WRITER
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 274
Helen Johns
SWIMMER
1914 - 2014
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 275
Zainul Abedin
PAINTER
1914 - 1976
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 276
Oscar Heisserer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2004
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 277
Alan Bullock
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2004
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 278
Julio Caro Baroja
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 279
William Grut
ATHLETE
1914 - 2012
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 280

Others Deceased in 1977

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Ulises Poirier
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1977
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 182
Boris Markov
ACTOR
1924 - 1977
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 183
Alexander Galich
WRITER
1918 - 1977
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 184
William Castle
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 185
Mike Parkes
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 1977
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 186
Raymond Bernard
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 187
Krishan Chander
WRITER
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 188
Geraldine Brooks
ACTOR
1925 - 1977
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 189
Alexander Volkov
WRITER
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 190
Otto Kaiser
SKATER
1901 - 1977
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 191
Ethel Waters
SINGER
1896 - 1977
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 192
Giorgio Pessina
ATHLETE
1902 - 1977
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 193
David Toro
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1977
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 194

In India

Among people born in India, Krishan Chander ranks 619 out of 1,861. Before him are Waheeda Rehman (1938), John Shepherd-Barron (1925), Purushottam Das Tandon (1882), Devika Rani (1908), Roberto de Nobili (1577), and Sugathakumari (1934). After him are Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858), Basawan (1560), P. Bhanumathi (1925), Meira Kumar (1945), Bhagwan Das (1869), and Mohammad Hamid Ansari (1937).

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Waheeda Rehman
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 613
John Shepherd-Barron
INVENTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 614
Purushottam Das Tandon
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 615
Devika Rani
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 616
Roberto de Nobili
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1577 - 1656
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 617
Sugathakumari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - 2020
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 618
Krishan Chander
WRITER
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 619
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
EXPLORER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 620
Basawan
PAINTER
1560 - 1600
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 621
P. Bhanumathi
ACTOR
1925 - 2005
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 622
Meira Kumar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 623
Bhagwan Das
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1958
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 624
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 625