WRITER
Kunzang Choden
1952 - Today
Kunzang Choden
Kunzang Choden (Dzongkha: ཀུན་བཟང་ཆོས་སྒྲོན།; born 1952) is a Bhutanese writer. She is the first Bhutanese woman to write a novel in English. Choden was born in Bumthang District. Her parents were feudal landlords. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Kunzang Choden is the 6,620th most popular writer (up from 6,958th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Bhutan (up from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Bhutanese Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kunzang Choden ranks 6,622 out of 7,302. Before her are Adam Horowitz, Derek Taylor, Terence MacSwiney, Nadav Lapid, Vagif Sultanli, Alfred Austin, Tonino Benacquista, and Virginia Hamilton. After her are Nele Neuhaus, Stanley Kunitz, Patrick Kavanagh, and Chen Danqing.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Adam Horowitz
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 6,614
Derek Taylor
1932 - 1997
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 6,615
Terence MacSwiney
1879 - 1920
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 6,616
Nadav Lapid
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 6,617
Vagif Sultanli
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 6,618
Alfred Austin
1835 - 1913
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 6,619
Tonino Benacquista
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 6,620
Virginia Hamilton
1936 - 2002
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 6,621
Kunzang Choden
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 6,622
Nele Neuhaus
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 6,623
Stanley Kunitz
1905 - 2006
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 6,624
Patrick Kavanagh
1904 - 1967
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 6,625
Chen Danqing
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6,626
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Kunzang Choden ranks 702. Before her are Zilya Valeeva, Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, Vladimir Khotinenko, Yuriy Kutsenko, Michael Fallon, and Christine Prinsloo. After her are Jacqueline Barton, Kim Warwick, Riki Sorsa, Wim Meutstege, Laurie Bird, and José Velásquez.
Others Born in 1952
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Zilya Valeeva
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 696
Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa
DIPLOMAT
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 697
Vladimir Khotinenko
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 698
Yuriy Kutsenko
ATHLETE
1952 - 2018
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 699
Michael Fallon
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 700
Christine Prinsloo
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 701
Kunzang Choden
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 702
Jacqueline Barton
CHEMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 703
Kim Warwick
TENNIS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 704
Riki Sorsa
SINGER
1952 - 2016
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 705
Wim Meutstege
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 706
Laurie Bird
ACTOR
1952 - 1979
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 707
José Velásquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 708
In Bhutan
Among people born in Bhutan, Kunzang Choden ranks 11 out of 17. Before her are Jigme Thinley (1952), Tshering Tobgay (1965), Jetsun Pema (1990), Lotay Tshering (1969), Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (1961), and Sangay Ngedup (1953). After her are Khandu Wangchuk (1950), Wangay Dorji (1974), Karma (1990), Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (2016), Tshering Choden (1979), and Chencho Gyeltshen (1996).
Others born in Bhutan
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Jigme Thinley
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 5
Tshering Tobgay
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 6
Jetsun Pema
COMPANION
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 7
Lotay Tshering
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 8
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 9
Sangay Ngedup
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 10
Kunzang Choden
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 11
Khandu Wangchuk
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 12
Wangay Dorji
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 13
Karma
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 14
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
NOBLEMAN
2016 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 15
Tshering Choden
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 16
Chencho Gyeltshen
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 17
Among WRITERS In Bhutan
Among writers born in Bhutan, Kunzang Choden ranks 1.
