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Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

1940 - Today

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Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (Persian: محمود دولت‌آبادی, romanized: Mahmud Dowlatâbâdi; born August 1, 1940 in Dowlatabad, Sabzevar) is an Iranian writer and actor, known for his promotion of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran and his realist depictions of rural life, drawn from personal experience. In 2020, he wrote and recited a work called Soldier (Half-Burned boots) for the Art of Peace global project, composed and arranged by Mehran Alirezaei. He has collaborated with this project. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmoud Dowlatabadi is the 5,283rd most popular writer (down from 4,837th in 2019), the 399th most popular biography from Iran (down from 386th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Iranian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi ranks 5,283 out of 7,302. Before him are Mihály Csokonai, Aubrey de Grey, Elizabeth Hawley, Mahadev Desai, Jack Canfield, and Anna Kavan. After him are Alki Zei, Thea Beckman, Vera Henriksen, Giuseppe Giusti, Joe R. Lansdale, and Zahrad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi ranks 426. Before him are Friedel Rausch, Yambo Ouologuem, Donna Mills, Dorrit Willumsen, John Finnis, and Taylor Wang. After him are Marju Lauristin, Jacques Duquesne, Slaven Zambata, Barbara Boxer, Richard D. Ryder, and Wolfgang Clement.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi ranks 399 out of 631. Before him are Navid Negahban (1968), Andranik Eskandarian (1951), Zia ol Din Tabatabaee (1888), Nasser Hejazi (1949), Viguen (1929), and Abol-Fath Khan Zand (1755). After him are Ali Abbasi (1981), Ali Parvin (1946), Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), Abd al-Samad (1500), Dariush Shayegan (1935), and Mina Ahadi (1956).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi ranks 54. Before him are Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani (1001), Cassandra Clare (1973), Bozorg Alavi (1904), Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh (1892), Bahram Beyzai (1938), and Hushang Ebtehaj (1928). After him are Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Ahmad NikTalab (1934), Masih Alinejad (1976), Marina Nemat (1965), and Man Haron Monis (1964).

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