WRITER
Marina Nemat
1965 - Today

Marina Nemat
Marina Nemat (Persian: مارینا نِمت, Russian: Марина Немат; born 22 April 1965) is the author of two memoirs about her life growing up in Iran, serving time in Evin Prison for speaking out against the Iranian government, escaping a death sentence and finally fleeing Iran to go and live in Canada. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Marina Nemat is the 6,504th most popular writer (up from 6,733rd in 2024), the 455th most popular biography from Iran (up from 472nd in 2019) and the 59th most popular Iranian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Marina Nemat ranks 6,504 out of 7,302. Before her are Caroline Criado Perez, Vin Scully, Bernardine Evaristo, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Damon Galgut, and Laura Restrepo. After her are Walter Besant, Anthony Boucher, Mariana Enríquez, Norman Lear, Klas Östergren, and Naomi Mitchison.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCaroline Criado Perez
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 6,498
Vin Scully
1927 - 2022
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 6,499
Bernardine Evaristo
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 6,500
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
1872 - 1958
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 6,501
Damon Galgut
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 6,502
Laura Restrepo
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6,503
Marina Nemat
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6,504
Walter Besant
1836 - 1901
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 6,505
Anthony Boucher
1911 - 1968
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 6,506
Mariana Enríquez
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 6,507
Norman Lear
1922 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 6,508
Klas Östergren
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 6,509
Naomi Mitchison
1897 - 1999
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 6,510
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Marina Nemat ranks 552. Before her are Yury Lonchakov, Wladimir Resnitschenko, Anna Chancellor, Foto Strakosha, Jessica Hecht, and Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi. After her are Alexander Hacke, Oliver Reck, William McNamara, David O'Hara, Daniela Costian, and Steven Klein.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsYury Lonchakov
ASTRONAUT
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 546
Wladimir Resnitschenko
FENCER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 547
Anna Chancellor
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 548
Foto Strakosha
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 549
Jessica Hecht
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 550
Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 551
Marina Nemat
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 552
Alexander Hacke
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 553
Oliver Reck
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 554
William McNamara
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 555
David O'Hara
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 556
Daniela Costian
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 557
Steven Klein
PHOTOGRAPHER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 558
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Marina Nemat ranks 455 out of 631. Before her are Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950), Kayhan Kalhor (1963), Mostafa Zamani (1982), Ali Karimi (1978), Hossein Alizadeh (1951), and Ali Divandari (1957). After her are Javad Nekounam (1980), Karim Bagheri (1974), Towhidi Tabari (1964), Cumrun Vafa (1960), Hassan Rowshan (1955), and Mahmoud Namjoo (1918).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsGholam Hossein Mazloumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 449
Kayhan Kalhor
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 450
Mostafa Zamani
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 451
Ali Karimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 452
Hossein Alizadeh
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 453
Ali Divandari
PAINTER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 454
Marina Nemat
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 455
Javad Nekounam
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 456
Karim Bagheri
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 457
Towhidi Tabari
PAINTER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 458
Cumrun Vafa
PHYSICIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 459
Hassan Rowshan
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 460
Mahmoud Namjoo
ATHLETE
1918 - 1990
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 461
Among WRITERS In Iran
Among writers born in Iran, Marina Nemat ranks 59. Before her are Hushang Ebtehaj (1928), Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (1940), Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Ahmad NikTalab (1934), and Masih Alinejad (1976). After her are Man Haron Monis (1964), Roya Hakakian (1966), Reza Aslan (1972), and Armin Navabi (1983).
Hushang Ebtehaj
1928 - 2022
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 53
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 54
Shahrnush Parsipur
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 55
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 56
Ahmad NikTalab
1934 - 2020
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 57
Masih Alinejad
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 58
Marina Nemat
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 59
Man Haron Monis
1964 - 2014
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 60
Roya Hakakian
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 61
Reza Aslan
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 62
Armin Navabi
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.88
Rank: 63














































