WRITER
María Kodama
1937 - 2023

María Kodama
María Kodama Schweizer (10 March 1937 – 26 March 2023) was an Argentine writer and translator. The widow of author Jorge Luis Borges, she was the sole owner of his estate after his death in 1986. Borges had bequeathed to Kodama his rights as author in a will written in 1979, when she was his literary secretary, and bequeathed to her his whole estate in 1985. They were married in 1986, shortly before Borges' death. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. María Kodama is the 2,521st most popular writer (down from 2,463rd in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 164th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Argentinean Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, María Kodama ranks 2,521 out of 7,302. Before her are Rebecca West, Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Mohammed Dib, Jean d'Ormesson, Terence McKenna, and Sogyal Rinpoche. After her are Heimito von Doderer, Ikki Kita, Cornelis de Bruijn, Antigonus of Carystus, Hermas, and John VIII of Constantinople.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRebecca West
1892 - 1983
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,515
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
100 - 66
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 2,516
Mohammed Dib
1920 - 2003
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 2,517
Jean d'Ormesson
1925 - 2017
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 2,518
Terence McKenna
1946 - 2000
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,519
Sogyal Rinpoche
1947 - 2019
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,520
María Kodama
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2,521
Heimito von Doderer
1896 - 1966
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 2,522
Ikki Kita
1883 - 1937
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 2,523
Cornelis de Bruijn
1652 - 1727
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 2,524
Antigonus of Carystus
290 BC - 197 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 2,525
Hermas
150 - 150
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 2,526
John VIII of Constantinople
1005 - 1075
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 2,527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, María Kodama ranks 169. Before her are Sofiko Chiaureli, Rudi Altig, Gundula Janowitz, Marie Dubois, Carlos Westendorp, and Yuri Manin. After her are Viktor Ponedelnik, Foday Sankoh, Archie Shepp, Harris Yulin, Barbara Jones, and Mikheil Meskhi. Among people deceased in 2023, María Kodama ranks 160. Before her are Inna Churikova, Carla Bley, Ferran Olivella, Juanita Castro, Walter Cunningham, and Yuri Manin. After her are Petar Nadoveza, Luboš Kohoutek, Ken Block, Vera Krepkina, Josep Maria Fusté, and Craig Brown.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsSofiko Chiaureli
ACTOR
1937 - 2008
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 163
Rudi Altig
CYCLIST
1937 - 2016
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 164
Gundula Janowitz
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 165
Marie Dubois
ACTOR
1937 - 2014
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 166
Carlos Westendorp
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 167
Yuri Manin
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 168
María Kodama
WRITER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 169
Viktor Ponedelnik
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 170
Foday Sankoh
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2003
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 171
Archie Shepp
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 172
Harris Yulin
ACTOR
1937 - 2025
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 173
Barbara Jones
ATHLETE
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 174
Mikheil Meskhi
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1991
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 175
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsInna Churikova
ACTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 154
Carla Bley
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 155
Ferran Olivella
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 156
Juanita Castro
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2023
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 157
Walter Cunningham
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2023
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 158
Yuri Manin
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 159
María Kodama
WRITER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 160
Petar Nadoveza
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 161
Luboš Kohoutek
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 162
Ken Block
RACING DRIVER
1967 - 2023
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 163
Vera Krepkina
ATHLETE
1933 - 2023
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 164
Josep Maria Fusté
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2023
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 165
Craig Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 166
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, María Kodama ranks 169 out of 1,154. Before her are Roberto Cherro (1907), Onofre Marimón (1923), Edelmiro Julián Farrell (1887), Roberto Ayala (1973), Víctor Manuel Fernández (1962), and Alfio Basile (1943). After her are Daniel Bertoni (1955), Esther Vilar (1935), Ángel Bossio (1905), Emilio Eduardo Massera (1925), Ángel Labruna (1918), and Nicolás Avellaneda (1837).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsRoberto Cherro
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1965
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 163
Onofre Marimón
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 1954
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 164
Edelmiro Julián Farrell
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1980
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 165
Roberto Ayala
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 166
Víctor Manuel Fernández
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 167
Alfio Basile
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 168
María Kodama
WRITER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 169
Daniel Bertoni
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 170
Esther Vilar
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 171
Ángel Bossio
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1978
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 172
Emilio Eduardo Massera
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 2010
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 173
Ángel Labruna
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1983
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 174
Nicolás Avellaneda
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1885
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 175
Among WRITERS In Argentina
Among writers born in Argentina, María Kodama ranks 10. Before her are Manuel Puig (1932), Silvina Ocampo (1903), Victoria Ocampo (1890), Alejandra Pizarnik (1936), Alberto Manguel (1948), and Joseph Kessel (1898). After her are Esther Vilar (1935), María Elena Walsh (1930), Juan Gelman (1930), Jorge Bucay (1949), Leopoldo Lugones (1874), and Roberto Arlt (1900).
Manuel Puig
1932 - 1990
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 4
Silvina Ocampo
1903 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 5
Victoria Ocampo
1890 - 1979
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 6
Alejandra Pizarnik
1936 - 1972
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 7
Alberto Manguel
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 8
Joseph Kessel
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 9
María Kodama
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 10
Esther Vilar
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 11
María Elena Walsh
1930 - 2011
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 12
Juan Gelman
1930 - 2014
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 13
Jorge Bucay
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 14
Leopoldo Lugones
1874 - 1938
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 15
Roberto Arlt
1900 - 1942
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 16