WRITER

Michael Ondaatje

1943 - Today

Michael Ondaatje

Philip Michael Ondaatje (; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer and essayist. Ondaatje's literary career began with his poetry in 1967, publishing The Dainty Monsters, and then in 1970 the critically acclaimed The Collected Works of Billy the Kid. His novel The English Patient (1992), adapted into a film in 1996 and won the 1992 Golden Man Booker Prize. Ondaatje has been "fostering new Canadian writing" with two decades commitment to Coach House Press (ca. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ondaatje is the 2,726th most popular writer (up from 2,944th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (up from 17th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Sri Lankan Writer.

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Among writers, Michael Ondaatje ranks 2,726 out of 7,302. Before him are Eva Mozes Kor, Patrick O'Brian, Táhirih, Peter Bieri, Herman Wouk, and Wilfred Owen. After him are Franz Overbeck, Pierre Gringore, Tadeusz Różewicz, Osman Aqçoqraqlı, Pauline von Metternich, and José Giovanni.

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Eva Mozes Kor
1934 - 2019
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 2,720
Patrick O'Brian
1914 - 2000
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 2,721
Táhirih
1817 - 1852
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 2,722
Peter Bieri
1944 - 2023
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 2,723
Herman Wouk
1915 - 2019
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2,724
Wilfred Owen
1893 - 1918
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2,725
Michael Ondaatje
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2,726
Franz Overbeck
1837 - 1905
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2,727
Pierre Gringore
1475 - 1539
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2,728
Tadeusz Różewicz
1921 - 2014
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 2,729
Osman Aqçoqraqlı
1879 - 1938
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,730
Pauline von Metternich
1836 - 1921
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,731
José Giovanni
1923 - 2004
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,732

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Michael Ondaatje ranks 247. Before him are Rashid Sunyaev, Robert Gates, Frederick Chiluba, Crescenzio Sepe, Sani Abacha, and Don Simpson. After him are Mustafa Nadarević, Newt Gingrich, Wilson da Silva Piazza, Osamu Dezaki, Maurice Bishop, and Takaji Mori.

Others Born in 1943

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Rashid Sunyaev
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 241
Robert Gates
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 242
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 243
Crescenzio Sepe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 244
Sani Abacha
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 245
Don Simpson
PRODUCER
1943 - 1996
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 246
Michael Ondaatje
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 247
Mustafa Nadarević
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 248
Newt Gingrich
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 249
Wilson da Silva Piazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 250
Osamu Dezaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 251
Maurice Bishop
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1983
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 252
Takaji Mori
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 253