WRITER
Mieke Bal
1946 - Today

Mieke Bal
Maria Gertrudis "Mieke" Bal (born 14 March 1946) is a Dutch cultural theorist, video artist, and Professor Emerita in Literary Theory at the University of Amsterdam. Previously, she was also Academy Professor of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and co-founder of the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mieke Bal is the 4,749th most popular writer (down from 4,649th in 2019), the 724th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 712th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Dutch Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Mieke Bal ranks 4,749 out of 7,302. Before her are Ladislav Fuks, Vladimir Dudintsev, Vitaly Bianki, David Belasco, Sakyo Komatsu, and Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov. After her are Hushang Ebtehaj, Joe Abercrombie, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Charles Brockden Brown, Susanna Kaysen, and Elaine May.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLadislav Fuks
1923 - 1994
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,743
Vladimir Dudintsev
1918 - 1998
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,744
Vitaly Bianki
1894 - 1959
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,745
David Belasco
1853 - 1931
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,746
Sakyo Komatsu
1931 - 2011
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,747
Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov
1815 - 1869
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 4,748
Mieke Bal
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 4,749
Hushang Ebtehaj
1928 - 2022
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 4,750
Joe Abercrombie
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 4,751
Jean-Philippe Toussaint
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 4,752
Charles Brockden Brown
1771 - 1810
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 4,753
Susanna Kaysen
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 4,754
Elaine May
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 4,755
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Mieke Bal ranks 490. Before her are Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Antonio Fargas, Gram Parsons, Giovanni Bramucci, and Ángel Bargas. After her are Juan José Millás, Marc Forné Molné, Ken Starr, Leonid Filatov, Anatoly Kvashnin, and Abdallah Lamrani.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsMichael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 484
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
SINGER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 485
Antonio Fargas
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 486
Gram Parsons
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1973
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 487
Giovanni Bramucci
CYCLIST
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 488
Ángel Bargas
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 489
Mieke Bal
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 490
Juan José Millás
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 491
Marc Forné Molné
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 492
Ken Starr
LAWYER
1946 - 2022
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 493
Leonid Filatov
ACTOR
1946 - 2003
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 494
Anatoly Kvashnin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1946 - 2022
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 495
Abdallah Lamrani
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 496
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Mieke Bal ranks 724 out of 1,646. Before her are Sandra Roelofs (1968), William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649), Tini Wagner (1919), Harm Ottenbros (1943), Peter Aerts (1970), and Hendrik Voogd (1768). After her are Fred Rutten (1962), Jan Wils (1891), John Bosman (1965), Jasper Cillessen (1989), Hendrik Timmer (1904), and Pieter de Grebber (1600).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsSandra Roelofs
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 718
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1709
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 719
Tini Wagner
SWIMMER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 720
Harm Ottenbros
CYCLIST
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 721
Peter Aerts
MARTIAL ARTS
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 722
Hendrik Voogd
PAINTER
1768 - 1839
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 723
Mieke Bal
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 724
Fred Rutten
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 725
Jan Wils
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1972
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 726
John Bosman
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 727
Jasper Cillessen
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 728
Hendrik Timmer
TENNIS PLAYER
1904 - 1998
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 729
Pieter de Grebber
PAINTER
1600 - 1652
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 730
Among WRITERS In Netherlands
Among writers born in Netherlands, Mieke Bal ranks 35. Before her are Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), Bertus Aafjes (1914), Jan Wolkers (1925), Simon Vestdijk (1898), Herman Heijermans (1864), and Janwillem van de Wetering (1931). After her are Anna Enquist (1945), Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860), Aagje Deken (1741), Albert Mol (1917), Henriette Roland Holst (1869), and Gerbrand Bredero (1585).
Willem Frederik Hermans
1921 - 1995
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 29
Bertus Aafjes
1914 - 1993
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 30
Jan Wolkers
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 31
Simon Vestdijk
1898 - 1971
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 32
Herman Heijermans
1864 - 1924
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 33
Janwillem van de Wetering
1931 - 2008
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 34
Mieke Bal
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 35
Anna Enquist
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 36
Pieter Jelles Troelstra
1860 - 1930
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 37
Aagje Deken
1741 - 1804
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 38
Albert Mol
1917 - 2004
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 39
Henriette Roland Holst
1869 - 1952
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 40
Gerbrand Bredero
1585 - 1618
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 41