WRITER
Mircea Cărtărescu
1956 - Today

Mircea Cărtărescu
Mircea Cărtărescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmirtʃe̯a kərtəˈresku]; born 1 June 1956) is a Romanian novelist, poet, short-story writer, literary critic, and essayist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mircea Cărtărescu is the 2,099th most popular writer (up from 2,308th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Romania (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Romanian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Mircea Cărtărescu ranks 2,099 out of 7,302. Before him are Menasseh Ben Israel, Armin T. Wegner, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Ahmad ibn Mājid, Thomas Merton, and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. After him are Cleitarchus, Kâtip Çelebi, Alexis, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, and Edmond Hamilton.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMenasseh Ben Israel
1604 - 1657
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 2,093
Armin T. Wegner
1886 - 1978
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 2,094
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
1786 - 1859
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,095
Ahmad ibn Mājid
1432 - 1500
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,096
Thomas Merton
1915 - 1968
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,097
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
1858 - 1943
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,098
Mircea Cărtărescu
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,099
Cleitarchus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 2,100
Kâtip Çelebi
1609 - 1657
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,101
Alexis
372 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,102
Francisco de Sá de Miranda
1491 - 1558
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2,103
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
1918 - 2007
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2,104
Edmond Hamilton
1904 - 1977
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2,105
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Mircea Cărtărescu ranks 112. Before him are Randy Rhoads, Alain Ducasse, Hans van Breukelen, Horacio Cartes, Ewa Kopacz, and Stevie Young. After him are Klaus Allofs, Thomas Remengesau Jr., Steven Bauer, Adnan Oktar, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Yegor Gaidar.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsRandy Rhoads
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1982
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 106
Alain Ducasse
CHEF
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 107
Hans van Breukelen
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 108
Horacio Cartes
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 109
Ewa Kopacz
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 110
Stevie Young
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 111
Mircea Cărtărescu
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 112
Klaus Allofs
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 113
Thomas Remengesau Jr.
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 114
Steven Bauer
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 115
Adnan Oktar
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 116
Sugar Ray Leonard
BOXER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 117
Yegor Gaidar
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2009
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 118
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Mircea Cărtărescu ranks 145 out of 844. Before him are Dora d'Istria (1828), Rezső Kasztner (1906), Mihai Antonescu (1904), Péter Pázmány (1570), István Bethlen (1874), and Georges Politzer (1903). After him are Adrian Năstase (1950), Vasile Milea (1927), Dudu Georgescu (1950), Michael II Apafi (1676), Nicolae Kovács (1911), and Helmuth Duckadam (1959).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsDora d'Istria
WRITER
1828 - 1888
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 139
Rezső Kasztner
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1957
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 140
Mihai Antonescu
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1946
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 141
Péter Pázmány
PHILOSOPHER
1570 - 1637
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 142
István Bethlen
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1946
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 143
Georges Politzer
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1942
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 144
Mircea Cărtărescu
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 145
Adrian Năstase
LAWYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 146
Vasile Milea
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1989
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 147
Dudu Georgescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 148
Michael II Apafi
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1713
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 149
Nicolae Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1977
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 150
Helmuth Duckadam
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2024
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 151
Among WRITERS In Romania
Among writers born in Romania, Mircea Cărtărescu ranks 16. Before him are Dositej Obradović (1742), Károly Kerényi (1897), Ion Luca Caragiale (1852), Lajos Zilahy (1891), Miklós Nyiszli (1901), and Dora d'Istria (1828). After him are Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916), János Arany (1817), Ana Blandiana (1942), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Olha Kobylianska (1863), and Mihail Sebastian (1907).
Dositej Obradović
1742 - 1811
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 10
Károly Kerényi
1897 - 1973
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 11
Ion Luca Caragiale
1852 - 1912
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 12
Lajos Zilahy
1891 - 1974
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 13
Miklós Nyiszli
1901 - 1956
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 14
Dora d'Istria
1828 - 1888
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 15
Mircea Cărtărescu
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 16
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
1916 - 1992
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 17
János Arany
1817 - 1882
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 18
Ana Blandiana
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 19
Vasile Alecsandri
1821 - 1890
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 20
Olha Kobylianska
1863 - 1942
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 21
Mihail Sebastian
1907 - 1945
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 22