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Miro Gavran

1961 - Today

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Miro Gavran (Miro Gavran 1961) is a Croatian writer of short stories, fiction and drama. His works have been translated into 40 languages, making him the most translated Croatian writer, and his books have come out in 250 different editions at home and abroad. His dramas and comedies have had more than 400 theatre first nights around the world and have been seen by more than two million theatre attendants. He served as president of Matica hrvatska from 2021 to 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Miro Gavran is the 6,760th most popular writer (up from 6,767th in 2024), the 448th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 445th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Croatian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Miro Gavran ranks 6,760 out of 7,302Before him are Countee Cullen, George Etherege, Audrey Niffenegger, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Alexandre Jardin, and Rubén Gallego. After him are Edward Thomas, Toru Dutt, Nicholas Monsarrat, Màrius Serra, Christopher Moore, and James Merrill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Miro Gavran ranks 677Before him are Elzo Coelho, Lee Ju-ho, Mamady Youla, Kazuyori Mochizuki, John C. Baez, and Hiroshi Jofuku. After him are Andrei Shleifer, Sean Hannity, Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Grant Bramwell, Aleš Debeljak, and Tapio Korjus.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Miro Gavran ranks 448 out of 700Before him are Filip Šovagović (1966), Vlado Lisjak (1962), Jurica Vranješ (1980), Tomislav Butina (1974), Nikola Vlašić (1997), and Snježana Kordić (1964). After him are Mislav Bezmalinović (1967), Tomo Šokota (1977), Nenad Gračan (1962), Maja Blagdan (1968), Dejan Jakovic (1985), and Nikola Vujčić (1978).

Among WRITERS In Croatia

Among writers born in Croatia, Miro Gavran ranks 41Before him are Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865), Dragojla Jarnević (1812), Vjenceslav Novak (1859), Dragutin Tadijanović (1905), Pavao Pavličić (1946), and Maja Bošković-Stulli (1922). After him are Vladimir Arsenijević (1965), Tanja Stupar-Trifunović (1977), Lana Bastašić (1986), and Ivana Bodrožić (1982).