WRITER

Petros Markaris

1937 - Today

Petros Markaris

Pétros Márkaris (Greek: Πέτρος Μάρκαρης; born Bedros Markarian) is a Greek crime fiction writer. He is known for his detective novels starring the grumpy Athenian police investigator Costas Haritos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petros Markaris is the 1,818th most popular writer (down from 1,808th in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 628th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Petros Markaris ranks 1,818 out of 7,302. Before him are Anna Leonowens, Ted Hughes, Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and Álvaro Mutis. After him are Alexander Grin, Ruan Ji, Oliver Goldsmith, Peter Shaffer, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, and Elizabeth Bishop.

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Anna Leonowens
1831 - 1915
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 1,812
Ted Hughes
1930 - 1998
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 1,813
Mary of Jesus of Ágreda
1602 - 1665
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,814
Dmitry Merezhkovsky
1866 - 1941
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,815
Algernon Charles Swinburne
1837 - 1909
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,816
Álvaro Mutis
1923 - 2013
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 1,817
Petros Markaris
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 1,818
Alexander Grin
1880 - 1932
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1,819
Ruan Ji
210 - 263
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1,820
Oliver Goldsmith
1728 - 1774
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1,821
Peter Shaffer
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1,822
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
1801 - 1873
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1,823
Elizabeth Bishop
1911 - 1979
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1,824

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Petros Markaris ranks 125. Before him are Cüneyt Arkın, Viacheslav Chornovil, Franz Vranitzky, Francis Veber, Amos Tversky, and Jean-Pierre Beltoise. After him are Olusegun Obasanjo, Billy Meier, Robert B. Wilson, Joseph Kobzon, Bella Akhmadulina, and Emerich Jenei.

Others Born in 1937

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Cüneyt Arkın
ACTOR
1937 - 2022
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 119
Viacheslav Chornovil
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1999
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 120
Franz Vranitzky
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 121
Francis Veber
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 122
Amos Tversky
PSYCHOLOGIST
1937 - 1996
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 123
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 124
Petros Markaris
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 125
Olusegun Obasanjo
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 126
Billy Meier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 127
Robert B. Wilson
ECONOMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 128
Joseph Kobzon
SINGER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 129
Bella Akhmadulina
WRITER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 130
Emerich Jenei
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 131

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Petros Markaris ranks 639 out of 1,347. Before him are Mithridates II of Pontus (-300), Mesut Yılmaz (1947), Alexios II of Trebizond (1282), Ebussuud Efendi (1490), Theodore I (1290), and Maximus of Ephesus (310). After him are Nikos Zachariadis (1903), Namık Kemal (1840), Osman Hamdi Bey (1842), Nicander (-250), Prusias II of Bithynia (-300), and Diogenes of Oenoanda (200).

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Mithridates II of Pontus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 633
Mesut Yılmaz
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 634
Alexios II of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1282 - 1330
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 635
Ebussuud Efendi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1574
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 636
Theodore I
WRITER
1290 - 1338
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 637
Maximus of Ephesus
PHILOSOPHER
310 - 372
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 638
Petros Markaris
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 639
Nikos Zachariadis
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1973
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 640
Namık Kemal
WRITER
1840 - 1888
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 641
Osman Hamdi Bey
PAINTER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 642
Nicander
WRITER
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 643
Prusias II of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 149 BC
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 644
Diogenes of Oenoanda
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 200
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 645