WRITER
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
1925 - 2006

Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Pramoedya Ananta Toer (EYD: Pramudya Ananta Tur; 6 February 1925 – 30 April 2006), also nicknamed Pram, was an Indonesian novelist and writer. His works span the colonial period under Dutch rule, Indonesia's struggle for independence, its occupation by Japan during World War II, as well as the post-colonial authoritarian regimes of Sukarno and Suharto, and are infused with personal and national history. Pramoedya's writings sometimes fell out of favour with the colonial and later the authoritarian native governments in power. He faced censorship in Indonesia during the pre-Reformasi era even though he was well-known outside Indonesia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pramoedya Ananta Toer is the 1,750th most popular writer (down from 1,572nd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Indonesian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Pramoedya Ananta Toer ranks 1,750 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Fernando Arrabal, Moschus, Stanisław Wyspiański, Rick Riordan, and Ivan Klíma. After him are Eustathius of Thessalonica, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Sri Chinmoy, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Mário de Andrade, and Bob Woodward.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-Louis Guez de Balzac
1597 - 1654
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 1,744
Fernando Arrabal
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 1,745
Moschus
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,746
Stanisław Wyspiański
1869 - 1907
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,747
Rick Riordan
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,748
Ivan Klíma
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1,749
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1,750
Eustathius of Thessalonica
1101 - 1198
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 1,751
Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger
1062 - 1137
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 1,752
Sri Chinmoy
1931 - 2007
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 1,753
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 1,754
Mário de Andrade
1893 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 1,755
Bob Woodward
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 1,756
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Pramoedya Ananta Toer ranks 122. Before him are Flannery O'Connor, Honor Blackman, Warren Christopher, Bauer, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, and Tofiq Bahramov. After him are Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Antoine Gizenga, Lepa Radić, Luis Molowny, François-Xavier Ortoli, and Nancy Roman. Among people deceased in 2006, Pramoedya Ananta Toer ranks 91. Before him are Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Lee Jong-wook, Richard Fleischer, María Capovilla, Ryutaro Hashimoto, and Tina Aumont. After him are Pietro Rava, Angelica Rozeanu, Ibolya Csák, Aaron Spelling, Red Buttons, and Elias Hrawi.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsFlannery O'Connor
WRITER
1925 - 1964
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 116
Honor Blackman
ACTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 117
Warren Christopher
LAWYER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 118
Bauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 119
Innokenty Smoktunovsky
ACTOR
1925 - 1994
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 120
Tofiq Bahramov
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1993
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 121
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 122
Ali Hassan Mwinyi
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2024
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 123
Antoine Gizenga
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 124
Lepa Radić
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1943
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 125
Luis Molowny
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 126
François-Xavier Ortoli
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 127
Nancy Roman
ASTRONOMER
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 128
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsHassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 85
Lee Jong-wook
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 86
Richard Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 87
María Capovilla
CELEBRITY
1889 - 2006
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 88
Ryutaro Hashimoto
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 89
Tina Aumont
ACTOR
1946 - 2006
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 90
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 91
Pietro Rava
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 92
Angelica Rozeanu
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 93
Ibolya Csák
ATHLETE
1915 - 2006
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 94
Aaron Spelling
PRODUCER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 95
Red Buttons
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 96
Elias Hrawi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 97
In Indonesia
Among people born in Indonesia, Pramoedya Ananta Toer ranks 20 out of 158. Before him are Kartini (1879), Anggun (1972), Enrique of Malacca (1495), Julius Darmaatmadja (1934), Jan Toorop (1858), and Diponegoro (1785). After him are Dharmakirti (700), George Uhlenbeck (1900), Lil Dagover (1887), Hendrik Brouwer (1581), Adam Malik (1917), and Raden Saleh (1811).
Others born in Indonesia
Go to all RankingsKartini
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1904
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 14
Anggun
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 15
Enrique of Malacca
EXPLORER
1495 - 1600
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 16
Julius Darmaatmadja
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 17
Jan Toorop
PAINTER
1858 - 1928
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 18
Diponegoro
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1855
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 19
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 20
Dharmakirti
PHILOSOPHER
700 - 660
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 21
George Uhlenbeck
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1988
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 22
Lil Dagover
ACTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 23
Hendrik Brouwer
EXPLORER
1581 - 1643
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 24
Adam Malik
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1984
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 25
Raden Saleh
PAINTER
1811 - 1880
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 26
Among WRITERS In Indonesia
Among writers born in Indonesia, Pramoedya Ananta Toer ranks 1. After him are Hella Haasse (1918), Chairil Anwar (1922), Amir Hamzah (1911), Abdul Muis (1883), Nh. Dini (1936), Mochtar Lubis (1922), Xaviera Hollander (1943), Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940), Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908), Jeroen Brouwers (1940), and Ayu Utami (1968).
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1
Hella Haasse
1918 - 2011
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 2
Chairil Anwar
1922 - 1949
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 3
Amir Hamzah
1911 - 1946
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 4
Abdul Muis
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 5
Nh. Dini
1936 - 2018
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 6
Mochtar Lubis
1922 - 2004
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 7
Xaviera Hollander
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8
Sapardi Djoko Damono
1940 - 2020
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 9
Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana
1908 - 1994
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 10
Jeroen Brouwers
1940 - 2022
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 11
Ayu Utami
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 12