WRITER
Pratibha Ray
1944 - Today

Pratibha Ray
Pratibha Ray (born 21 January 1944) is an Indian academic and writer of Odia-language novels and stories. For her contribution to the Indian literature, Ray received the Jnanpith Award in 2011. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pratibha Ray is the 4,820th most popular writer (up from 5,018th in 2019), the 649th most popular biography from India (down from 636th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Indian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Pratibha Ray ranks 4,820 out of 7,302. Before her are Marie Hankel, Gáspár Heltai, William of Poitiers, Arkady Fiedler, Gilles Perrault, and Jorge de Montemor. After her are Jonathan Carroll, Vitaliano Brancati, Shin Kyung-sook, Jakob Abbadie, Valentin Conrart, and Mamoni Raisom Goswami.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarie Hankel
1844 - 1929
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,814
Gáspár Heltai
1510 - 1574
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,815
William of Poitiers
1020 - 1090
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,816
Arkady Fiedler
1894 - 1985
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,817
Gilles Perrault
1931 - 2023
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,818
Jorge de Montemor
1520 - 1561
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,819
Pratibha Ray
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,820
Jonathan Carroll
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,821
Vitaliano Brancati
1907 - 1954
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,822
Shin Kyung-sook
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,823
Jakob Abbadie
1654 - 1727
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,824
Valentin Conrart
1603 - 1675
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,825
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
1942 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,826
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Pratibha Ray ranks 491. Before her are Willy Planckaert, Dennis Russell Davies, Víctor Espárrago, Haruhiko Kuroda, Michel Maffesoli, and Dale Dye. After her are Andrew Davis, Sandra Bem, Isao Okano, Caleb Deschanel, Kenneth Cranham, and Alzhan Zharmukhamedov.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsWilly Planckaert
CYCLIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 485
Dennis Russell Davies
CONDUCTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 486
Víctor Espárrago
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 487
Haruhiko Kuroda
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 488
Michel Maffesoli
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 489
Dale Dye
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 490
Pratibha Ray
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 491
Andrew Davis
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2024
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 492
Sandra Bem
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 493
Isao Okano
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 494
Caleb Deschanel
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 495
Kenneth Cranham
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 496
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 497
In India
Among people born in India, Pratibha Ray ranks 649 out of 1,861. Before her are Derek Prince (1915), Kajal Aggarwal (1985), Kamal Ranadive (1917), Shyam Benegal (1934), V. N. Janaki (1923), and Sadashiv Amrapurkar (1950). After her are Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942), Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Shriram Lagoo (1927), Kiran Bedi (1949), and Kamala Surayya (1934).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsDerek Prince
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 643
Kajal Aggarwal
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 644
Kamal Ranadive
PHYSICIAN
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 645
Shyam Benegal
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 646
V. N. Janaki
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1996
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 647
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
ACTOR
1950 - 2014
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 648
Pratibha Ray
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 649
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
WRITER
1942 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 650
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
WRITER
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 651
K. D. Jadhav
ATHLETE
1926 - 1984
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 652
Shriram Lagoo
ACTOR
1927 - 2019
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 653
Kiran Bedi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 654
Kamala Surayya
WRITER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 655
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Pratibha Ray ranks 77. Before her are Balamani Amma (1909), R. K. Narayan (1906), Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Krishan Chander (1914), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), and Saadat Hasan Manto (1912). After her are Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942), Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890), Kamala Surayya (1934), Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), and Dharamvir Bharati (1926).
Balamani Amma
1909 - 2004
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 71
R. K. Narayan
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 72
Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 73
Krishan Chander
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 74
Bhalchandra Nemade
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 75
Saadat Hasan Manto
1912 - 1955
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 76
Pratibha Ray
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 77
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
1942 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 78
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 79
Kamala Surayya
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 80
Maithili Sharan Gupt
1886 - 1964
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 81
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
1911 - 1987
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 82
Dharamvir Bharati
1926 - 1997
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 83