WRITER

Rajaa al-Sanea

1981 - Today

Rajaa al-Sanea

Rajaa al-Sanea (رجاء بنت عبد الله الصانع; born in 1981, on 11 September) is a Saudi Arabian writer who became famous through her novel Girls of Riyadh (بنات الرياض Banāt al-Riyāḍ). The book was first published in Lebanon in 2005 and in English in 2007. Al-Sanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors. As of 2014, she is currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rajaa al-Sanea is the 7,205th most popular writer (down from 7,186th in 2019), the 302nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 313th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Rajaa al-Sanea ranks 7,205 out of 7,302. Before her are Lauren Beukes, Peter Craig, Alejandro Rejon Huchin, Paul Harding, Nnedi Okorafor, and Caitlin Moran. After her are Henriett Seth F., İsmail Küçükkaya, Jake Tapper, Jane Goldman, Helen DeWitt, and Femke Dekker.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Lauren Beukes
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 7,199
Peter Craig
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 7,200
Alejandro Rejon Huchin
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 7,201
Paul Harding
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 7,202
Nnedi Okorafor
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 7,203
Caitlin Moran
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 7,204
Rajaa al-Sanea
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 7,205
Henriett Seth F.
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 7,206
İsmail Küçükkaya
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 7,207
Jake Tapper
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 7,208
Jane Goldman
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 7,209
Helen DeWitt
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 7,210
Femke Dekker
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 7,211

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Rajaa al-Sanea ranks 1,033. Before her are Sylwia Bogacka, Rachel Platten, Li Na, Kōji Morisaki, Nancy Langat, and Morten Green. After her are Linda Sundblad, Huenes Marcelo Lemos, Chiharu Icho, Ben Sigmund, Mathias Abel, and Péter Ács.

Others Born in 1981

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Sylwia Bogacka
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 1,027
Rachel Platten
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 1,028
Li Na
FENCER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 1,029
Kōji Morisaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 1,030
Nancy Langat
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 1,031
Morten Green
HOCKEY PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 1,032
Rajaa al-Sanea
WRITER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 1,033
Linda Sundblad
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 1,034
Huenes Marcelo Lemos
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 1,035
Chiharu Icho
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 1,036
Ben Sigmund
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 1,037
Mathias Abel
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 1,038
Péter Ács
CHESS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 1,039