WRITER
Rohinton Mistry
1952 - Today

Rohinton Mistry
Rohinton Mistry (born 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian writer. He has been the recipient of many awards including the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2012. Each of his first three novels was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His novels to date have been set in India, told from the perspective of Parsis, and explore themes of family life, poverty, discrimination, and the corrupting influence of society. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rohinton Mistry is the 6,431st most popular writer (up from 6,481st in 2019), the 959th most popular biography from India (down from 942nd in 2019) and the 121st most popular Indian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Rohinton Mistry ranks 6,431 out of 7,302. Before him are John Burroughs, John Gribbin, Bosley Crowther, Robert Elsie, Hugh MacDiarmid, and Helen Bannerman. After him are Sarah Josepha Hale, Alan Dundes, Ruth Graham, Greil Marcus, Dan Abnett, and Lynne Cox.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Burroughs
1837 - 1921
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,425
John Gribbin
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,426
Bosley Crowther
1905 - 1981
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,427
Robert Elsie
1950 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,428
Hugh MacDiarmid
1892 - 1978
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,429
Helen Bannerman
1862 - 1946
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 6,430
Rohinton Mistry
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 6,431
Sarah Josepha Hale
1788 - 1879
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,432
Alan Dundes
1934 - 2005
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,433
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,434
Greil Marcus
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 6,435
Dan Abnett
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 6,436
Lynne Cox
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 6,437
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Rohinton Mistry ranks 654. Before him are Anastase Murekezi, Sugata Mitra, Jack Wild, Sam McMurray, Veronika Schmidt, and Terry George. After him are Stephen South, Marilu Henner, Wojciech Rudy, Mel Smith, Clemente Rojas, and John Waite.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsAnastase Murekezi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 648
Sugata Mitra
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 649
Jack Wild
ACTOR
1952 - 2006
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 650
Sam McMurray
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 651
Veronika Schmidt
SKIER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 652
Terry George
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 653
Rohinton Mistry
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 654
Stephen South
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 655
Marilu Henner
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 656
Wojciech Rudy
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 657
Mel Smith
ACTOR
1952 - 2013
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 658
Clemente Rojas
BOXER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 659
John Waite
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 660
In India
Among people born in India, Rohinton Mistry ranks 959 out of 1,861. Before him are Zohra Sehgal (1912), Narain Karthikeyan (1977), Bhanu Athaiya (1929), Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), R. K. Laxman (1921), and Mridula Sinha (1942). After him are Tariq Anwar (1945), Jadav Payeng (1963), Medha Patkar (1954), Alka Yagnik (1966), G. N. Ramachandran (1922), and Aasif Mandvi (1966).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsZohra Sehgal
ACTOR
1912 - 2014
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 953
Narain Karthikeyan
RACING DRIVER
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 954
Bhanu Athaiya
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 955
Pratima Barua Pandey
SINGER
1934 - 2002
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 956
R. K. Laxman
COMIC ARTIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 957
Mridula Sinha
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2020
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 958
Rohinton Mistry
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 959
Tariq Anwar
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 960
Jadav Payeng
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 961
Medha Patkar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 962
Alka Yagnik
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 963
G. N. Ramachandran
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 964
Aasif Mandvi
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 965
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Rohinton Mistry ranks 121. Before him are Shrilal Shukla (1925), Ruskin Bond (1934), Mah Laqa Bai (1768), Vikram Seth (1952), Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), and Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938). After him are Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), Nambi Narayanan (1941), Kaifi Azmi (1919), Nayantara Sahgal (1927), and Geetanjali Shree (1957).
Shrilal Shukla
1925 - 2011
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 115
Ruskin Bond
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 116
Mah Laqa Bai
1768 - 1824
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 117
Vikram Seth
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 118
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
1907 - 1966
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 119
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
1938 - 2019
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 120
Rohinton Mistry
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 121
Sahir Ludhianvi
1921 - 1980
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 122
Ravindra Kelekar
1925 - 2010
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 123
Nambi Narayanan
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 124
Kaifi Azmi
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 125
Nayantara Sahgal
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 126
Geetanjali Shree
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 127