WRITER
Rubem Fonseca
1925 - 2020

Rubem Fonseca
Rubem Fonseca (May 11, 1925 – April 15, 2020) was a Brazilian writer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rubem Fonseca is the 3,618th most popular writer (down from 3,168th in 2019), the 367th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 291st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Brazilian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Rubem Fonseca ranks 3,618 out of 7,302. Before him are Annie M. G. Schmidt, Vera Komissarzhevskaya, Mirko Kovač, Jacob of Serugh, Nathan Birnbaum, and Ramón Chao. After him are L. J. Smith, Edvard Radzinsky, Gary Snyder, Åsa Larsson, Willem Frederik Hermans, and Abu Isa al-Warraq.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnnie M. G. Schmidt
1911 - 1995
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3,612
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
1864 - 1910
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,613
Mirko Kovač
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,614
Jacob of Serugh
451 - 521
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,615
Nathan Birnbaum
1864 - 1937
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,616
Ramón Chao
1935 - 2018
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,617
Rubem Fonseca
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,618
L. J. Smith
1965 - 2025
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,619
Edvard Radzinsky
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,620
Gary Snyder
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,621
Åsa Larsson
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,622
Willem Frederik Hermans
1921 - 1995
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,623
Abu Isa al-Warraq
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 3,624
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Rubem Fonseca ranks 246. Before him are Jonathan Winters, Doris Roberts, Charles Mackerras, John Neville, Ernst Jandl, and Roy Haynes. After him are Mohammed Mzali, Yuli Daniel, Jeanne Crain, Fritz Laband, Luis Herrera Campins, and Kirill Lavrov. Among people deceased in 2020, Rubem Fonseca ranks 308. Before him are Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, Wojciech Zabłocki, Rhonda Fleming, Tengiz Sigua, Gergely Kulcsár, and Kuniwo Nakamura. After him are Paula Kelly, Jon E. Ahlquist, Paul Goma, Mark Blum, Barry Hulshoff, and John Shrapnel.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsJonathan Winters
COMEDIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 240
Doris Roberts
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 241
Charles Mackerras
CONDUCTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 242
John Neville
ACTOR
1925 - 2011
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 243
Ernst Jandl
WRITER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 244
Roy Haynes
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2024
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 245
Rubem Fonseca
WRITER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 246
Mohammed Mzali
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 247
Yuli Daniel
WRITER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 248
Jeanne Crain
ACTOR
1925 - 2003
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 249
Fritz Laband
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1982
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 250
Luis Herrera Campins
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 251
Kirill Lavrov
ACTOR
1925 - 2007
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 252
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsGiacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 302
Wojciech Zabłocki
ARCHITECT
1930 - 2020
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 303
Rhonda Fleming
ACTOR
1923 - 2020
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 304
Tengiz Sigua
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2020
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 305
Gergely Kulcsár
ATHLETE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 306
Kuniwo Nakamura
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 307
Rubem Fonseca
WRITER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 308
Paula Kelly
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 309
Jon E. Ahlquist
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 310
Paul Goma
WRITER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 311
Mark Blum
ACTOR
1950 - 2020
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 312
Barry Hulshoff
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 313
John Shrapnel
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 314
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Rubem Fonseca ranks 367 out of 2,236. Before him are Antônio Carlos Zago (1969), Flora Purim (1942), Nílton de Sordi (1931), Ruy Ramos (1957), Alberto Cavalcanti (1897), and Alfredo Ovando Candía (1918). After him are Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Mauro Silva (1968), Susana Vieira (1942), Argemiro (1915), Adhemar Pimenta (1896), and Alex (1982).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsAntônio Carlos Zago
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 361
Flora Purim
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 362
Nílton de Sordi
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 363
Ruy Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 364
Alberto Cavalcanti
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1982
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 365
Alfredo Ovando Candía
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1982
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 366
Rubem Fonseca
WRITER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 367
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 368
Mauro Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 369
Susana Vieira
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 370
Argemiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1975
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 371
Adhemar Pimenta
COACH
1896 - 1970
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 372
Alex
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 373
Among WRITERS In Brazil
Among writers born in Brazil, Rubem Fonseca ranks 17. Before him are Carlos Marighella (1911), Bernardo Guimarães (1825), José de Alencar (1829), Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902), Monteiro Lobato (1882), and Oswald de Andrade (1890). After him are Lui Morais (1961), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Ana Maria Machado (1941), Rachel de Queiroz (1910), Moacyr Scliar (1937), and Gonçalves Dias (1823).
Carlos Marighella
1911 - 1969
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 11
Bernardo Guimarães
1825 - 1884
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 12
José de Alencar
1829 - 1877
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 13
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
1902 - 1987
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 14
Monteiro Lobato
1882 - 1948
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 15
Oswald de Andrade
1890 - 1954
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 16
Rubem Fonseca
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 17
Lui Morais
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 18
Lygia Fagundes Telles
1923 - 2022
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 19
Ana Maria Machado
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 20
Rachel de Queiroz
1910 - 2003
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 21
Moacyr Scliar
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 22
Gonçalves Dias
1823 - 1864
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 23