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Sapardi Djoko Damono

1940 - 2020

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Sapardi Djoko Damono (20 March 1940 – 19 July 2020) was an Indonesian poet known for lyrical poems, and who was widely regarded as the pioneer of lyrical poetry in Indonesia. He died in South Tangerang, Banten on 19 July 2020 after a long illness. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sapardi Djoko Damono is the 5,779th most popular writer (down from 5,664th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 82nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indonesian Writer.

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Among writers, Sapardi Djoko Damono ranks 5,779 out of 7,302. Before him are Alfredo Panzini, Dániel Berzsenyi, Elizabeth Gilbert, Miguel Mihura, George Holyoake, and Vítězslav Hálek. After him are Majit Gafuri, Luigi Galleani, Tim Powers, Semyon Nadson, Joel Lehtonen, and José Hierro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Sapardi Djoko Damono ranks 500. Before him are Niilo Halonen, Erik Hartsuiker, Aristides Royo, Hasan Muratović, Paul Williams, and Naohiro Ikeda. After him are Robert Budzynski, Mariette Hartley, Gary Kurtz, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Terry McDermott, and Dani Shmulevich-Rom. Among people deceased in 2020, Sapardi Djoko Damono ranks 616. Before him are Mario Chaldú, Rita Sargsyan, Camilla Wicks, Hasan Muratović, Louis Meznarie, and Tommy Docherty. After him are Marge Champion, Ali Mirzaei, Eric Verdonk, Pete Rademacher, Miguel Jones, and Gregory Areshian.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Sapardi Djoko Damono ranks 80 out of 158. Before him are Erick Thohir (1970), Christine Hakim (1956), Xaviera Hollander (1943), Taco (1955), Achmad Nawir (1912), and Agnez Mo (1986). After him are Adriaan Fokker (1887), Amir Sjarifuddin (1907), Lien Gisolf (1910), Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908), Ruurd Leegstra (1877), and Iko Uwais (1983).

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Among WRITERS In Indonesia

Among writers born in Indonesia, Sapardi Djoko Damono ranks 9. Before him are Chairil Anwar (1922), Amir Hamzah (1911), Abdul Muis (1883), Nh. Dini (1936), Mochtar Lubis (1922), and Xaviera Hollander (1943). After him are Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908), Jeroen Brouwers (1940), Ayu Utami (1968), and Eka Kurniawan (1975).

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