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Simin Behbahani

1927 - 2014

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Simin Behbahani, her surname also appears as Bihbahani (née Siminbar Khalili; Persian: سیمین بهبهانی; 20 July 1927 – 19 August 2014) was a prominent Iranian contemporary poet, lyricist, and activist. Renowned for her mastery of the ghazal, a traditional poetic form, she became an icon of modern Persian poetry. The Iranian intelligentsia and literati affectionately referred to her as the "Lioness of Iran." Throughout her illustrious career, Behbahani was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and received numerous literary accolades from around the world. Her work not only enriched Persian literature but also highlighted her role as a significant cultural and intellectual figure in Iran. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simin Behbahani is the 4,001st most popular writer (down from 3,758th in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Iran (down from 329th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Iranian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Simin Behbahani ranks 4,001 out of 7,302. Before her are Johannes Jørgensen, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, Anar Rzayev, Syd Field, Yu Dafu, and Bharatendu Harishchandra. After her are Alykul Osmonov, Carmen Martín Gaite, Herbert Achternbusch, Bei Dao, Sahakdukht, and Gustaf Fröding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Simin Behbahani ranks 252. Before her are Nguyễn Thị Bình, Chris Heunis, Hamed Karoui, Stuart Rosenberg, Dezső Gyarmati, and Vasyl Makukh. After her are Elisabeth Söderström, Edmund Szoka, Jarl Kulle, Piero Tosi, Luis Rijo, and Arthur Cohn. Among people deceased in 2014, Simin Behbahani ranks 251. Before her are Małgorzata Braunek, U. R. Ananthamurthy, Julio Abbadie, Knut Nystedt, Richard N. Frye, and Károly Sándor. After her are Paolo Salvati, Harun Farocki, Klas Ingesson, Fiorenzo Angelini, Edmund Szoka, and Nadya Nozharova.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Simin Behbahani ranks 337 out of 631. Before her are Abbas (1944), Kamal-ol-molk (1848), Esmat Dowlatshahi (1904), Hossein Wahid Khorasani (1921), Ali-Morad Khan Zand (1779), and Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (1923). After her are Ibn Bibi (1250), Ismail III (1733), Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi (995), Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Haj Ali Razmara (1901), and Nasrin Sotoudeh (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Simin Behbahani ranks 44. Before her are Ahmad Shamlou (1925), Subh-i-Azal (1831), Mahmoud Shabestari (1288), Saib Tabrizi (1592), Simin Daneshvar (1921), and Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (1923). After her are Ibn Bibi (1250), Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi (995), Iraj Mirza (1874), Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani (1001), Cassandra Clare (1973), and Bozorg Alavi (1904).

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