WRITER

Sohrab Sepehri

1928 - 1980

Sohrab Sepehri

Sohrab Sepehri ( 7 October 1928 – 21 April 1980; Persian: سهراب سپهری) was a notable Iranian poet and painter. He is considered to be one of the five most famous Iranian poets who have practiced modern poetry alongside Nima Youshij, Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, and Forough Farrokhzad. Sepehri's poems have been translated into several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian and Kurdish. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sohrab Sepehri is the 3,328th most popular writer (down from 3,105th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Iran (down from 291st in 2019) and the 35th most popular Iranian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sohrab Sepehri ranks 3,328 out of 7,302. Before him are Anatoly Rybakov, Harold Russell, Christopher Robin Milne, Butrus al-Bustani, Alan Sillitoe, and August Šenoa. After him are Salomėja Nėris, Antoine Furetière, Robert M. Pirsig, Horace McCoy, Monteiro Lobato, and Louis Pergaud.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Anatoly Rybakov
1911 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3,322
Harold Russell
1914 - 2002
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3,323
Christopher Robin Milne
1920 - 1996
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,324
Butrus al-Bustani
1819 - 1883
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,325
Alan Sillitoe
1928 - 2010
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,326
August Šenoa
1838 - 1881
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,327
Sohrab Sepehri
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,328
Salomėja Nėris
1904 - 1945
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,329
Antoine Furetière
1619 - 1688
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,330
Robert M. Pirsig
1928 - 2017
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 3,331
Horace McCoy
1897 - 1955
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3,332
Monteiro Lobato
1882 - 1948
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3,333
Louis Pergaud
1882 - 1915
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3,334

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Sohrab Sepehri ranks 266. Before him are Ara Güler, Frederick Stafford, Bella Davidovich, Jacques Dupont, Hiroshi Nakajima, and Alan Sillitoe. After him are Robert M. Pirsig, Roald Aas, Annie Cordy, Ian Bannen, Amata Kabua, and Joss Ackland. Among people deceased in 1980, Sohrab Sepehri ranks 151. Before him are Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark, Alfred Andersch, André Parrot, Oskar Kummetz, Miliza Korjus, and Roza Eskenazi. After him are Jacqueline Cochran, Torcuato Fernández-Miranda, Arthur Melvin Okun, Andrija Anković, Yakov Malik, and Nihat Erim.

Others Born in 1928

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Ara Güler
JOURNALIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 260
Frederick Stafford
ACTOR
1928 - 1979
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 261
Bella Davidovich
MUSICIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 262
Jacques Dupont
CYCLIST
1928 - 2019
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 263
Hiroshi Nakajima
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 264
Alan Sillitoe
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 265
Sohrab Sepehri
WRITER
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 266
Robert M. Pirsig
WRITER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 267
Roald Aas
SKATER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 268
Annie Cordy
ACTOR
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 269
Ian Bannen
ACTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 270
Amata Kabua
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1996
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 271
Joss Ackland
ACTOR
1928 - 2023
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 272

Others Deceased in 1980

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Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1908 - 1980
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 145
Alfred Andersch
WRITER
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 146
André Parrot
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1901 - 1980
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 147
Oskar Kummetz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1980
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 148
Miliza Korjus
SINGER
1905 - 1980
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 149
Roza Eskenazi
SINGER
1895 - 1980
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 150
Sohrab Sepehri
WRITER
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 151
Jacqueline Cochran
PILOT
1906 - 1980
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 152
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1980
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 153
Arthur Melvin Okun
ECONOMIST
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 154
Andrija Anković
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1980
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 155
Yakov Malik
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 156
Nihat Erim
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1980
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 157

In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Sohrab Sepehri ranks 295 out of 631. Before him are Abolqasem Lahouti (1887), Ali-Reza Pahlavi (1966), Al-Nayrizi (865), Athir al-Din al-Abhari (1200), Majid Majidi (1959), and Malek Jahan Khanom (1805). After him are Ali Akbar Velayati (1945), Lady Adela (1847), Mohammad Reza Aref (1951), Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar (935), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), and Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960).

Others born in Iran

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Abolqasem Lahouti
WRITER
1887 - 1957
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 289
Ali-Reza Pahlavi
NOBLEMAN
1966 - 2011
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 290
Al-Nayrizi
MATHEMATICIAN
865 - 922
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 291
Athir al-Din al-Abhari
MATHEMATICIAN
1200 - 1264
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 292
Majid Majidi
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 293
Malek Jahan Khanom
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1873
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 294
Sohrab Sepehri
WRITER
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 295
Ali Akbar Velayati
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 296
Lady Adela
POLITICIAN
1847 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 297
Mohammad Reza Aref
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 298
Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
935 - 1025
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 299
Mohammad Ali Jafari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 300
Mohammad Javad Zarif
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 301