WRITER
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
1890 - 1977

Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Suniti Kumar Chatterji (26 November 1890 – 29 May 1977) was an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur. He was a recipient of the second highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Vibhushan. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suniti Kumar Chatterji is the 4,873rd most popular writer (up from 4,898th in 2019), the 651st most popular biography from India (down from 619th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Indian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Suniti Kumar Chatterji ranks 4,873 out of 7,302. Before him are Wolfgang Koeppen, Raymond Abellio, Clare Hollingworth, Ariel Dorfman, Robert Leckie, and Jim Harrison. After him are Olav Aukrust, Lucy Hawking, Sultan Bahu, Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Paul Theroux, and Tua Forsström.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Koeppen
1906 - 1996
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 4,867
Raymond Abellio
1907 - 1986
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,868
Clare Hollingworth
1911 - 2017
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,869
Ariel Dorfman
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,870
Robert Leckie
1920 - 2001
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,871
Jim Harrison
1937 - 2016
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,872
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,873
Olav Aukrust
1883 - 1929
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,874
Lucy Hawking
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,875
Sultan Bahu
1630 - 1691
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 4,876
Pieter Jelles Troelstra
1860 - 1930
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 4,877
Paul Theroux
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 4,878
Tua Forsström
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 4,879
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Suniti Kumar Chatterji ranks 183. Before him are Ben Adams, Hans Gál, Rainer von Fieandt, Klabund, Paul Scherrer, and Eino Kaila. After him are Herbert Marshall, Gustaf Weidel, Karl Lashley, Paul Whiteman, Robert Lindsay, and Mortimer Wheeler. Among people deceased in 1977, Suniti Kumar Chatterji ranks 198. Before him are Ethel Waters, Giorgio Pessina, David Toro, Leila Hyams, Peter Carl Goldmark, and Rodolfo Walsh. After him are Tafari Benti, Robert Lowell, Germano Boettcher Sobrinho, Zero Mostel, Karl Kreutzberg, and Franco Albini.
Others Born in 1890
Go to all RankingsBen Adams
ATHLETE
1890 - 1961
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 177
Hans Gál
COMPOSER
1890 - 1987
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 178
Rainer von Fieandt
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1972
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 179
Klabund
WRITER
1890 - 1928
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 180
Paul Scherrer
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1969
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 181
Eino Kaila
PHILOSOPHER
1890 - 1958
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 182
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
WRITER
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 183
Herbert Marshall
ACTOR
1890 - 1966
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 184
Gustaf Weidel
ATHLETE
1890 - 1959
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 185
Karl Lashley
PSYCHOLOGIST
1890 - 1958
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 186
Paul Whiteman
COMPOSER
1890 - 1967
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 187
Robert Lindsay
ATHLETE
1890 - 1958
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 188
Mortimer Wheeler
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1890 - 1976
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 189
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsEthel Waters
SINGER
1896 - 1977
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 192
Giorgio Pessina
ATHLETE
1902 - 1977
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 193
David Toro
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1977
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 194
Leila Hyams
ACTOR
1905 - 1977
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 195
Peter Carl Goldmark
INVENTOR
1906 - 1977
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 196
Rodolfo Walsh
WRITER
1927 - 1977
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 197
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
WRITER
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 198
Tafari Benti
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1977
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 199
Robert Lowell
WRITER
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 200
Germano Boettcher Sobrinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1977
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 201
Zero Mostel
ACTOR
1915 - 1977
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 202
Karl Kreutzberg
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 203
Franco Albini
ARCHITECT
1905 - 1977
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 204
In India
Among people born in India, Suniti Kumar Chatterji ranks 651 out of 1,861. Before him are Kamal Ranadive (1917), Shyam Benegal (1934), V. N. Janaki (1923), Sadashiv Amrapurkar (1950), Pratibha Ray (1944), and Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942). After him are K. D. Jadhav (1926), Shriram Lagoo (1927), Kiran Bedi (1949), Kamala Surayya (1934), Manna Dey (1919), and Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsKamal Ranadive
PHYSICIAN
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 645
Shyam Benegal
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 646
V. N. Janaki
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1996
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 647
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
ACTOR
1950 - 2014
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 648
Pratibha Ray
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 649
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
WRITER
1942 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 650
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
WRITER
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 651
K. D. Jadhav
ATHLETE
1926 - 1984
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 652
Shriram Lagoo
ACTOR
1927 - 2019
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 653
Kiran Bedi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 654
Kamala Surayya
WRITER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 655
Manna Dey
SINGER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 656
Mulayam Singh Yadav
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 657
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Suniti Kumar Chatterji ranks 79. Before him are Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Krishan Chander (1914), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Saadat Hasan Manto (1912), Pratibha Ray (1944), and Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942). After him are Kamala Surayya (1934), Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Ashapurna Devi (1909), and Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887).
Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 73
Krishan Chander
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 74
Bhalchandra Nemade
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 75
Saadat Hasan Manto
1912 - 1955
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 76
Pratibha Ray
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 77
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
1942 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 78
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 79
Kamala Surayya
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 80
Maithili Sharan Gupt
1886 - 1964
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 81
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
1911 - 1987
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 82
Dharamvir Bharati
1926 - 1997
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 83
Ashapurna Devi
1909 - 1995
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 84
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 85