WRITER
Tahar Ben Jelloun
1944 - Today

Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun (Arabic: الطاهر بن جلون, romanized: aṭ-Ṭāhir bin Jallūn; born 1 December 1944) is a Moroccan writer who rose to fame for his 1985 novel L'Enfant de sable (The Sand Child). All of his work is written in French although his first language is Darija. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tahar Ben Jelloun is the 1,217th most popular writer (down from 1,107th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Morocco (down from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Moroccan Writer.
Tahar ben Jelloun is a Moroccan writer and psychiatrist who is most famous for his novel, "The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon."
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Tahar Ben Jelloun ranks 1,217 out of 7,302. Before him are Khushal Khattak, Noah Gordon, Ahmed Deedat, Shi Nai'an, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, and Matteo Bandello. After him are James Clavell, Blaise Cendrars, Cornelius Gallus, Robert Sheckley, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, and Hristo Botev.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKhushal Khattak
1613 - 1689
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,211
Noah Gordon
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,212
Ahmed Deedat
1918 - 2005
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 1,213
Shi Nai'an
1296 - 1372
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,214
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
1914 - 1999
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,215
Matteo Bandello
1484 - 1561
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,216
Tahar Ben Jelloun
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,217
James Clavell
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,218
Blaise Cendrars
1887 - 1961
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,219
Cornelius Gallus
69 BC - 26 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,220
Robert Sheckley
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,221
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
1878 - 1947
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,222
Hristo Botev
1848 - 1876
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,223
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Tahar Ben Jelloun ranks 115. Before him are John Atta Mills, Roger Scruton, Masanobu Izumi, Karl Jenkins, Gianni Morandi, and Nana Akufo-Addo. After him are Coluche, Keith Emerson, Max Romeo, Peter Tosh, Patrick Depailler, and Jan Guillou.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsJohn Atta Mills
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2012
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 109
Roger Scruton
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 110
Masanobu Izumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 111
Karl Jenkins
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 112
Gianni Morandi
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 113
Nana Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 114
Tahar Ben Jelloun
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 115
Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 116
Keith Emerson
COMPOSER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 117
Max Romeo
SINGER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 118
Peter Tosh
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1987
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 119
Patrick Depailler
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1980
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 120
Jan Guillou
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 121
In Morocco
Among people born in Morocco, Tahar Ben Jelloun ranks 23 out of 264. Before him are Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951), Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1160), Zeno of Verona (300), Yusef of Morocco (1882), Michel Galabru (1922), and Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1138). After him are Hassan I of Morocco (1836), Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878), Frida Boccara (1940), Anne-Marie David (1952), Al-Rashid of Morocco (1631), and Daniel Pennac (1944).
Others born in Morocco
Go to all RankingsJean-Luc Mélenchon
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 17
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1199
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 18
Zeno of Verona
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 371
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 19
Yusef of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1927
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 20
Michel Galabru
ACTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 21
Abu Yaqub Yusuf
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1184
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 22
Tahar Ben Jelloun
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 23
Hassan I of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1894
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 24
Abdelaziz of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 25
Frida Boccara
SINGER
1940 - 1996
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 26
Anne-Marie David
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 27
Al-Rashid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1672
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 28
Daniel Pennac
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 29
Among WRITERS In Morocco
Among writers born in Morocco, Tahar Ben Jelloun ranks 2. Before him are Fatema Mernissi (1940). After him are Daniel Pennac (1944), Mohamed Choukri (1935), Driss Chraïbi (1926), Dunash ben Labrat (920), Eva Illouz (1961), Malika Oufkir (1953), Ahmed Rami (1946), Muriel Barbery (1969), Katherine Pancol (1954), and Leïla Slimani (1981).
Fatema Mernissi
1940 - 2015
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 1
Tahar Ben Jelloun
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 2
Daniel Pennac
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 3
Mohamed Choukri
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 4
Driss Chraïbi
1926 - 2007
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 5
Dunash ben Labrat
920 - 990
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 6
Eva Illouz
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 7
Malika Oufkir
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 8
Ahmed Rami
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 9
Muriel Barbery
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 10
Katherine Pancol
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 11
Leïla Slimani
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 12