WRITER

Valentin Rasputin

1937 - 2015

Valentin Rasputin

Valentin Grigoryevich Rasputin (; Russian: Валентин Григорьевич Распутин; 15 March 1937 – 14 March 2015) was a Soviet and Russian writer. He was born and lived much of his life in the Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia. Rasputin's works depict rootless urban characters and the fight for survival of centuries-old traditional rural ways of life, addressing complex questions of ethics and spiritual revival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valentin Rasputin is the 3,228th most popular writer (down from 2,659th in 2019), the 1,129th most popular biography from Russia (down from 982nd in 2019) and the 134th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Valentin Rasputin ranks 3,228 out of 7,302. Before him are Phlegon of Tralles, Yury Tynyanov, John Henry Mackay, Ignacio Ramonet, Kristjan Jaak Peterson, and Alfredo M. Bonanno. After him are Erich Fried, Azalais de Porcairagues, Tomaž Šalamun, Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, Jorge Bucay, and Juana de Ibarbourou.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Phlegon of Tralles
200 - 200
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 3,222
Yury Tynyanov
1894 - 1943
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 3,223
John Henry Mackay
1864 - 1933
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 3,224
Ignacio Ramonet
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 3,225
Kristjan Jaak Peterson
1801 - 1822
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 3,226
Alfredo M. Bonanno
1937 - 2023
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 3,227
Valentin Rasputin
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 3,228
Erich Fried
1921 - 1988
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3,229
Azalais de Porcairagues
1141 - 1177
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3,230
Tomaž Šalamun
1941 - 2014
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3,231
Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 3,232
Jorge Bucay
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 3,233
Juana de Ibarbourou
1892 - 1979
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 3,234

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Valentin Rasputin ranks 232. Before him are Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Tomas Venclova, Claude Allègre, Jackie Collins, George Kerr, and Alfredo M. Bonanno. After him are Ivo Daneu, Brian G. Marsden, Garth Hudson, Luciana Paluzzi, Keiko Abe, and Gyula Zsivótzky. Among people deceased in 2015, Valentin Rasputin ranks 177. Before him are Fred Anton Maier, Moses Malone, Galina Prozumenshchikova, Chris Squire, Johanna Quandt, and Jackie Collins. After him are Nils Christie, Czesław Kiszczak, Jon Vickers, Movita Castaneda, Douglas Tompkins, and László Paskai.

Others Born in 1937

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Jeremiah P. Ostriker
PHYSICIST
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 226
Tomas Venclova
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 227
Claude Allègre
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 228
Jackie Collins
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 229
George Kerr
ATHLETE
1937 - 2012
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 230
Alfredo M. Bonanno
WRITER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 231
Valentin Rasputin
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 232
Ivo Daneu
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 233
Brian G. Marsden
ASTRONOMER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 234
Garth Hudson
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 235
Luciana Paluzzi
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 236
Keiko Abe
COMPOSER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 237
Gyula Zsivótzky
ATHLETE
1937 - 2007
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 238

Others Deceased in 2015

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Fred Anton Maier
SKATER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 171
Moses Malone
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - 2015
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 172
Galina Prozumenshchikova
SWIMMER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 173
Chris Squire
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2015
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 174
Johanna Quandt
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2015
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 175
Jackie Collins
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 176
Valentin Rasputin
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 177
Nils Christie
SOCIOLOGIST
1928 - 2015
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 178
Czesław Kiszczak
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 179
Jon Vickers
SINGER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 180
Movita Castaneda
ACTOR
1916 - 2015
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 181
Douglas Tompkins
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - 2015
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 182
László Paskai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2015
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 183

In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Valentin Rasputin ranks 1,129 out of 3,761. Before him are Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1974), Vsevolod Bobrov (1922), Georgy Vitsin (1917), Pavel Kurochkin (1900), Martti Talvela (1935), and Leo Borchard (1899). After him are Sergei Bodrov (1948), Kliment Timiryazev (1843), Feodosia Morozova (1632), Alexander Chavchavadze (1786), Oleg Kalugin (1934), and Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow (1910).

Others born in Russia

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
TENNIS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,123
Vsevolod Bobrov
ATHLETE
1922 - 1979
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 1,124
Georgy Vitsin
ACTOR
1917 - 2001
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 1,125
Pavel Kurochkin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1989
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,126
Martti Talvela
SINGER
1935 - 1989
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,127
Leo Borchard
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1945
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 1,128
Valentin Rasputin
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 1,129
Sergei Bodrov
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,130
Kliment Timiryazev
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1920
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,131
Feodosia Morozova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1632 - 1675
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,132
Alexander Chavchavadze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1846
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,133
Oleg Kalugin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,134
Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 1,135