WRITER
Victoria Amelina
1986 - 2023

Victoria Amelina
Viktoriia Amelina (née Shalamay; Ukrainian: Вікторія Юріївна Амеліна; 1 January 1986 – 1 July 2023), was a Ukrainian novelist and war crimes researcher. She was the author of two novels and a children's book, a winner of the Joseph Conrad Literary Award and a European Union Prize for Literature finalist. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Victoria Amelina is the 6,218th most popular writer (down from 6,128th in 2024), the 964th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 948th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular Ukrainian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Victoria Amelina ranks 6,218 out of 7,302. Before her are Ferenc Juhász, John Patrick Shanley, Christopher Fry, Louis Sachar, Iskandar Khatloni, and Robert Creeley. After her are Aglaja Veteranyi, Lyman Abbott, Patrick Grainville, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Maja Bošković-Stulli, and Piers Anthony.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerenc Juhász
1928 - 2015
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 6,212
John Patrick Shanley
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 6,213
Christopher Fry
1907 - 2005
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 6,214
Louis Sachar
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 6,215
Iskandar Khatloni
1954 - 2000
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 6,216
Robert Creeley
1926 - 2005
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 6,217
Victoria Amelina
1986 - 2023
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 6,218
Aglaja Veteranyi
1962 - 2002
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 6,219
Lyman Abbott
1835 - 1922
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 6,220
Patrick Grainville
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 6,221
Emmanuil Kazakevich
1913 - 1962
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 6,222
Maja Bošković-Stulli
1922 - 2012
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 6,223
Piers Anthony
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 6,224
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Victoria Amelina ranks 183. Before her are Nacho Monreal, Yang Mi, Abou Diaby, Gunnar Nielsen, Aaron Swartz, and Enzo Pérez. After her are Yohan Cabaye, May Calamawy, Inbar Lavi, Pentala Harikrishna, Charlyne Yi, and Lea Michele. Among people deceased in 2023, Victoria Amelina ranks 497. Before her are Traudl Hecher, Terence Davies, Manfred Schaefer, Hossein Shahabi, Evelyn Boyd Granville, and Andy Rourke. After her are Anne Heywood, Gordon Pinsent, Gil de Ferran, Francesco Nuti, Patricia Janečková, and Basil van Rooyen.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsNacho Monreal
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 177
Yang Mi
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 178
Abou Diaby
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 179
Gunnar Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 180
Aaron Swartz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1986 - 2013
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 181
Enzo Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 182
Victoria Amelina
WRITER
1986 - 2023
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 183
Yohan Cabaye
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 184
May Calamawy
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 185
Inbar Lavi
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 186
Pentala Harikrishna
CHESS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 187
Charlyne Yi
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 188
Lea Michele
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 189
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsTraudl Hecher
SKIER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 491
Terence Davies
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2023
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 492
Manfred Schaefer
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 493
Hossein Shahabi
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - 2023
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 494
Evelyn Boyd Granville
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2023
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 495
Andy Rourke
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2023
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 496
Victoria Amelina
WRITER
1986 - 2023
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 497
Anne Heywood
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 498
Gordon Pinsent
ACTOR
1930 - 2023
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 499
Gil de Ferran
RACING DRIVER
1967 - 2023
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 500
Francesco Nuti
ACTOR
1955 - 2023
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 501
Patricia Janečková
SINGER
1998 - 2023
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 502
Basil van Rooyen
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 503
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Victoria Amelina ranks 964 out of 1,365. Before her are Vera Stroyeva (1903), Anna Ushenina (1985), Pavel Morozenko (1939), Volodymyr Vakulenko (1972), Ivan Yaremchuk (1962), and Yaroslava Mahuchikh (2001). After her are Serhiy Honchar (1970), Andriy Sadovyi (1968), Epiphanius I of Ukraine (1979), Emmanuil Kazakevich (1913), Andrii Deshchytsia (1965), and Tatyana Zaslavskaya (1927).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsVera Stroyeva
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 958
Anna Ushenina
CHESS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 959
Pavel Morozenko
ACTOR
1939 - 1991
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 960
Volodymyr Vakulenko
WRITER
1972 - 2022
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 961
Ivan Yaremchuk
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 962
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 963
Victoria Amelina
WRITER
1986 - 2023
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 964
Serhiy Honchar
CYCLIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 965
Andriy Sadovyi
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 966
Epiphanius I of Ukraine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 967
Emmanuil Kazakevich
WRITER
1913 - 1962
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 968
Andrii Deshchytsia
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 969
Tatyana Zaslavskaya
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2013
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 970
Among WRITERS In Ukraine
Among writers born in Ukraine, Victoria Amelina ranks 132. Before her are Kazimierz Wierzyński (1894), Eugenie Schwarzwald (1872), Dmitry Gordon (1967), Mikhail Svetlov (1903), Mikhail Gurevich (1959), and Volodymyr Vakulenko (1972). After her are Emmanuil Kazakevich (1913), Georgi Vladimov (1931), Oles Buzina (1969), Ihor Pavlyuk (1967), Eugene Vodolazkin (1964), and Sofia Andrukhovych (1982).
Kazimierz Wierzyński
1894 - 1969
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 126
Eugenie Schwarzwald
1872 - 1940
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 127
Dmitry Gordon
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 128
Mikhail Svetlov
1903 - 1964
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 129
Mikhail Gurevich
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 130
Volodymyr Vakulenko
1972 - 2022
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 131
Victoria Amelina
1986 - 2023
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 132
Emmanuil Kazakevich
1913 - 1962
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 133
Georgi Vladimov
1931 - 2003
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 134
Oles Buzina
1969 - 2015
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 135
Ihor Pavlyuk
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 136
Eugene Vodolazkin
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 137
Sofia Andrukhovych
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 138

























































