WRITER

Xosé María Díaz Castro

1914 - 1990

Xosé María Díaz Castro

Xosé María Díaz Castro (b. Guitiriz, 19 February 1914 – d. Lugo, 2 October 1990) was a Galician poet and translator. Galician Literature Day is dedicated to him in 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xosé María Díaz Castro is the 5,049th most popular writer (up from 5,854th in 2019), the 1,571st most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,834th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Xosé María Díaz Castro ranks 5,049 out of 7,302. Before him are Rita Mae Brown, Lin Shu, Fatos Kongoli, Henriette Roland Holst, Wendela Hebbe, and Jean Vautrin. After him are Paul Louis Courier, René de Obaldia, Kim Newman, Tomoji Abe, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, and Stanley G. Weinbaum.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Rita Mae Brown
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5,043
Lin Shu
1852 - 1924
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 5,044
Fatos Kongoli
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 5,045
Henriette Roland Holst
1869 - 1952
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 5,046
Wendela Hebbe
1808 - 1899
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5,047
Jean Vautrin
1933 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 5,048
Xosé María Díaz Castro
1914 - 1990
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,049
Paul Louis Courier
1772 - 1825
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,050
René de Obaldia
1918 - 2022
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,051
Kim Newman
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,052
Tomoji Abe
1903 - 1973
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,053
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
1872 - 1945
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5,054
Stanley G. Weinbaum
1902 - 1935
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 5,055

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Xosé María Díaz Castro ranks 298. Before him are Carlo Biagi, Peter Whitehead, Daniel J. Boorstin, Juanita Moore, Mustafa Mansour, and Yuri Linnik. After him are Josette Day, Jack Medica, Ladislav Troják, Dmitry Lavrinenko, Charles Régnier, and Sam Manekshaw. Among people deceased in 1990, Xosé María Díaz Castro ranks 231. Before him are Cazuza, Max Bense, Arno Arthur Wachmann, Giorgio Scarlatti, Ann Bishop, and Charlotte Moore Sitterly. After him are Max Bulla, Concha Piquer, Margarete Adler, Allen Collins, José Luis Panizo, and Lotte Jacobi.

Others Born in 1914

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Carlo Biagi
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 292
Peter Whitehead
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1958
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 293
Daniel J. Boorstin
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2004
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 294
Juanita Moore
ACTOR
1914 - 2014
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 295
Mustafa Mansour
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 296
Yuri Linnik
MATHEMATICIAN
1914 - 1972
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 297
Xosé María Díaz Castro
WRITER
1914 - 1990
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 298
Josette Day
ACTOR
1914 - 1978
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 299
Jack Medica
SWIMMER
1914 - 1985
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 300
Ladislav Troják
HOCKEY PLAYER
1914 - 1948
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 301
Dmitry Lavrinenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1941
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 302
Charles Régnier
ACTOR
1914 - 2001
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 303
Sam Manekshaw
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2008
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 304

Others Deceased in 1990

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Cazuza
SINGER
1958 - 1990
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 225
Max Bense
PHILOSOPHER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 226
Arno Arthur Wachmann
ASTRONOMER
1902 - 1990
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 227
Giorgio Scarlatti
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 228
Ann Bishop
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1990
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 229
Charlotte Moore Sitterly
ASTRONOMER
1898 - 1990
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 230
Xosé María Díaz Castro
WRITER
1914 - 1990
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 231
Max Bulla
CYCLIST
1905 - 1990
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 232
Concha Piquer
SINGER
1908 - 1990
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 233
Margarete Adler
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1990
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 234
Allen Collins
MUSICIAN
1952 - 1990
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 235
José Luis Panizo
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 236
Lotte Jacobi
PHOTOGRAPHER
1896 - 1990
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 237

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Xosé María Díaz Castro ranks 1,571 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco Martínez Soria (1902), Julián Besteiro (1870), Abelardo Fernández (1970), Marcelo González Martín (1918), Maria del Mar Bonet (1947), and Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823). After him are Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (1852), Nacho Vidal (1973), Daniel Jarque (1983), Saúl Ñíguez (1994), Guillermo Eizaguirre (1909), and Jesé (1993).

Others born in Spain

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Francisco Martínez Soria
ACTOR
1902 - 1982
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,565
Julián Besteiro
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1940
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,566
Abelardo Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,567
Marcelo González Martín
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2004
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,568
Maria del Mar Bonet
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,569
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
COMPOSER
1823 - 1894
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 1,570
Xosé María Díaz Castro
WRITER
1914 - 1990
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,571
Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1920
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,572
Nacho Vidal
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,573
Daniel Jarque
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - 2009
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,574
Saúl Ñíguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,575
Guillermo Eizaguirre
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1986
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,576
Jesé
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,577