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Yusuf Idris

1927 - 1991

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Yusuf Idris, also spelled Yusof Idris (Arabic: يوسف إدريس; May 19, 1927 – August 1, 1991) was an Egyptian writer of plays, short stories, and novels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yusuf Idris is the 4,125th most popular writer (down from 3,581st in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 444th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yusuf Idris ranks 4,125 out of 7,302. Before him are Mário Pinto de Andrade, Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Bragi Boddason, Gabriela Adameșteanu, Princess Delphine of Belgium, and Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński. After him are Ken Adam, Herman Heijermans, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, John Mauropous, Johan Turi, and Pascal Lainé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Yusuf Idris ranks 268. Before him are Dimitar Iliev Popov, Roger Carel, Tore Svensson, Giovanni Arpino, Barbara Rush, and Pierre Aubert. After him are Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, L. K. Advani, William Daniels, Edmund Gettier, Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, and Martin Špegelj. Among people deceased in 1991, Yusuf Idris ranks 142. Before him are Franz Brunner, Ed Heinemann, Sanmao, Frank H. Netter, Domingo Tarasconi, and Luis Miró. After him are Vasco Pratolini, Johnny Thunders, Richard Speck, John McIntire, Tamara Khanum, and Viviane Romance.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Yusuf Idris ranks 461 out of 642. Before him are Antigone Costanda (1934), Hossam Hassan (1966), Bat Ye'or (1933), Mohammed Hussein Heikal (1888), Mustafa Khalil (1920), and Atom Egoyan (1960). After him are Mustafa Ben Halim (1921), Hassan Shehata (1947), Mohamed M. Atalla (1924), Richard Anthony (1938), Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), and Ali Gomaa (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Yusuf Idris ranks 46. Before him are Alaa Al Aswany (1957), André Aciman (1951), Georges Schehadé (1905), Hafez Ibrahim (1872), Bat Ye'or (1933), and Mohammed Hussein Heikal (1888). After him are Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), Penelope Delta (1874), Andrée Chedid (1920), Sotion (-250), Alifa Rifaat (1930), and Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889).

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