Writer
Alifa Rifaat
Egyptian Muslim feminist and writer
1930 - 1996
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Alifa Rifaat
Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Alifa Rifaat is the 4,752nd most popular writer (up from 5,782nd in 2024), the 500th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 541st in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Egyptian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Alifa Rifaat ranks 4,752 out of 7,302. Before her are Thomas Ligotti, Henri Béraud, Václav Čtvrtek, Juan Montalvo, Źmitrok Biadula, and Alexander Tairov. After her are Dun Karm Psaila, Jan Andrzej Morsztyn, Ladislav Fuks, Vladimir Dudintsev, Vitaly Bianki, and David Belasco.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Thomas Ligotti
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 4,746
Henri Béraud
1885 - 1958
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 4,747
Václav Čtvrtek
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 4,748
Juan Montalvo
1832 - 1889
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 4,749
Źmitrok Biadula
1886 - 1941
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 4,750
Alexander Tairov
1885 - 1950
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 4,751
Alifa Rifaat
1930 - 1996
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 4,752
Dun Karm Psaila
1871 - 1961
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 4,753
Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
1621 - 1693
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 4,754
Ladislav Fuks
1923 - 1994
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,755
Vladimir Dudintsev
1918 - 1998
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,756
Vitaly Bianki
1894 - 1959
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,757
David Belasco
1853 - 1931
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,758
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Alifa Rifaat ranks 407. Before her are Shel Silverstein, Jiří Skobla, Vera T. Sós, Alphonse Alley, Aureliano Bolognesi, and Dominique Zardi. After her are Anatoli Maslyonkin, John Polkinghorne, Ivan Kolev, Harrison Young, Allan Bloom, and Tony Trabert. Among people deceased in 1996, Alifa Rifaat ranks 226. Before her are Edvin Wide, Pasqualino De Santis, Roger Lapébie, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, Wálter Guevara, and Audrey Munson. After her are Karol Jokl, Adelaide Lambert, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, V. N. Janaki, Wolfgang Koeppen, and Morton Gould.
Others Born in 1930
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Shel Silverstein
WRITER
1930 - 1999
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 401
Jiří Skobla
ATHLETE
1930 - 1978
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 402
Vera T. Sós
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 403
Alphonse Alley
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1987
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 404
Aureliano Bolognesi
BOXER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 405
Dominique Zardi
ACTOR
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 406
Alifa Rifaat
WRITER
1930 - 1996
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 407
Anatoli Maslyonkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1988
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 408
John Polkinghorne
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 409
Ivan Kolev
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2005
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 410
Harrison Young
ACTOR
1930 - 2005
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 411
Allan Bloom
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 412
Tony Trabert
TENNIS PLAYER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 413
Others Deceased in 1996
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Edvin Wide
ATHLETE
1896 - 1996
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 220
Pasqualino De Santis
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 1996
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 221
Roger Lapébie
CYCLIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 222
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1996
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 223
Wálter Guevara
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1996
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 224
Audrey Munson
SCULPTOR
1891 - 1996
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 225
Alifa Rifaat
WRITER
1930 - 1996
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 226
Karol Jokl
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 1996
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 227
Adelaide Lambert
SWIMMER
1907 - 1996
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 228
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
SINGER
1935 - 1996
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 229
V. N. Janaki
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1996
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 230
Wolfgang Koeppen
WRITER
1906 - 1996
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 231
Morton Gould
COMPOSER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 232
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Alifa Rifaat ranks 500 out of NaN. Before her are Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed (1872), Al-Hakim II (null), Pope Eumenes of Alexandria (100), Sotion (-250), Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi (1838), and Georges Guétary (1915). After her are Tefta Tashko-Koço (1910), Pope Justus of Alexandria (100), Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889), Kamal Hassan Ali (1921), Alex Proyas (1963), and Ahmose-Sitamun (-1600).
Others born in Egypt
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Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1872 - 1963
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 494
Al-Hakim II
POLITICIAN
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 495
Pope Eumenes of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 143
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 496
Sotion
WRITER
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 497
Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1904
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 498
Georges Guétary
ACTOR
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 499
Alifa Rifaat
WRITER
1930 - 1996
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 500
Tefta Tashko-Koço
SINGER
1910 - 1947
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 501
Pope Justus of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 131
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 502
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 503
Kamal Hassan Ali
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 504
Alex Proyas
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 505
Ahmose-Sitamun
POLITICIAN
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 506
Among Writers In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Alifa Rifaat ranks 52. Before her are Mohammed Hussein Heikal (1888), Yusuf Idris (1927), Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), Penelope Delta (1874), Andrée Chedid (1920), and Sotion (-250). After her are Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889), Ihsan Abdel Quddous (1919), Magdi Allam (1952), Latifa al-Zayyat (1923), Mahmud Taymur (1894), and Gamal El-Ghitani (1945).
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
1888 - 1956
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 46
Yusuf Idris
1927 - 1991
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 47
Abbās al-Aqqād
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 48
Penelope Delta
1874 - 1941
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 49
Andrée Chedid
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 50
Sotion
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 51
Alifa Rifaat
1930 - 1996
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 52
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
1889 - 1974
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 53
Ihsan Abdel Quddous
1919 - 1990
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 54
Magdi Allam
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 55
Latifa al-Zayyat
1923 - 1996
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 56
Mahmud Taymur
1894 - 1973
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 57
Gamal El-Ghitani
1945 - 2015
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 58
