Writer
Bozorg Alavi
writer, novelist and activist
1904 - 1997
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Bozorg Alavi
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Bozorg Alavi is the 4,300th most popular writer (down from 4,063rd in 2024), the 373rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 355th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Iranian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Bozorg Alavi ranks 4,300 out of 7,302. Before him are Julius Zeyer, Anna Haava, Qurratulain Hyder, Graham Swift, Cecil Day-Lewis, and Philippe Hériat. After him are Dai Sijie, Malika Oufkir, Herbert W. Franke, Petrus Borel, Pamela Colman Smith, and Gerardo Diego.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Julius Zeyer
1841 - 1901
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,294
Anna Haava
1864 - 1957
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,295
Qurratulain Hyder
1927 - 2007
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,296
Graham Swift
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,297
Cecil Day-Lewis
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4,298
Philippe Hériat
1898 - 1971
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 4,299
Bozorg Alavi
1904 - 1997
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 4,300
Dai Sijie
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 4,301
Malika Oufkir
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4,302
Herbert W. Franke
1927 - 2022
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4,303
Petrus Borel
1809 - 1859
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4,304
Pamela Colman Smith
1878 - 1951
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4,305
Gerardo Diego
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4,306
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Bozorg Alavi ranks 220. Before him are Gavriil Popov, Richard Addinsell, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Alexander Gerschenkron, Fernando Lopez, and Cecil Day-Lewis. After him are Alger Hiss, Valentín González, Bill Brandt, Abraham Alikhanov, Giuliano Bonfante, and Elizabeth Roboz Einstein. Among people deceased in 1997, Bozorg Alavi ranks 197. Before him are Pedro Zaballa, Tony Williams, Chris Farley, James Krüss, Léon Poliakov, and Natallia Arsiennieva. After him are Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, Corneliu Baba, Arthur Machado, Kathy Acker, Luigi Cantone, and Juzo Itami.
Others Born in 1904
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Gavriil Popov
COMPOSER
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 214
Richard Addinsell
COMPOSER
1904 - 1977
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 215
Alfredo Brilhante da Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 216
Alexander Gerschenkron
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1978
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 217
Fernando Lopez
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1993
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 218
Cecil Day-Lewis
WRITER
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 219
Bozorg Alavi
WRITER
1904 - 1997
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 220
Alger Hiss
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 221
Valentín González
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1983
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 222
Bill Brandt
JOURNALIST
1904 - 1983
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 223
Abraham Alikhanov
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1970
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 224
Giuliano Bonfante
LINGUIST
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 225
Elizabeth Roboz Einstein
CHEMIST
1904 - 1995
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 226
Others Deceased in 1997
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Pedro Zaballa
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 191
Tony Williams
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1997
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 192
Chris Farley
ACTOR
1964 - 1997
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 193
James Krüss
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 194
Léon Poliakov
HISTORIAN
1910 - 1997
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 195
Natallia Arsiennieva
WRITER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 196
Bozorg Alavi
WRITER
1904 - 1997
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 197
Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh
WRITER
1892 - 1997
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 198
Corneliu Baba
PAINTER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 199
Arthur Machado
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1997
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 200
Kathy Acker
WRITER
1947 - 1997
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 201
Luigi Cantone
FENCER
1917 - 1997
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 202
Juzo Itami
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 1997
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 203
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Bozorg Alavi ranks 373 out of NaN. Before him are Mohammad Ali Foroughi (1877), Asadollah Alam (1919), Ahmad Vahidi (1958), Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (1964), Cassandra Clare (1973), and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1958). After him are Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi (1935), Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh (1892), Zahra Kazemi (1948), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Keikavus (1021), and Mohammad Reza Zahedi (1960).
Others born in Iran
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Mohammad Ali Foroughi
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1942
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 367
Asadollah Alam
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1978
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 368
Ahmad Vahidi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 369
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2024
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 370
Cassandra Clare
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 371
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
PHYSICIST
1958 - 2020
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 372
Bozorg Alavi
WRITER
1904 - 1997
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 373
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 374
Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh
WRITER
1892 - 1997
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 375
Zahra Kazemi
PHOTOGRAPHER
1948 - 2003
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 376
Masoud Kimiai
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 377
Keikavus
NOBLEMAN
1021 - 1098
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 378
Mohammad Reza Zahedi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - 2024
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 379
Among Writers In Iran
Among writers born in Iran, Bozorg Alavi ranks 50. Before him are Simin Behbahani (1927), Ibn Bibi (1250), Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi (995), Iraj Mirza (1874), Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani (1001), and Cassandra Clare (1973). After him are Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh (1892), Bahram Beyzai (1938), Hushang Ebtehaj (1928), Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (1940), Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), and Mehdi Akhavan-Sales (1929).
Simin Behbahani
1927 - 2014
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 44
Ibn Bibi
1250 - 1285
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 45
Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi
995 - 1077
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 46
Iraj Mirza
1874 - 1926
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 47
Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani
1001 - 1054
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 48
Cassandra Clare
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 49
Bozorg Alavi
1904 - 1997
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 50
Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh
1892 - 1997
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 51
Bahram Beyzai
1938 - 2025
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 52
Hushang Ebtehaj
1928 - 2022
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 53
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 54
Shahrnush Parsipur
1946 - 2026
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 55
Mehdi Akhavan-Sales
1929 - 1990
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 56
