Writer
Doris Lessing
1919 - 2013
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Doris Lessing
Her biography is available in 107 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 106 in 2024). Doris Lessing is the 318th most popular writer (up from 341st in 2024), the 46th most popular biography from Iran (up from 51st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Iranian Writer.
Doris Lessing is most famous for her novels, which include The Golden Notebook, The Grass is Singing, and The Good Terrorist.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Doris Lessing ranks 318 out of 7,302. Before her are Ismail Kadare, Herman Melville, Max Brod, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, Ernst Jünger, and Antonin Artaud. After her are Héloïse, François Mauriac, Henri Charrière, Italo Calvino, Marguerite de Navarre, and Nadine Gordimer.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Ismail Kadare
1936 - 2024
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 312
Herman Melville
1819 - 1891
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 313
Max Brod
1884 - 1968
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 314
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
1749 - 1791
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 315
Ernst Jünger
1895 - 1998
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 316
Antonin Artaud
1896 - 1948
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 317
Doris Lessing
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 318
Héloïse
1101 - 1164
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 319
François Mauriac
1885 - 1970
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 320
Henri Charrière
1906 - 1973
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 321
Italo Calvino
1923 - 1985
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 322
Marguerite de Navarre
1492 - 1549
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 323
Nadine Gordimer
1923 - 2014
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 324
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Doris Lessing ranks 9. Before her are Mikhail Kalashnikov, Siad Barre, Edmund Hillary, J. D. Salinger, Primo Levi, and I. K. Gujral. After her are Kim Jong-suk, Joseph Murray, G. E. M. Anscombe, Giulio Andreotti, Choi Kyu-hah, and Zhao Ziyang. Among people deceased in 2013, Doris Lessing ranks 9. Before her are Mikhail Kalashnikov, Robert Edwards, Hugo Chávez, Jorge Rafael Videla, Donald A. Glaser, and Pran. After her are Heinrich Rohrer, Võ Nguyên Giáp, Frederick Sanger, Robert Coleman Richardson, Mohammed Omar, and Peter O'Toole.
Others Born in 1919
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Mikhail Kalashnikov
ENGINEER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 3
Siad Barre
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1995
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 4
Edmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 5
J. D. Salinger
WRITER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 6
Primo Levi
WRITER
1919 - 1987
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 7
I. K. Gujral
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2012
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 8
Doris Lessing
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 9
Kim Jong-suk
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1949
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 10
Joseph Murray
PHYSICIAN
1919 - 2012
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 11
G. E. M. Anscombe
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 12
Giulio Andreotti
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 13
Choi Kyu-hah
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 14
Zhao Ziyang
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2005
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsMikhail Kalashnikov
ENGINEER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 3
Robert Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2013
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 4
Hugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 5
Jorge Rafael Videla
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 6
Donald A. Glaser
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 7
Pran
ACTOR
1920 - 2013
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 8
Doris Lessing
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 9
Heinrich Rohrer
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2013
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 10
Võ Nguyên Giáp
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 2013
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 11
Frederick Sanger
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 12
Robert Coleman Richardson
PHYSICIST
1937 - 2013
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 13
Mohammed Omar
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2013
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 14
Peter O'Toole
ACTOR
1932 - 2013
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 15
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Doris Lessing ranks 46 out of NaN. Before her are Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Ardashir I (180), Shapur I (150), Farah Pahlavi (1938), Shams Tabrizi (1185), and Hassan Rouhani (1948). After her are Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903), Saadi Shirazi (1210), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), Reza Shah (1878), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), and Mahsa Amini (1999).
Others born in Iran
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Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
POLITICIAN
1247 - 1318
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 40
Ardashir I
POLITICIAN
180 - 242
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 41
Shapur I
POLITICIAN
150 - 270
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 42
Farah Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 43
Shams Tabrizi
WRITER
1185 - 1248
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 44
Hassan Rouhani
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 45
Doris Lessing
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 46
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
ASTRONOMER
903 - 986
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 47
Saadi Shirazi
WRITER
1210 - 1291
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 48
Mohammad Mosaddegh
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1967
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 49
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 50
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 51
Mahsa Amini
INSPIRATION
1999 - 2022
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 52
Among Writers In Iran
Among writers born in Iran, Doris Lessing ranks 9. Before her are Ismail I (1487), Ferdowsi (940), Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), Jami (1414), and Shams Tabrizi (1185). After her are Saadi Shirazi (1210), Attar of Nishapur (1145), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (1125), Ali Shariati (1933), and Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724).
Ismail I
1487 - 1524
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 3
Ferdowsi
940 - 1020
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 4
Mansur Al-Hallaj
858 - 922
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 5
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
1201 - 1274
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 6
Jami
1414 - 1492
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 7
Shams Tabrizi
1185 - 1248
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 8
Doris Lessing
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 9
Saadi Shirazi
1210 - 1291
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 10
Attar of Nishapur
1145 - 1220
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 11
Magtymguly Pyragy
1733 - 1807
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 12
Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani
1125 - 1201
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 13
Ali Shariati
1933 - 1977
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 14
Ibn al-Muqaffa'
724 - 756
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 15
