Writer
Humayun Ahmed
author, poet, dramatist and film director
1948 - 2012
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Humayun Ahmed
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Humayun Ahmed is the 5,286th most popular writer (down from 3,926th in 2024), the 44th most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 34th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Bangladeshi Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Humayun Ahmed ranks 5,286 out of 7,302. Before him are Alan Bennett, Þórbergur Þórðarson, Théodore Aubanel, Dicuil, Hasrat Mohani, and Motojirō Kajii. After him are Édouard Pailleron, Athenaeus Mechanicus, Lise Nørgaard, August Jakobson, Viktoriya Tokareva, and Hans Christian Branner.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Alan Bennett
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,280
Þórbergur Þórðarson
1888 - 1974
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,281
Théodore Aubanel
1829 - 1886
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,282
Dicuil
800 - 900
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,283
Hasrat Mohani
1875 - 1951
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,284
Motojirō Kajii
1901 - 1932
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 5,285
Humayun Ahmed
1948 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 5,286
Édouard Pailleron
1834 - 1899
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 5,287
Athenaeus Mechanicus
200 BC - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 5,288
Lise Nørgaard
1917 - 2023
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 5,289
August Jakobson
1904 - 1963
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,290
Viktoriya Tokareva
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,291
Hans Christian Branner
1903 - 1966
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,292
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Humayun Ahmed ranks 530. Before him are David Hungate, Marañón, Walter Planckaert, Johan De Muynck, Raynald Denoueix, and Deborah Shelton. After him are Toninho, Laurent Voulzy, Joel Santana, Bülent Arınç, Irina Kupchenko, and Nate Archibald. Among people deceased in 2012, Humayun Ahmed ranks 328. Before him are Alketas Panagoulias, Dara Singh, Carmen Basilio, Keith Campbell, Zalman King, and Zig Ziglar. After him are Bill Moggridge, Valeri Vasiliev, Lyudmila Kasatkina, Chikage Awashima, Barry Commoner, and Sergey Nikolsky.
Others Born in 1948
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David Hungate
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 524
Marañón
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 525
Walter Planckaert
CYCLIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 526
Johan De Muynck
CYCLIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 527
Raynald Denoueix
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 528
Deborah Shelton
CELEBRITY
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 529
Humayun Ahmed
WRITER
1948 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 530
Toninho
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 1999
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 531
Laurent Voulzy
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 532
Joel Santana
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 533
Bülent Arınç
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 534
Irina Kupchenko
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 535
Nate Archibald
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 536
Others Deceased in 2012
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Alketas Panagoulias
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 322
Dara Singh
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2012
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 323
Carmen Basilio
BOXER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 324
Keith Campbell
BIOLOGIST
1954 - 2012
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 325
Zalman King
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 326
Zig Ziglar
WRITER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 327
Humayun Ahmed
WRITER
1948 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 328
Bill Moggridge
DESIGNER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 329
Valeri Vasiliev
ATHLETE
1949 - 2012
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 330
Lyudmila Kasatkina
ACTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 331
Chikage Awashima
ACTOR
1924 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 332
Barry Commoner
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 333
Sergey Nikolsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 2012
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 334
In Bangladesh
Among people born in Bangladesh, Humayun Ahmed ranks 44 out of NaN. Before him are Kalpana Datta (1913), Pritilata Waddedar (1911), Mrinal Sen (1923), Ritwik Ghatak (1925), A. K. Fazlul Huq (1873), and Suchitra Sen (1931). After him are Nurul Amin (1893), Bagha Jatin (1879), Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921), Ahmed Sofa (1943), Sufia Kamal (1911), and Shankha Ghosh (1932).
Others born in Bangladesh
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Kalpana Datta
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1995
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 38
Pritilata Waddedar
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1932
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 39
Mrinal Sen
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2018
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 40
Ritwik Ghatak
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1976
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 41
A. K. Fazlul Huq
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1962
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 42
Suchitra Sen
ACTOR
1931 - 2014
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 43
Humayun Ahmed
WRITER
1948 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 44
Nurul Amin
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1974
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 45
Bagha Jatin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1915
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 46
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1987
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 47
Ahmed Sofa
WRITER
1943 - 2001
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 48
Sufia Kamal
WRITER
1911 - 1999
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 49
Shankha Ghosh
WRITER
1932 - 2021
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 50
Among Writers In Bangladesh
Among writers born in Bangladesh, Humayun Ahmed ranks 7. Before him are Sri Chinmoy (1931), Mahasweta Devi (1926), Begum Rokeya (1880), Chittaranjan Das (1869), Taslima Nasrin (1962), and Kamini Roy (1864). After him are Ahmed Sofa (1943), Sufia Kamal (1911), Shankha Ghosh (1932), Avijit Roy (1972), Mamunul Haque (1973), and Monica Ali (1967).
Sri Chinmoy
1931 - 2007
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 1
Mahasweta Devi
1926 - 2016
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2
Begum Rokeya
1880 - 1932
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3
Chittaranjan Das
1869 - 1925
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 4
Taslima Nasrin
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 5
Kamini Roy
1864 - 1933
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 6
Humayun Ahmed
1948 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 7
Ahmed Sofa
1943 - 2001
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 8
Sufia Kamal
1911 - 1999
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 9
Shankha Ghosh
1932 - 2021
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 10
Avijit Roy
1972 - 2015
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 11
Mamunul Haque
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 12
Monica Ali
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 13
