Writer
Javed Akhtar
Indian poet, lyricist, and scriptwriter
1945 - today
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Javed Akhtar
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Javed Akhtar is the 6,187th most popular writer (down from 5,766th in 2024), the 884th most popular biography from India (down from 747th in 2019) and the 110th most popular Indian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Javed Akhtar ranks 6,187 out of 7,302. Before him are Donato Carrisi, Tim LaHaye, Mark Manson, Jerry Pournelle, Monika Fagerholm, and Donald A. Wollheim. After him are John Logan, Gurdial Singh, Gyrðir Elíasson, Marie NDiaye, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, and Lev Rubinstein.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Donato Carrisi
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 6,181
Tim LaHaye
1926 - 2016
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 6,182
Mark Manson
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 6,183
Jerry Pournelle
1933 - 2017
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 6,184
Monika Fagerholm
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 6,185
Donald A. Wollheim
1914 - 1990
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,186
Javed Akhtar
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,187
John Logan
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,188
Gurdial Singh
1933 - 2016
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,189
Gyrðir Elíasson
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,190
Marie NDiaye
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 6,191
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 6,192
Lev Rubinstein
1947 - 2024
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 6,193
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Javed Akhtar ranks 612. Before him are Bjarni Tryggvason, Shatrughan Sinha, Susan Haack, Uri Rosenthal, Simon Schama, and Gianfranco Bedin. After him are Millie Hughes-Fulford, David Marr, Baudilio Jáuregui, Gülsün Sağlamer, Terence Davies, and Paul Le Mat.
Others Born in 1945
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Bjarni Tryggvason
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 2022
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 606
Shatrughan Sinha
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 607
Susan Haack
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - 2026
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 608
Uri Rosenthal
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 609
Simon Schama
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 610
Gianfranco Bedin
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 611
Javed Akhtar
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 612
Millie Hughes-Fulford
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 2021
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 613
David Marr
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - 1980
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 614
Baudilio Jáuregui
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 615
Gülsün Sağlamer
ARCHITECT
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 616
Terence Davies
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2023
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 617
Paul Le Mat
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 618
In India
Among people born in India, Javed Akhtar ranks 884 out of NaN. Before him are Anandiben Patel (1941), Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905), Basanti Bisht (1953), Usha Mehta (1920), Gauri Khan (1970), and Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914). After him are Gurdial Singh (1933), Tarsem Singh (1961), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Kanan Devi (1916), Balasaraswati (1918), and Ali Sardar Jafri (1913).
Others born in India
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Anandiben Patel
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 878
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 879
Basanti Bisht
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 880
Usha Mehta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 2000
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 881
Gauri Khan
PRODUCER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 882
Akhtar Hameed Khan
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 1999
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 883
Javed Akhtar
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 884
Gurdial Singh
WRITER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 885
Tarsem Singh
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 886
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
WRITER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 887
Kanan Devi
ACTOR
1916 - 1992
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 888
Balasaraswati
DANCER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 889
Ali Sardar Jafri
WRITER
1913 - 2000
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 890
Among Writers In India
Among writers born in India, Javed Akhtar ranks 110. Before him are Roshanara Begum (1617), Ismat Chughtai (1915), Fareed Zakaria (1964), Saroo Brierley (1981), Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872), and Nalini Bala Devi (1898). After him are Gurdial Singh (1933), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), Sarojini Sahoo (1956), Shrilal Shukla (1925), and Ruskin Bond (1934).
Roshanara Begum
1617 - 1671
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 104
Ismat Chughtai
1915 - 1991
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 105
Fareed Zakaria
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 106
Saroo Brierley
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 107
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
1872 - 1953
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 108
Nalini Bala Devi
1898 - 1977
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 109
Javed Akhtar
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 110
Gurdial Singh
1933 - 2016
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 111
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 112
Ali Sardar Jafri
1913 - 2000
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 113
Sarojini Sahoo
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 114
Shrilal Shukla
1925 - 2011
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 115
Ruskin Bond
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 116
