Writer
Rafik Schami
Syrian-German writer and chemist (born 1946)
1946 - today
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Rafik Schami
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Rafik Schami is the 4,098th most popular writer (up from 4,206th in 2024), the 160th most popular biography from Syria (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Syrian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Rafik Schami ranks 4,098 out of 7,302. Before him are Maximilian Harden, Adam of Saint Victor, Dimitrija Demeter, You Xie, François le Métel de Boisrobert, and Lilian Jackson Braun. After him are Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Louis Bromfield, Corinna, Olaf Bull, Don Miguel Ruiz, and Tsubouchi Shōyō.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Maximilian Harden
1861 - 1927
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,092
Adam of Saint Victor
1122 - 1192
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,093
Dimitrija Demeter
1811 - 1872
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,094
You Xie
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,095
François le Métel de Boisrobert
1592 - 1662
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,096
Lilian Jackson Braun
1913 - 2011
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,097
Rafik Schami
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,098
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
1931 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 4,099
Louis Bromfield
1896 - 1956
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,100
Corinna
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,101
Olaf Bull
1883 - 1933
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,102
Don Miguel Ruiz
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,103
Tsubouchi Shōyō
1859 - 1935
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,104
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Rafik Schami ranks 430. Before him are Michel Leclère, Trevor Pinnock, Semyon Gluzman, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, Andrej Hoteev, and David Watson. After him are Tim Pigott-Smith, Simeon Simeonov, John Spencer, Sue Townsend, Akira Kamiya, and K. C. Nicolaou.
Others Born in 1946
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Michel Leclère
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 424
Trevor Pinnock
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 425
Semyon Gluzman
PHYSICIAN
1946 - 2026
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 426
Yaroslav Yevdokimov
SINGER
1946 - 2025
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 427
Andrej Hoteev
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 428
David Watson
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 429
Rafik Schami
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 430
Tim Pigott-Smith
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 431
Simeon Simeonov
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2000
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 432
John Spencer
ACTOR
1946 - 2005
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 433
Sue Townsend
WRITER
1946 - 2014
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 434
Akira Kamiya
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 435
K. C. Nicolaou
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 436
In Syria
Among people born in Syria, Rafik Schami ranks 160 out of NaN. Before him are Jacob of Edessa (633), Wael Nader al-Halqi (1964), Philipp Stamma (1705), Elia Abu Madi (1890), Ibas of Edessa (400), and Émile Eddé (1883). After him are Francis Marrash (1837), Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (1954), Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (1867), Osmanoğlu family#Current head (null), Burhan Ghalioun (1945), and Rezin (null).
Others born in Syria
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Jacob of Edessa
WRITER
633 - 708
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 154
Wael Nader al-Halqi
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 155
Philipp Stamma
CHESS PLAYER
1705 - 1755
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 156
Elia Abu Madi
WRITER
1890 - 1957
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 157
Ibas of Edessa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 457
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 158
Émile Eddé
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1949
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 159
Rafik Schami
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 160
Francis Marrash
WRITER
1837 - 1873
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 161
Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 162
Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1939
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 163
Osmanoğlu family#Current head
NOBLEMAN
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 164
Burhan Ghalioun
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 165
Rezin
POLITICIAN
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 166
Among Writers In Syria
Among writers born in Syria, Rafik Schami ranks 21. Before him are Maryana Marrash (1848), Ghada al-Samman (1942), Buhturi (819), Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855), Jacob of Edessa (633), and Elia Abu Madi (1890). After him are Francis Marrash (1837), Ameen Rihani (1876), Zakaria Tamer (1931), Wafa Sultan (1958), Samar Yazbek (1970), and Khaled Khalifa (1964).
Maryana Marrash
1848 - 1919
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 15
Ghada al-Samman
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 16
Buhturi
819 - 897
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 17
Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
1855 - 1902
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 18
Jacob of Edessa
633 - 708
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 19
Elia Abu Madi
1890 - 1957
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 20
Rafik Schami
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 21
Francis Marrash
1837 - 1873
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 22
Ameen Rihani
1876 - 1940
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 23
Zakaria Tamer
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 24
Wafa Sultan
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 25
Samar Yazbek
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 26
Khaled Khalifa
1964 - 2023
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 27
