Writer
Raja Rao
Indian-born English writer
1908 - 2006
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Raja Rao
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Raja Rao is the 7,082nd most popular writer (down from 6,893rd in 2024), the 1,204th most popular biography from India (down from 1,131st in 2019) and the 133rd most popular Indian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Raja Rao ranks 7,082 out of 7,302. Before him are Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, Maggie O'Farrell, Alexandre Astier, Cho Nam-joo, Sidney Lanier, and Çiler İlhan. After him are Cyril Montana, Aravind Adiga, Kage Baker, Marian Keyes, William Allingham, and Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 7,076
Maggie O'Farrell
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 7,077
Alexandre Astier
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 7,078
Cho Nam-joo
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 7,079
Sidney Lanier
1842 - 1881
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 7,080
Çiler İlhan
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 7,081
Raja Rao
1908 - 2006
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 7,082
Cyril Montana
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 7,083
Aravind Adiga
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 7,084
Kage Baker
1952 - 2010
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 7,085
Marian Keyes
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 7,086
William Allingham
1824 - 1889
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 7,087
Wolfgang Herrndorf
1965 - 2013
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 7,088
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Raja Rao ranks 431. Before him are Tom Tully, Max Abramovitz, Sally O'Neil, Helen Twelvetrees, Gene Raymond, and Roop Singh. After him are Dennis Morgan, Penny Singleton, Will Lee, and Fearless Nadia. Among people deceased in 2006, Raja Rao ranks 413. Before him are Adrienne Shelly, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kenneth Richmond, Martha Tilton, Henry M. Morris, and John Tenta. After him are Francisco Javier Toledo, Sergi López, Jesús Rollán, Corinne Rey-Bellet, Sudharmono, and Mohamed Abdelwahab.
Others Born in 1908
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Tom Tully
ACTOR
1908 - 1982
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 425
Max Abramovitz
ARCHITECT
1908 - 2004
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 426
Sally O'Neil
ACTOR
1908 - 1968
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 427
Helen Twelvetrees
ACTOR
1908 - 1958
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 428
Gene Raymond
ACTOR
1908 - 1998
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 429
Roop Singh
HOCKEY PLAYER
1908 - 1977
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 430
Raja Rao
WRITER
1908 - 2006
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 431
Dennis Morgan
SINGER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 432
Penny Singleton
ACTOR
1908 - 2003
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 433
Will Lee
ACTOR
1908 - 1982
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 434
Fearless Nadia
ACTOR
1908 - 1996
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 435
Others Deceased in 2006
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Adrienne Shelly
ACTOR
1966 - 2006
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 407
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 408
Kenneth Richmond
WRESTLER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 409
Martha Tilton
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 410
Henry M. Morris
ENGINEER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 411
John Tenta
WRESTLER
1963 - 2006
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 412
Raja Rao
WRITER
1908 - 2006
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 413
Francisco Javier Toledo
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2006
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 414
Sergi López
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2006
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 415
Jesús Rollán
ATHLETE
1968 - 2006
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 416
Corinne Rey-Bellet
SKIER
1972 - 2006
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 417
Sudharmono
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2006
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 418
Mohamed Abdelwahab
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - 2006
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 419
In India
Among people born in India, Raja Rao ranks 1,204 out of NaN. Before him are Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (1972), Poonam Dhillon (1962), Durga Khote (1905), Vijay Deverakonda (1989), Vidit Gujrathi (1994), and Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (1920). After him are Aravind Adiga (1974), Farooq Sheikh (1948), Sushma Seth (1936), Om Birla (1962), Parvathy Thiruvothu (1988), and Divyanka Tripathi (1984).
Others born in India
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Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 1,198
Poonam Dhillon
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 1,199
Durga Khote
ACTOR
1905 - 1991
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 1,200
Vijay Deverakonda
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 1,201
Vidit Gujrathi
CHESS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 1,202
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2016
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 1,203
Raja Rao
WRITER
1908 - 2006
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 1,204
Aravind Adiga
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 1,205
Farooq Sheikh
ACTOR
1948 - 2013
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 1,206
Sushma Seth
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 1,207
Om Birla
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 1,208
Parvathy Thiruvothu
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 1,209
Divyanka Tripathi
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 1,210
Among Writers In India
Among writers born in India, Raja Rao ranks 133. Before him are Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Geetanjali Shree (1957), Toru Dutt (1856), Rahat Indori (1950), Kiran Desai (1971), and Rupi Kaur (1992). After him are Aravind Adiga (1974), Urvashi Butalia (1952), Jasodhara Bagchi (1937), Bharati Mukherjee (1940), Shobhaa De (1948), and Kamala Markandaya (1924).
Nayantara Sahgal
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 127
Geetanjali Shree
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 128
Toru Dutt
1856 - 1877
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 129
Rahat Indori
1950 - 2020
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 130
Kiran Desai
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 131
Rupi Kaur
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 132
Raja Rao
1908 - 2006
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 133
Aravind Adiga
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 134
Urvashi Butalia
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 135
Jasodhara Bagchi
1937 - 2015
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 136
Bharati Mukherjee
1940 - 2017
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 137
Shobhaa De
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 138
Kamala Markandaya
1924 - 2004
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 139
