Writer
Rubem Fonseca
Brazilian writer
1925 - 2020
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Rubem Fonseca
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Rubem Fonseca is the 3,624th most popular writer (down from 3,166th in 2024), the 372nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 291st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Brazilian Writer.
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May 11
Rubem Fonseca shares a May 11 birthday with Salvador Dalí, Justinian I, and Richard Feynman.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Rubem Fonseca ranks 3,624 out of 7,302. Before him are Annie M. G. Schmidt, Vera Komissarzhevskaya, Mirko Kovač, Jacob of Serugh, Nathan Birnbaum, and Ramón Chao. After him are L. J. Smith, Edvard Radzinsky, Gary Snyder, Åsa Larsson, Willem Frederik Hermans, and Abu Isa al-Warraq.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Annie M. G. Schmidt
1911 - 1995
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3,618
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
1864 - 1910
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,619
Mirko Kovač
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,620
Jacob of Serugh
451 - 521
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,621
Nathan Birnbaum
1864 - 1937
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,622
Ramón Chao
1935 - 2018
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,623
Rubem Fonseca
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,624
L. J. Smith
1965 - 2025
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,625
Edvard Radzinsky
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,626
Gary Snyder
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,627
Åsa Larsson
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,628
Willem Frederik Hermans
1921 - 1995
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 3,629
Abu Isa al-Warraq
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 3,630
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Rubem Fonseca ranks 247. Before him are Jonathan Winters, Doris Roberts, Charles Mackerras, John Neville, Ernst Jandl, and Roy Haynes. After him are Mohammed Mzali, Yuli Daniel, Jeanne Crain, Fritz Laband, Luis Herrera Campins, and Kirill Lavrov. Among people deceased in 2020, Rubem Fonseca ranks 309. Before him are Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, Wojciech Zabłocki, Rhonda Fleming, Tengiz Sigua, Gergely Kulcsár, and Kuniwo Nakamura. After him are Paula Kelly, Jon E. Ahlquist, Paul Goma, Mark Blum, Barry Hulshoff, and John Shrapnel.
Others Born in 1925
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Jonathan Winters
COMEDIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 241
Doris Roberts
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 242
Charles Mackerras
CONDUCTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 243
John Neville
ACTOR
1925 - 2011
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 244
Ernst Jandl
WRITER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 245
Roy Haynes
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2024
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 246
Rubem Fonseca
WRITER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 247
Mohammed Mzali
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 248
Yuli Daniel
WRITER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 249
Jeanne Crain
ACTOR
1925 - 2003
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 250
Fritz Laband
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1982
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 251
Luis Herrera Campins
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 252
Kirill Lavrov
ACTOR
1925 - 2007
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 253
Others Deceased in 2020
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Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 303
Wojciech Zabłocki
ARCHITECT
1930 - 2020
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 304
Rhonda Fleming
ACTOR
1923 - 2020
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 305
Tengiz Sigua
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2020
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 306
Gergely Kulcsár
ATHLETE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 307
Kuniwo Nakamura
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 308
Rubem Fonseca
WRITER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 309
Paula Kelly
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 310
Jon E. Ahlquist
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 311
Paul Goma
WRITER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 312
Mark Blum
ACTOR
1950 - 2020
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 313
Barry Hulshoff
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 314
John Shrapnel
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 315
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Rubem Fonseca ranks 372 out of 2,236. Before him are Flora Purim (1942), Nílton de Sordi (1931), Ruy Ramos (1957), Alberto Cavalcanti (1897), Tim Maia (1942), and Alfredo Ovando Candía (1918). After him are Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Mauro Silva (1968), Susana Vieira (1942), Argemiro (1915), Adhemar Pimenta (1896), and Alex (1982).
Others born in Brazil
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Flora Purim
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 366
Nílton de Sordi
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 367
Ruy Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 368
Alberto Cavalcanti
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1982
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 369
Tim Maia
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1998
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 370
Alfredo Ovando Candía
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1982
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 371
Rubem Fonseca
WRITER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 372
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 373
Mauro Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 374
Susana Vieira
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 375
Argemiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1975
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 376
Adhemar Pimenta
COACH
1896 - 1970
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 377
Alex
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 378
Among Writers In Brazil
Among writers born in Brazil, Rubem Fonseca ranks 18. Before him are Carlos Marighella (1911), Bernardo Guimarães (1825), José de Alencar (1829), Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902), Monteiro Lobato (1882), and Oswald de Andrade (1890). After him are Lui Morais (1961), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Ana Maria Machado (1941), Rachel de Queiroz (1910), Moacyr Scliar (1937), and Gonçalves Dias (1823).
Carlos Marighella
1911 - 1969
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 12
Bernardo Guimarães
1825 - 1884
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 13
José de Alencar
1829 - 1877
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 14
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
1902 - 1987
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 15
Monteiro Lobato
1882 - 1948
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 16
Oswald de Andrade
1890 - 1954
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 17
Rubem Fonseca
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 18
Lui Morais
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 19
Lygia Fagundes Telles
1923 - 2022
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 20
Ana Maria Machado
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 21
Rachel de Queiroz
1910 - 2003
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 22
Moacyr Scliar
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 23
Gonçalves Dias
1823 - 1864
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 24
