The Most Famous
WRITERS from North Macedonia
This page contains a list of the greatest Macedonian Writers. The pantheon dataset contains 7,302 Writers, 8 of which were born in North Macedonia. This makes North Macedonia the birth place of the 71st most number of Writers behind Albania, and Colombia.
Top 9
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Macedonian Writers of all time. This list of famous Macedonian Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Stobaeus (401 - 401)
With an HPI of 60.01, Stobaeus is the most famous Macedonian Writer. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.
Joannes Stobaeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Στοβαῖος; fl. 5th-century AD), from Stobi in Macedonia, was the compiler of a valuable series of extracts from Greek authors. The work was originally divided into two volumes containing two books each. The two volumes became separated in the manuscript tradition, and the first volume became known as the Extracts (also Eclogues) and the second volume became known as the Anthology (also Florilegium). Modern editions now refer to both volumes as the Anthology. The Anthology contains extracts from hundreds of writers, especially poets, historians, orators, philosophers and physicians. The subjects range from natural philosophy, dialectics, and ethics, to politics, economics, and maxims of practical wisdom. The work preserves fragments of many authors and works which otherwise might be unknown today.
2. Maximus the Greek (1475 - 1556)
With an HPI of 57.45, Maximus the Greek is the 2nd most famous Macedonian Writer. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.
Maximus the Greek, also known as Maximos the Greek or Maksim Grek (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Γραικός; Russian: Максим Грек; c. 1475 – c. 1556), was a Greek monk, publicist, writer, scholar, and translator active in Russia. He is also called Maximos the Hagiorite (Μάξιμος ὁ Ἁγιορίτης), as well as Maximus the Philosopher. His signature was Maximus Grecus Lakedaimon (lit. Maximus the Greek of, and originating from, Lakedaimonia) and his family origins were probably from Mystras, a location in Laconia, which was the geographical site of Ancient Sparta in the Peloponnese. Canonised in 1988, he is venerated as a saint by Eastern Orthodox christians; with a feast day on 21 January.
3. Georgi Pulevski (1817 - 1893)
With an HPI of 51.31, Georgi Pulevski is the 3rd most famous Macedonian Writer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Georgi Pulevski, sometimes also Gjorgji, Gjorgjija Pulevski or Đorđe Puljevski (Macedonian: Ѓорѓи Пулевски or Ѓорѓија Пулевски, Bulgarian: Георги Пулевски, Serbian: Ђорђе Пуљевски; 1817 – 13 February 1893) was a Mijak writer and revolutionary. Pulevski was born in Galičnik, he trained as a stonemason and later became a self-taught writer. He is known today as the first author to express the idea of a distinct Macedonian nation and Macedonian language.
4. Kočo Racin (1908 - 1943)
With an HPI of 50.82, Kočo Racin is the 4th most famous Macedonian Writer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Kosta Apostolov Solev (Cyrillic: Коста Апостолов Солев; 22 December 1908 – 13 June 1943), primarily known by his pen name Kočo Racin (Кочо Рацин), was a Macedonian poet, writer and communist who is considered a founder of modern Macedonian literature. He is also regarded as a founder of modern Macedonian poetry. Racin wrote in prose too and created some significant works with themes from history, philosophy, and literary critique. He also wrote in Serbian and Bulgarian.
5. Grigor Parlichev (1830 - 1893)
With an HPI of 50.61, Grigor Parlichev is the 5th most famous Macedonian Writer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Grigor Stavrev Parlichev was a Bulgarian writer, teacher and translator. In North Macedonia and Bulgaria, he is regarded as a pioneer of national awakening.
6. Yahya Kemal Beyatlı (1884 - 1958)
With an HPI of 50.17, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı is the 6th most famous Macedonian Writer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı (born Ahmet Âgâh; 2 December 1884 – 1 November 1958), known by the pen name Yahya Kemal, was a Turkish poet, author, politician and diplomat.
7. Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910 - 1963)
With an HPI of 47.09, Gjorgji Abadžiev is the 7th most famous Macedonian Writer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Gjorgi Abadžiev (7 October 1910 in Dojran, Ottoman Empire – 2 August 1963 in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia; Macedonian: Ѓорѓи Абаџиев Bulgarian: Георги Абаджиев; Serbian: Đorđi Abadžiev, also spelled Georgi Abadzhiev) was a Macedonian prosaist and publicist. From 1915 to 1948 he lived in Bulgaria where he studied at the Faculty of Law in Sofia (1932-1937). Later he moved to SR Macedonia where he became a historian and writer. Abadžiev died on August 2, 1963, in Skopje. He published his works in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian.
8. Sevasti Qiriazi (1871 - 1949)
With an HPI of 46.47, Sevasti Qiriazi is the 8th most famous Macedonian Writer. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Sevasti Qiriazi-Dako (Sevasti D. Kyrias) (ca. 1871–1949) was an Albanian patriot, educator, Protestant missionary, author, pioneer of Albanian female education, and activist of the Albanian National Awakening.
9. Lidija Dimkovska (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 40.59, Lidija Dimkovska is the 9th most famous Macedonian Writer. Her biography has been translated into 26 different languages.
Lidija Dimkovska (Macedonian: Лидија Димковска), born 1971, is a Macedonian poet, novelist and translator. She was born in Skopje and studied comparative literature at the University of Skopje. She proceeded to obtain a PhD in Romanian literature at the University of Bucharest. She has taught Macedonian language and literature at the University of Bucharest and world literature at the University of Nova Gorica in Slovenia. Dimkovska was also an editor at Blesok, the online Macedonian literary journal. She now lives in Ljubljana, working as a freelance writer and translator of Romanian and Slovenian literature. She has dual Macedonian/Slovenian citizenship.
People
Pantheon has 9 people classified as Macedonian writers born between 401 and 1971. Of these 9, 1 (11.11%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Macedonian writers include Lidija Dimkovska. The most famous deceased Macedonian writers include Stobaeus, Maximus the Greek, and Georgi Pulevski. As of April 2024, 1 new Macedonian writers have been added to Pantheon including Sevasti Qiriazi.
Living Macedonian Writers
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Stobaeus
401 - 401
HPI: 60.01
Maximus the Greek
1475 - 1556
HPI: 57.45
Georgi Pulevski
1817 - 1893
HPI: 51.31
Kočo Racin
1908 - 1943
HPI: 50.82
Grigor Parlichev
1830 - 1893
HPI: 50.61
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı
1884 - 1958
HPI: 50.17
Gjorgji Abadžiev
1910 - 1963
HPI: 47.09
Sevasti Qiriazi
1871 - 1949
HPI: 46.47
Newly Added Macedonian Writers (2024)
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Which Writers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Writers since 1700.
