1925 - 2000
Ahmad Shamlou (Persian: احمد شاملو, Ahmad Šāmlū Persian pronunciation: [æhˈmæd(-e) ʃɒːmˈluː], also known under his pen name A. Bamdad (Persian: ا. بامداد)) (December 12, 1925 – July 23, 2000) was an Iranian poet, writer, and journalist. Shamlou was arguably the most influential poet of modern Iran. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmad Shamlou has received more than 167,199 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Ahmad Shamlou is the 2,318th most popular writer (down from 2,200th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Iran (down from 200th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Iranian Writer.
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Among writers, Ahmad Shamlou ranks 2,318 out of 5,755. Before him are Johann Nestroy, Li Shangyin, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Johann Froben, Terentianus, and Jacob Cats. After him are Berthold Auerbach, Alexandra Ripley, Andrei Sinyavsky, Henrik Wergeland, Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, and Laura Esquivel.
1801 - 1862
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,312
813 - 858
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,313
1878 - 1957
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,314
1460 - 1527
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,315
150 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,316
1577 - 1660
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2,317
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2,318
1812 - 1882
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2,319
1934 - 2004
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 2,320
1925 - 1997
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 2,321
1808 - 1845
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 2,322
1869 - 1932
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 2,323
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 2,324
Among people born in 1925, Ahmad Shamlou ranks 151. Before him are Rabah Bitat, Jean Raspail, Roger Hanin, Shigeko Higashikuni, Silvana Pampanini, and Johnny Carson. After him are Olof Thunberg, Andrei Sinyavsky, Louison Bobet, Alexei Tupolev, Quett Masire, and Luis Molowny. Among people deceased in 2000, Ahmad Shamlou ranks 94. Before him are Andy Hug, Baden Powell, Terence McKenna, Claude Autant-Lara, Yehuda Amichai, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. After him are Claire Trevor, Ursula Kuczynski, José Águas, FM-2030, Yevgeny Khrunov, and Gisèle Freund.
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 145
1925 - 2020
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 146
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 147
1925 - 1961
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 148
1925 - 2016
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 149
1925 - 2005
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 150
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 151
1925 - 2020
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 152
1925 - 1997
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 153
1925 - 1983
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 154
1925 - 2001
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 155
1925 - 2017
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 156
1925 - 2010
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 157
1964 - 2000
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 88
1937 - 2000
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 89
1946 - 2000
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 90
1901 - 2000
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 91
1924 - 2000
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 92
1929 - 2000
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 93
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 94
1910 - 2000
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 95
1907 - 2000
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 96
1930 - 2000
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 97
1930 - 2000
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 98
1933 - 2000
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 99
1908 - 2000
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 100
Among people born in Iran, Ahmad Shamlou ranks 216 out of 528. Before him are Nima Yooshij (1897), Jafar Panahi (1960), Ibn Khuzayma (838), Gotarzes I (-200), Amir Kabir (1807), and Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1135). After him are Ibn al-Faqih (null), Asghar Farhadi (1972), Aga Khan I (1800), Shaul Mofaz (1948), Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1958), and Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919).
1897 - 1960
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 210
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 211
838 - 924
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 212
200 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 213
1807 - 1852
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 214
1135 - 1213
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 215
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 216
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 217
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 218
1800 - 1881
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 219
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 220
1958 - 2020
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 221
1919 - 1979
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 222
Among writers born in Iran, Ahmad Shamlou ranks 25. Before him are Baba Tahir (947), Daqiqi (1000), Hamdallah Mustawfi (1281), Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (1125), Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar (1906), and Nima Yooshij (1897). After him are Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani (967), Parvin E'tesami (1907), Abolqasem Lahouti (1887), Cassandra Clare (1973), Asadi Tusi (999), and Ubayd Zakani (1301).
947 - 1032
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 19
1000 - 977
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 20
1281 - 1349
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 21
1125 - 1201
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 22
1906 - 1988
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 23
1897 - 1960
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 24
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 25
967 - 1007
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 26
1907 - 1941
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 27
1887 - 1957
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 28
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 29
999 - 1072
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 30
1301 - 1371
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 31