WRITER

Alaa Al Aswany

1957 - Today

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Alaa Al Aswany (Arabic: علاء الأسواني, IPA: [ʕæˈlæːʔ elɑsˈwɑːni]; born 26 May 1957) is an Egyptian writer, novelist, dentist and a founding member of the political movement Kefaya. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alaa Al Aswany has received more than 176,561 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Alaa Al Aswany is the 4,044th most popular writer (down from 3,701st in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 417th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alaa Al Aswany ranks 4,044 out of 7,302. Before him are Michael Denis, Arno Holz, Pyotr Vyazemsky, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Zenta Mauriņa, and V. C. Andrews. After him are Ivan Shmelyov, Simon Leys, Cecco Angiolieri, Karel Teige, Anna Langfus, and Bret Harte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Alaa Al Aswany ranks 192. Before him are Adri van Tiggelen, Tad Williams, Carlos Renato Frederico, Fulvio Collovati, Isaach de Bankolé, and Gamal Al-Ghandour. After him are Timothy Treadwell, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Bojan Križaj, David Crane, K. Sivan, and Lothaire Bluteau.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Alaa Al Aswany ranks 461 out of 642. Before him are Atom Egoyan (1960), Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100), Hossam Hassan (1966), Pope Kedron of Alexandria (100), Stéphanos II Ghattas (1920), and Gamal Al-Ghandour (1957). After him are Mustafa Ben Halim (1921), Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni (1940), Aisha Taymur (1840), Abu Ayyub al-Masri (1968), Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889), and Andrée Chedid (1920).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Alaa Al Aswany ranks 47. Before him are André Aciman (1951), Malak Hifni Nasif (1886), Doria Shafik (1908), Bat Ye'or (1933), Hafez Ibrahim (1872), and Yusuf Idris (1927). After him are Aisha Taymur (1840), Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889), Andrée Chedid (1920), Penelope Delta (1874), Gamal El-Ghitani (1945), and Latifa al-Zayyat (1923).

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