Writer

Alexander McCall Smith

1948 - today

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Alexander McCall Smith

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander McCall Smith is the 4,162nd most popular writer (up from 4,630th in 2024), the 12th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Zimbabwean Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Alexander McCall Smith ranks 4,162 out of 7,302. Before him are Julia Balbilla, Cordelia Edvardson, René Wellek, Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani, Hart Crane, and Dušan Kovačević. After him are Edna Ferber, Amado Nervo, Anna Brigadere, Amir Hamzah, Ömer Seyfettin, and Francesco Mario Pagano.

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Julia Balbilla
72 - 130
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,156
Cordelia Edvardson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,157
René Wellek
1903 - 1995
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,158
Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani
1001 - 1054
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,159
Hart Crane
1899 - 1932
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,160
Dušan Kovačević
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4,161
Alexander McCall Smith
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4,162
Edna Ferber
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 4,163
Amado Nervo
1870 - 1919
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 4,164
Anna Brigadere
1861 - 1933
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 4,165
Amir Hamzah
1911 - 1946
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 4,166
Ömer Seyfettin
1884 - 1920
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 4,167
Francesco Mario Pagano
1748 - 1799
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 4,168

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Alexander McCall Smith ranks 392. Before him are Chester Thompson, Larry Carlton, Rainer Zobel, Ken Ribet, Raúl Reyes, and Dušan Kovačević. After him are Gian Piero Ventura, Dave Holland, Hans Moravec, JoBeth Williams, Anatoly Solovyev, and Levan Tediashvili.

Others Born in 1948

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Chester Thompson
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 386
Larry Carlton
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 387
Rainer Zobel
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 388
Ken Ribet
MATHEMATICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 389
Raúl Reyes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1948 - 2008
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 390
Dušan Kovačević
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 391
Alexander McCall Smith
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 392
Gian Piero Ventura
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 393
Dave Holland
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 394
Hans Moravec
ENGINEER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 395
JoBeth Williams
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 396
Anatoly Solovyev
ASTRONAUT
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 397
Levan Tediashvili
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2024
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 398

In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Alexander McCall Smith ranks 12 out of NaN. Before him are Canaan Banana (1936), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Rupiah Banda (1937), Oliver Mtukudzi (1952), Kirsty Coventry (1983), and Joshua Nkomo (1917). After him are Liz Chase (1950), John Love (1924), Abel Muzorewa (1925), Ismail ibn Musa Menk (1975), Paula Hawkins (1972), and Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959).

Others born in Zimbabwe

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Canaan Banana
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2003
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 6
Morgan Tsvangirai
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2018
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 7
Rupiah Banda
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2022
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 8
Oliver Mtukudzi
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 9
Kirsty Coventry
SWIMMER
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 10
Joshua Nkomo
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 11
Alexander McCall Smith
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 12
Liz Chase
ATHLETE
1950 - 2018
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 13
John Love
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 14
Abel Muzorewa
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 15
Ismail ibn Musa Menk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 16
Paula Hawkins
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 17
Tsitsi Dangarembga
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 18