WRITER

Amin Maalouf

1949 - Today

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Amin Maalouf (French: [maluf]; Arabic: أمين رشدي بطرس طنّوص معلوف Arabic pronunciation: [maʕˈluːf]; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese-born French author who has lived in France since 1976. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into over 40 languages. Of his several works of nonfiction, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes is probably the best known. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amin Maalouf has received more than 550,861 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia. Amin Maalouf is the 732nd most popular writer (down from 639th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 16th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Lebanese Writer.

Amin Maalouf is most famous for his novel, "The Rock of Tanios."

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Amin Maalouf ranks 732 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert E. Howard, Alejo Carpentier, Christopher Tolkien, Edmond Rostand, Arthur Adamov, and Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani. After him are Beatrix Potter, Cao Xueqin, Walter Raleigh, Sidonius Apollinaris, Otto of Freising, and Georg Büchner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Amin Maalouf ranks 48. Before him are Fanny Ardant, Martin Amis, José Ramos-Horta, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and Bill Nighy. After him are Don Johnson, Nando Parrado, Ruud Krol, Ashraf Ghani, Billy Joel, and Horst Ludwig Störmer.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Amin Maalouf ranks 17 out of 145. Before him are Christina of Bolsena (210), Fairuz (1935), Hassan Nasrallah (1960), Pope Constantine (664), Najib Mikati (1955), and Bachir Gemayel (1947). After him are Eusebius of Nicomedia (280), Émile Lahoud (1936), Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1073), Amine Gemayel (1942), Pierre Gemayel (1905), and Rashid Rida (1865).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Amin Maalouf ranks 2. Before him are Khalil Gibran (1883). After him are Antipater of Sidon (-200), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Philo of Byblos (64), Etel Adnan (1925), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Charles Malik (1906), Said Akl (1911), Elias Khoury (1948), Sanchuniathon (-150), and Wajdi Mouawad (1968).

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