Writer
Amitav Ghosh
Indian writer
1956 - today
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Amitav Ghosh
His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Amitav Ghosh is the 5,111th most popular writer (down from 5,081st in 2024), the 686th most popular biography from India (down from 647th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Indian Writer.
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Historical Popularity Index
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Amitav Ghosh's biography spans 38 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 55.53.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Amitav Ghosh ranks 5,111 out of 7,707. Before him are John Gardner, Mary Stewart, Daína Chaviano, Sarah Kane, Vasily Yan, and George du Maurier. After him are Takeshi Shudo, Linda Grant, Miyamoto Yuriko, Michiel de Swaen, Joseph Wambaugh, and Alan Woods.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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John Gardner
1933 - 1982
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 5,105
Mary Stewart
1916 - 2014
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 5,106
Daína Chaviano
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 5,107
Sarah Kane
1971 - 1999
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 5,108
Vasily Yan
1874 - 1954
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 5,109
George du Maurier
1834 - 1896
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 5,110
Amitav Ghosh
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 5,111
Takeshi Shudo
1949 - 2010
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 5,112
Linda Grant
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 5,113
Miyamoto Yuriko
1899 - 1951
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 5,114
Michiel de Swaen
1654 - 1707
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 5,115
Joseph Wambaugh
1937 - 2025
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 5,116
Alan Woods
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 5,117
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Amitav Ghosh ranks 351. Before him are Chuy García, Jean-Paul Agon, Ulrike Meyfarth, Tim Daly, Peter Hook, and Peter Farrelly. After him are Cris Morena, Veronica Lario, Robert H. McNaught, Yurik Vardanyan, Eike Batista, and Howard Davis Jr..
Others Born in 1956
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Chuy García
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 345
Jean-Paul Agon
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 346
Ulrike Meyfarth
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 347
Tim Daly
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 348
Peter Hook
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 349
Peter Farrelly
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 350
Amitav Ghosh
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 351
Cris Morena
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 352
Veronica Lario
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 353
Robert H. McNaught
ASTRONOMER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 354
Yurik Vardanyan
ATHLETE
1956 - 2018
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 355
Eike Batista
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 356
Howard Davis Jr.
BOXER
1956 - 2015
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 357
In India
Among people born in India, Amitav Ghosh ranks 686 out of 2,312. Before him are Chandramukhi Basu (1860), Uttam Kumar (1926), Atul Kulkarni (1965), Celina Jaitly (1981), Somnath Sharma (1923), and Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872). After him are Gopinath Bordoloi (1890), Madhavi (1962), N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (1983), Shyamala Gopalan (1938), Riteish Deshmukh (1978), and Raghunath Murmu (1905).
Others born in India
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Chandramukhi Basu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1944
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 680
Uttam Kumar
ACTOR
1926 - 1980
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 681
Atul Kulkarni
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 682
Celina Jaitly
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 683
Somnath Sharma
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 1947
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 684
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
WRITER
1872 - 1945
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 685
Amitav Ghosh
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 686
Gopinath Bordoloi
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1950
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 687
Madhavi
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 688
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 689
Shyamala Gopalan
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 690
Riteish Deshmukh
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 691
Raghunath Murmu
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 692
Among Writers In India
Among writers born in India, Amitav Ghosh ranks 87. Before him are Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Ashapurna Devi (1909), Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887), and Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872). After him are Raghunath Murmu (1905), Yashpal (1903), Kedarnath Singh (1934), Hasrat Mohani (1875), Mahadev Desai (1892), and Suryakant Tripathi (1899).
Maithili Sharan Gupt
1886 - 1964
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 81
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
1911 - 1987
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 82
Dharamvir Bharati
1926 - 1997
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 83
Ashapurna Devi
1909 - 1995
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 84
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 85
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
1872 - 1945
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 86
Amitav Ghosh
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 87
Raghunath Murmu
1905 - 1982
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 88
Yashpal
1903 - 1976
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 89
Kedarnath Singh
1934 - 2018
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 90
Hasrat Mohani
1875 - 1951
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 91
Mahadev Desai
1892 - 1942
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 92
Suryakant Tripathi
1899 - 1961
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 93
