WRITER

André Aciman

1951 - Today

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André Aciman (; born 2 January 1951) is an Italian-American writer. Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he is currently a distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he teaches the history of literary theory and the works of Marcel Proust. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Aciman has received more than 1,324,652 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. André Aciman is the 3,216th most popular writer (down from 2,461st in 2019), the 416th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 338th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Egyptian Writer.

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  • 23

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  • 4.95

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  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, André Aciman ranks 3,216 out of 7,302Before him are Joan Brossa, Lady Caroline Lamb, Nodira, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, Christian Dietrich Grabbe, and Ephraim Chambers. After him are Jerzy Giedroyc, Victoria Benedictsson, Pavlo Tychyna, Hubert Selby Jr., Roberto Calasso, and Hilary Mantel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, André Aciman ranks 196Before him are Gérard Jugnot, Ana Belén, William Katt, Michel Barnier, Moriteru Ueshiba, and Marc Surer. After him are Shigeru Umebayashi, David Kipiani, Massimo Ranieri, Gediminas Kirkilas, Sulejman Tihić, and Kenny Roberts.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, André Aciman ranks 416 out of 642Before him are Osorkon IV (-800), Sayf al-Din Khushqadam (1413), Al-Ashraf Kujuk (1334), C. S. Forester (1899), Haim Saban (1944), and Safiya Zaghloul (1876). After him are Moustafa Madbouly (1966), Richard Anthony (1938), Al-Salih Hajji (1372), Nabil Elaraby (1935), Ibrahim Moustafa (1904), and Sayf ad-Din Inal (1380).

Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, André Aciman ranks 41Before him are Farag Foda (1946), Salama Moussa (1887), Georges Schehadé (1905), Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), Eutychius of Alexandria (877), and C. S. Forester (1899). After him are Malak Hifni Nasif (1886), Doria Shafik (1908), Bat Ye'or (1933), Hafez Ibrahim (1872), Yusuf Idris (1927), and Alaa Al Aswany (1957).