Writer
Carlos Castaneda
1925 - 1998
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Carlos Castaneda
His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Castaneda is the 369th most popular writer (down from 303rd in 2024), the 7th most popular biography from Peru (down from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Peruvian Writer.
Carlos Castaneda is most famous for his book series, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Carlos Castaneda ranks 369 out of 7,302. Before him are Théophile Gautier, Henry Miller, Heinrich von Kleist, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Coen brothers, and Ivar Aasen. After him are Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Mikhail Sholokhov, Jean Genet, Theocritus, Lorenzo Valla, and Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Théophile Gautier
1811 - 1872
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 363
Henry Miller
1891 - 1980
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 364
Heinrich von Kleist
1777 - 1811
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 365
Gabriele D'Annunzio
1863 - 1938
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 366
Coen brothers
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 367
Ivar Aasen
1813 - 1896
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 368
Carlos Castaneda
1925 - 1998
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 369
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
1836 - 1895
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 370
Mikhail Sholokhov
1905 - 1984
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 371
Jean Genet
1910 - 1986
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 372
Theocritus
315 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 373
Lorenzo Valla
1407 - 1457
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 374
Léopold Sédar Senghor
1906 - 2001
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 375
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Carlos Castaneda ranks 28. Before him are Bill Haley, Lee Van Cleef, Audie Murphy, Simon van der Meer, Jack Lemmon, and Robert F. Kennedy. After him are Frantz Fanon, Rock Hudson, Gerald Durrell, Douglas Engelbart, Ananda Mahidol, and Michel Piccoli. Among people deceased in 1998, Carlos Castaneda ranks 12. Before him are Jean Marais, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Vasily Arkhipov, Todor Zhivkov, Ernst Jünger, and Vladimir Prelog. After him are Octavio Paz, Jean-François Lyotard, Yang Shangkun, Florence Griffith Joyner, Derek Barton, and Niklas Luhmann.
Others Born in 1925
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Bill Haley
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1981
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 22
Lee Van Cleef
ACTOR
1925 - 1989
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 23
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 24
Simon van der Meer
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2011
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 25
Jack Lemmon
ACTOR
1925 - 2001
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 26
Robert F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1968
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 27
Carlos Castaneda
WRITER
1925 - 1998
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 28
Frantz Fanon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1961
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 29
Rock Hudson
ACTOR
1925 - 1985
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 30
Gerald Durrell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 31
Douglas Engelbart
INVENTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 32
Ananda Mahidol
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1946
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 33
Michel Piccoli
ACTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1998
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Jean Marais
ACTOR
1913 - 1998
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 6
Allan MacLeod Cormack
PHYSICIST
1924 - 1998
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 7
Vasily Arkhipov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1998
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 8
Todor Zhivkov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 9
Ernst Jünger
WRITER
1895 - 1998
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 10
Vladimir Prelog
CHEMIST
1906 - 1998
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 11
Carlos Castaneda
WRITER
1925 - 1998
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 12
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 13
Jean-François Lyotard
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 14
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 15
Florence Griffith Joyner
ATHLETE
1959 - 1998
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 16
Derek Barton
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 17
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 18
In Peru
Among people born in Peru, Carlos Castaneda ranks 7 out of NaN. Before him are Mario Vargas Llosa (1936), Atahualpa (1502), Lina Medina (1933), Isabel Allende (1942), Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920), and Alberto Fujimori (1938). After him are Túpac Amaru (1545), Pachacuti (1380), Manco Cápac (1250), Rose of Lima (1586), Túpac Amaru II (1738), and Manco Inca Yupanqui (1512).
Others born in Peru
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Mario Vargas Llosa
WRITER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 1
Atahualpa
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1533
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 2
Lina Medina
CELEBRITY
1933 - Present
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 3
Isabel Allende
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 4
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2020
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 5
Alberto Fujimori
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 6
Carlos Castaneda
WRITER
1925 - 1998
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 7
Túpac Amaru
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1572
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 8
Pachacuti
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1460
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 9
Manco Cápac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1250 - 1169
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 10
Rose of Lima
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1586 - 1617
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 11
Túpac Amaru II
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1738 - 1781
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 12
Manco Inca Yupanqui
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1544
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 13
Among Writers In Peru
Among writers born in Peru, Carlos Castaneda ranks 3. Before him are Mario Vargas Llosa (1936), and Isabel Allende (1942). After him are Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539), César Vallejo (1892), Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1535), José Carlos Mariátegui (1894), José María Arguedas (1911), Ciro Alegría (1909), Ricardo Palma (1833), Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929), and Clorinda Matto de Turner (1854).
Mario Vargas Llosa
1936 - 2025
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 1
Isabel Allende
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 2
Carlos Castaneda
1925 - 1998
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 3
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
1539 - 1616
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 4
César Vallejo
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 5
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
1535 - 1615
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 6
José Carlos Mariátegui
1894 - 1930
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 7
José María Arguedas
1911 - 1969
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 8
Ciro Alegría
1909 - 1967
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 9
Ricardo Palma
1833 - 1919
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 10
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 11
Clorinda Matto de Turner
1854 - 1909
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 12
