1921 - 2014
Dobrica Ćosić (Serbian: Добрица Ћосић, pronounced [dǒbritsa tɕôːsitɕ]; 29 December 1921 – 18 May 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician, writer, and political theorist. Ćosić was twice awarded the prestigious NIN award for literature and Medal of Pushkin for his writing. His books have been translated into 30 languages.He was the first President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with his tenure lasting from 1992 to 1994. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dobrica Ćosić has received more than 276,488 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Dobrica Ćosić is the 1,013th most popular writer (up from 1,076th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 56th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Serbian Writer.
Dobrica Ćosić is most famous for being the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) from 1990 to 1999.
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Among writers, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 1,013 out of 5,755. Before him are Ernesto Sabato, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Namdev, Johannes Tauler, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, and Comtessa de Dia. After him are Tibor Sekelj, Harry Mulisch, Titus Pomponius Atticus, Veronica Franco, James Hadley Chase, and Iris Murdoch.
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1,007
1689 - 1762
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,008
1270 - 1350
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,009
1300 - 1361
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,010
45 - 95
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,011
1175 - 1225
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,012
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,013
1912 - 1988
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,014
1927 - 2010
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,015
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,016
1546 - 1591
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,017
1906 - 1985
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,018
1919 - 1999
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1,019
Among people born in 1921, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 63. Before him are Robert Bruce Merrifield, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Viktor Kulikov, Gérard Debreu, Harald Quandt, and Zizinho. After him are Yoichiro Nambu, Peter Benenson, Franco Corelli, Mary Jackson, Louis Jourdan, and Yitzhak Navon. Among people deceased in 2014, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 44. Before him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Karlheinz Böhm, Daniel Keyes, Maurice Duverger, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Pete Seeger. After him are Stephanie Kwolek, Udo Jürgens, James Garner, Ernesto Laclau, Gyula Grosics, and Hans Hollein.
1921 - 2006
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 57
1921 - 1993
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 58
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 59
1921 - 2004
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 60
1921 - 1967
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 61
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 62
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 63
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 64
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 65
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 66
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 67
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 68
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 69
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 38
1928 - 2014
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 39
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 40
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 41
1967 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 42
1919 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 43
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 44
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 45
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 46
1928 - 2014
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 47
1935 - 2014
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 48
1926 - 2014
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 49
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 50
Among people born in Serbia, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 57 out of 564. Before him are Milena Dravić (1940), Aleksandar Vučić (1970), Danilo Kiš (1935), Vesna Vulović (1950), Dragan Stojković (1965), and Mihailo Obrenović (1823). After him are Radomir Putnik (1847), Branislav Nušić (1864), Olivera Despina (1372), Borisav Jović (1928), Draga Mašin (1864), and Irinej, Serbian Patriarch (1930).
1940 - 2018
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 51
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 52
1935 - 1989
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 53
1950 - 2016
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 54
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 55
1823 - 1868
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 56
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 57
1847 - 1917
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 58
1864 - 1938
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 59
1372 - 1444
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 60
1928 - 2021
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 61
1864 - 1903
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 62
1930 - 2020
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 63
Among writers born in Serbia, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 4. Before him are Vuk Karadžić (1787), Milorad Pavić (1929), and Danilo Kiš (1935). After him are Branislav Nušić (1864), Radoje Domanović (1873), Desanka Maksimović (1898), Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833), Dezső Kosztolányi (1885), Isidora Sekulić (1877), Vasko Popa (1922), and Đura Jakšić (1832).
1787 - 1864
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 1
1929 - 2009
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 2
1935 - 1989
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4
1864 - 1938
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5
1873 - 1908
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 6
1898 - 1993
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 7
1833 - 1904
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 8
1885 - 1936
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9
1877 - 1958
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 10
1922 - 1991
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 11
1832 - 1878
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 12