Writer
Drago Jančar
Slovenian writer
1948 - today
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Drago Jančar
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Drago Jančar is the 2,971st most popular writer (down from 2,299th in 2024), the 58th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 44th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Slovene Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Drago Jančar ranks 2,971 out of 7,302. Before him are Philitas of Cos, Edgar Lee Masters, Pierre Bec, Maximilian Voloshin, George Ohsawa, and Gisèle Halimi. After him are Sergei Nilus, Pierre Souvestre, Fatma Aliye Topuz, Fumiko Hayashi, Salimbene di Adam, and Mahasweta Devi.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Philitas of Cos
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2,965
Edgar Lee Masters
1868 - 1950
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2,966
Pierre Bec
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 2,967
Maximilian Voloshin
1877 - 1932
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,968
George Ohsawa
1893 - 1966
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,969
Gisèle Halimi
1927 - 2020
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,970
Drago Jančar
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,971
Sergei Nilus
1862 - 1929
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,972
Pierre Souvestre
1874 - 1914
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,973
Fatma Aliye Topuz
1862 - 1936
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,974
Fumiko Hayashi
1903 - 1951
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,975
Salimbene di Adam
1221 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,976
Mahasweta Devi
1926 - 2016
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,977
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Drago Jančar ranks 273. Before him are Judith Miller, Tony Judt, Muse Watson, Todd Rundgren, David Albahari, and Franca Viola. After him are James Rebhorn, Magdaléna Vášáryová, Kitten Natividad, Bud Cort, Heinz Flohe, and Patty Pravo.
Others Born in 1948
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Judith Miller
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 267
Tony Judt
HISTORIAN
1948 - 2010
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 268
Muse Watson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 269
Todd Rundgren
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 270
David Albahari
WRITER
1948 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 271
Franca Viola
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 272
Drago Jančar
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 273
James Rebhorn
ACTOR
1948 - 2014
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 274
Magdaléna Vášáryová
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 275
Kitten Natividad
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 276
Bud Cort
ACTOR
1948 - 2026
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 277
Heinz Flohe
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2013
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 278
Patty Pravo
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 279
In Slovenia
Among people born in Slovenia, Drago Jančar ranks 58 out of NaN. Before him are Stanko Vraz (1810), Jakob Lorber (1800), Ita Rina (1907), Samir Handanović (1984), Ivan Regen (1868), and Edvard Kocbek (1904). After him are Rudolf Maister (1874), Miroslav Cerar (1939), Zoran Mušič (1909), Anton Haus (1851), Miro Cerar (1963), and Ivan Grohar (1867).
Others born in Slovenia
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Stanko Vraz
WRITER
1810 - 1851
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 52
Jakob Lorber
PHILOSOPHER
1800 - 1864
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 53
Ita Rina
ACTOR
1907 - 1979
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 54
Samir Handanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 55
Ivan Regen
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1947
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 56
Edvard Kocbek
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 57
Drago Jančar
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 58
Rudolf Maister
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1934
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 59
Miroslav Cerar
GYMNAST
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 60
Zoran Mušič
PAINTER
1909 - 2005
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 61
Anton Haus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1917
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 62
Miro Cerar
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 63
Ivan Grohar
PAINTER
1867 - 1911
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 64
Among Writers In Slovenia
Among writers born in Slovenia, Drago Jančar ranks 8. Before him are Ivan Cankar (1876), Jernej Kopitar (1780), Alma Karlin (1889), Sigismund von Herberstein (1486), Stanko Vraz (1810), and Edvard Kocbek (1904). After him are Valentin Vodnik (1758), Oton Župančič (1878), Srečko Kosovel (1904), Adam Bohorič (1520), Louis Adamic (1898), and Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806).
Ivan Cankar
1876 - 1918
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 2
Jernej Kopitar
1780 - 1844
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 3
Alma Karlin
1889 - 1950
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 4
Sigismund von Herberstein
1486 - 1566
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 5
Stanko Vraz
1810 - 1851
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 6
Edvard Kocbek
1904 - 1981
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 7
Drago Jančar
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 8
Valentin Vodnik
1758 - 1819
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 9
Oton Župančič
1878 - 1949
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 10
Srečko Kosovel
1904 - 1926
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 11
Adam Bohorič
1520 - 1598
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 12
Louis Adamic
1898 - 1951
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 13
Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg
1806 - 1876
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 14
