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Dritëro Agolli

1931 - 2017

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Dritëro Agolli (13 October 1931 – 3 February 2017) was an Albanian poet, writer and politician. He studied in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, and wrote primarily poetry, but also short stories, essays, plays, and novels. He was head of the League of Writers and Artists of Albania from 1973 until 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dritëro Agolli has received more than 167,857 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Dritëro Agolli is the 2,619th most popular writer (up from 2,835th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Albania (up from 40th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Albanian Writer.

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dritëro Agolli ranks 2,619 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivan Mažuranić, Mihail Sadoveanu, Varro Atacinus, Terry Goodkind, Vladimir Sorokin, and Nordahl Grieg. After him are Günter Wallraff, John Wyndham, Bragi Boddason, Samad Vurgun, Richard Wurmbrand, and Neil Simon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Dritëro Agolli ranks 192. Before him are George Maciunas, Shunsuke Kikuchi, Iajuddin Ahmed, Krzysztof Komeda, Fred Brooks, and John Gavin. After him are George Vassiliou, Linda Nochlin, Mamie Van Doren, Alda Merini, William Goldman, and Michael O. Rabin. Among people deceased in 2017, Dritëro Agolli ranks 177. Before him are Vito Acconci, Gastone Moschin, Michael Parks, Shashi Kapoor, Seijun Suzuki, and Joachim Meisner. After him are Linda Nochlin, Albert Zafy, Hilarion Capucci, Robert M. Pirsig, Max Gallo, and Gustavo Rojo.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Dritëro Agolli ranks 39 out of 150. Before him are Ernest Simoni (1928), Marin Barleti (1450), Gjon Kastrioti (1400), Koca Davud Pasha (1401), Gjergj Fishta (1871), and Bujar Nishani (1966). After him are Sedefkar Mehmed Agha (1540), Abdyl Frashëri (1839), Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (1872), Ilir Meta (1969), Adil Çarçani (1922), and Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (1939).

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Among WRITERS In Albania

Among writers born in Albania, Dritëro Agolli ranks 5. Before him are Ismail Kadare (1936), Naim Frashëri (1846), Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), and Sami Frashëri (1850). After him are Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (1872), Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (1911), Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1827), Pashko Vasa (1825), Fatos Kongoli (1944), Ndre Mjeda (1866), and Fatos Arapi (1930).

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