WRITER

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 156,977 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Dritëro Agolli is the 2,618th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Njeriu me top
Trëndafili në gotë
Njerëz të krisur
Lypësi i kohës
Zhurma e erërave të dikurshme
Fjalë të urta

Page views of Dritëro Agollis by language

Over the past year Dritëro Agolli has had the most page views in the with 36,875 views, followed by English (15,818), and Italian (3,092). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (84.71%), German (70.44%), and Egyptian Arabic (65.07%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dritëro Agolli ranks 2,618 out of 7,302Before 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 192Before 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 177Before 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 150Before 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).

Among WRITERS In Albania

Among writers born in Albania, Dritëro Agolli ranks 5Before 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).