WRITER
Eka Kurniawan
1975 - Today

Eka Kurniawan
Eka Kurniawan (born November 28, 1975) is an Indonesian writer and screenwriter. In 2016, Kurniawan became the first Indonesian writer to be nominated for the Man Booker International Prize. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eka Kurniawan has received more than 122,452 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Eka Kurniawan is the 7,032nd most popular writer (down from 6,301st in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 105th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Indonesian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
43.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.73
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Eka Kurniawan ranks 7,032 out of 7,302. Before him are Candace Owens, Yvonne Vera, George Will, Maria Stepanova, Garth Nix, and Geoff Johns. After him are Edwidge Danticat, Evgeny Morozov, Walt Dohrn, Terry Nation, Aleksandra Skochilenko, and Jorge Majfud.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCandace Owens
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 7,026
Yvonne Vera
1964 - 2005
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 7,027
George Will
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 7,028
Maria Stepanova
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 7,029
Garth Nix
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 7,030
Geoff Johns
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 7,031
Eka Kurniawan
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 7,032
Edwidge Danticat
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 7,033
Evgeny Morozov
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 7,034
Walt Dohrn
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 7,035
Terry Nation
1930 - 1997
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 7,036
Aleksandra Skochilenko
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 7,037
Jorge Majfud
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 7,038
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Eka Kurniawan ranks 638. Before him are Pretinha, Heather Tom, Haruna Ikezawa, Daouda Karaboué, Ekaterina Zakharieva, and Nadine Kleinert. After him are Patrick Femerling, Radu Niculescu, Joshua Leonard, Frantz Kruger, Jörgen Pettersson, and Nick E. Tarabay.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsPretinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 632
Heather Tom
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 633
Haruna Ikezawa
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 634
Daouda Karaboué
HANDBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 635
Ekaterina Zakharieva
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 636
Nadine Kleinert
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 637
Eka Kurniawan
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 638
Patrick Femerling
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 639
Radu Niculescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 640
Joshua Leonard
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 641
Frantz Kruger
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 642
Jörgen Pettersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 643
Nick E. Tarabay
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 644
In Indonesia
Among people born in Indonesia, Eka Kurniawan ranks 125 out of 158. Before him are Chris John (1979), Julia Perez (1980), Nurfitriyana Saiman (1962), Markis Kido (1984), Mia Audina (1979), and Rio Haryanto (1993). After him are Greysia Polii (1987), Hendrawan (1972), Lilies Handayani (1965), Liliyana Natsir (1985), Olga Syahputra (1983), and Jessica Iskandar (1988).
Others born in Indonesia
Go to all RankingsChris John
BOXER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 119
Julia Perez
ACTOR
1980 - 2017
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 120
Nurfitriyana Saiman
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 121
Markis Kido
BADMINTON PLAYER
1984 - 2021
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 122
Mia Audina
BADMINTON PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 123
Rio Haryanto
RACING DRIVER
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 124
Eka Kurniawan
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 125
Greysia Polii
BADMINTON PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 126
Hendrawan
BADMINTON PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 127
Lilies Handayani
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 128
Liliyana Natsir
BADMINTON PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 129
Olga Syahputra
ACTOR
1983 - 2015
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 130
Jessica Iskandar
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 131
Among WRITERS In Indonesia
Among writers born in Indonesia, Eka Kurniawan ranks 13. Before him are Mochtar Lubis (1922), Nh. Dini (1936), Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940), Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908), Jeroen Brouwers (1940), and Ayu Utami (1968).
Mochtar Lubis
1922 - 2004
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 7
Nh. Dini
1936 - 2018
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 8
Sapardi Djoko Damono
1940 - 2020
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 9
Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana
1908 - 1994
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 10
Jeroen Brouwers
1940 - 2022
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 11
Ayu Utami
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 12
Eka Kurniawan
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 13