Writer
Elif Shafak
1971 - today
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Elif Shafak
Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Elif Shafak is the 1,140th most popular writer (up from 1,825th in 2024), the 1,302nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,077th in 2019) and the 166th most popular French Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Elif Shafak ranks 1,140 out of 7,302. Before her are Stobaeus, Zhuanxu, Catherine de Bourbon, David Lodge, Johanna Schopenhauer, and Sarojini Naidu. After her are Jean Moréas, Alain-Fournier, Rosalía de Castro, John Dickson Carr, Andrei Bely, and Jussi Adler-Olsen.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Stobaeus
401 - 401
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 1,134
Zhuanxu
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 1,135
Catherine de Bourbon
1559 - 1604
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 1,136
David Lodge
1935 - 2025
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 1,137
Johanna Schopenhauer
1766 - 1838
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,138
Sarojini Naidu
1879 - 1949
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,139
Elif Shafak
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,140
Jean Moréas
1856 - 1910
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 1,141
Alain-Fournier
1886 - 1914
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,142
Rosalía de Castro
1837 - 1885
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,143
John Dickson Carr
1906 - 1977
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,144
Andrei Bely
1880 - 1934
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 1,145
Jussi Adler-Olsen
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 1,146
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Elif Shafak ranks 22. Before her are Vitali Klitschko, Ke Huy Quan, Idina Menzel, Sean Baker, Julian Assange, and Niko Kovač. After her are Ricky Martin, Snoop Dogg, Ma Dong-seok, Jari Litmanen, Dolores O'Riordan, and Fabien Barthez.
Others Born in 1971
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Vitali Klitschko
BOXER
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 16
Ke Huy Quan
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 17
Idina Menzel
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 18
Sean Baker
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 19
Julian Assange
JOURNALIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 20
Niko Kovač
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 21
Elif Shafak
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 22
Ricky Martin
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 23
Snoop Dogg
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 24
Ma Dong-seok
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 25
Jari Litmanen
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 26
Dolores O'Riordan
MUSICIAN
1971 - 2018
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 27
Fabien Barthez
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 28
In France
Among people born in France, Elif Shafak ranks 1,302 out of NaN. Before her are André Maginot (1877), Raymond Poulidor (1936), Georges Prêtre (1924), Gustave Charpentier (1860), André Weil (1906), and John III of Navarre (1477). After her are Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336), Armand David (1826), Alain-Fournier (1886), Henri Désiré Landru (1869), Maurice Thorez (1900), and Adela of France (1009).
Others born in France
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André Maginot
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1932
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 1,296
Raymond Poulidor
CYCLIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 1,297
Georges Prêtre
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 1,298
Gustave Charpentier
COMPOSER
1860 - 1956
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 1,299
André Weil
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,300
John III of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1477 - 1516
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,301
Elif Shafak
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,302
Philip, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1336 - 1375
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,303
Armand David
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1900
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 1,304
Alain-Fournier
WRITER
1886 - 1914
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,305
Henri Désiré Landru
EXTREMIST
1869 - 1922
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,306
Maurice Thorez
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1964
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 1,307
Adela of France
POLITICIAN
1009 - 1079
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,308
Among Writers In France
Among writers born in France, Elif Shafak ranks 166. Before her are Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), Gottfried von Strassburg (1180), Paul Bourget (1852), Michel Tournier (1924), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), and Catherine de Bourbon (1559). After her are Alain-Fournier (1886), Jean-François Marmontel (1723), Marcel Pagnol (1895), Comtessa de Dia (1175), Jean de Joinville (1224), and Michel Butor (1926).
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
1737 - 1814
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 160
Gottfried von Strassburg
1180 - 1215
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 161
Paul Bourget
1852 - 1935
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 162
Michel Tournier
1924 - 2016
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 163
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
1838 - 1889
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 164
Catherine de Bourbon
1559 - 1604
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 165
Elif Shafak
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 166
Alain-Fournier
1886 - 1914
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 167
Jean-François Marmontel
1723 - 1799
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 168
Marcel Pagnol
1895 - 1974
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 169
Comtessa de Dia
1175 - 1225
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 170
Jean de Joinville
1224 - 1317
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 171
Michel Butor
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 172
