1928 - 2010
Fatima Meer (12 August 1928 – 12 March 2010) was a South African writer, academic, screenwriter, and prominent anti-apartheid activist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fatima Meer has received more than 299,404 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Fatima Meer is the 6,240th most popular writer (down from 5,381st in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 181st in 2019) and the 21st most popular South African Writer.
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Among writers, Fatima Meer ranks 6,240 out of 5,755. Before her are Charles Frazier, Jo Walton, Saša Stanišić, Samanta Schweblin, Alexis Jenni, and Roya Hakakian. After her are Somaly Mam, Elizabeth Kostova, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Chris Hedges, Sarojini Sahoo, and Rick Falkvinge.
1950 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 6,234
1964 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 6,235
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 6,236
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 6,237
1963 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 6,238
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 6,239
1928 - 2010
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 6,240
1970 - Present
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 6,241
1964 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 6,242
1943 - Present
HPI: 34.57
Rank: 6,243
1956 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 6,244
1956 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 6,245
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 6,246
Among people born in 1928, Fatima Meer ranks 506. Before her are Toaripi Lauti, Gerhard Weinberg, Jimmy Hill, Salvador Laurel, John Ingle, and Albert Brewer. After her are Chris Brasher, Slade Gorton, and John Disley. Among people deceased in 2010, Fatima Meer ranks 427. Before her are Stephen Schneider, Wally Hickel, Janusz Kurtyka, Frances Reid, Edwin Morgan, and Kage Baker. After her are Abdolmalek Rigi, William B. Saxbe, Lucille Clifton, Ruth Park, Antonio Pettigrew, and Ronnie Clayton.
1928 - 2014
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 500
1928 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 501
1928 - 2015
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 502
1928 - 2004
HPI: 35.33
Rank: 503
1928 - 2012
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 504
1928 - 2017
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 505
1928 - 2010
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 506
1928 - 2003
HPI: 33.32
Rank: 507
1928 - 2020
HPI: 32.70
Rank: 508
1928 - 2016
HPI: 32.56
Rank: 509
1945 - 2010
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 421
1919 - 2010
HPI: 35.41
Rank: 422
1960 - 2010
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 423
1914 - 2010
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 424
1920 - 2010
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 425
1952 - 2010
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 426
1928 - 2010
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 427
1979 - 2010
HPI: 34.16
Rank: 428
1916 - 2010
HPI: 33.61
Rank: 429
1936 - 2010
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 430
1917 - 2010
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 431
1967 - 2010
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 432
1934 - 2010
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 433
Among people born in South Africa, Fatima Meer ranks 235 out of 374. Before her are Lucas Radebe (1969), Willie Toweel (1934), Zanele Muholi (1972), Patricia de Lille (1951), Kandyse McClure (1980), and Matthew Booth (1977). After her are Jerome Damon (1972), Aaron Mokoena (1980), Pierre Issa (1975), Nick Price (1957), Linda Mvusi (1955), and Olaf Kölzig (1970).
1969 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 229
1934 - 2017
HPI: 35.09
Rank: 230
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 231
1951 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 232
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.81
Rank: 233
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.78
Rank: 234
1928 - 2010
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 235
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.47
Rank: 236
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.27
Rank: 237
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.09
Rank: 238
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.02
Rank: 239
1955 - Present
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 240
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.87
Rank: 241
Among writers born in South Africa, Fatima Meer ranks 21. Before her are Karel Schoeman (1939), John Langalibalele Dube (1871), Antjie Krog (1952), Athol Fugard (1932), Bessie Head (1937), and Damon Galgut (1963). After her are Lauren Beukes (1976).
1939 - 2017
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 15
1871 - 1946
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 16
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 17
1932 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 18
1937 - 1986
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 19
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 20
1928 - 2010
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 21
1976 - Present
HPI: 25.76
Rank: 22