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Georgi Markov

1929 - 1978

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His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Georgi Markov is the 1,522nd most popular writer (down from 1,346th in 2024), the 60th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 48th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Bulgarian Writer.

Georgi Markov was a Bulgarian dissident who was assassinated by the KGB in 1978. He was famous for being the target of a weapon called a "poison umbrella" which was used to inject him with ricin.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Georgi Markov ranks 1,522 out of 7,302. Before him are Rafael Alberti, Jules de Goncourt, Ichiyō Higuchi, Xavier de Maistre, Jules Laforgue, and Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq. After him are Károly Kerényi, Kristijonas Donelaitis, Erich Segal, Betty Friedan, Alphonse Allais, and Khaqani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Georgi Markov ranks 123. Before him are Rajkumar, Vasily Shukshin, José Santamaría, Hugo Claus, Lorenzo Buffon, and Vera Miles. After him are Antonio Carbajal, Heiner Müller, Bob Denard, Ira Levin, Édouard Balladur, and Zillur Rahman. Among people deceased in 1978, Georgi Markov ranks 60. Before him are Roger Caillois, W. Eugene Smith, Prince Nicholas of Romania, Carlo Scarpa, Hubert Humphrey, and Tetsu Katayama. After him are Philibert Tsiranana, Harvey Milk, Fernando Peyroteo, Max Decugis, Henry Corbin, and Arnold Hauser.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Georgi Markov ranks 60 out of NaN. Before him are Kardam of Bulgaria (735), Boyko Borisov (1959), Vasil Kolarov (1877), Časlav (896), Vasile Lupu (1595), and Osman Pazvantoğlu (1758). After him are Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria (1270), Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria (1259), Chernorizets Hrabar (890), Kaliman I of Bulgaria (1234), Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria (1300), and Sineperver Sultan (1761).

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Among Writers In Bulgaria

Among writers born in Bulgaria, Georgi Markov ranks 6. Before him are Aesop (-620), Elias Canetti (1905), Saint Naum (830), Hristo Botev (1848), and Ivan Vazov (1850). After him are Chernorizets Hrabar (890), Sabahattin Ali (1907), Gregory Tsamblak (1365), Constantine of Preslav (900), Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821), and Elin Pelin (1877).

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