WRITER
Ghassan Kanafani
1936 - 1972
Ghassan Kanafani
Ghassan Fayiz Kanafani (Arabic: غسان فايز كنفاني; 8 April 1936 – 8 July 1972) was a prominent Palestinian author and politician, considered to be a leading novelist of his generation and one of the Arab world's leading Palestinian writers. Kanafani's works have been translated into more than 17 languages. Kanafani was born in Acre, Mandatory Palestine in 1936. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ghassan Kanafani has received more than 904,636 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ghassan Kanafani is the 879th most popular writer (up from 1,521st in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Israel (up from 137th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Israeli Writer.
Memorability Metrics
900k
Page Views (PV)
62.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
4.51
Effective Languages (L*)
3.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ghassan Kanafani ranks 879 out of 7,302. Before him are Gaius Lucilius, Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, Bernhard Schlink, Wilbur Smith, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and Viktor Shklovsky. After him are Dashiell Hammett, Luis Sepúlveda, Joseph Campbell, Theodoret, Fatema Mernissi, and Marko Marulić.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGaius Lucilius
180 BC - 102 BC
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 873
Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi
189 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 874
Bernhard Schlink
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 875
Wilbur Smith
1933 - 2021
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 876
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
1804 - 1877
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 877
Viktor Shklovsky
1893 - 1984
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 878
Ghassan Kanafani
1936 - 1972
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 879
Dashiell Hammett
1894 - 1961
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 880
Luis Sepúlveda
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 881
Joseph Campbell
1904 - 1987
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 882
Theodoret
393 - 458
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 883
Fatema Mernissi
1940 - 2015
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 884
Marko Marulić
1450 - 1524
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 885
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Ghassan Kanafani ranks 46. Before him are Gerhard Ertl, Buddy Holly, B. J. Habibie, Günter Blobel, Steve Reich, and Émile Lahoud. After him are Bill Wyman, Raymond Poulidor, Benedict Anderson, Yasuo Fukuda, Roger Whittaker, and Assia Djebar. Among people deceased in 1972, Ghassan Kanafani ranks 29. Before him are Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Andrei Tupolev, Paul-Henri Spaak, Heinrich Lübke, Max Theiler, and Athenagoras I of Constantinople. After him are Georg von Békésy, Emil Maurice, Henri Coandă, Margaret Rutherford, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, and Jackie Robinson.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsGerhard Ertl
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 40
Buddy Holly
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1959
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 41
B. J. Habibie
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 42
Günter Blobel
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 43
Steve Reich
COMPOSER
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 44
Émile Lahoud
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 45
Ghassan Kanafani
WRITER
1936 - 1972
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 46
Bill Wyman
MUSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 47
Raymond Poulidor
CYCLIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 48
Benedict Anderson
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 49
Yasuo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 50
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 51
Assia Djebar
WRITER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1972
Go to all RankingsErich von dem Bach-Zelewski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1972
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 23
Andrei Tupolev
ENGINEER
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 24
Paul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 25
Heinrich Lübke
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 26
Max Theiler
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 27
Athenagoras I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1886 - 1972
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 28
Ghassan Kanafani
WRITER
1936 - 1972
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 29
Georg von Békésy
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 30
Emil Maurice
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 31
Henri Coandă
INVENTOR
1886 - 1972
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 32
Margaret Rutherford
ACTOR
1892 - 1972
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 33
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1972
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 34
Jackie Robinson
BASEBALL PLAYER
1919 - 1972
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 35
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Ghassan Kanafani ranks 109 out of 466. Before him are Leila Khaled (1944), Yigal Allon (1918), Ofra Haza (1957), Natalie Portman (1981), Itzhak Perlman (1945), and Philip the Tetrarch (-4). After him are Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), Yair Lapid (1963), Zephaniah (-701), Philip the Evangelist (100), Judah ha-Nasi (135), and Gene Simmons (1949).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsLeila Khaled
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 103
Yigal Allon
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 104
Ofra Haza
SINGER
1957 - 2000
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 105
Natalie Portman
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 106
Itzhak Perlman
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 107
Philip the Tetrarch
POLITICIAN
4 BC - 34
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 108
Ghassan Kanafani
WRITER
1936 - 1972
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 109
Isabella II of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1212 - 1228
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 110
Yair Lapid
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 111
Zephaniah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
701 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 112
Philip the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 113
Judah ha-Nasi
POLITICIAN
135 - 217
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 114
Gene Simmons
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 115
Among WRITERS In Israel
Among writers born in Israel, Ghassan Kanafani ranks 5. Before him are John the Evangelist (10), Amos Oz (1939), Mahmoud Darwish (1941), and Edward Said (1935). After him are David Grossman (1954), A. B. Yehoshua (1936), May Ziade (1886), Ahron Daum (1951), Justus of Tiberias (35), Meir Shalev (1948), and Gideon Levy (1953).
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 1
Amos Oz
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 2
Mahmoud Darwish
1941 - 2008
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 3
Edward Said
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 4
Ghassan Kanafani
1936 - 1972
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 5
David Grossman
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 6
A. B. Yehoshua
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 7
May Ziade
1886 - 1941
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 8
Ahron Daum
1951 - 2018
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 9
Justus of Tiberias
35 - 100
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 10
Meir Shalev
1948 - 2023
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 11
Gideon Levy
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 12