WRITER
Gurdial Singh
1933 - 2016
Gurdial Singh
Gurdial Singh Rahi (Gurdi'āl Sigh; 10 January 1933 – 16 August 2016) was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Punjabi. He started his literary career in 1957 with a short story, "Bhaganwale." He became known as a novelist when he published the novel Marhi Da Deeva in 1964. The novel was later adapted into the Punjabi film Marhi Da Deeva in 1989, directed by Surinder Singh. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gurdial Singh has received more than 182,378 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gurdial Singh is the 5,865th most popular writer (down from 5,210th in 2019), the 768th most popular biography from India (down from 616th in 2019) and the 112th most popular Indian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
52.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.10
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Gurdial Singh ranks 5,865 out of 7,302. Before him are José Amador de los Ríos, Tony Hillerman, Malcolm Bradbury, Joan D. Vinge, André Chamson, and Laura Restrepo. After him are Jean-Jacques Schuhl, José Burgos, Archibald MacLeish, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, John Wain, and José Gil Fortoul.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosé Amador de los Ríos
1818 - 1878
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 5,859
Tony Hillerman
1925 - 2008
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 5,860
Malcolm Bradbury
1932 - 2000
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 5,861
Joan D. Vinge
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 5,862
André Chamson
1900 - 1983
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 5,863
Laura Restrepo
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 5,864
Gurdial Singh
1933 - 2016
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 5,865
Jean-Jacques Schuhl
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 5,866
José Burgos
1837 - 1872
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 5,867
Archibald MacLeish
1892 - 1982
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 5,868
Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana
1908 - 1994
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,869
John Wain
1925 - 1994
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,870
José Gil Fortoul
1861 - 1943
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5,871
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Gurdial Singh ranks 446. Before him are Yuri Chesnokov, Stefano Rodotà, John Hopfield, Seydou Diarra, Peter Arundell, and Valentina Rastvorova. After him are James Goldsmith, Josef Němec, Sergio Valdés, Scotty Bowman, Jesse Mashburn, and Johnny Unitas. Among people deceased in 2016, Gurdial Singh ranks 455. Before him are Hanoi Hannah, Ion Panțuru, Luděk Macela, Solomon Marcus, Allan Williams, and Dan Haggerty. After him are Rafael Iriondo, Fritz Weaver, Gideon Toury, Roberto Lovera, Aage Larsen, and Atilio López.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsYuri Chesnokov
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 440
Stefano Rodotà
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 441
John Hopfield
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 442
Seydou Diarra
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 443
Peter Arundell
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 444
Valentina Rastvorova
FENCER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 445
Gurdial Singh
WRITER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 446
James Goldsmith
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1997
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 447
Josef Němec
BOXER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 448
Sergio Valdés
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 449
Scotty Bowman
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 450
Jesse Mashburn
ATHLETE
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 451
Johnny Unitas
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1933 - 2002
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 452
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsHanoi Hannah
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2016
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 449
Ion Panțuru
ATHLETE
1934 - 2016
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 450
Luděk Macela
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2016
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 451
Solomon Marcus
MATHEMATICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 452
Allan Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2016
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 453
Dan Haggerty
ACTOR
1942 - 2016
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 454
Gurdial Singh
WRITER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 455
Rafael Iriondo
COACH
1918 - 2016
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 456
Fritz Weaver
ACTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 457
Gideon Toury
LINGUIST
1942 - 2016
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 458
Roberto Lovera
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1922 - 2016
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 459
Aage Larsen
ATHLETE
1923 - 2016
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 460
Atilio López
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 461
In India
Among people born in India, Gurdial Singh ranks 768 out of 1,861. Before him are Chandramukhi Basu (1860), Ruskin Bond (1934), Nanda (1939), Mehmood (1932), Sonal Mansingh (1944), and Amit Shah (1964). After him are Shakti Kapoor (1952), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), Mammootty (1951), Godfrey Brown (1915), Ajay Banga (1959), and Maneka Gandhi (1956).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsChandramukhi Basu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1944
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 762
Ruskin Bond
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 763
Nanda
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 764
Mehmood
ACTOR
1932 - 2004
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 765
Sonal Mansingh
DANCER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 766
Amit Shah
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 767
Gurdial Singh
WRITER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 768
Shakti Kapoor
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 769
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 770
Mammootty
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 771
Godfrey Brown
ATHLETE
1915 - 1995
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 772
Ajay Banga
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 773
Maneka Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 774
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Gurdial Singh ranks 112. Before him are Ravindra Prabhat (1969), Javed Akhtar (1945), Nambi Narayanan (1941), Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872), Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), and Ruskin Bond (1934). After him are Bano Qudsia (1928), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), Vikram Seth (1952), Varsha Adalja (1940), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), and Gita Mehta (1943).
Ravindra Prabhat
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 106
Javed Akhtar
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 107
Nambi Narayanan
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 108
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
1872 - 1953
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 109
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
1907 - 1966
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 110
Ruskin Bond
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 111
Gurdial Singh
1933 - 2016
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 112
Bano Qudsia
1928 - 2017
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 113
Ravindra Kelekar
1925 - 2010
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 114
Vikram Seth
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 115
Varsha Adalja
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 116
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1944 - 2021
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 117
Gita Mehta
1943 - 2023
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 118