WRITER

Hovhannes Shiraz

1914 - 1984

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Hovhannes Shiraz (Armenian: Հովհաննես Շիրազ; April 27, 1914 – March 24, 1984) was an Armenian poet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hovhannes Shiraz has received more than 95,398 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Hovhannes Shiraz is the 3,781st most popular writer (down from 3,490th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Armenia (down from 46th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Armenian Writer.

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  • 50.87

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Semiskaz
1977
Khaghaghutʻyun amenetsʻun
1982
Ěntir erker
1992
Shirazean tagher
1972
Hayotsʻ dantʻēakaně
Armenian massacres, 1915-1923, Poetry
1969
Hayotsʻ dantʻeakaně
Armenian massacres, 1915-1923, Poetry
1991

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hovhannes Shiraz ranks 3,781 out of 7,302. Before him are Lucrezia Marinella, Jacob of Serugh, Peter Andreas Heiberg, Charles Simon Favart, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Alf Prøysen. After him are Amado Nervo, Charles Grandison Finney, Iain Banks, Lise Nørgaard, Johannes Bobrowski, and Gordon R. Dickson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Hovhannes Shiraz ranks 213. Before him are Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Arvīds Jansons, Mihailo Lalić, Viktor Grishin, Gisèle Casadesus, and Alf Prøysen. After him are Jacques Dufilho, Henri Laborit, Dorothy Lamour, Christl Cranz, Vincent J. McMahon, and Johannes Virolainen. Among people deceased in 1984, Hovhannes Shiraz ranks 140. Before him are Arvīds Jansons, Lola Anglada, Roberto Porta, Janaki Ammal, Sam Jaffe, and Jackie Wilson. After him are Eulogio Martínez, Arkhip Lyulka, Rambai Barni, Marcel Balsa, Aldo Donati, and Walter Pidgeon.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Hovhannes Shiraz ranks 50 out of 163. Before him are Vazgen Manukyan (1946), Tigran Sargsyan (1962), Vardan Areveltsi (1198), Artavazd Peleshyan (1938), Levon Aronian (1982), and Hovik Abrahamyan (1959). After him are Shushanik Kurghinian (1876), Sergey Merkurov (1881), Nicholas Adontz (1871), Momik (1300), Paruyr Sevak (1924), and Tatevik Sazandaryan (1916).

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Among WRITERS In Armenia

Among writers born in Armenia, Hovhannes Shiraz ranks 5. Before him are Khachatur Abovian (1805), Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869), Silva Kaputikyan (1919), and Avetik Isahakyan (1875). After him are Shushanik Kurghinian (1876), Paruyr Sevak (1924), Axel Bakunts (1899), Hamo Sahyan (1914), Gevorg Emin (1919), Sarmad Kashani (1590), and Narine Abgaryan (1971).

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