WRITER
Ismail Kadare
1936 - Today
Ismail Kadare
Ismail Kadare (Albanian pronunciation: [ismaˈil kadaˈɾe]; born 28 January 1936) is an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He is a leading international literary figure and intellectual. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ismail Kadare has received more than 872,685 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Ismail Kadare is the 521st most popular writer (up from 524th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Albania (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Albanian Writer.
Ismail Kadare is most famous for his novels. He has written many novels, but the most famous are The General of the Dead Army, The Palace of Dreams, and The Pyramid.
Memorability Metrics
870k
Page Views (PV)
66.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
63
Languages Editions (L)
6.55
Effective Languages (L*)
3.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ismail Kadare ranks 521 out of 5,755. Before him are Harriet Beecher Stowe, Michel Houellebecq, Ulrich von Hutten, Giacomo Leopardi, Jostein Gaarder, and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. After him are Giorgos Seferis, Gérard de Nerval, Cassiodorus, Sidney Sheldon, Lesya Ukrainka, and T. S. Eliot.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811 - 1896
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 515
Michel Houellebecq
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 516
Ulrich von Hutten
1488 - 1523
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 517
Giacomo Leopardi
1798 - 1837
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 518
Jostein Gaarder
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 519
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
1874 - 1929
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 520
Ismail Kadare
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 521
Giorgos Seferis
1900 - 1971
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 522
Gérard de Nerval
1808 - 1855
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 523
Cassiodorus
487 - 583
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 524
Sidney Sheldon
1917 - 2007
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 525
Lesya Ukrainka
1871 - 1913
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 526
T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Ismail Kadare ranks 28. Before him are Richard Bach, Dennis Hopper, Wilt Chamberlain, Zubin Mehta, Glen Campbell, and Jim Clark. After him are Aga Khan IV, Virna Lisi, Michael Landon, Burt Reynolds, Buddy Holly, and Tariq Aziz.
Others Born in 1936
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Richard Bach
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 22
Dennis Hopper
1936 - 2010
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 23
Wilt Chamberlain
1936 - 1999
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 24
Zubin Mehta
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 25
Glen Campbell
1936 - 2017
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 26
Jim Clark
1936 - 1968
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 27
Ismail Kadare
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 28
Aga Khan IV
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 29
Virna Lisi
1936 - 2014
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 30
Michael Landon
1936 - 1991
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 31
Burt Reynolds
1936 - 2018
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 32
Buddy Holly
1936 - 1959
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 33
Tariq Aziz
1936 - 2015
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 34
In Albania
Among people born in Albania, Ismail Kadare ranks 9 out of 111. Before him are Safiye Sultan (1550), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750), Zog I of Albania (1895), Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450), and Ramiz Alia (1924). After him are Lütfi Pasha (1488), Sali Berisha (1944), Koca Sinan Pasha (1520), Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), and Ismail Qemali (1844).
Others born in Albania
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Safiye Sultan
1550 - 1619
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 3
Anastasius I Dicorus
430 - 518
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 4
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
1750 - 1822
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 5
Zog I of Albania
1895 - 1961
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 6
Kara Ahmed Pasha
1450 - 1555
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 7
Ramiz Alia
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 8
Ismail Kadare
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 9
Lütfi Pasha
1488 - 1562
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 10
Sali Berisha
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 11
Koca Sinan Pasha
1520 - 1596
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 12
Ayas Mehmed Pasha
1483 - 1539
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 13
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
1580 - 1661
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 14
Ismail Qemali
1844 - 1919
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 15
Among WRITERS In Albania
Among writers born in Albania, Ismail Kadare ranks 1. After him are Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), Sami Frashëri (1850), Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (1872), Dritëro Agolli (1931), Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (1911), Pashko Vasa (1825), and Ndre Mjeda (1866).
Ismail Kadare
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 2
Sami Frashëri
1850 - 1904
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 3
Aleksandër Stavre Drenova
1872 - 1947
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 4
Dritëro Agolli
1931 - 2017
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 5
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla
1911 - 1938
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 6
Pashko Vasa
1825 - 1892
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 7
Ndre Mjeda
1866 - 1937
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 8
