1850 - 1921
Ivan Minchov Vazov (Bulgarian: Иван Минчов Вазов; 9 July [O.S. 27 June] 1850 – 22 September 1921) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature". He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria (then part of the Ottoman Empire). The works of Ivan Vazov reveal two historical epochs - the Bulgarian Renaissance and the Post-Liberation (from Ottoman Empire rule) epoch. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan Vazov has received more than 155,892 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Ivan Vazov is the 1,272nd most popular writer (up from 1,393rd in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 46th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Bulgarian Writer.
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Among writers, Ivan Vazov ranks 1,272 out of 5,755. Before him are Michel Butor, Winifred Wagner, Juliusz Słowacki, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Albert Barillé, and Maurus Servius Honoratus. After him are R. L. Stine, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, W. G. Sebald, August von Kotzebue, Maj Sjöwall, and Alexander Afanasyev.
1926 - 2016
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,266
1897 - 1980
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,267
1809 - 1849
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,268
1939 - 2003
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,269
1920 - 2009
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,270
363 - 301
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,271
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,272
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,273
1878 - 1947
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,274
1944 - 2001
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 1,275
1761 - 1819
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 1,276
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1,277
1826 - 1871
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1,278
Among people born in 1850, Ivan Vazov ranks 27. Before him are Victoriano Huerta, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, César Ritz, Besarion Jughashvili, Sami Frashëri, and William Morris Davis. After him are Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Mikhail Chigorin, Zdeněk Fibich, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, Pavel Axelrod, and Jack Daniel. Among people deceased in 1921, Ivan Vazov ranks 32. Before him are Karl von Bülow, Fernand Khnopff, Vladimir Korolenko, Oscar Montelius, Hara Takashi, and Mykola Leontovych. After him are Prince Louis of Battenberg, Hermann Schwarz, Subramania Bharati, Nikolay Zhukovsky, Matthias Erzberger, and Nikolay Gumilyov.
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 21
1850 - 1923
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 22
1850 - 1918
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 23
1850 - 1909
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 24
1850 - 1904
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 25
1850 - 1934
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 26
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 27
1850 - 1916
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 28
1850 - 1908
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 29
1850 - 1900
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 30
1850 - 1908
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 31
1850 - 1928
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 32
1850 - 1911
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 33
1846 - 1921
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 26
1858 - 1921
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 27
1853 - 1921
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 28
1843 - 1921
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 29
1856 - 1921
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 30
1877 - 1921
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 31
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 32
1854 - 1921
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 33
1843 - 1921
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 34
1882 - 1921
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 35
1847 - 1921
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 36
1875 - 1921
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 37
1886 - 1921
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 38
Among people born in Bulgaria, Ivan Vazov ranks 44 out of 372. Before him are Kiril, Prince of Preslav (1895), Petar Mladenov (1936), Chernorizets Hrabar (890), Kristalina Georgieva (1953), Georgi Markov (1929), and Nicolai Ghiaurov (1929). After him are Irina Bokova (1952), John of Rila (876), Michael Shishman of Bulgaria (1280), Hristo Botev (1848), Peter Deunov (1864), and Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria (1324).
1895 - 1945
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 38
1936 - 2000
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 39
890 - 950
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 40
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 41
1929 - 1978
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 42
1929 - 2004
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 43
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 44
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 45
876 - 946
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 46
1280 - 1330
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 47
1848 - 1876
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 48
1864 - 1944
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 49
1324 - 1397
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 50
Among writers born in Bulgaria, Ivan Vazov ranks 6. Before him are Aesop (-620), Elias Canetti (1905), Saint Naum (830), Chernorizets Hrabar (890), and Georgi Markov (1929). After him are Hristo Botev (1848), Gregory Tsamblak (1365), Sabahattin Ali (1907), Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821), Elin Pelin (1877), and Blaga Dimitrova (1922).
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 1
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 2
830 - 910
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 3
890 - 950
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 4
1929 - 1978
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 6
1848 - 1876
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 7
1365 - 1420
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 8
1907 - 1948
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 9
1821 - 1867
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 10
1877 - 1949
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 11
1922 - 2003
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 12