1973 - Today
Juan Gabriel Vásquez (born 1973) is a Colombian writer, journalist and translator. He has written many novels, short stories, literary essays, and numerous articles of political commentary. His novel The Sound of Things Falling, published in Spanish in 2011, won the Alfaguara Novel Prize and the 2014 International Dublin Literary Award, among other prizes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Gabriel Vásquez has received more than 142,319 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Juan Gabriel Vásquez is the 5,886th most popular writer (down from 5,279th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 126th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Colombian Writer.
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Among writers, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 5,886 out of 5,755. Before him are William H. Gass, Kim Thúy, Phyllis A. Whitney, Wilma Mankiller, George S. Kaufman, and Nathaniel Parker Willis. After him are Ruth Graham, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Monika Fagerholm, August Wilson, Oliver Friggieri, and Rami Saari.
1924 - 2017
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 5,880
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 5,881
1903 - 2008
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 5,882
1945 - 2010
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 5,883
1889 - 1961
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 5,884
1806 - 1867
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 5,885
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 5,886
1920 - 2007
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 5,887
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 5,888
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 5,889
1945 - 2005
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 5,890
1947 - 2020
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 5,891
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 5,892
Among people born in 1973, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 371. Before him are Georgi Kinkladze, Juan Manuel Márquez, Deng Yaping, Sun Wen, Rui Jorge, and Alberto Berasategui. After him are Igli Tare, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Ian Murdock, Chino Moreno, Frank Rost, and Choi Yo-sam.
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 365
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 366
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 367
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 368
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 369
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 370
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 371
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 372
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 373
1973 - 2015
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 374
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 375
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 376
1973 - 2008
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 377
Among people born in Colombia, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 139 out of 306. Before him are Manolo Cardona (1977), Juan Arango (1980), Adrián Ramos (1986), Willington Ortiz (1952), Juan Fernando Quintero (1993), and Johan Vonlanthen (1986). After him are Gerardo Bedoya (1975), Carlos Sánchez (1986), Ana María Orozco (1973), Lupe Fuentes (1987), Alexis Mendoza (1961), and Santiago Arias (1992).
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 133
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 134
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 135
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 136
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 137
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 138
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 139
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 140
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 141
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.43
Rank: 142
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 143
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 144
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 145
Among writers born in Colombia, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 8. Before him are Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Álvaro Mutis (1923), Jorge Isaacs (1837), Fernando Vallejo (1942), and José Eustasio Rivera (1888).
1913 - 1994
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 2
1917 - 1977
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 3
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 4
1837 - 1895
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 5
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 6
1888 - 1928
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 7
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 8