WRITER
Kaifi Azmi
1919 - 2002
Kaifi Azmi
Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he participated in many memorable Mushaira gatherings of the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaifi Azmi has received more than 1,368,757 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kaifi Azmi is the 6,363rd most popular writer (down from 5,539th in 2019), the 906th most popular biography from India (down from 694th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Indian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
49.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kaifi Azmi ranks 6,363 out of 7,302. Before him are John Scalzi, P. H. Newby, Charles Lock Eastlake, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Tom Wilson, and Edward Everett Hale. After him are John P. Marquand, Shan Sa, Christian Prudhomme, Michael Rosen, Henry Green, and Laurent Binet.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Scalzi
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 6,357
P. H. Newby
1918 - 1997
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 6,358
Charles Lock Eastlake
1793 - 1865
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 6,359
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
1938 - 2019
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 6,360
Tom Wilson
1931 - 1978
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 6,361
Edward Everett Hale
1822 - 1909
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 6,362
Kaifi Azmi
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 6,363
John P. Marquand
1893 - 1960
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 6,364
Shan Sa
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 6,365
Christian Prudhomme
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 6,366
Michael Rosen
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 6,367
Henry Green
1905 - 1973
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 6,368
Laurent Binet
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 6,369
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Kaifi Azmi ranks 334. Before him are Marga Petersen, Phyllis Thaxter, Fenny Heemskerk, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Norman Lane, and Leopold Neumer. After him are Shamshad Begum, Johnny Carey, Kitty Wells, David Blackwell, Walt Hansgen, and Mason Adams. Among people deceased in 2002, Kaifi Azmi ranks 335. Before him are Robert L. Forward, Pat Flaherty, Jack Fairman, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Marcel Hansenne, and Günther Ortmann. After him are Shirley Scott, Lisa Lopes, Nasir Hussain, Harry Hay, Rusty Wailes, and Larry Rivers.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsMarga Petersen
ATHLETE
1919 - 2002
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 328
Phyllis Thaxter
ACTOR
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 329
Fenny Heemskerk
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 2007
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 330
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1974
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 331
Norman Lane
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2014
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 332
Leopold Neumer
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 333
Kaifi Azmi
WRITER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 334
Shamshad Begum
SINGER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 335
Johnny Carey
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1995
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 336
Kitty Wells
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 337
David Blackwell
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 338
Walt Hansgen
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1966
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 339
Mason Adams
ACTOR
1919 - 2005
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 340
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsRobert L. Forward
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2002
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 329
Pat Flaherty
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 330
Jack Fairman
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 2002
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 331
Jim "Bad News" Barnes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2002
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 332
Marcel Hansenne
ATHLETE
1917 - 2002
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 333
Günther Ortmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1916 - 2002
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 334
Kaifi Azmi
WRITER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 335
Shirley Scott
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2002
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 336
Lisa Lopes
MUSICIAN
1971 - 2002
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 337
Nasir Hussain
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 338
Harry Hay
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2002
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 339
Rusty Wailes
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 340
Larry Rivers
ARTIST
1923 - 2002
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 341
In India
Among people born in India, Kaifi Azmi ranks 906 out of 1,861. Before him are Tapan Sinha (1924), Teejan Bai (1956), Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944), Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II (1734), Aasif Mandvi (1966), and Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938). After him are Sushmita Sen (1975), Balbir Singh Sr. (1923), Balram Jakhar (1923), Abhay Ashtekar (1949), Sudha Chandran (1965), and Kanan Devi (1916).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsTapan Sinha
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 900
Teejan Bai
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 901
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2024
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 902
Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1803
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 903
Aasif Mandvi
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 904
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
WRITER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 905
Kaifi Azmi
WRITER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 906
Sushmita Sen
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 907
Balbir Singh Sr.
ATHLETE
1923 - 2020
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 908
Balram Jakhar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 909
Abhay Ashtekar
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 910
Sudha Chandran
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 911
Kanan Devi
ACTOR
1916 - 1992
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 912
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Kaifi Azmi ranks 122. Before him are Varsha Adalja (1940), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Gita Mehta (1943), Mah Laqa Bai (1768), Fareed Zakaria (1964), and Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938). After him are Rahat Indori (1950), Rohinton Mistry (1952), Saroo Brierley (1981), Geetanjali Shree (1957), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), and Nayantara Sahgal (1927).
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
Mah Laqa Bai
1768 - 1824
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 119
Fareed Zakaria
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 120
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
1938 - 2019
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 121
Kaifi Azmi
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 122
Rahat Indori
1950 - 2020
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 123
Rohinton Mistry
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 124
Saroo Brierley
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 125
Geetanjali Shree
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 126
Ali Sardar Jafri
1913 - 2000
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 127
Nayantara Sahgal
1927 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 128