Writer

Kiran Desai

Indian author

1971 - today

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Kiran Desai

Her biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Kiran Desai is the 6,973rd most popular writer (down from 6,901st in 2024), the 1,156th most popular biography from India (down from 1,136th in 2019) and the 131st most popular Indian Writer.

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200k

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Past 12 months

46.84

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Historical Popularity Index

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Among Writers

Among writers, Kiran Desai ranks 6,973 out of 7,302. Before her are Jérôme Ferrari, Nahoko Uehashi, MacKinlay Kantor, Mazarine Pingeot, H. Beam Piper, and Mercedes Abad. After her are Tom Parker Bowles, Dan Stanca, Amma Darko, Nicolas Vanier, Michael Goldenberg, and Cyprian Ekwensi.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Jérôme Ferrari
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 6,967
Nahoko Uehashi
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 6,968
MacKinlay Kantor
1904 - 1977
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 6,969
Mazarine Pingeot
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 6,970
H. Beam Piper
1904 - 1964
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 6,971
Mercedes Abad
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 6,972
Kiran Desai
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 6,973
Tom Parker Bowles
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,974
Dan Stanca
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,975
Amma Darko
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 6,976
Nicolas Vanier
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,977
Michael Goldenberg
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,978
Cyprian Ekwensi
1921 - 2007
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,979

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Kiran Desai ranks 654. Before her are Robert da Silva Almeida, Artūras Karnišovas, Miran Pavlin, Raül Romeva, Adamari López, and José María Jiménez. After her are Karel Rada, Leslie Benzies, Will Hunt, Calogero, Michael von der Heide, and Juan Garaizabal.

Others Born in 1971

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Robert da Silva Almeida
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 648
Artūras Karnišovas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 649
Miran Pavlin
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 650
Raül Romeva
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 651
Adamari López
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 652
José María Jiménez
CYCLIST
1971 - 2003
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 653
Kiran Desai
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 654
Karel Rada
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 655
Leslie Benzies
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 656
Will Hunt
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 657
Calogero
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 658
Michael von der Heide
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 659
Juan Garaizabal
SCULPTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 660