Writer
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
Egyptian writer
1888 - 1956
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Mohammed Hussein Heikal
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Mohammed Hussein Heikal is the 4,059th most popular writer (down from 2,606th in 2024), the 460th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 360th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Egyptian Writer.
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Mohammed Hussein Heikal's biography spans 23 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 57.88.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Mohammed Hussein Heikal ranks 4,059 out of 7,707. Before him are Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina, Decimus Laberius, Mary Renault, Onomacritus, Leif G. W. Persson, and Jurek Becker. After him are Zsigmond Móricz, Gary Chapman, Lygia Fagundes Telles, Emmy Hennings, Andrejs Pumpurs, and Bret Harte.
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Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina
1815 - 1890
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 4,053
Decimus Laberius
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,054
Mary Renault
1905 - 1983
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,055
Onomacritus
530 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,056
Leif G. W. Persson
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,057
Jurek Becker
1937 - 1997
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,058
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
1888 - 1956
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,059
Zsigmond Móricz
1879 - 1942
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,060
Gary Chapman
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,061
Lygia Fagundes Telles
1923 - 2022
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4,062
Emmy Hennings
1885 - 1948
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4,063
Andrejs Pumpurs
1841 - 1902
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 4,064
Bret Harte
1836 - 1902
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 4,065
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Mohammed Hussein Heikal ranks 158. Before him are Beulah Louise Henry, Barry Fitzgerald, Frances Marion, Józef Retinger, Ralph Hartley, and Jinichi Kusaka. After him are Marcel Jouhandeau, Mary Eristavi, Vladimir Baranov-Rossine, Elsa Brändström, Elisabeth Schumann, and Rachel Cohen-Kagan. Among people deceased in 1956, Mohammed Hussein Heikal ranks 137. Before him are Tommy Dorsey, Willem Hendrik Keesom, Hans Carossa, Herminio Masantonio, Vladimir Filatov, and Johannes Jørgensen. After him are Austin Osman Spare, Sergei Vasilenko, Louis Bromfield, Doca, Violet Gibson, and Nikolaos Trikoupis.
Others Born in 1888
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Beulah Louise Henry
INVENTOR
1888 - 1973
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 152
Barry Fitzgerald
ACTOR
1888 - 1961
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 153
Frances Marion
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1973
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 154
Józef Retinger
DIPLOMAT
1888 - 1960
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 155
Ralph Hartley
INVENTOR
1888 - 1970
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 156
Jinichi Kusaka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1972
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 157
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
WRITER
1888 - 1956
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 158
Marcel Jouhandeau
WRITER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 159
Mary Eristavi
NOBLEMAN
1888 - 1986
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 160
Vladimir Baranov-Rossine
PAINTER
1888 - 1944
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 161
Elsa Brändström
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1948
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 162
Elisabeth Schumann
SINGER
1888 - 1952
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 163
Rachel Cohen-Kagan
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1982
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 164
Others Deceased in 1956
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Tommy Dorsey
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1956
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 131
Willem Hendrik Keesom
PHYSICIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 132
Hans Carossa
WRITER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 133
Herminio Masantonio
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1956
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 134
Vladimir Filatov
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1956
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 135
Johannes Jørgensen
WRITER
1866 - 1956
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 136
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
WRITER
1888 - 1956
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 137
Austin Osman Spare
PAINTER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 138
Sergei Vasilenko
COMPOSER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 139
Louis Bromfield
WRITER
1896 - 1956
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 140
Doca
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1956
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 141
Violet Gibson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1956
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 142
Nikolaos Trikoupis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1868 - 1956
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 143
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Mohammed Hussein Heikal ranks 460 out of 773. Before him are Georges Schehadé (1905), Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100), Hafez Ibrahim (1872), Antigone Costanda (1934), Hossam Hassan (1966), and Bat Ye'or (1933). After him are Mustafa Khalil (1920), Atom Egoyan (1960), Yusuf Idris (1927), Mustafa Ben Halim (1921), Hassan Shehata (1947), and Rushdy Abaza (1926).
Others born in Egypt
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Georges Schehadé
WRITER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 454
Thrasyllus of Mendes
PHILOSOPHER
100 BC - 36
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 455
Hafez Ibrahim
WRITER
1872 - 1932
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 456
Antigone Costanda
COMPANION
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 457
Hossam Hassan
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 458
Bat Ye'or
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 459
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
WRITER
1888 - 1956
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 460
Mustafa Khalil
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 461
Atom Egoyan
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 462
Yusuf Idris
WRITER
1927 - 1991
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 463
Mustafa Ben Halim
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 464
Hassan Shehata
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 465
Rushdy Abaza
ACTOR
1926 - 1980
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 466
Among Writers In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Mohammed Hussein Heikal ranks 46. Before him are Alaa Al Aswany (1957), André Aciman (1951), Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi (1911), Georges Schehadé (1905), Hafez Ibrahim (1872), and Bat Ye'or (1933). After him are Yusuf Idris (1927), Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), Penelope Delta (1874), Andrée Chedid (1920), Sotion (-250), and Alifa Rifaat (1930).
Alaa Al Aswany
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 40
André Aciman
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 41
Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi
1911 - 1998
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 42
Georges Schehadé
1905 - 1989
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 43
Hafez Ibrahim
1872 - 1932
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 44
Bat Ye'or
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 45
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
1888 - 1956
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 46
Yusuf Idris
1927 - 1991
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 47
Abbās al-Aqqād
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 48
Penelope Delta
1874 - 1941
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 49
Andrée Chedid
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 50
Sotion
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 51
Alifa Rifaat
1930 - 1996
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 52
