1923 - 1998
Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani (Arabic: نزار توفيق قباني, ALA-LC: Nizār Tawfīq Qabbānī, French: Nizar Kabbani; 21 March 1923 – 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat, poet, writer and publisher. He is considered to be Syria's National Poet. His poetic style combines simplicity and elegance in exploring themes of love, eroticism, religion, and Arab empowerment against foreign imperialism and local dictators. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nizar Qabbani has received more than 682,681 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Nizar Qabbani is the 1,226th most popular writer (down from 1,189th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Syria (down from 48th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Syrian Writer.
Nizar Qabbani is most famous for his poems that are about love and longing.
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Among writers, Nizar Qabbani ranks 1,226 out of 5,755. Before him are Alexander Kielland, Ján Kollár, Cornelius Gallus, Carson McCullers, Victorien Sardou, and Antipater of Sidon. After him are Bolesław Prus, Al-Khansa, Gottfried Benn, José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Ljudevit Gaj, and Andrei Platonov.
1849 - 1906
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,220
1793 - 1852
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,221
69 BC - 26 BC
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 1,222
1917 - 1967
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,223
1831 - 1908
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,224
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,225
1923 - 1998
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,226
1847 - 1912
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,227
575 - 645
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,228
1886 - 1956
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,229
1845 - 1900
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,230
1809 - 1872
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,231
1899 - 1951
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,232
Among people born in 1923, Nizar Qabbani ranks 55. Before him are Philip Warren Anderson, Lola Flores, Linda Christian, Dev Anand, Aristides Pereira, and Queen Anne of Romania. After him are Stjepan Bobek, Walter Kohn, Freeman Dyson, Rasul Gamzatov, Shūsaku Endō, and Chuck Yeager. Among people deceased in 1998, Nizar Qabbani ranks 44. Before him are Maria Reiche, Derek Barton, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Nelson Goodman, Imi Lichtenfeld, and Lloyd Bridges. After him are Agostino Casaroli, James Earl Ray, Cozy Powell, Tameo Ide, Maurice Bucaille, and Verner Panton.
1923 - 2020
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 49
1923 - 1995
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 50
1923 - 2011
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 51
1923 - 2011
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 52
1923 - 2011
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 53
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 54
1923 - 1998
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 55
1923 - 2010
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 56
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 57
1923 - 2020
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 58
1923 - 2003
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 59
1923 - 1996
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 60
1923 - 2020
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 61
1903 - 1998
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 38
1918 - 1998
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 39
1904 - 1998
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 40
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 41
1910 - 1998
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 42
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 43
1923 - 1998
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 44
1914 - 1998
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 45
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 46
1947 - 1998
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 47
1908 - 1998
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 48
1920 - 1998
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 49
1926 - 1998
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 50
Among people born in Syria, Nizar Qabbani ranks 54 out of 181. Before him are Andrew of Crete (660), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Julia Avita Mamaea (180), Damascius (480), and Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945). After him are Hazael (-900), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526), Tuman bay II (1474), Zimri-Lim (-1800), and Khaled al-Asaad (1932).
660 - 740
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 48
310 - 390
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 49
560 - 638
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 50
180 - 235
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 51
480 - 550
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 52
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 53
1923 - 1998
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 54
900 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 55
1921 - 2009
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 56
1526 - 1580
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 57
1474 - 1517
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 58
1800 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 59
1932 - 2015
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 60
Among writers born in Syria, Nizar Qabbani ranks 6. Before him are Al-Maʿarri (973), Adunis (1930), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Herodian (170), and Andrew of Crete (660). After him are Khaled al-Asaad (1932), Usama ibn Munqidh (1095), Abu Tammam (788), Jurji Zaydan (1861), Ahmad ibn Arabshah (1389), and Alciphron (200).
973 - 1057
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 2
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 3
170 - 250
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 4
660 - 740
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 5
1923 - 1998
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 6
1932 - 2015
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 7
1095 - 1188
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 8
788 - 846
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 9
1861 - 1914
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 10
1389 - 1450
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 11
200 - 200
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 12