1935 - 2020
Paul Goma (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpa.ul ˈɡoma]; October 2, 1935 – March 24, 2020) was a Romanian writer, known for his activities as a dissident and leading opponent of the communist regime before 1989. Forced into exile by the communist authorities, he became a political refugee and resided in France as a stateless person. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Goma has received more than 85,193 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Paul Goma is the 3,706th most popular writer (down from 1,501st in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Moldova (down from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Moldovan Writer.
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Among writers, Paul Goma ranks 3,706 out of 5,755. Before him are Krishan Chander, Picander, Marco Girolamo Vida, Andrejs Pumpurs, Kader Abdolah, and Nagarjun. After him are Tariq Ali, Albert Aurier, Auguste Barbier, Donald Barthelme, Anton Pann, and Theodore Balsamon.
1914 - 1977
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 3,700
1700 - 1764
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 3,701
1485 - 1566
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 3,702
1841 - 1902
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 3,703
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 3,704
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 3,705
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 3,706
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 3,707
1865 - 1892
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 3,708
1805 - 1882
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 3,709
1931 - 1989
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 3,710
1796 - 1854
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 3,711
1140 - 1190
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 3,712
Among people born in 1935, Paul Goma ranks 236. Before him are Eiko Kadono, Enzo Jannacci, Simon Leys, Peter Bichsel, Georgy Shonin, and Aulis Sallinen. After him are Fortunato Baldelli, Velasio de Paolis, Johnny Pacheco, Ervin Zádor, Hillel Furstenberg, and Doug McClure. Among people deceased in 2020, Paul Goma ranks 283. Before him are Taryn Power, Carlo Ubbiali, Robert Fisk, Jerry Sloan, Bernard Stiegler, and Sonja Edström. After him are Hédi Baccouche, Karin Lindberg, Joseph Vilsmaier, Jimmy Cobb, Vladica Popović, and Alfred Körner.
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 230
1935 - 2013
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 231
1935 - 2014
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 232
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 233
1935 - 1997
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 234
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 235
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 236
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 237
1935 - 2017
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 238
1935 - 2021
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 239
1935 - 2012
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 240
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 241
1935 - 1995
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 242
1953 - 2020
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 277
1929 - 2020
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 278
1946 - 2020
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 279
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 280
1952 - 2020
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 281
1930 - 2020
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 282
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 283
1930 - 2020
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 284
1929 - 2020
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 285
1939 - 2020
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 286
1929 - 2020
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 287
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 288
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 289
Among people born in Moldova, Paul Goma ranks 31 out of 92. Before him are Meir Dizengoff (1861), Mihai Ghimpu (1951), Lia Manoliu (1932), Grigore Vieru (1935), Mikhail Chernyayev (1828), and Alexander Goldenweiser (1875). After him are Anatoliy Kinakh (1954), Vladimir Albitsky (1891), Anastasia Golovina (1850), Emil Loteanu (1936), Dan Balan (1979), and Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (1838).
1861 - 1936
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 25
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 26
1932 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 27
1935 - 2009
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 28
1828 - 1898
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 29
1875 - 1961
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 30
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 31
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 32
1891 - 1952
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 33
1850 - 1933
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 34
1936 - 2003
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 35
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 36
1838 - 1907
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 37
Among writers born in Moldova, Paul Goma ranks 2. Before him are Grigore Vieru (1935). After him are I. A. L. Diamond (1920) and Ion Druță (1928).
1935 - 2009
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 1
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2
1920 - 1988
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 3
1928 - 2023
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 4