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Paul Goma

1935 - 2020

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 85k

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  • 49.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Goma ranks 3,706 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Paul Goma ranks 236Before 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 283Before 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.

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In Moldova

Among people born in Moldova, Paul Goma ranks 31 out of 92Before 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).

Among WRITERS In Moldova

Among writers born in Moldova, Paul Goma ranks 2Before him are Grigore Vieru (1935). After him are I. A. L. Diamond (1920) and Ion Druță (1928).