Writer

Petros Markaris

Turkish-Greek writer of Armenian ancestry (born 1936)

1937 - today

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Petros Markaris

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Petros Markaris is the 1,819th most popular writer (down from 1,808th in 2024), the 641st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 628th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Past 12 months

63.86

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Historical Popularity Index

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Petros Markaris's biography spans 17 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 63.86.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Petros Markaris ranks 1,819 out of 7,707. Before him are Anna Leonowens, Ted Hughes, Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and Álvaro Mutis. After him are Alexander Grin, Ruan Ji, Oliver Goldsmith, Peter Shaffer, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, and Elizabeth Bishop.

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Anna Leonowens
1831 - 1915
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 1,813
Ted Hughes
1930 - 1998
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 1,814
Mary of Jesus of Ágreda
1602 - 1665
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,815
Dmitry Merezhkovsky
1866 - 1941
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,816
Algernon Charles Swinburne
1837 - 1909
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,817
Álvaro Mutis
1923 - 2013
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 1,818
Petros Markaris
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 1,819
Alexander Grin
1880 - 1932
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1,820
Ruan Ji
210 - 263
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1,821
Oliver Goldsmith
1728 - 1774
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1,822
Peter Shaffer
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1,823
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
1801 - 1873
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1,824
Elizabeth Bishop
1911 - 1979
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1,825

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Petros Markaris ranks 126. Before him are Cüneyt Arkın, Viacheslav Chornovil, Franz Vranitzky, Francis Veber, Amos Tversky, and Jean-Pierre Beltoise. After him are Olusegun Obasanjo, Billy Meier, Robert B. Wilson, Joseph Kobzon, Bella Akhmadulina, and Emerich Jenei.

Others Born in 1937

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Cüneyt Arkın
ACTOR
1937 - 2022
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 120
Viacheslav Chornovil
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1999
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 121
Franz Vranitzky
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 122
Francis Veber
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 123
Amos Tversky
PSYCHOLOGIST
1937 - 1996
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 124
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 125
Petros Markaris
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 126
Olusegun Obasanjo
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 127
Billy Meier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 128
Robert B. Wilson
ECONOMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 129
Joseph Kobzon
SINGER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 130
Bella Akhmadulina
WRITER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 131
Emerich Jenei
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 132

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Petros Markaris ranks 641 out of 1,732. Before him are Mithridates II of Pontus (-300), Mesut Yılmaz (1947), Alexios II of Trebizond (1282), Ebussuud Efendi (1490), Theodore I (1290), and Maximus of Ephesus (310). After him are Nikos Zachariadis (1903), Namık Kemal (1840), Osman Hamdi Bey (1842), Nicander (-250), Prusias II of Bithynia (-300), and Diogenes of Oenoanda (200).

Others born in Türkiye

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Mithridates II of Pontus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 635
Mesut Yılmaz
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 636
Alexios II of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1282 - 1330
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 637
Ebussuud Efendi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1574
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 638
Theodore I
WRITER
1290 - 1338
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 639
Maximus of Ephesus
PHILOSOPHER
310 - 372
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 640
Petros Markaris
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 641
Nikos Zachariadis
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1973
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 642
Namık Kemal
WRITER
1840 - 1888
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 643
Osman Hamdi Bey
PAINTER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 644
Nicander
WRITER
250 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 645
Prusias II of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 149 BC
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 646
Diogenes of Oenoanda
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 200
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 647