WRITER
Roya Hakakian
1966 - Today
Roya Hakakian
Roya Hakakian (Persian: رویا حکاکیان; born 1966) is an Iranian American Jewish journalist, lecturer, and writer. Born in Iran, she came to the United States as a refugee and is now a naturalized citizen. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roya Hakakian has received more than 97,736 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Roya Hakakian is the 6,869th most popular writer (down from 6,215th in 2019), the 490th most popular biography from Iran (down from 436th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Iranian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
98k
Page Views (PV)
37.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Roya Hakakian ranks 6,869 out of 7,302. Before her are Christopher Smart, Nicole Krauss, Matt Haig, Brigitte Vasallo, Kathrin Schmidt, and Scott Westerfeld. After her are Valerie Plame, George Monbiot, Rubén Gallego, Petr Zelenka, Elizabeth Kostova, and Dora Marsden.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristopher Smart
1722 - 1771
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 6,863
Nicole Krauss
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 6,864
Matt Haig
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 6,865
Brigitte Vasallo
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 6,866
Kathrin Schmidt
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 6,867
Scott Westerfeld
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 6,868
Roya Hakakian
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 6,869
Valerie Plame
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 6,870
George Monbiot
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 6,871
Rubén Gallego
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 6,872
Petr Zelenka
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 6,873
Elizabeth Kostova
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 6,874
Dora Marsden
1882 - 1960
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 6,875
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Roya Hakakian ranks 622. Before her are Tahir Elçi, Jessica Monroe, Evgeny Agrest, Vincent Ventresca, Troy Aikman, and Peter DeLuise. After her are Ladislav Maier, Raúl Gutiérrez, Stephanie Wilson, Vikram, Siobhan Finneran, and Petr Barna.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsTahir Elçi
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2015
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 616
Jessica Monroe
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 617
Evgeny Agrest
CHESS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 618
Vincent Ventresca
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 619
Troy Aikman
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 620
Peter DeLuise
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 621
Roya Hakakian
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 622
Ladislav Maier
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 623
Raúl Gutiérrez
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 624
Stephanie Wilson
ASTRONAUT
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 625
Vikram
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 626
Siobhan Finneran
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.09
Rank: 627
Petr Barna
SKATER
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 628
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Roya Hakakian ranks 490 out of 631. Before her are Zahra Eshraghi (1964), Mahsa Amini (1999), Alireza Beiranvand (1992), Rahman Rezaei (1975), Abdolmalek Rigi (1979), and Andranik Teymourian (1983). After her are Helly Luv (1988), Ruhollah Zam (1978), Hassan Yazdani (1994), Shahin Najafi (1980), Reza Ghoochannejhad (1987), and Amineh Kakabaveh (1970).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsZahra Eshraghi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 484
Mahsa Amini
INSPIRATION
1999 - 2022
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 485
Alireza Beiranvand
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 486
Rahman Rezaei
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 487
Abdolmalek Rigi
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2010
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 488
Andranik Teymourian
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 489
Roya Hakakian
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 490
Helly Luv
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 491
Ruhollah Zam
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - 2020
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 492
Hassan Yazdani
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 36.83
Rank: 493
Shahin Najafi
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 494
Reza Ghoochannejhad
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 495
Amineh Kakabaveh
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 496
Among WRITERS In Iran
Among writers born in Iran, Roya Hakakian ranks 60. Before her are Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (1940), Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Masih Alinejad (1976), Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), Ahmad NikTalab (1934), and Marina Nemat (1965). After her are Man Haron Monis (1964).
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 54
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 55
Masih Alinejad
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 56
Shahrnush Parsipur
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 57
Ahmad NikTalab
1934 - 2020
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 58
Marina Nemat
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 59
Roya Hakakian
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 60
Man Haron Monis
1964 - 2014
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 61