WRITER

Roya Hakakian

1966 - Today

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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

Assassins of the Turquoise Palace
Assassination, Political crimes and offenses, Iran, politics and government
VIAJE DESDE LA TIERRA DEL NO
VIAJE DESDE LA TIERRA DEL NO
Beginner's Guide to America
Immigrants, united states, United states, emigration and immigration, Immigrants
Journey from the land of no
Politics and government, Islamic fundamentalism, Religious aspects
Journey from the Land of No
Beginner's Guide to America
Immigrants, united states, United states, emigration and immigration, Immigrants
VIAJE DESDE LA TIERRA DEL NO
Assassins of the Turquoise Palace
Assassination, Political crimes and offenses, Iran, politics and government
VIAJE DESDE LA TIERRA DEL NO
Journey from the Land of No
Journey from the land of no
Politics and government, Islamic fundamentalism, Religious aspects

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Roya Hakakian ranks 6,869 out of 7,302Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Roya Hakakian ranks 622Before 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.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Roya Hakakian ranks 490 out of 631Before 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).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Roya Hakakian ranks 60Before 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).