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Rupi Kaur

1992 - Today

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Rupi Kaur (Punjabi: ਰੂਪੀ ਕੌਰ; born 4 October 1992) is an Indian-Canadian poet, illustrator, photographer, and author. Born in Punjab, India, Kaur immigrated to Canada at a young age with her family. She began performing poetry in 2009 and rose to fame on Instagram, eventually becoming a popular poet through her three collections of poetry. In March 2015, Kaur posted a series of photographs to Instagram depicting herself with menstrual blood stains on her clothing and bedsheets. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Rupi Kaur is the 6,965th most popular writer (down from 6,931st in 2024), the 1,173rd most popular biography from India (down from 1,152nd in 2019) and the 131st most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Rupi Kaur ranks 6,965 out of 7,302. Before her are David Ignatius, Sara Shepard, Dave Meltzer, Paul Lynch, Al Jean, and Qiu Miaojin. After her are Adania Shibli, Yanar Mohammed, Seth Meyers, Junot Díaz, Yaa Gyasi, and Adam Curry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Rupi Kaur ranks 258. Before her are Felipe Nasr, Mislav Oršić, Djibril Sidibé, Yuji Iida, Lasha Shavdatuashvili, and Naomi Ackie. After her are Filip Bradarić, Moritz Leitner, Jain, Sofia Goggia, Aaron Brown, and Bartosz Bereszyński.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rupi Kaur ranks 1,173 out of 1,861. Before her are Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949), Mandakini (1963), Farah Khan (1965), Sania Mirza (1986), Savitri Jindal (1940), and Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927). After her are Richa Chadda (1986), Annapurna Devi (1927), Roop Singh (1908), Kapil Sibal (1948), Balram Jakhar (1923), and Pawan Kumar Chamling (1950).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Rupi Kaur ranks 131. Before her are Kaifi Azmi (1919), Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Geetanjali Shree (1957), Toru Dutt (1856), Rahat Indori (1950), and Kiran Desai (1971). After her are Raja Rao (1908), Aravind Adiga (1974), Urvashi Butalia (1952), Jasodhara Bagchi (1937), Bharati Mukherjee (1940), and Shobhaa De (1948).

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