WRITER
Ruskin Bond
1934 - Today
Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond (born 19, May 1934) is an Indian author. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, published in 1956, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels which includes 69 books for children. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruskin Bond has received more than 7,031,460 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Ruskin Bond is the 5,849th most popular writer (down from 5,576th in 2019), the 763rd most popular biography from India (down from 705th in 2019) and the 111th most popular Indian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
7.0M
Page Views (PV)
52.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
1.37
Effective Languages (L*)
4.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ruskin Bond ranks 5,849 out of 7,302. Before him are Zoltán Ambrus, Colum McCann, Giorgio Faletti, Judy Blume, Qaysin Quli, and Ewa Lipska. After him are Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, Dolores Redondo, Granius Licinianus, Margaret Mazzantini, Arthur Symons, and Xosé María Díaz Castro.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZoltán Ambrus
1861 - 1932
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 5,843
Colum McCann
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5,844
Giorgio Faletti
1950 - 2014
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5,845
Judy Blume
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5,846
Qaysin Quli
1917 - 1985
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5,847
Ewa Lipska
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5,848
Ruskin Bond
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5,849
Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin
1817 - 1903
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 5,850
Dolores Redondo
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 5,851
Granius Licinianus
99 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 5,852
Margaret Mazzantini
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 5,853
Arthur Symons
1865 - 1945
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 5,854
Xosé María Díaz Castro
1914 - 1990
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 5,855
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Ruskin Bond ranks 461. Before him are Peter McParland, Károly Wieland, Ion Panțuru, Timothy West, Jimmy Garrison, and Sylvia Syms. After him are Gerry Hitchens, Mark Strand, Hans Mild, Östen Warnerbring, John N. Bahcall, and István Csurka.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsPeter McParland
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 455
Károly Wieland
ATHLETE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 456
Ion Panțuru
ATHLETE
1934 - 2016
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 457
Timothy West
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 458
Jimmy Garrison
MUSICIAN
1934 - 1976
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 459
Sylvia Syms
ACTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 460
Ruskin Bond
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 461
Gerry Hitchens
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 1983
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 462
Mark Strand
WRITER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 463
Hans Mild
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2007
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 464
Östen Warnerbring
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2006
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 465
John N. Bahcall
ASTRONOMER
1934 - 2005
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 466
István Csurka
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 467
In India
Among people born in India, Ruskin Bond ranks 763 out of 1,861. Before him are Sunil Gavaskar (1949), Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), Raj Reddy (1937), Reita Faria (1943), and Chandramukhi Basu (1860). After him are Nanda (1939), Mehmood (1932), Sonal Mansingh (1944), Amit Shah (1964), Gurdial Singh (1933), and Shakti Kapoor (1952).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsSunil Gavaskar
CRICKETER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 757
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
WRITER
1907 - 1966
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 758
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1987
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 759
Raj Reddy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 760
Reita Faria
MODEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 761
Chandramukhi Basu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1944
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 762
Ruskin Bond
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 763
Nanda
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 764
Mehmood
ACTOR
1932 - 2004
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 765
Sonal Mansingh
DANCER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 766
Amit Shah
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 767
Gurdial Singh
WRITER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 768
Shakti Kapoor
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 769
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Ruskin Bond ranks 111. Before him are Anita Desai (1937), Ravindra Prabhat (1969), Javed Akhtar (1945), Nambi Narayanan (1941), Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872), and Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907). After him are Gurdial Singh (1933), Bano Qudsia (1928), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), Vikram Seth (1952), Varsha Adalja (1940), and Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944).
Anita Desai
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 105
Ravindra Prabhat
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 106
Javed Akhtar
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 107
Nambi Narayanan
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 108
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
1872 - 1953
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 109
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
1907 - 1966
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 110
Ruskin Bond
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 111
Gurdial Singh
1933 - 2016
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 112
Bano Qudsia
1928 - 2017
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 113
Ravindra Kelekar
1925 - 2010
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 114
Vikram Seth
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 115
Varsha Adalja
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 116
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1944 - 2021
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 117