WRITER

Samar Yazbek

1970 - Today

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Samar Yazbek (Arabic: سمر يزبك, born 1970 in Jableh, Syria) is a Syrian writer and journalist. She studied Arabic literature at Tishreen University (Latakia). She has written in a wide variety of genres including novels, short stories, film scripts, television dramas, film and TV criticism, and literary narratives. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samar Yazbek has received more than 67,740 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Samar Yazbek is the 6,324th most popular writer, the 188th most popular biography from Syria and the 26th most popular Syrian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 68k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Samar Yazbek ranks 6,324 out of 7,302. Before her are Sándor Csoóri, Christina Hoff Sommers, Victor Shenderovich, Thomas Warton, Andrew Davies, and Wolf Blitzer. After her are Alyson Noël, Naomi Wolf, Henry Vaughan, Tsai Chih-chung, Richard Wilbur, and William Roscoe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Samar Yazbek ranks 373. Before her are Axel, Mayumi Omatsu, Scott Cooper, Mohammed Yusuf, Karla Homolka, and Melissa Hill. After her are Nicklas Lidström, David Barrufet, Ghostface Killah, Yumi Watanabe, Celso Ayala, and Elaine Hendrix.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Samar Yazbek ranks 188 out of 210. Before her are Wael Nader al-Halqi (1964), Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (1954), Yasser Seirawan (1960), Yusra Mardini (1998), Riyad Farid Hijab (1966), and Razan Zaitouneh (1977). After her are Ghada Shouaa (1972), Mahmoud Dahoud (1996), Ignatius Aphrem II (1965), Naser Khader (1963), Omar Kharbin (1994), and Dima Khatib (1971).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Samar Yazbek ranks 26. Before her are Francis Marrash (1837), Jacob of Edessa (633), Ameen Rihani (1876), Wafa Sultan (1958), Rafik Schami (1946), and Zakaria Tamer (1931). After her are Dima Khatib (1971).

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