WRITER
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 2014
Samih al-Qasim
Samīħ al-Qāsim al Kaissy (Arabic: سميح القاسم; Hebrew: סמיח אל קאסם; 1939 – August 19, 2014) was a Palestinian poet with Israeli citizenship whose work is well known throughout the Arab world. He was born in Transjordan and later lived in Mandatory Palestine and Israel. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samih al-Qasim has received more than 77,486 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Samih al-Qasim is the 3,651st most popular writer (up from 4,416th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Jordan (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Jordanian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
77k
Page Views (PV)
51.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.82
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Samih al-Qasims by language
Over the past year Samih al-Qasim has had the most page views in the Arabic wikipedia edition with 33,789 views, followed by English (14,221), and Spanish (2,907). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Spanish (115.97%), French (86.44%), and English (76.83%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Samih al-Qasim ranks 3,651 out of 7,302. Before him are Siegfried Sassoon, Ghada al-Samman, John Ashbery, Felix Timmermans, Driss Chraïbi, and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. After him are Otfrid of Weissenburg, Farrukhi Sistani, Ilya Ilf, Johan Herman Wessel, Firaq Gorakhpuri, and Guillaume Musso.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSiegfried Sassoon
1886 - 1967
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 3,645
Ghada al-Samman
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 3,646
John Ashbery
1927 - 2017
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 3,647
Felix Timmermans
1886 - 1947
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3,648
Driss Chraïbi
1926 - 2007
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3,649
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
1910 - 1999
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3,650
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 2014
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3,651
Otfrid of Weissenburg
790 - 875
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3,652
Farrukhi Sistani
980 - 1037
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3,653
Ilya Ilf
1897 - 1937
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3,654
Johan Herman Wessel
1742 - 1785
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 3,655
Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896 - 1982
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 3,656
Guillaume Musso
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 3,657
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Samih al-Qasim ranks 276. Before him are Valery Voronin, Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, James Galway, Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, A. R. Penck, and Zenon Grocholewski. After him are Giorgio Ferrini, Claudette Colvin, Robert Waseige, Peter Revson, Khin Nyunt, and Oʻtkir Sultonov. Among people deceased in 2014, Samih al-Qasim ranks 198. Before him are Josep Maria Subirachs, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Andréa Parisy, Tom Finney, Richard Dürr, and Joel Camargo. After him are Stanisław Mikulski, Louise Brough, György Lázár, Alice Coachman, Charlie Haden, and Rafael Addiego Bruno.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsValery Voronin
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 270
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 271
James Galway
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 272
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2021
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 273
A. R. Penck
PAINTER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 274
Zenon Grocholewski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2020
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 275
Samih al-Qasim
WRITER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 276
Giorgio Ferrini
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 1976
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 277
Claudette Colvin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 278
Robert Waseige
COACH
1939 - 2019
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 279
Peter Revson
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 1974
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 280
Khin Nyunt
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 281
Oʻtkir Sultonov
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2015
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 282
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsJosep Maria Subirachs
PAINTER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 192
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2014
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 193
Andréa Parisy
ACTOR
1935 - 2014
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 194
Tom Finney
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2014
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 195
Richard Dürr
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 196
Joel Camargo
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2014
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 197
Samih al-Qasim
WRITER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 198
Stanisław Mikulski
ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 199
Louise Brough
TENNIS PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 200
György Lázár
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 201
Alice Coachman
ATHLETE
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 202
Charlie Haden
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 203
Rafael Addiego Bruno
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 204
In Jordan
Among people born in Jordan, Samih al-Qasim ranks 21 out of 59. Before him are Meleager of Gadara (-130), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Simon bar Giora (100), Jair (-1000), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), and Fouad Twal (1940). After him are Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Abdul Rahman Munif (1933), Haya bint Hussein (1974), and Mudar Badran (1934).
Others born in Jordan
Go to all RankingsMeleager of Gadara
WRITER
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 15
Nayef Hawatmeh
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 16
Simon bar Giora
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
100 - 70
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 17
Jair
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 18
Zaid ibn Shaker
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2002
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 19
Fouad Twal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 20
Samih al-Qasim
WRITER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 21
Abdelsalam Majali
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 22
Prince Hassan bin Talal
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 23
Abdullah Ensour
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 24
Abdul Rahman Munif
WRITER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 25
Haya bint Hussein
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 26
Mudar Badran
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 27
Among WRITERS In Jordan
Among writers born in Jordan, Samih al-Qasim ranks 3. Before him are Menippus (-290), and Meleager of Gadara (-130). After him are Abdul Rahman Munif (1933), and Nahed Hattar (1960).
Menippus
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1
Meleager of Gadara
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 2014
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 3
Abdul Rahman Munif
1933 - 2004
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 4
Nahed Hattar
1960 - 2016
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 5