Writer
Sayyid Qutb
1906 - 1966
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Sayyid Qutb
His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2024). Sayyid Qutb is the 382nd most popular writer (down from 295th in 2024), the 75th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 60th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Writer.
Sayyid Qutb is most famous for his book In the Shade of the Qur'an.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Sayyid Qutb ranks 382 out of 7,302. Before him are Lucy Maud Montgomery, Salman Rushdie, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Margaret Mitchell, Appian, and Karl May. After him are Constantine P. Cavafy, Alphonse de Lamartine, Ali-Shir Nava'i, Julio Cortázar, Auguste Escoffier, and Cornelius Nepos.
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 376
Salman Rushdie
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 377
Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792 - 1822
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 378
Margaret Mitchell
1900 - 1949
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 379
Appian
95 - 165
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 380
Karl May
1842 - 1912
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 381
Sayyid Qutb
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 382
Constantine P. Cavafy
1863 - 1933
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 383
Alphonse de Lamartine
1790 - 1869
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 384
Ali-Shir Nava'i
1441 - 1501
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 385
Julio Cortázar
1914 - 1984
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 386
Auguste Escoffier
1847 - 1935
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 387
Cornelius Nepos
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 388
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Sayyid Qutb ranks 29. Before him are Ernst Ruska, Albert Hofmann, Victor Vasarely, Roberto Rossellini, Hans Bethe, and Léopold Sédar Senghor. After him are Giuseppe Farina, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ilse Koch, Sergei Korolev, Hassan al-Banna, and Hermann Fegelein. Among people deceased in 1966, Sayyid Qutb ranks 11. Before him are Margaret Sanger, Peter Debye, Georges Lemaître, Alberto Giacometti, Sepp Dietrich, and Jean Arp. After him are Giuseppe Farina, Sergei Korolev, Frits Zernike, George de Hevesy, Cemal Gürsel, and Felix Steiner.
Others Born in 1906
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Ernst Ruska
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1988
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 23
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 24
Victor Vasarely
ARTIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 25
Roberto Rossellini
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1977
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 26
Hans Bethe
PHYSICIST
1906 - 2005
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 27
Léopold Sédar Senghor
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 28
Sayyid Qutb
WRITER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 29
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 30
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1945
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 31
Ilse Koch
EXTREMIST
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 32
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 33
Hassan al-Banna
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1949
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 34
Hermann Fegelein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1966
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Margaret Sanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1966
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 5
Peter Debye
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1966
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 6
Georges Lemaître
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1966
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 7
Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 8
Sepp Dietrich
COMPANION
1892 - 1966
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 9
Jean Arp
ARTIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 10
Sayyid Qutb
WRITER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 11
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 12
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 13
Frits Zernike
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1966
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 14
George de Hevesy
CHEMIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 15
Cemal Gürsel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1966
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 16
Felix Steiner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1966
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 17
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Sayyid Qutb ranks 75 out of NaN. Before him are Tiye (-1398), Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), Mary of Egypt (344), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182), Arsinoe III of Egypt (-246), and Appian (95). After him are Saint Apollonia (110), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Cleopatra IV of Egypt (-138), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), Berenice III of Egypt (-120), and Mohamed ElBaradei (1942).
Others born in Egypt
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Tiye
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1398 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 69
Ayman al-Zawahiri
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2022
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 70
Mary of Egypt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
344 - 421
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 71
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
POLITICIAN
182 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 72
Arsinoe III of Egypt
POLITICIAN
246 BC - 204 BC
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 73
Appian
WRITER
95 - 165
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 74
Sayyid Qutb
WRITER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 75
Saint Apollonia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
110 - 249
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 76
Constantine P. Cavafy
WRITER
1863 - 1933
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 77
Cleopatra IV of Egypt
POLITICIAN
138 BC - 112 BC
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 78
Fuad I of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1936
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 79
Berenice III of Egypt
POLITICIAN
120 BC - 80 BC
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 80
Mohamed ElBaradei
DIPLOMAT
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 81
Among Writers In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Sayyid Qutb ranks 4. Before him are Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Apollonius of Rhodes (-295), and Appian (95). After him are Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Athenaeus (200), Lactantius (250), Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876), Claudian (370), Nonnus (500), Dionysius Thrax (-170), and Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190).
Naguib Mahfouz
1911 - 2006
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 1
Apollonius of Rhodes
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 2
Appian
95 - 165
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 3
Sayyid Qutb
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 4
Constantine P. Cavafy
1863 - 1933
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 5
Athenaeus
200 - 223
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 6
Lactantius
250 - 325
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 7
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
1876 - 1944
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 8
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 9
Nonnus
500 - 500
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 10
Dionysius Thrax
170 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 11
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
190 - 264
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 12
