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Shakuntala Devi
1929 - 2013
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Shakuntala Devi
Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Shakuntala Devi is the 2,783rd most popular writer (down from 2,217th in 2024), the 380th most popular biography from India (down from 283rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Indian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Shakuntala Devi ranks 2,783 out of 7,302. Before her are Kekaumenos, Thomas Otway, Sextus Pompeius Festus, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Salama Moussa, and Countess of Ségur. After her are Lars Norén, Taliesin, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Vince Gilligan, Nemesianus, and Ada Negri.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Kekaumenos
1020 - 1080
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,777
Thomas Otway
1652 - 1685
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,778
Sextus Pompeius Festus
150 - 350
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,779
Leandro Fernández de Moratín
1760 - 1828
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,780
Salama Moussa
1887 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,781
Countess of Ségur
1799 - 1874
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,782
Shakuntala Devi
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2,783
Lars Norén
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,784
Taliesin
518 - 599
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,785
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,786
Vince Gilligan
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,787
Nemesianus
300 - 300
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,788
Ada Negri
1870 - 1945
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,789
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Shakuntala Devi ranks 208. Before her are Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Josef Suk, Gerhard Hanappi, Peter Yates, and Roger Byrne. After her are René Laloux, Julinho, Adrienne Rich, Edison Denisov, Andrew Bertie, and François Cheng. Among people deceased in 2013, Shakuntala Devi ranks 163. Before her are Jetty Paerl, William P. Clark Jr., Carlo Lizzani, Jean Vincent, Anatoly Onoprienko, and Harry F. Byrd Jr.. After her are Pietro Mennea, Yury Yakovlev, S. N. Goenka, Manolo Escobar, Lothar Bisky, and Julien Ries.
Others Born in 1929
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Fernando Sebastián Aguilar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2019
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 202
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2000
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 203
Josef Suk
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2011
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 204
Gerhard Hanappi
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1980
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 205
Peter Yates
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2011
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 206
Roger Byrne
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1958
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 207
Shakuntala Devi
WRITER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 208
René Laloux
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 209
Julinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 210
Adrienne Rich
WRITER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 211
Edison Denisov
COMPOSER
1929 - 1996
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 212
Andrew Bertie
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2008
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 213
François Cheng
WRITER
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 214
Others Deceased in 2013
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Jetty Paerl
SINGER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 157
William P. Clark Jr.
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 158
Carlo Lizzani
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 159
Jean Vincent
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 160
Anatoly Onoprienko
EXTREMIST
1959 - 2013
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 161
Harry F. Byrd Jr.
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2013
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 162
Shakuntala Devi
WRITER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 163
Pietro Mennea
ATHLETE
1952 - 2013
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 164
Yury Yakovlev
WRITER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 165
S. N. Goenka
WRITER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 166
Manolo Escobar
SINGER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 167
Lothar Bisky
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2013
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 168
Julien Ries
HISTORIAN
1920 - 2013
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 169
In India
Among people born in India, Shakuntala Devi ranks 380 out of NaN. Before her are Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), Swaminarayan (1781), Feroze Gandhi (1912), Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913), Khudiram Bose (1889), and Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1864). After her are Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918), Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861), Guru Hargobind (1595), Ibn Warraq (1946), Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930), and Idries Shah (1924).
Others born in India
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Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
PHILOSOPHER
700 - 700
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 374
Swaminarayan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1781 - 1830
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 375
Feroze Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1960
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 376
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 377
Khudiram Bose
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1908
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 378
Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1913
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 379
Shakuntala Devi
WRITER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 380
Shankar Dayal Sharma
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 381
Madan Mohan Malaviya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1946
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 382
Guru Hargobind
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1644
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 383
Ibn Warraq
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 384
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 385
Idries Shah
WRITER
1924 - 1996
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 386
Among Writers In India
Among writers born in India, Shakuntala Devi ranks 42. Before her are Andal (800), Sankardev (1449), Kuvempu (1904), Dnyaneshwar (1275), Mir Taqi Mir (1723), and Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907). After her are Ibn Warraq (1946), Idries Shah (1924), Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908), T. H. White (1906), Subramania Bharati (1882), and Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1642).
Andal
800 - 900
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 36
Sankardev
1449 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 37
Kuvempu
1904 - 1994
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 38
Dnyaneshwar
1275 - 1296
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 39
Mir Taqi Mir
1723 - 1810
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 40
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
1907 - 2003
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 41
Shakuntala Devi
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 42
Ibn Warraq
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 43
Idries Shah
1924 - 1996
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 44
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
1908 - 1974
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 45
T. H. White
1906 - 1964
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 46
Subramania Bharati
1882 - 1921
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 47
Abdul-Qādir Bedil
1642 - 1720
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 48
