WRITER

Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana

1908 - 1994

Photo of Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana

Icon of person Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana

Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (11 February 1908 – 17 July 1994) was an Indonesian author. He was born in Natal, North Sumatra. His family came from Minangkabau who migrated there in the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana has received more than 62,884 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana is the 5,868th most popular writer, the 90th most popular biography from Indonesia and the 10th most popular Indonesian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 63k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 5,868 out of 7,302Before him are André Chamson, Laura Restrepo, Gurdial Singh, Jean-Jacques Schuhl, José Burgos, and Archibald MacLeish. After him are John Wain, José Gil Fortoul, Isabel-Clara Simó, David Garnett, Justine Siegemund, and Patrick Rambaud.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 364Before him are Aleksandr Zarkhi, Mae Questel, Kurt Neumann, Robert Pearce, Sulo Nurmela, and Lya Lys. After him are Dragutin Najdanović, John Brinck, Alberto Zozaya, Heinz Pollay, Vladimir I. Georgiev, and Albert Maltz. Among people deceased in 1994, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 308Before him are Aurora Mardiganian, Ernst Lörtscher, Lennart Klingström, Caroline Smith, Royal Dano, and Herbert Schade. After him are John Wain, Kelpo Gröndahl, Dolly Haas, David Dunlap, Dave Albritton, and Albert Decourtray.

Others Born in 1908

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 1994

Go to all Rankings

In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 90 out of 158Before him are Caesar ten Cate (1890), Jan-Just Bos (1939), Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (1966), Retno Marsudi (1962), Erick Thohir (1970), and Christine Hakim (1956). After him are Usmar Ismail (1921), Edu Snethlage (1886), Achmad Nawir (1912), Jeroen Brouwers (1940), Valerie Mahaffey (1953), and Dick Esser (1918).

Among WRITERS In Indonesia

Among writers born in Indonesia, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 10Before him are Chairil Anwar (1922), Xaviera Hollander (1943), Abdul Muis (1883), Mochtar Lubis (1922), Nh. Dini (1936), and Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940). After him are Jeroen Brouwers (1940), Ayu Utami (1968), and Eka Kurniawan (1975).