WRITER
Taha Hussein
1889 - 1973
Taha Hussein
Taha Hussein (Egyptian Arabic: [ˈtˤɑːhɑ ħ(e)ˈseːn], Arabic: طه حسين; November 15, 1889 – October 28, 1973) was among the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a leading figure of the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taha Hussein has received more than 678,089 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Taha Hussein is the 748th most popular writer (up from 940th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 172nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Egyptian Writer.
Taha Hussein is best known for his autobiographical work, The Days, which tells the story of his life from his birth in 1883 to his death in 1973.
Memorability Metrics
680k
Page Views (PV)
63.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
4.05
Effective Languages (L*)
3.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Taha Hussein ranks 748 out of 7,302. Before him are Berossus, Edmond de Goncourt, Theognis of Megara, A. J. Cronin, Felix Salten, and Sven Hassel. After him are Aelius Donatus, Christa Wolf, Clemens Brentano, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, and Ulrich von Hutten.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBerossus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 742
Edmond de Goncourt
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 743
Theognis of Megara
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 744
A. J. Cronin
1896 - 1981
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 745
Felix Salten
1869 - 1945
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 746
Sven Hassel
1917 - 2012
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 747
Taha Hussein
1889 - 1973
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 748
Aelius Donatus
320 - 380
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 749
Christa Wolf
1929 - 2011
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 750
Clemens Brentano
1778 - 1842
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 751
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
1886 - 1965
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 752
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
1657 - 1757
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 753
Ulrich von Hutten
1488 - 1523
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 754
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Taha Hussein ranks 30. Before him are Risto Ryti, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Zalman Shazar, Pitirim Sorokin, Vasily Blyukher, and Mercédès Jellinek. After him are Victor Fleming, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Edgar Adrian, Walter Lippmann, and Abel Gance. Among people deceased in 1973, Taha Hussein ranks 42. Before him are Luis Carrero Blanco, Walter Rudolf Hess, Gerard Kuiper, Jean-Pierre Melville, Amílcar Cabral, and François Cevert. After him are A. S. Neill, Lex Barker, Dickinson W. Richards, Ingeborg Bachmann, W. H. Auden, and Edward G. Robinson.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsRisto Ryti
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1956
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 24
Carl Theodor Dreyer
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 25
Zalman Shazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 26
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 27
Vasily Blyukher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1938
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 28
Mercédès Jellinek
BUSINESSPERSON
1889 - 1929
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 29
Taha Hussein
WRITER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 30
Victor Fleming
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1949
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 31
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1952
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 32
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1962
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 33
Edgar Adrian
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 34
Walter Lippmann
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 35
Abel Gance
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1973
Go to all RankingsLuis Carrero Blanco
EXTREMIST
1904 - 1973
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 36
Walter Rudolf Hess
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1973
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 37
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 38
Jean-Pierre Melville
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1973
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 39
Amílcar Cabral
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 1973
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 40
François Cevert
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1973
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 41
Taha Hussein
WRITER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 42
A. S. Neill
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 43
Lex Barker
ACTOR
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 44
Dickinson W. Richards
PHYSICIAN
1895 - 1973
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 45
Ingeborg Bachmann
WRITER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 46
W. H. Auden
WRITER
1907 - 1973
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 47
Edward G. Robinson
ACTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 48
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Taha Hussein ranks 152 out of 642. Before him are Senenmut (-1600), Intef I (-2200), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927), and Apries (-650). After him are Theophylact Simocatta (580), Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), and Georges Moustaki (1934).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsSenenmut
ARCHITECT
1600 BC - 1463 BC
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 146
Intef I
POLITICIAN
2200 BC - 2121 BC
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 147
Nawal El Saadawi
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 148
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2012
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 149
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 1988
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 150
Apries
POLITICIAN
650 BC - 567 BC
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 151
Taha Hussein
WRITER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 152
Theophylact Simocatta
HISTORIAN
580 - 630
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 153
Ptolemy X Alexander I
POLITICIAN
140 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 154
Arsinoe IV of Egypt
POLITICIAN
68 BC - 41 BC
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 155
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
WRITER
190 - 264
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 156
Ptolemy Keraunos
POLITICIAN
318 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 157
Georges Moustaki
SINGER
1934 - 2013
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 158
Among WRITERS In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Taha Hussein ranks 11. Before him are Apollonius of Rhodes (-295), Lactantius (250), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Athenaeus (200), Claudian (370), and Nonnus (500). After him are Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Dionysius Thrax (-170), Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928), Achilles Tatius (200), and Ahmed Shawqi (1868).
Apollonius of Rhodes
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 5
Lactantius
250 - 325
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 6
Constantine P. Cavafy
1863 - 1933
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 7
Athenaeus
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 8
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 9
Nonnus
500 - 500
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 10
Taha Hussein
1889 - 1973
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 11
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
190 - 264
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 12
Dionysius Thrax
170 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 13
Giuseppe Ungaretti
1888 - 1970
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 14
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
1928 - 2010
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 15
Achilles Tatius
200 - 300
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 16
Ahmed Shawqi
1868 - 1932
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 17