WRITER
Tariq Ali
1943 - Today
Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali (Urdu: طارق علی; ; born 21 October 1943) is a Pakistani-British political activist, writer, journalist, historian, filmmaker, and public intellectual. He is a member of the editorial committee of the New Left Review and Sin Permiso, and contributes to The Guardian, CounterPunch, and the London Review of Books. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tariq Ali has received more than 1,243,974 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Tariq Ali is the 2,984th most popular writer (up from 3,694th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 56th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Pakistani Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
53.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
3.45
Effective Languages (L*)
4.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Tariq Ali ranks 2,984 out of 7,302. Before him are Richard Baxter, Yevgeny Baratynsky, Unsuri, Bret Easton Ellis, Laura Bridgman, and David Foster Wallace. After him are Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Auguste Barbier, Miklós Radnóti, Wilfred Owen, Jim Rohn, and Juan Ruiz.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Baxter
1615 - 1691
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 2,978
Yevgeny Baratynsky
1800 - 1844
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 2,979
Unsuri
980 - 1039
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 2,980
Bret Easton Ellis
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 2,981
Laura Bridgman
1829 - 1889
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 2,982
David Foster Wallace
1962 - 2008
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 2,983
Tariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 2,984
Amadou Hampâté Bâ
1900 - 1991
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 2,985
Auguste Barbier
1805 - 1882
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 2,986
Miklós Radnóti
1909 - 1944
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 2,987
Wilfred Owen
1893 - 1918
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,988
Jim Rohn
1930 - 2009
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,989
Juan Ruiz
1283 - 1350
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,990
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Tariq Ali ranks 263. Before him are Hilton Valentine, Roberto Rosato, Jean Zerbo, Michael Ondaatje, Cornelia Froboess, and Tuesday Weld. After him are Gilbert & George, Jimmy Snuka, Roberto Micheletti, Jim Croce, Negasso Gidada, and Laura Biagiotti.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsHilton Valentine
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2021
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 257
Roberto Rosato
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2010
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 258
Jean Zerbo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 259
Michael Ondaatje
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 260
Cornelia Froboess
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 261
Tuesday Weld
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 262
Tariq Ali
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 263
Gilbert & George
ARTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 264
Jimmy Snuka
WRESTLER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 265
Roberto Micheletti
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 266
Jim Croce
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1973
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 267
Negasso Gidada
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 268
Laura Biagiotti
DESIGNER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 269
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Tariq Ali ranks 49 out of 217. Before him are Rahman Baba (1632), Krishna Sobti (1925), Ustad Ahmad Lahori (1580), Lokaksema (147), Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915), and Raja Dahir (663). After him are Taxiles (-400), Kumail Nanjiani (1978), I. K. Gujral (1919), Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929), Sunil Dutt (1929), and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsRahman Baba
WRITER
1632 - 1706
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 43
Krishna Sobti
WRITER
1925 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 44
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
ARCHITECT
1580 - 1649
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 45
Lokaksema
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
147 - 200
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 46
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 47
Raja Dahir
POLITICIAN
663 - 712
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 48
Tariq Ali
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 49
Taxiles
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 50
Kumail Nanjiani
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 51
I. K. Gujral
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2012
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 52
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2022
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 53
Sunil Dutt
ACTOR
1929 - 2005
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 54
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
SINGER
1948 - 1997
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 55
Among WRITERS In Pakistan
Among writers born in Pakistan, Tariq Ali ranks 8. Before him are Vasubandhu (400), Khushal Khattak (1613), Amrita Pritam (1919), Bulleh Shah (1680), Rahman Baba (1632), and Krishna Sobti (1925). After him are Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Sultan Bahu (1630), Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), and Khushwant Singh (1915).
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 2
Khushal Khattak
1613 - 1689
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 3
Amrita Pritam
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 4
Bulleh Shah
1680 - 1757
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5
Rahman Baba
1632 - 1706
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 6
Krishna Sobti
1925 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 7
Tariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 8
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
1911 - 1984
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 9
Sultan Bahu
1630 - 1691
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 10
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
1941 - 2010
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 11
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
1690 - 1751
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 12
Mulk Raj Anand
1905 - 2004
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 13
Khushwant Singh
1915 - 2014
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 14