WRITER
Turan Dursun
1934 - 1990
Turan Dursun
Turan Dursun (1934 – 4 September 1990) was a Turkish author and atheist who was a critic of Islam. A former Muslim cleric and scholar of Shia Islam, he became an atheist during his study of the history of monotheistic religions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Turan Dursun has received more than 123,401 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Turan Dursun is the 4,484th most popular writer (down from 4,227th in 2019), the 919th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 995th in 2019) and the 116th most popular Turkish Writer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
49.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Turan Dursun ranks 4,484 out of 7,302. Before him are Gerard Manley Hopkins, Sofia Yablonska, Cecil Day-Lewis, Saneatsu Mushanokōji, Sakyo Komatsu, and Itzik Feffer. After him are El-Registan, Reginald Rose, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, Walter Savage Landor, Florian Ceynowa, and Jorge Edwards.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGerard Manley Hopkins
1844 - 1889
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 4,478
Sofia Yablonska
1907 - 1971
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 4,479
Cecil Day-Lewis
1904 - 1972
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 4,480
Saneatsu Mushanokōji
1885 - 1976
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 4,481
Sakyo Komatsu
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 4,482
Itzik Feffer
1900 - 1952
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 4,483
Turan Dursun
1934 - 1990
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 4,484
El-Registan
1899 - 1945
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 4,485
Reginald Rose
1920 - 2002
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 4,486
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
1900 - 1938
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 4,487
Walter Savage Landor
1775 - 1864
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 4,488
Florian Ceynowa
1817 - 1881
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 4,489
Jorge Edwards
1931 - 2023
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 4,490
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Turan Dursun ranks 315. Before him are Gergely Kulcsár, Junior Wells, Leonid Stein, Nikolai Slichenko, Susan George, and Lew Hoad. After him are Roy Kerr, Roger Norrington, Lyudmila Shevtsova, Tomás Eloy Martínez, Alan Bennett, and Kamala Surayya. Among people deceased in 1990, Turan Dursun ranks 191. Before him are Roman Vishniac, Giorgio Ghezzi, Paco Godia, Georges de Rham, Laurence J. Peter, and Gerhard Schrader. After him are Mário Pinto de Andrade, Léopold Anoul, Hector Dyer, Nadia Gamal, Ludwig Lachmann, and Dries van der Lof.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsGergely Kulcsár
ATHLETE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 309
Junior Wells
SINGER
1934 - 1998
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 310
Leonid Stein
CHESS PLAYER
1934 - 1973
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 311
Nikolai Slichenko
SINGER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 312
Susan George
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 313
Lew Hoad
TENNIS PLAYER
1934 - 1994
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 314
Turan Dursun
WRITER
1934 - 1990
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 315
Roy Kerr
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 316
Roger Norrington
MUSICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 317
Lyudmila Shevtsova
ATHLETE
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 318
Tomás Eloy Martínez
WRITER
1934 - 2010
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 319
Alan Bennett
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 320
Kamala Surayya
WRITER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 321
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsRoman Vishniac
PHOTOGRAPHER
1897 - 1990
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 185
Giorgio Ghezzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1990
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 186
Paco Godia
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 187
Georges de Rham
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 188
Laurence J. Peter
WRITER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 189
Gerhard Schrader
CHEMIST
1903 - 1990
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 190
Turan Dursun
WRITER
1934 - 1990
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 191
Mário Pinto de Andrade
WRITER
1928 - 1990
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 192
Léopold Anoul
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 193
Hector Dyer
ATHLETE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 194
Nadia Gamal
ACTOR
1937 - 1990
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 195
Ludwig Lachmann
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1990
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 196
Dries van der Lof
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 197
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Turan Dursun ranks 919 out of 1,347. Before him are Zeki Rıza Sporel (1898), Antony II of Constantinople (829), Fazıl Say (1970), Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943), Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus (70), and Andon Bedros IX Hassoun (1809). After him are Türkân Akyol (1928), Hranush Arshagyan (1887), Mihri Müşfik Hanım (1886), Serenus Sammonicus (200), Solomon (401), and Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (1974).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsZeki Rıza Sporel
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1969
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 913
Antony II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
829 - 901
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 914
Fazıl Say
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 915
Janet Akyüz Mattei
ASTRONOMER
1943 - 2004
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 916
Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
POLITICIAN
70 - 117
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 917
Andon Bedros IX Hassoun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1884
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 918
Turan Dursun
WRITER
1934 - 1990
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 919
Türkân Akyol
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 920
Hranush Arshagyan
WRITER
1887 - 1905
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 921
Mihri Müşfik Hanım
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1954
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 922
Serenus Sammonicus
PHYSICIAN
200 - 212
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 923
Solomon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 - 544
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 924
Kenan İmirzalıoğlu
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 925
Among WRITERS In Türkiye
Among writers born in Türkiye, Turan Dursun ranks 116. Before him are Theodore Abu Qurrah (750), Uğur Mumcu (1942), Orhan Kemal (1914), Osman Nuri Topbaş (1942), Ahmet Altan (1950), and Yervant Odian (1869). After him are Hranush Arshagyan (1887), Ayşe Kulin (1941), Panyassis (-500), Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan (1852), Oğuz Atay (1934), and Levon Shant (1869).
Theodore Abu Qurrah
750 - 820
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 110
Uğur Mumcu
1942 - 1993
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 111
Orhan Kemal
1914 - 1970
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 112
Osman Nuri Topbaş
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 113
Ahmet Altan
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 114
Yervant Odian
1869 - 1926
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 115
Turan Dursun
1934 - 1990
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 116
Hranush Arshagyan
1887 - 1905
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 117
Ayşe Kulin
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 118
Panyassis
500 BC - 454 BC
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 119
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
1852 - 1937
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 120
Oğuz Atay
1934 - 1977
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 121
Levon Shant
1869 - 1951
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 122