WRITER
Wafa Sultan
1958 - Today
Wafa Sultan
Wafa Sultan (Arabic: وفاء سلطان; born June 14, 1958) is a Syrian-American medical doctor, writer, and critic of Islam. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wafa Sultan has received more than 265,595 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Wafa Sultan is the 4,191st most popular writer (up from 5,064th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Syria and the 23rd most popular Syrian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
56.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Wafa Sultan ranks 4,191 out of 7,302. Before her are William Langland, Sonny Barger, Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier, Frans Michael Franzén, Almudena Grandes, and Dan Andersson. After her are Sotades, Simon Vestdijk, Ida B. Wells, Theodore Roszak, Alexander Galich, and John Winthrop.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4,185
Sonny Barger
1938 - 2022
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4,186
Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier
1170 - 1242
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4,187
Frans Michael Franzén
1772 - 1847
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4,188
Almudena Grandes
1960 - 2021
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 4,189
Dan Andersson
1888 - 1920
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 4,190
Wafa Sultan
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 4,191
Sotades
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 4,192
Simon Vestdijk
1898 - 1971
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 4,193
Ida B. Wells
1862 - 1931
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 4,194
Theodore Roszak
1933 - 2011
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 4,195
Alexander Galich
1918 - 1977
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 4,196
John Winthrop
1588 - 1649
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4,197
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Wafa Sultan ranks 182. Before her are Helen Fielding, Nik Kershaw, Mark Moses, Hiromi Kawakami, Thongchai McIntyre, and Margaret Colin. After her are Yan Lianke, Thomas Reiter, Guillermo Arriaga, Yu Rongguang, Edgardo Bauza, and Tsutomu Sonobe.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsHelen Fielding
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 176
Nik Kershaw
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 177
Mark Moses
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 178
Hiromi Kawakami
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 179
Thongchai McIntyre
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 180
Margaret Colin
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 181
Wafa Sultan
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 182
Yan Lianke
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 183
Thomas Reiter
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 184
Guillermo Arriaga
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 185
Yu Rongguang
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 186
Edgardo Bauza
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 187
Tsutomu Sonobe
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 188
In Syria
Among people born in Syria, Wafa Sultan ranks 151 out of 210. Before her are Francis Marrash (1837), Akram al-Hawrani (1912), Abu Shama (1203), Jacob of Edessa (633), Ameen Rihani (1876), and George Sabra (1947). After her are Rafik Schami (1946), Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi (920), Khalid al-Azm (1903), Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952), Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), and Ila-kabkabu (-1850).
Others born in Syria
Go to all RankingsFrancis Marrash
WRITER
1837 - 1873
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 145
Akram al-Hawrani
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1996
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 146
Abu Shama
HISTORIAN
1203 - 1267
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 147
Jacob of Edessa
WRITER
633 - 708
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 148
Ameen Rihani
WRITER
1876 - 1940
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 149
George Sabra
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 150
Wafa Sultan
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 151
Rafik Schami
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 152
Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi
MATHEMATICIAN
920 - 980
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 153
Khalid al-Azm
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1965
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 154
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 155
Jamil Mardam Bey
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1960
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 156
Ila-kabkabu
POLITICIAN
1850 BC - 1815 BC
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 157
Among WRITERS In Syria
Among writers born in Syria, Wafa Sultan ranks 23. Before her are Ghada al-Samman (1942), Buhturi (819), Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855), Francis Marrash (1837), Jacob of Edessa (633), and Ameen Rihani (1876). After her are Rafik Schami (1946), Zakaria Tamer (1931), Samar Yazbek (1970), and Dima Khatib (1971).
Ghada al-Samman
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 17
Buhturi
819 - 897
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 18
Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
1855 - 1902
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 19
Francis Marrash
1837 - 1873
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 20
Jacob of Edessa
633 - 708
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 21
Ameen Rihani
1876 - 1940
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 22
Wafa Sultan
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 23
Rafik Schami
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 24
Zakaria Tamer
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 25
Samar Yazbek
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 26
Dima Khatib
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 27