WRITER
Zoé Valdés
1959 - Today
Zoé Valdés
Zoé Valdés (born May 2, 1959 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban novelist, poet, scriptwriter, film director and blogger. She studied at the Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique José Varona, but did not graduate. From 1984 to 1988, she worked for the Delegación de Cuba at UNESCO in Paris and in the Oficina Cultural de la Misión de Cuba in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zoé Valdés has received more than 75,383 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Zoé Valdés is the 5,938th most popular writer (down from 5,120th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 120th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Cuban Writer.
Memorability Metrics
75k
Page Views (PV)
51.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Zoé Valdés ranks 5,938 out of 7,302. Before her are Alvah Bessie, René Boylesve, Jorge Enrique Adoum, William Inge, Mina Loy, and Ian Buruma. After her are Wilma Mankiller, Philippe Delerm, Christian Kracht, Göran Sonnevi, Sita Ram Goel, and Benny Andersen.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlvah Bessie
1904 - 1985
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 5,932
René Boylesve
1867 - 1926
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 5,933
Jorge Enrique Adoum
1926 - 2009
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 5,934
William Inge
1913 - 1973
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5,935
Mina Loy
1882 - 1966
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5,936
Ian Buruma
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 5,937
Zoé Valdés
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 5,938
Wilma Mankiller
1945 - 2010
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 5,939
Philippe Delerm
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5,940
Christian Kracht
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5,941
Göran Sonnevi
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5,942
Sita Ram Goel
1921 - 2003
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 5,943
Benny Andersen
1929 - 2018
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 5,944
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Zoé Valdés ranks 388. Before her are Chris Hadfield, Ryuta Kawashima, Mats Näslund, Andrzej Buncol, Glenn Morshower, and Fredric Lehne. After her are Nikos Dendias, Juan Barbas, Toshihiko Okimune, Rob Gonsalves, Kenneth Brylle, and Elizabeth Peña.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsChris Hadfield
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 382
Ryuta Kawashima
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 383
Mats Näslund
HOCKEY PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 384
Andrzej Buncol
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 385
Glenn Morshower
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 386
Fredric Lehne
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 387
Zoé Valdés
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 388
Nikos Dendias
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 389
Juan Barbas
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 390
Toshihiko Okimune
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 391
Rob Gonsalves
PAINTER
1959 - 2017
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 392
Kenneth Brylle
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 393
Elizabeth Peña
ACTOR
1959 - 2014
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 394
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Zoé Valdés ranks 139 out of 300. Before her are Cachao (1918), Jorge Romo (1923), Armando Peraza (1924), Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895), Daína Chaviano (1957), and Manuel Chorens (1916). After her are Oscar Nunez (1958), Regla Torres (1975), Alejandro Mayorkas (1959), Guillermo Fariñas (1962), José Magriñá (1917), and Alejandro Casañas (1954).
Others born in Cuba
Go to all RankingsCachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 133
Jorge Romo
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 134
Armando Peraza
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 135
Carlos Manuel Piedra
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1988
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 136
Daína Chaviano
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 137
Manuel Chorens
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 138
Zoé Valdés
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 139
Oscar Nunez
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 140
Regla Torres
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 141
Alejandro Mayorkas
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 142
Guillermo Fariñas
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 143
José Magriñá
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1988
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 144
Alejandro Casañas
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 145
Among WRITERS In Cuba
Among writers born in Cuba, Zoé Valdés ranks 17. Before her are José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Alina Fernández (1956), Dulce María Loynaz (1902), Virgilio Piñera (1912), José Carlos Somoza (1959), and Daína Chaviano (1957). After her are Raúl Rivero (1945).
José María Heredia y Heredia
1803 - 1839
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 11
Alina Fernández
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 12
Dulce María Loynaz
1902 - 1997
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 13
Virgilio Piñera
1912 - 1979
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 14
José Carlos Somoza
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 15
Daína Chaviano
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 16
Zoé Valdés
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 17
Raúl Rivero
1945 - 2021
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 18