Uzbek Writers

4. Gʻafur Gʻulom (1903 - 1966)
With an HPI of 50.61, Gʻafur Gʻulom is the 4th most famous Uzbekistani Writer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Gʻafur Gʻulom or Gafur Gulom (Russified form Gafur Gulyam) (Uzbek: Gʻafur Gʻulom, Ғафур Ғулом) (May 10, 1903 – July 10, 1966) was an Uzbek poet, writer, and literary translator. He is best remembered for his stories Shum Bola (The Mischievous Boy) (adapted for film in 1977) and Yodgor. Gʻafur Gʻulom is also known for translating the works of many influential foreign authors, such as Alexander Pushkin, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and William Shakespeare. He translated Le Mariage de Figaro of Pierre Beaumarchais, Othello of William Shakespeare, and Gulistan of Saadi Shirazi into Uzbek. Gʻafur Gʻulom is considered to be one of the most influential Uzbek writers of the 20th century. He is also regarded as one of the founders of modern Uzbek poetry along with Hamza Hakimzoda Niyoziy. Gʻafur Gʻulom received the prestigious State Stalin Prize in 1946 and became a National Poet of the Uzbek SSR in 1963.

5. Zulfiya (1915 - 1996)
With an HPI of 50.34, Zulfiya is the 5th most famous Uzbekistani Writer. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Zulfiya Isroilova, known by her pen name Zulfiya (in Cyrillic Зулфия; 14 March 1915, in Tashkent, Russian Empire – 23 August 1996, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan) was a Soviet and Uzbek writer. She repeatedly was a leader or chief editor for various media, participating in Soviet delegations to various conferences. The Uzbek National Award for Women was created and named after her.

6. Nodira (1792 - 1842)
With an HPI of 49.31, Nodira is the 6th most famous Uzbekistani Writer. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Mohlaroyim (Uzbek: Mohlaroyim, Моҳларойим; 1792–1842), most commonly known by her pen name Nodira, was an Uzbek poet and stateswoman. She functioned as regent of the Khanate of Kokand during the minority of her son from 1822. Nodira is generally regarded as one of the most outstanding Uzbek poets. She wrote poetry in Uzbek and Persian. Nodira also used other pennames, such as Komila and Maknuna. Many of her diwans have survived and consist of more than 10,000 lines of poetry.

7. Dina Rubina (1953 - )
With an HPI of 42.32, Dina Rubina is the 7th most famous Uzbekistani Writer. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Dina Ilyinichna Rubina (Russian: Дина Ильи́нична Ру́бина; Hebrew: born 19 September 1953 in Tashkent) is a Russian-Israeli prose writer. She is one of the most prominent Russian-language Israeli writers.