Writer
Buchi Emecheta
1944 - 2017
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Buchi Emecheta
Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Buchi Emecheta is the 5,234th most popular writer (up from 6,042nd in 2024), the 50th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 57th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Nigerian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Buchi Emecheta ranks 5,234 out of 7,302. Before her are Chester Himes, Joyce Mansour, Simon Gregorčič, Jean Prévost, Thomas Dekker, and Karolina Světlá. After her are Victoire Léodile Béra, Jeanette Winterson, Lukas Moodysson, Remco Campert, Dorji Wangmo, and Jenny Erpenbeck.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Chester Himes
1909 - 1984
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,228
Joyce Mansour
1928 - 1986
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,229
Simon Gregorčič
1844 - 1906
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,230
Jean Prévost
1901 - 1944
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,231
Thomas Dekker
1572 - 1632
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,232
Karolina Světlá
1830 - 1899
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,233
Buchi Emecheta
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,234
Victoire Léodile Béra
1824 - 1900
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,235
Jeanette Winterson
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,236
Lukas Moodysson
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,237
Remco Campert
1929 - 2022
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,238
Dorji Wangmo
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,239
Jenny Erpenbeck
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 5,240
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Buchi Emecheta ranks 539. Before her are Zhanna Bichevskaya, Matthew Cowles, Ken Howard, Barbara Thompson, Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, and Aleksandr Mikhailov. After her are Gilbert Adair, Erhard Keller, Frank Rühle, Jack Canfield, Armistead Maupin, and Sergei Solovyov. Among people deceased in 2017, Buchi Emecheta ranks 408. Before her are Manfred Kaiser, Carlos Humberto Romero, Roberto Anzolin, Terele Pávez, Andrey Zaliznyak, and Cécile DeWitt-Morette. After her are Santiago Vernazza, Friedel Rausch, Yambo Ouologuem, Roy Dotrice, Pancho Segura, and Alina Janowska.
Others Born in 1944
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Zhanna Bichevskaya
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 533
Matthew Cowles
ACTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 534
Ken Howard
ACTOR
1944 - 2016
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 535
Barbara Thompson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2022
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 536
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist
ASTRONOMER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 537
Aleksandr Mikhailov
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 538
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 539
Gilbert Adair
WRITER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 540
Erhard Keller
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 541
Frank Rühle
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 542
Jack Canfield
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 543
Armistead Maupin
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 544
Sergei Solovyov
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 545
Others Deceased in 2017
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Manfred Kaiser
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 402
Carlos Humberto Romero
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 403
Roberto Anzolin
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 404
Terele Pávez
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 405
Andrey Zaliznyak
LINGUIST
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 406
Cécile DeWitt-Morette
MATHEMATICIAN
1922 - 2017
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 407
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 408
Santiago Vernazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 409
Friedel Rausch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 410
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 411
Roy Dotrice
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 412
Pancho Segura
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 413
Alina Janowska
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 414
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta ranks 50 out of NaN. Before her are Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Omowunmi Sadik (1964), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Alex Iwobi (1996), Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953), and Sunday Oliseh (1974). After her are Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Abubakar Shekau (1974), Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), and Dick Tiger (1929).
Others born in Nigeria
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Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 44
Omowunmi Sadik
CHEMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 45
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1966
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 46
Alex Iwobi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 47
Ibrahim Zakzaky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 48
Sunday Oliseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 49
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 50
Abdulsalami Abubakar
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 51
Nwankwo Kanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 52
Abubakar Shekau
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2021
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 53
Finidi George
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 54
Ahmed Musa
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 55
Dick Tiger
BOXER
1929 - 1971
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 56
Among Writers In Nigeria
Among writers born in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta ranks 6. Before her are Wole Soyinka (1934), Chinua Achebe (1930), Olaudah Equiano (1745), Amos Tutuola (1920), and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977). After her are Flora Nwapa (1931), Ben Okri (1959), Okwui Enwezor (1963), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Amina Lawal (1973), and Sefi Atta (1964).
Wole Soyinka
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 1
Chinua Achebe
1930 - 2013
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 2
Olaudah Equiano
1745 - 1797
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 3
Amos Tutuola
1920 - 1997
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 5
Buchi Emecheta
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 6
Flora Nwapa
1931 - 1993
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 7
Ben Okri
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 8
Okwui Enwezor
1963 - 2019
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 9
Cyprian Ekwensi
1921 - 2007
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 10
Amina Lawal
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 11
Sefi Atta
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 12
