Writer

Calixthe Beyala

Cameroonian writer

1961 - today

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Calixthe Beyala

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Calixthe Beyala is the 6,904th most popular writer (down from 6,702nd in 2024), the 61st most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 60th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Cameroonian Writer.

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35k

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Past 12 months

47.67

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Oct 26

Calixthe Beyala shares a October 26 birthday with Hillary Clinton, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and François Mitterrand.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Calixthe Beyala ranks 6,904 out of 7,302. Before her are Randall Jarrell, Kevin Poulsen, Robert Hunter, Koushun Takami, Michal Viewegh, and Michael Arndt. After her are Milan Ohnisko, Grant Morrison, R. D. Blackmore, Terrence McNally, Stevie Smith, and Deborah Ellis.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Randall Jarrell
1914 - 1965
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,898
Kevin Poulsen
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,899
Robert Hunter
1941 - 2019
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,900
Koushun Takami
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,901
Michal Viewegh
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,902
Michael Arndt
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,903
Calixthe Beyala
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,904
Milan Ohnisko
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 6,905
Grant Morrison
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,906
R. D. Blackmore
1825 - 1900
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,907
Terrence McNally
1938 - 2020
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,908
Stevie Smith
1902 - 1971
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,909
Deborah Ellis
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,910

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Calixthe Beyala ranks 773. Before her are Robert Wells, Kim Jin-ho, Salahdine Hmied, Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya, Jörg Freimuth, and Richard A. Knaak. After her are Jari Rantanen, Sam Perkins, István Busa, Bernd Dittert, Mike Eman, and Bice Vanzetta.

Others Born in 1961

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Robert Wells
BOXER
1961 - 2025
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 768
Kim Jin-ho
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 769
Salahdine Hmied
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 770
Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 771
Jörg Freimuth
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 772
Richard A. Knaak
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 773
Calixthe Beyala
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 774
Jari Rantanen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 775
Sam Perkins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 776
István Busa
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 777
Bernd Dittert
CYCLIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 778
Mike Eman
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 779
Bice Vanzetta
SKIER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 780

In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Calixthe Beyala ranks 61 out of 156. Before her are Eric Djemba-Djemba (1981), Stéphane Mbia (1986), Souleymanou Hamidou (1973), Sofoklis Schortsanitis (1985), André Kana-Biyik (1965), and Nicolas Nkoulou (1990). After her are Angèle Etoundi Essamba (null), Timothée Atouba (1982), Pierre Njanka (1975), Modeste M'bami (1982), Aurélien Chedjou (1985), and Alphonse Tchami (1971).

Others born in Cameroon

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Eric Djemba-Djemba
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 55
Stéphane Mbia
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 56
Souleymanou Hamidou
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 57
Sofoklis Schortsanitis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 58
André Kana-Biyik
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 59
Nicolas Nkoulou
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 60
Calixthe Beyala
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 61
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
PHOTOGRAPHER
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 62
Timothée Atouba
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 63
Pierre Njanka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 64
Modeste M'bami
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2023
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 65
Aurélien Chedjou
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 66
Alphonse Tchami
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 67