Writer

Claude McKay

Jamaican American writer, poet

1889 - 1948

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Claude McKay

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Claude McKay is the 5,785th most popular writer (down from 5,700th in 2024), the 53rd most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jamaican Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Claude McKay ranks 5,785 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert E. Sherwood, Roma Ryan, Michael Shermer, David Halberstam, Joel Chandler Harris, and Penelope Lively. After him are Jacob Abbott, Park Wan-suh, Teréz Karacs, Vigdis Hjorth, William Blum, and Shaqe Çoba.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Robert E. Sherwood
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,779
Roma Ryan
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,780
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,781
David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,782
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,783
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,784
Claude McKay
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,785
Jacob Abbott
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,786
Park Wan-suh
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,787
Teréz Karacs
1808 - 1892
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,788
Vigdis Hjorth
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,789
William Blum
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 5,790
Shaqe Çoba
1875 - 1954
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 5,791

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Claude McKay ranks 265. Before him are Hans Walter, Vilho Väisälä, Menen Asfaw, Rolf Johnsson, James Chapin, and Aleksei Dikiy. After him are Artur Adson, Charles Darrow, Wesley Ruggles, Joseph Ruttenberg, Alexander Patch, and Paul Nash. Among people deceased in 1948, Claude McKay ranks 179. Before him are Joseph Wedderburn, George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, Samuel P. Bush, George Mehnert, Vasily Kachalov, and Elissa Landi. After him are Amir Sjarifuddin, Carl Abrahamsson, Arthur Whitten Brown, Franz Weidenreich, Frank Benford, and Susan Glaspell.

Others Born in 1889

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Hans Walter
ATHLETE
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 259
Vilho Väisälä
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 260
Menen Asfaw
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1962
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 261
Rolf Johnsson
GYMNAST
1889 - 1931
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 262
James Chapin
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 263
Aleksei Dikiy
ACTOR
1889 - 1955
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 264
Claude McKay
WRITER
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 265
Artur Adson
WRITER
1889 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 266
Charles Darrow
INVENTOR
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 267
Wesley Ruggles
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 268
Joseph Ruttenberg
JOURNALIST
1889 - 1983
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 269
Alexander Patch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1945
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 270
Paul Nash
PAINTER
1889 - 1946
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 271

Others Deceased in 1948

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Joseph Wedderburn
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 173
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 174
Samuel P. Bush
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1948
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 175
George Mehnert
WRESTLER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 176
Vasily Kachalov
ACTOR
1875 - 1948
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 177
Elissa Landi
ACTOR
1904 - 1948
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 178
Claude McKay
WRITER
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 179
Amir Sjarifuddin
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1948
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 180
Carl Abrahamsson
ATHLETE
1896 - 1948
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 181
Arthur Whitten Brown
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 182
Franz Weidenreich
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1948
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 183
Frank Benford
PHYSICIST
1883 - 1948
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 184
Susan Glaspell
WRITER
1876 - 1948
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 185