Writer

Edwidge Danticat

Novelist, short story writer, memoirist

1969 - today

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Edwidge Danticat

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwidge Danticat is the 7,283rd most popular writer (down from 7,030th in 2024), the 84th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 81st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Haitian Writer.

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34k

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Past 12 months

44.10

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Edwidge Danticat's biography spans 26 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 44.10.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Edwidge Danticat ranks 7,283 out of 7,707. Before her are George Monbiot, Elizabeth Hand, Caroline Fourest, Dave Barry, Sanal Edamaruku, and Nicodemo Gentile. After her are Walt Dohrn, Hwang Seon-mi, Mark Boal, Evgeny Morozov, Geoff Johns, and Szczepan Sadurski.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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George Monbiot
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 7,277
Elizabeth Hand
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 7,278
Caroline Fourest
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 7,279
Dave Barry
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 7,280
Sanal Edamaruku
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 7,281
Nicodemo Gentile
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 7,282
Edwidge Danticat
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 7,283
Walt Dohrn
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 7,284
Hwang Seon-mi
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 7,285
Mark Boal
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 7,286
Evgeny Morozov
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 7,287
Geoff Johns
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 7,288
Szczepan Sadurski
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 7,289

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Edwidge Danticat ranks 946. Before her are Sylke Otto, Dmitri Khristich, Javier Margas, Brendan Shanahan, Johnny Mølby, and Nicodemo Gentile. After her are Rob Dougan, Gosho Ginchev, James Carter, Roberto Laiseka, Kerstin Müller, and Rudi Vata.

Others Born in 1969

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Sylke Otto
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 940
Dmitri Khristich
HOCKEY PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 941
Javier Margas
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 942
Brendan Shanahan
HOCKEY PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 943
Johnny Mølby
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 944
Nicodemo Gentile
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 945
Edwidge Danticat
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 946
Rob Dougan
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 947
Gosho Ginchev
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 948
James Carter
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 949
Roberto Laiseka
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 950
Kerstin Müller
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 951
Rudi Vata
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 952

In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Edwidge Danticat ranks 84 out of 111. Before her are Jack Guy Lafontant (1961), Luck Mervil (1967), Bruny Surin (1967), Enex Jean-Charles (1960), Jean-Henry Céant (1956), and Florence Duperval Guillaume (1964). After her are Jimmy Jean-Louis (1968), Ricardo Adé (1990), Jimmy Chérizier (1977), Jean Pascal (1982), Meta Golding (1971), and Fritz William Michel (1980).

Others born in Haiti

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Jack Guy Lafontant
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 78
Luck Mervil
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 79
Bruny Surin
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 80
Enex Jean-Charles
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 81
Jean-Henry Céant
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 82
Florence Duperval Guillaume
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 83
Edwidge Danticat
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 84
Jimmy Jean-Louis
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 85
Ricardo Adé
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 86
Jimmy Chérizier
EXTREMIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 87
Jean Pascal
BOXER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 88
Meta Golding
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 89
Fritz William Michel
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 90