Writer
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Jamaican dub poet
1952 - today
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Linton Kwesi Johnson
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Linton Kwesi Johnson is the 6,012th most popular writer (down from 5,652nd in 2024), the 59th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 50th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Jamaican Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 6,012 out of 7,302. Before him are Kurt Marti, Monika Maron, Liao Yiwu, John Perry Barlow, Roberto Orci, and Máirtín Ó Cadhain. After him are Dan Houser, Antonia Fraser, Guus Kuijer, Leon Kruczkowski, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, and Jenna Bush Hager.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Kurt Marti
1921 - 2017
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 6,006
Monika Maron
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 6,007
Liao Yiwu
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 6,008
John Perry Barlow
1947 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 6,009
Roberto Orci
1973 - 2025
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 6,010
Máirtín Ó Cadhain
1906 - 1970
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 6,011
Linton Kwesi Johnson
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 6,012
Dan Houser
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 6,013
Antonia Fraser
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 6,014
Guus Kuijer
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 6,015
Leon Kruczkowski
1900 - 1962
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 6,016
Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna
1892 - 1983
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 6,017
Jenna Bush Hager
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 6,018
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 553. Before him are Veerappan, Parveen Shakir, Joseph Urusemal, Wendy Turnbull, Maura Tombelli, and Barbara Hendricks. After him are John Kasich, Carsten Jensen, Marcia Fudge, René Simões, Jean Rouaud, and Bill Belichick.
Others Born in 1952
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Veerappan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2004
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 547
Parveen Shakir
WRITER
1952 - 1994
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 548
Joseph Urusemal
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2025
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 549
Wendy Turnbull
TENNIS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 550
Maura Tombelli
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 551
Barbara Hendricks
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 552
Linton Kwesi Johnson
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 553
John Kasich
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 554
Carsten Jensen
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 555
Marcia Fudge
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 556
René Simões
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 557
Jean Rouaud
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 558
Bill Belichick
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 559
In Jamaica
Among people born in Jamaica, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 59 out of NaN. Before him are Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Yellowman (1956), Bilal Philips (1947), Augustus Pablo (1954), and Alton Ellis (1938). After him are Arthur Wint (1920), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Coxsone Dodd (1932), Kenneth O. Hall (1941), Andrew Holness (1972), and Donovan Bailey (1967).
Others born in Jamaica
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Claude McKay
WRITER
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 53
Louise Bennett-Coverley
WRITER
1919 - 2006
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 54
Yellowman
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 55
Bilal Philips
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 56
Augustus Pablo
MUSICIAN
1954 - 1999
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 57
Alton Ellis
SINGER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 58
Linton Kwesi Johnson
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 59
Arthur Wint
ATHLETE
1920 - 1992
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 60
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 61
Coxsone Dodd
PRODUCER
1932 - 2004
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 62
Kenneth O. Hall
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 63
Andrew Holness
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 64
Donovan Bailey
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 65
Among Writers In Jamaica
Among writers born in Jamaica, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 6. Before him are Marcus Garvey (1887), Mary Seacole (1805), Leonard Howell (1898), Claude McKay (1889), and Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919). After him are Nalo Hopkinson (1960), Marlon James (1970), and Claudia Rankine (1963).
Marcus Garvey
1887 - 1940
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 1
Mary Seacole
1805 - 1881
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 2
Leonard Howell
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 3
Claude McKay
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 4
Louise Bennett-Coverley
1919 - 2006
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 5
Linton Kwesi Johnson
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 6
Nalo Hopkinson
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 7
Marlon James
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 8
Claudia Rankine
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 9
