Writer

Pepetela

Angolan writer

1941 - today

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Pepetela

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Pepetela is the 4,163rd most popular writer (down from 4,148th in 2024), the 15th most popular biography from Angola (down from 12th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Angolan Writer.

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HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Among Writers

Among writers, Pepetela ranks 4,163 out of 7,302. Before him are Volodymyr Sosiura, Masuji Ibuse, James Thurber, Juhan Smuul, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, and Josef Kajetán Tyl. After him are Jan Brzechwa, David Shore, Julia Balbilla, Cordelia Edvardson, René Wellek, and Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Volodymyr Sosiura
1898 - 1965
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,157
Masuji Ibuse
1898 - 1993
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,158
James Thurber
1894 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,159
Juhan Smuul
1922 - 1971
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,160
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı
1884 - 1958
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,161
Josef Kajetán Tyl
1808 - 1856
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,162
Pepetela
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,163
Jan Brzechwa
1898 - 1966
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,164
David Shore
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,165
Julia Balbilla
72 - 130
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,166
Cordelia Edvardson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,167
René Wellek
1903 - 1995
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,168
Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani
1001 - 1054
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,169

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Pepetela ranks 353. Before him are John Henry Schwarz, Iván Menczel, Peter Ducke, Pola Raksa, Little Tony, and Richard Speck. After him are Stephen J. Cannell, Ibrahim Babangida, Abel Matutes, Rosa Maria Sardà, Kaspar Villiger, and Donald "Duck" Dunn.

Others Born in 1941

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John Henry Schwarz
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 347
Iván Menczel
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 348
Peter Ducke
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 349
Pola Raksa
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 350
Little Tony
SINGER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 351
Richard Speck
EXTREMIST
1941 - 1991
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 352
Pepetela
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 353
Stephen J. Cannell
PRODUCER
1941 - 2010
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 354
Ibrahim Babangida
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 355
Abel Matutes
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 356
Rosa Maria Sardà
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 357
Kaspar Villiger
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 358
Donald "Duck" Dunn
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 359

In Angola

Among people born in Angola, Pepetela ranks 15 out of NaN. Before him are Holden Roberto (1923), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950), Lúcio Lara (1929), José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917), Rui Jordão (1952), and Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928). After him are Zacarias Kamwenho (1934), José Manuel Imbamba (1965), Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (1934), José Eduardo Agualusa (1960), José Morais (1965), and Eduardo Camavinga (2002).

Others born in Angola

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Holden Roberto
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2007
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 9
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2025
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 10
Lúcio Lara
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2016
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 11
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1983
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 12
Rui Jordão
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2019
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 13
Mário Pinto de Andrade
WRITER
1928 - 1990
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 14
Pepetela
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 15
Zacarias Kamwenho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2026
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 16
José Manuel Imbamba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 17
Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 18
José Eduardo Agualusa
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 19
José Morais
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 20
Eduardo Camavinga
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 21