Writer

Waris Dirie

Somali model, author, actress, activist

1965 - today

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Waris Dirie

Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Waris Dirie is the 1,249th most popular writer (down from 990th in 2024), the 8th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 1st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Somali Writer.

Waris Dirie is most famous for her memoir, Desert Flower, which tells the story of her life as a nomadic child and the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father.

Memorability Metrics

670k

Page Views

Past 12 months

66.64

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

5.5×

Waris Dirie's Wikipedia page drew 670k views over the past year, 5.5× the average among Writers.

Page views of Waris Dirie by language

Among Writers

Among writers, Waris Dirie ranks 1,249 out of 7,707. Before her are Edogawa Ranpo, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Thomas Mayne Reid, Daniil Kharms, Lao She, and Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff. After her are Léon Bloy, Annette Kellermann, Richard Henry Dana Jr., Valerie Solanas, Josef Čapek, and John of Ruusbroec.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Edogawa Ranpo
1894 - 1965
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 1,243
Stanisław Jerzy Lec
1909 - 1966
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 1,244
Thomas Mayne Reid
1818 - 1883
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 1,245
Daniil Kharms
1905 - 1942
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1,246
Lao She
1899 - 1966
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1,247
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
1848 - 1931
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1,248
Waris Dirie
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 1,249
Léon Bloy
1846 - 1917
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 1,250
Annette Kellermann
1887 - 1975
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 1,251
Richard Henry Dana Jr.
1815 - 1882
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 1,252
Valerie Solanas
1936 - 1988
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 1,253
Josef Čapek
1887 - 1945
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 1,254
John of Ruusbroec
1293 - 1381
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 1,255

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Waris Dirie ranks 36. Before her are Gong Li, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Slash, Khaled Hosseini, and Ben Stiller. After her are Connie Nielsen, Viola Davis, Ryan Murphy, Kevin James, Mohammed Deif, and Infanta Cristina of Spain.

Others Born in 1965

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Gong Li
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 30
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
NOBLEMAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 31
Fumihito, Prince Akishino
NOBLEMAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 32
Slash
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 33
Khaled Hosseini
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 34
Ben Stiller
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 35
Waris Dirie
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 36
Connie Nielsen
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 37
Viola Davis
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 38
Ryan Murphy
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 39
Kevin James
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 40
Mohammed Deif
EXTREMIST
1965 - 2024
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 41
Infanta Cristina of Spain
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 42

In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Waris Dirie ranks 8 out of 68. Before her are Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (1955), Aden Adde (1908), Abdirashid Shermarke (1919), Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (1856), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962), and Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936). After her are Mohamed Farrah Aidid (1934), Iman (1955), Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916), Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934), and Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (1956).

Others born in Somalia

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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 2
Aden Adde
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 3
Abdirashid Shermarke
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 4
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
WRITER
1856 - 1920
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 5
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 6
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2024
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 7
Waris Dirie
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 8
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 9
Iman
MODEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 10
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 11
Mohamed Osman Jawari
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 12
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 13
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 14