The Most Famous

WRITERS from Suriname

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This page contains a list of the greatest Surinamer Writers. The pantheon dataset contains 7,302 Writers, 1 of which were born in Suriname. This makes Suriname the birth place of the 146th most number of Writers behind Andorra, and New Caledonia.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Surinamer Writers of all time. This list of famous Surinamer Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Cynthia McLeod (b. 1936)

With an HPI of 52.71, Cynthia McLeod is the most famous Surinamer Writer.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Cynthia Henri McLeod (née Ferrier; born 4 October 1936) is a Surinamese novelist known for her historic novels and whose debut novel instantly made her one of the most prominent authors of Suriname.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Surinamer writers born between 1936 and 1936. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Surinamer writers include Cynthia McLeod. As of April 2024, 1 new Surinamer writers have been added to Pantheon including Cynthia McLeod.

Living Surinamer Writers

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Newly Added Surinamer Writers (2024)

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