WRITER
Alain Mabanckou
1966 - Today
Alain Mabanckou
Alain Mabanckou (born 24 February 1966) is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he is currently a Professor of Literature at UCLA. He is best known for his novels and non-fiction writing depicting the experience of contemporary Africa and the African diaspora in France, including Broken Glass (2005) and the Prix Renaudot-winning Memoirs of a Porcupine (2006). He is among the best known and most successful writers in the French language, and one of the best known African writers in France. In some circles in Paris he is known as "the Samuel Beckett of Africa". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain Mabanckou has received more than 140,380 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Mabanckou is the 5,700th most popular writer (down from 5,118th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Republic of the Congo (up from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Congolese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
40.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.30
Effective Languages (L*)
3.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alain Mabanckou ranks 5,700 out of 5,755. Before him are Michael McClure, Stella Gibbons, Susan Hill, Joanna Baillie, Brian Jacques, and Ferenc Juhász. After him are Sheila Jeffreys, Andrzej Stasiuk, David Diop, Sándor Csoóri, Penelope Lively, and Crane Wilbur.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Michael McClure
1932 - 2020
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 5,694
Stella Gibbons
1902 - 1989
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 5,695
Susan Hill
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 5,696
Joanna Baillie
1762 - 1851
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 5,697
Brian Jacques
1939 - 2011
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,698
Ferenc Juhász
1928 - 2015
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,699
Alain Mabanckou
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,700
Sheila Jeffreys
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 5,701
Andrzej Stasiuk
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 5,702
David Diop
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 5,703
Sándor Csoóri
1930 - 2016
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 5,704
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 5,705
Crane Wilbur
1886 - 1973
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 5,706
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Alain Mabanckou ranks 350. Before him are Srđan Aleksić, Angela Visser, Sandy Lam, John van den Brom, Lucas Alcaraz, and Stone Gossard. After him are Ali Boumnijel, David Diop, Hito Steyerl, Gideon Sa'ar, Finn Christian Jagge, and Michelle Hurd.
Others Born in 1966
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Srđan Aleksić
1966 - 1993
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 344
Angela Visser
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 345
Sandy Lam
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 346
John van den Brom
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 347
Lucas Alcaraz
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 348
Stone Gossard
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 349
Alain Mabanckou
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 350
Ali Boumnijel
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 351
David Diop
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 352
Hito Steyerl
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 353
Gideon Sa'ar
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 354
Finn Christian Jagge
1966 - 2020
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 355
Michelle Hurd
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 356
In Republic of the Congo
Among people born in Republic of the Congo, Alain Mabanckou ranks 11 out of 18. Before him are Clément Mouamba (1943), Pascal Lissouba (1931), Fulbert Youlou (1917), Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939), Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921), and Alfred Raoul (1938). After him are Aurlus Mabélé (1953), Isidore Mvouba (1954), Serge Ibaka (1989), Emmanuel Nadingar (1951), Djimrangar Dadnadji (1954), and Delvin N'Dinga (1988).
Others born in Republic of the Congo
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Clément Mouamba
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 5
Pascal Lissouba
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 6
Fulbert Youlou
1917 - 1972
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 7
Joachim Yhombi-Opango
1939 - 2020
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 8
Alphonse Massamba-Débat
1921 - 1977
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 9
Alfred Raoul
1938 - 1999
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 10
Alain Mabanckou
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 11
Aurlus Mabélé
1953 - 2020
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 12
Isidore Mvouba
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 13
Serge Ibaka
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 14
Emmanuel Nadingar
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 15
Djimrangar Dadnadji
1954 - 2019
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 16
Delvin N'Dinga
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.83
Rank: 17
Among WRITERS In Republic of the Congo
Among writers born in Republic of the Congo, Alain Mabanckou ranks 1.
