1900 - 1991
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (Fula: 𞤀𞤸𞤥𞤢𞤣𞤵 𞤖𞤢𞤥𞤨𞤢𞥄𞤼𞤫 𞤄𞤢𞥄, romanized: Ahmadu Hampaate Baa, 1900/1901 – 15 May 1991) was a Malian writer, historian and ethnologist. He was an influential figure in twentieth-century African literature and cultural heritage. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amadou Hampâté Bâ has received more than 96,068 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Amadou Hampâté Bâ is the 2,977th most popular writer (up from 3,150th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Mali (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Malian Writer.
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Among writers, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 2,977 out of 5,755. Before him are Monteiro Lobato, Bohuslav Balbín, Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Janosch, Jan Arnošt Smoler, and Charles Lamb. After him are Heo Nanseolheon, Douglas Preston, Josef Škvorecký, Kamalaśīla, Daniel Guérin, and Betty Mahmoody.
1882 - 1948
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,971
1621 - 1688
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,972
1801 - 1822
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,973
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,974
1816 - 1884
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,975
1775 - 1834
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,976
1900 - 1991
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 2,977
1563 - 1589
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 2,978
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 2,979
1924 - 2012
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 2,980
740 - 795
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 2,981
1904 - 1988
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 2,982
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 2,983
Among people born in 1900, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 146. Before him are Johanna Wolf, Aristidis Konstantinidis, Manuel Fleitas Solich, Roy Harrod, Eduard van Beinum, and Isaak Dunayevsky. After him are Juan d'Arienzo, Georgia Hale, Antun Augustinčić, Serge Poliakoff, Charles Vidor, and Walther Kadow. Among people deceased in 1991, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 108. Before him are Claude Cahen, Gino Colaussi, Artur Lundkvist, Daigoro Kondo, Miodrag Bulatović, and Ho Jong-suk. After him are John King Fairbank, Dead, Mario Scelba, Andrzej Panufnik, Abderrahmane Farès, and Vilma Bánky.
1900 - 1985
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 140
1900 - 2000
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 141
1900 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 142
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 143
1900 - 1959
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 144
1900 - 1955
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 145
1900 - 1991
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 146
1900 - 1976
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 147
1900 - 1985
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 148
1900 - 1979
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 149
1900 - 1969
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 150
1900 - 1959
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 151
1900 - 1923
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 152
1909 - 1991
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 102
1914 - 1991
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 103
1906 - 1991
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 104
1907 - 1991
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 105
1930 - 1991
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 106
1908 - 1991
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 107
1900 - 1991
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 108
1907 - 1991
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 109
1969 - 1991
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 110
1901 - 1991
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 111
1914 - 1991
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 112
1911 - 1991
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 113
1901 - 1991
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 114
Among people born in Mali, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 15 out of 62. Before him are Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Askia Mohammad I (1443), Ali Farka Touré (1939), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), Bah Ndaw (1950), and Salif Keïta (1946). After him are Sonni Ali (1464), Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948), Boubacar Traoré (1942), Jean Zerbo (1943), Seydou Keita (1980), and Modibo Keita (1942).
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 9
1443 - 1538
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 10
1939 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 12
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 13
1946 - 2023
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 14
1900 - 1991
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 15
1464 - 1492
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 16
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 17
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 18
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 19
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 20
1942 - 2021
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 21
Among writers born in Mali, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 1. After him are Yambo Ouologuem (1940).