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WRITER

Amadou Hampâté Bâ

1900 - 1991

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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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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 2,977 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 146Before 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 108Before 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.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 15 out of 62Before 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).

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Among WRITERS In Mali

Among writers born in Mali, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 1After him are Yambo Ouologuem (1940).