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Aminata Sow Fall

1941 - Today

Aminata Sow Fall

Aminata Sow Fall (born April 27, 1941) is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She is considered "the first published woman novelist from francophone Black Africa". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aminata Sow Fall is the 4,993rd most popular writer, the 25th most popular biography from Senegal and the 3rd most popular Senegalese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aminata Sow Fall ranks 4,993 out of 7,302. Before her are Kenneth Copeland, Bernard Clavel, Johann Gottfried Seume, Rosa Chacel, Latifa al-Zayyat, and Peter F. Hamilton. After her are Eleanor Farjeon, Alki Zei, Vladimir Oravsky, José Bergamín, Peter Englund, and Henjō.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Kenneth Copeland
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 4,987
Bernard Clavel
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 4,988
Johann Gottfried Seume
1763 - 1810
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 4,989
Rosa Chacel
1898 - 1994
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,990
Latifa al-Zayyat
1923 - 1996
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,991
Peter F. Hamilton
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,992
Aminata Sow Fall
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,993
Eleanor Farjeon
1881 - 1965
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 4,994
Alki Zei
1925 - 2020
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 4,995
Vladimir Oravsky
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 4,996
José Bergamín
1895 - 1983
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 4,997
Peter Englund
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 4,998
Henjō
816 - 890
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 4,999

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Aminata Sow Fall ranks 429. Before her are Václav Mašek, Alf Clausen, Gilbert Kaplan, Zlatko Škorić, Wasim Sajjad, and Gjermund Eggen. After her are Mario Trevi, Stokely Carmichael, Doug Rogers, Paul Theroux, Nikolai Gubenko, and Iván Menczel.

Others Born in 1941

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Václav Mašek
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 423
Alf Clausen
COMPOSER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 424
Gilbert Kaplan
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2016
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 425
Zlatko Škorić
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 426
Wasim Sajjad
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 427
Gjermund Eggen
ATHLETE
1941 - 2019
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 428
Aminata Sow Fall
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 429
Mario Trevi
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 430
Stokely Carmichael
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - 1998
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 431
Doug Rogers
ATHLETE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 432
Paul Theroux
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 433
Nikolai Gubenko
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 434
Iván Menczel
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 435

In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Aminata Sow Fall ranks 25 out of 138. Before her are Mame Madior Boye (1940), Mamadou Dia (1910), Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946), Safi Faye (1943), Théodore-Adrien Sarr (1936), and El Hadji Diouf (1981). After her are Ibrahim Ba (1973), Didier Raoult (1952), Habib Thiam (1933), Guirane N'Daw (1984), Birago Diop (1908), and Jacques Diouf (1938).

Others born in Senegal

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Mame Madior Boye
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 19
Mamadou Dia
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2009
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 20
Ba Mamadou Mbaré
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 21
Safi Faye
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 22
Théodore-Adrien Sarr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 23
El Hadji Diouf
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 24
Aminata Sow Fall
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 25
Ibrahim Ba
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 26
Didier Raoult
PHYSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 27
Habib Thiam
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 28
Guirane N'Daw
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 29
Birago Diop
WRITER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 30
Jacques Diouf
DIPLOMAT
1938 - 2019
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 31