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Antjie Krog

1952 - Today

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Antjie Krog (born 1952) is a South African writer and academic, best known for her Afrikaans poetry, her reporting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and her 1998 book Country of My Skull. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antjie Krog has received more than 194,813 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Antjie Krog is the 5,715th most popular writer (down from 5,296th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 169th in 2019) and the 17th most popular South African Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Antjie Krog ranks 5,715 out of 5,755. Before her are James Truslow Adams, John Scalzi, Dorothy Richardson, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Vigdis Hjorth, and Máirtín Ó Cadhain. After her are Brigitte Kronauer, Charles Eastman, Nicole Krauss, Thomas Linacre, Charles Olson, and Joan D. Vinge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Antjie Krog ranks 513. Before her are Māra Zālīte, Juice Newton, Dahir Riyale Kahin, Marilu Henner, Youssouf Saleh Abbas, and John Kasich. After her are Mel Smith, Willy Puchner, Jenny Shipley, Vlado Taneski, Sugata Mitra, and Laurie Bird.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Antjie Krog ranks 172 out of 374. Before her are Grace Mugabe (1965), Enoch Sontonga (1873), Caster Semenya (1991), Christian Gitsham (1888), Griselda Pollock (1949), and Dimas (1969). After her are Joan Harrison (1935), Doug Serrurier (1920), Wendy Beckett (1930), Austin Stevens (1950), Mike Melvill (1940), and David Benatar (1966).

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Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, Antjie Krog ranks 17. Before her are Alan Paton (1903), Ingrid Jonker (1933), Elisabeth Eybers (1915), Elsa Joubert (1922), Karel Schoeman (1939), and John Langalibalele Dube (1871). After her are Athol Fugard (1932), Bessie Head (1937), Damon Galgut (1963), Fatima Meer (1928), and Lauren Beukes (1976).

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