Writer

Ben Okri

1959 - today

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Ben Okri

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Ben Okri is the 6,102nd most popular writer (up from 6,277th in 2024), the 72nd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 68th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Nigerian Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Ben Okri ranks 6,102 out of 7,302. Before him are Henry Ward Beecher, Fredy Perlman, Frances Power Cobbe, Dora Marsden, Gerhard Roth, and Stella Gibbons. After him are Roderick Thorp, Emilia Lanier, Mina Loy, Robinson Jeffers, Su Tong, and Terence Rattigan.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Henry Ward Beecher
1813 - 1887
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 6,096
Fredy Perlman
1934 - 1985
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 6,097
Frances Power Cobbe
1822 - 1904
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 6,098
Dora Marsden
1882 - 1960
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 6,099
Gerhard Roth
1942 - 2022
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 6,100
Stella Gibbons
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 6,101
Ben Okri
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 6,102
Roderick Thorp
1936 - 1999
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 6,103
Emilia Lanier
1569 - 1645
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 6,104
Mina Loy
1882 - 1966
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 6,105
Robinson Jeffers
1887 - 1962
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 6,106
Su Tong
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 6,107
Terence Rattigan
1911 - 1977
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 6,108

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Ben Okri ranks 444. Before him are Mona Juul, Richard Borcherds, Alessandro Barbero, Petar Rajič, Adriana Ozores, and Juan Barbas. After him are Jack Wagner, Wendy Smith-Sly, Eiríkur Hauksson, Lutz Dombrowski, Alan Taylor, and Tshering Yangdon.

Others Born in 1959

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Mona Juul
DIPLOMAT
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 438
Richard Borcherds
MATHEMATICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 439
Alessandro Barbero
HISTORIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 440
Petar Rajič
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 441
Adriana Ozores
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 442
Juan Barbas
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 443
Ben Okri
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 444
Jack Wagner
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 445
Wendy Smith-Sly
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 446
Eiríkur Hauksson
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 447
Lutz Dombrowski
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 448
Alan Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 449
Tshering Yangdon
NOBLEMAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 450

In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Ben Okri ranks 72 out of NaN. Before him are Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Celestine Babayaro (1978), Daniel Amokachi (1972), Vincent Enyeama (1982), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), and Victor Boniface (2000). After him are Peter Rufai (1963), Momodu Mutairu (1976), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), Hauwa Ibrahim (1968), Michael Obiku (1968), and Fortunatus Nwachukwu (1960).

Others born in Nigeria

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Kelechi Iheanacho
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 66
Celestine Babayaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 67
Daniel Amokachi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 68
Vincent Enyeama
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 69
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 70
Victor Boniface
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 71
Ben Okri
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 72
Peter Rufai
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2025
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 73
Momodu Mutairu
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 74
Adebayo Adedeji
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 75
Hauwa Ibrahim
LAWYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 76
Michael Obiku
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 77
Fortunatus Nwachukwu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 78