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Benjamin Zephaniah

1958 - 2023

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Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (né Springer; 15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023) was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008. In his work, Zephaniah drew on his lived experiences of incarceration, racism and his Jamaican heritage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Zephaniah has received more than 2,120,536 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Benjamin Zephaniah is the 5,691st most popular writer (down from 4,969th in 2019), the 4,915th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,183rd in 2019) and the 548th most popular British Writer.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Benjamin Zephaniah ranks 5,691 out of 5,755. Before him are Walker Percy, Ludwig Bemelmans, Alan Hollinghurst, Tim Kring, Richelle Mead, and Carol Shields. After him are Tracy Hickman, Ion Negoițescu, Michael McClure, Stella Gibbons, Susan Hill, and Joanna Baillie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Benjamin Zephaniah ranks 397. Before him are Alberto Górriz, Mariem Hassan, Norio Sasaki, Roddy Doyle, Iva Bittová, and Eddy Planckaert. After him are Steven Isserlis, Phil Anderson, Rik Mayall, Vladimir Makei, John Aldridge, and Flemming Rasmussen. Among people deceased in 2023, Benjamin Zephaniah ranks 356. Before him are Henrik Nordbrandt, Terence Davies, Gordon Pinsent, Richard Murphy, Terry Dischinger, and Rolf Harris. After him are Sergio Gori, James Hartle, Charlie Dominici, Nigel Lawson, Tom Courtney, and Dick Butkus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Zephaniah ranks 4,915 out of 7,765. Before him are Charles Hutton (1737), Emily Davies (1830), Gloria Holden (1903), Harry Johnston (1858), Alan Hollinghurst (1954), and Emlyn Hughes (1947). After him are Steven Isserlis (1958), Stella Gibbons (1902), Andrew Davis (1944), Phil Anderson (1958), Rik Mayall (1958), and Maxwell T. Masters (1833).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Zephaniah ranks 548. Before him are China Miéville (1972), George MacDonald Fraser (1925), Angie Sage (1952), Helen Bannerman (1862), Philip Massinger (1583), and Alan Hollinghurst (1954). After him are Stella Gibbons (1902), Susan Hill (1942), Joanna Baillie (1762), Brian Jacques (1939), Sheila Jeffreys (1948), and Dorothy Richardson (1873).

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