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Binyavanga Wainaina

Kenyan writer

1971 - 2019

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His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Binyavanga Wainaina is the 7,391st most popular writer (down from 7,121st in 2024), the 118th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 91st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Kenyan Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 7,391 out of 7,302Before him are Michael Schur, Ottessa Moshfegh, Maggie Stiefvater, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, Andrew Sean Greer, and Kass Morgan. After him are Kelly Link, Eleanor Catton, Baby Halder, Maarja Kangro, Shi Tao, and Craig Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 1,116Before him are Mike Wengren, Zaal Udumashvili, Jari Mantila, Fredro Starr, Questlove, and Stephan Volkert. After him are Andrei Fyodorov, Yasuo Manaka, Mikael Damberg, Joe-Max Moore, Marc Houtzager, and Tomomi Okazaki. Among people deceased in 2019, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 647Before him are Walter Martínez, Don Imus, Chester Williams, Adam Svoboda, Kristoff St. John, and Jan Dydak. After him are Yelena Grigoryeva, Nadia Toffa, Bjorg Lambrecht, Eva Moser, Isaac Promise, and Sergei Karimov.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 118 out of NaNBefore him are Julius Yego (1989), Victor Wanyama (1991), Janeth Jepkosgei (1983), Abraham Kibiwot (1996), Benjamin Limo (1974), and Edna Kiplagat (1979). After him are Priscah Jepleting Cherono (1980), Paul Bitok (1970), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), Pauline Konga (1970), and Erick Wainaina (1973).

Among Writers In Kenya

Among writers born in Kenya, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 4Before him are Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), Philippa Gregory (1954), and Grace Ogot (1930). After him are Warsan Shire (1988).

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