WRITER

Binyavanga Wainaina

1971 - 2019

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Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina (18 January 1971 – 21 May 2019) was a Kenyan author, journalist and 2002 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. In 2003, he was the founding editor of Kwani? literary magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Binyavanga Wainaina has received more than 259,978 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Binyavanga Wainaina is the 7,123rd most popular writer (down from 6,418th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Kenya (up from 97th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Kenyan Writer.

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  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 7,123 out of 7,302. Before him are Zehra Doğan, Roxane Gay, Daniel O. Fagunwa, Maria Parr, Francisco Villarroel, and Ian Brennan. After him are Lui Morais, Scott Lynch, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, Nicola Griffith, Djaili Amadou Amal, and Nirupama Rao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 881. Before him are Koichi Sugiyama, Elvis Gregory, Brett Aitken, Dirk Lehmann, Vasil Spasov, and Pavel Rostovtsev. After him are Nelson Parraguez, Sharon Case, Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan, Kim Mi-jung, Scott Booth, and Chesney Hawkes. Among people deceased in 2019, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 618. Before him are Elijah Cummings, Kristoff St. John, Fritz Hollings, Sergey Pogorelov, Detsl, and Walter Martínez. After him are Aron Eisenberg, Kay Hagan, Hevrin Khalaf, Bjorg Lambrecht, Isaac Promise, and Don Imus.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 91 out of 150. Before him are Wilson Boit Kipketer (1973), Grace Ogot (1930), Samson Kitur (1966), Brigid Kosgei (1994), Pauline Konga (1970), and Paul Bitok (1970). After him are Jemima Sumgong (1984), Peres Jepchirchir (1993), Priscah Jeptoo (1984), Ismael Kirui (1975), Faith Kipyegon (1994), and Amina Mohamed (1961).

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Among WRITERS In Kenya

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

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