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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 244,044 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Binyavanga Wainaina is the 6,442nd most popular writer (down from 5,740th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 94th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Kenyan Writer.

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  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 26.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 6,442 out of 5,755. Before him are Jenna Bush Hager, Charlie Jane Anders, Nujood Ali, Paula Vogel, Anita Nair, and Christine Blasey Ford. After him are Scott Snyder, Chris Abani, Josh Singer, Jon Fisher, Mohsin Hamid, and Stephen Glass.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 877. Before him are Doug Weight, Francisco Narcizio, Takeo Harada, Tetsuya Tanaka, Yasuo Manaka, and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. After him are Doris Neuner, Ian Walker, Keiju Karashima, Julio César Yegros, Kimberly Po, and Audley Harrison. Among people deceased in 2019, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 573. Before him are Hevrin Khalaf, Yelena Grigoryeva, Pua Magasiva, Isaac Promise, Sergei Karimov, and Chuy Bravo. After him are Death of Sahar Khodayari, Jimmy Banks, Florijana Ismaili, Eva Moser, Lam Jones, and Maximilian Reinelt.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 97 out of 140. Before him are Edna Kiplagat (1979), Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (1982), Faith Kipyegon (1994), Eunice Jepkorir (1982), Nancy Langat (1981), and Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981). After him are Reuben Kosgei (1979), Rose Chelimo (1989), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), Priscah Jeptoo (1984), Janeth Jepkosgei (1983), and Richard Limo (1980).

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Among WRITERS In Kenya

Among writers born in Kenya, Binyavanga Wainaina ranks 3. Before him are Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938) and Philippa Gregory (1954).

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