WRITER
Buchi Emecheta
1944 - 2017
Buchi Emecheta
Buchi Emecheta (born Florence Onyebuchi Emecheta; 21 July 1944 – 25 January 2017) was a Nigerian writer who wrote novels, plays, autobiography, and children's book. She is known for her first novel, Second Class Citizen (1974). Others include The Bride Price (1976), The Slave Girl (1977) and The Joys of Motherhood (1979). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buchi Emecheta has received more than 486,450 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Buchi Emecheta is the 6,042nd most popular writer (down from 5,709th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 60th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Nigerian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
490k
Page Views (PV)
43.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.40
Effective Languages (L*)
4.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Buchi Emecheta ranks 6,042 out of 7,302. Before her are Fredy Perlman, René Benjamin, Danièle Sallenave, Ravindra Kelekar, Kenneth Rexroth, and Izaak Walton. After her are Crane Wilbur, Armistead Maupin, Su Tong, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Tony Kushner, and Cyril Collard.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFredy Perlman
1934 - 1985
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 6,036
René Benjamin
1885 - 1948
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 6,037
Danièle Sallenave
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 6,038
Ravindra Kelekar
1925 - 2010
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 6,039
Kenneth Rexroth
1905 - 1982
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 6,040
Izaak Walton
1593 - 1683
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 6,041
Buchi Emecheta
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 6,042
Crane Wilbur
1886 - 1973
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 6,043
Armistead Maupin
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 6,044
Su Tong
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 6,045
Euphrase Kezilahabi
1944 - 2020
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 6,046
Tony Kushner
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 6,047
Cyril Collard
1957 - 1993
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 6,048
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Buchi Emecheta ranks 634. Before her are Héctor Santos, Ranulph Fiennes, Fidélis, Stoyan Yordanov, Gianni Bonichon, and Anand Satyanand. After her are Armistead Maupin, Eddy Ottoz, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Juan Ignacio Basaguren, Akitsugu Konno, and Dejan Dabović. Among people deceased in 2017, Buchi Emecheta ranks 503. Before her are Thomas Starzl, Bernie Casey, Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, Marino Perani, Václav Machek, and Henri Emmanuelli. After her are Michael Novak, Reinhold Durnthaler, Ahmed Kathrada, Egon Günther, Valery Bolotov, and Mikhail Tolstykh.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsHéctor Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 628
Ranulph Fiennes
EXPLORER
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 629
Fidélis
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2012
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 630
Stoyan Yordanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 631
Gianni Bonichon
ATHLETE
1944 - 2010
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 632
Anand Satyanand
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 633
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 634
Armistead Maupin
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 635
Eddy Ottoz
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 636
Euphrase Kezilahabi
WRITER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 637
Juan Ignacio Basaguren
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 638
Akitsugu Konno
ATHLETE
1944 - 2019
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 639
Dejan Dabović
ATHLETE
1944 - 2020
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 640
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsThomas Starzl
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 497
Bernie Casey
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 498
Miriam Rodríguez Martínez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1967 - 2017
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 499
Marino Perani
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 500
Václav Machek
CYCLIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 501
Henri Emmanuelli
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2017
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 502
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 503
Michael Novak
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 504
Reinhold Durnthaler
ATHLETE
1942 - 2017
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 505
Ahmed Kathrada
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2017
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 506
Egon Günther
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 507
Valery Bolotov
POLITICIAN
1970 - 2017
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 508
Mikhail Tolstykh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1980 - 2017
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 509
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta ranks 57 out of 309. Before her are Uche Okechukwu (1967), Bennet Omalu (1968), Stephen Keshi (1962), Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Israel Adesanya (1989), and Peter Rufai (1963). After her are Celestine Babayaro (1978), Taye Taiwo (1985), Victor Boniface (2000), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Flora Nwapa (1931), and Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962).
Others born in Nigeria
Go to all RankingsUche Okechukwu
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 51
Bennet Omalu
PHYSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 52
Stephen Keshi
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2016
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 53
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 54
Israel Adesanya
MARTIAL ARTS
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 55
Peter Rufai
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 56
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 57
Celestine Babayaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 58
Taye Taiwo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 59
Victor Boniface
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 60
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1978
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 61
Flora Nwapa
WRITER
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 62
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 63
Among WRITERS In Nigeria
Among writers born in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta ranks 6. Before her are Wole Soyinka (1934), Chinua Achebe (1930), Olaudah Equiano (1745), Amos Tutuola (1920), and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977). After her are Flora Nwapa (1931), Ben Okri (1959), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Okwui Enwezor (1963), Chris Abani (1966), and Sefi Atta (1964).
Wole Soyinka
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 1
Chinua Achebe
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2
Olaudah Equiano
1745 - 1797
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 3
Amos Tutuola
1920 - 1997
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5
Buchi Emecheta
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 6
Flora Nwapa
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 7
Ben Okri
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 8
Cyprian Ekwensi
1921 - 2007
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 9
Okwui Enwezor
1963 - 2019
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 10
Chris Abani
1966 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 11
Sefi Atta
1964 - Present
HPI: 30.95
Rank: 12