WRITER

Calixthe Beyala

1961 - Today

Calixthe Beyala

Calixthe Beyala (born 1961) is a Cameroonian-French writer who writes in French. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Calixthe Beyala is the 6,819th most popular writer (down from 6,705th in 2024), the 60th most popular biography from Cameroon and the 4th most popular Cameroonian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Calixthe Beyala ranks 6,819 out of 7,302. Before her are Randall Jarrell, Kevin Poulsen, Robert Hunter, Koushun Takami, Michal Viewegh, and Michael Arndt. After her are Milan Ohnisko, Grant Morrison, R. D. Blackmore, Terrence McNally, Stevie Smith, and Deborah Ellis.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Randall Jarrell
1914 - 1965
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,813
Kevin Poulsen
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,814
Robert Hunter
1941 - 2019
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,815
Koushun Takami
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 6,816
Michal Viewegh
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,817
Michael Arndt
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,818
Calixthe Beyala
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 6,819
Milan Ohnisko
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 6,820
Grant Morrison
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,821
R. D. Blackmore
1825 - 1900
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,822
Terrence McNally
1938 - 2020
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,823
Stevie Smith
1902 - 1971
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,824
Deborah Ellis
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 6,825

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Calixthe Beyala ranks 764. Before her are Robert Wells, Kim Jin-ho, Salahdine Hmied, Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya, Jörg Freimuth, and Richard A. Knaak. After her are Jari Rantanen, Sam Perkins, István Busa, Bernd Dittert, Mike Eman, and Bice Vanzetta.

Others Born in 1961

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Robert Wells
BOXER
1961 - 2025
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 759
Kim Jin-ho
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 760
Salahdine Hmied
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 761
Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 762
Jörg Freimuth
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 763
Richard A. Knaak
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 764
Calixthe Beyala
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 765
Jari Rantanen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 766
Sam Perkins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 767
István Busa
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 768
Bernd Dittert
CYCLIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 769
Mike Eman
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 770
Bice Vanzetta
SKIER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 771

In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Calixthe Beyala ranks 60 out of 156. Before her are Eric Djemba-Djemba (1981), Stéphane Mbia (1986), Souleymanou Hamidou (1973), Sofoklis Schortsanitis (1985), André Kana-Biyik (1965), and Nicolas Nkoulou (1990). After her are Angèle Etoundi Essamba (null), Timothée Atouba (1982), Pierre Njanka (1975), Modeste M'bami (1982), Aurélien Chedjou (1985), and Alphonse Tchami (1971).

Others born in Cameroon

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Eric Djemba-Djemba
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 54
Stéphane Mbia
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 55
Souleymanou Hamidou
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 56
Sofoklis Schortsanitis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 57
André Kana-Biyik
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 58
Nicolas Nkoulou
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 59
Calixthe Beyala
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 60
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
PHOTOGRAPHER
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 61
Timothée Atouba
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 62
Pierre Njanka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 63
Modeste M'bami
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2023
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 64
Aurélien Chedjou
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 65
Alphonse Tchami
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 66