1928 - Today
Cheikh Hamidou Kane (born 2 April 1928) is a Senegalese writer best known for his 1961 novel L'Aventure ambiguë (Ambiguous Adventure), about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study in France, where he loses touch with his Islamic faith and his Senegalese roots. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cheikh Hamidou Kane has received more than 37,708 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Cheikh Hamidou Kane is the 5,289th most popular writer (down from 4,929th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 24th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Senegalese Writer.
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Among writers, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 5,289 out of 5,755. Before him are Jean-Paul Dubois, Takashi Tezuka, Iris Chang, David Benioff, James Herbert, and Ğäliäsğar Kamal. After him are Philippa Pearce, Manuel Rivas, Árpád Tóth, Olavi Paavolainen, Stefan Andres, and Leigh Hunt.
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 5,283
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 5,284
1968 - 2004
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 5,285
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 5,286
1943 - 2013
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 5,287
1879 - 1933
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 5,288
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 5,289
1920 - 2006
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 5,290
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 5,291
1886 - 1928
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 5,292
1903 - 1964
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 5,293
1906 - 1970
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 5,294
1784 - 1859
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 5,295
Among people born in 1928, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 423. Before him are John Ostrom, Joaquín Capilla, Stig Sjölin, Antonio Ozores, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and Sheila Jordan. After him are Karin Söder, Ed Macauley, Peter Hacks, Arthur Foulkes, Wanda Hendrix, and Marcos Calderón.
1928 - 2005
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 417
1928 - 2010
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 418
1928 - 1995
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 419
1928 - 2010
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 420
1928 - 2023
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 421
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 422
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 423
1928 - 2015
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 424
1928 - 2011
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 425
1928 - 2003
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 426
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 427
1928 - 1981
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 428
1928 - 1987
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 429
Among people born in Senegal, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 29 out of 114. Before him are Idrissa Gueye (1989), Aminata Sow Fall (1941), Birago Diop (1908), Ibrahim Ba (1973), Habib Thiam (1933), and Henri Camara (1977). After him are Habib Koité (1958), Baaba Maal (1953), Safi Faye (1943), Mamadou Niang (1979), Khalilou Fadiga (1974), and MC Solaar (1969).
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 23
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 24
1908 - 1989
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 25
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 26
1933 - 2017
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 27
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 28
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 29
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 30
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 31
1943 - 2023
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 32
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 33
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 34
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 35
Among writers born in Senegal, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 5. Before him are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), Mariama Bâ (1929), Aminata Sow Fall (1941), and Birago Diop (1908). After him are Fatou Diome (1968), Khady Sylla (1963), and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (1990).
1906 - 2001
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 1
1929 - 1981
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 3
1908 - 1989
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 4
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 5
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 6
1963 - 2013
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 7
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 8