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Chris Abani

1966 - Today

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Christopher Abani (born 27 December 1966) is a Nigerian American and Los Angeles- based author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Abani has received more than 174,822 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Chris Abani is the 7,165th most popular writer (down from 6,420th in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 147th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Nigerian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Chris Abani ranks 7,165 out of 7,302. Before him are Chetan Bhagat, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Owen Gleiberman, Hitomi Kanehara, Meena Alexander, and Judith Wright. After him are J. G. Quintel, Jane Espenson, Kristin Cashore, Man Haron Monis, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and Nalo Hopkinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Chris Abani ranks 847. Before him are Jearl Miles Clark, Nancy McKeon, Rob Lee, Tommy Stinson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Brian Kennedy. After him are Renuka Shahane, Richard Steven Horvitz, Pedro Massacessi, Toru Morikawa, Joe Nieuwendyk, and John Doyle.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Chris Abani ranks 167 out of 309. Before him are Justice Christopher (1981), Ogenyi Onazi (1992), Wunmi Mosaku (1986), Arnaut Danjuma (1997), Isaac Promise (1987), and Sani Kaita (1986). After him are Gift Orban (2002), Tiwa Savage (1980), Terem Moffi (1999), Sefi Atta (1964), Gloria Kemasuode (1979), and Solomon Okoronkwo (1987).

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Among WRITERS In Nigeria

Among writers born in Nigeria, Chris Abani ranks 11. Before him are Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Buchi Emecheta (1944), Flora Nwapa (1931), Ben Okri (1959), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), and Okwui Enwezor (1963). After him are Sefi Atta (1964), and Helen Oyeyemi (1984).

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