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Claude McKay

1889 - 1948

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Festus Claudius "Claude" McKay OJ (September 15, 1890 – May 22, 1948) was a Jamaican-American writer and poet. He was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Jamaica, McKay first travelled to the United States to attend college, and encountered W. E. B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk which stimulated McKay's interest in political involvement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude McKay has received more than 810,970 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Claude McKay is the 5,131st most popular writer (down from 4,952nd in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 47th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jamaican Writer.

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  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Claude McKay ranks 5,131 out of 5,755. Before him are Þórbergur Þórðarson, John Esposito, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Nathan Zach, F. Sionil José, and Gevorg Emin. After him are Carme Riera, Erwin Strittmatter, Zitkala-Sa, Kim Iryeop, Elmer Rice, and Duran Çetin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Claude McKay ranks 226. Before him are Tom Naudé, Lajos Asztalos, Vilho Väisälä, Minta Durfee, Arnulf Øverland, and Wesley Ruggles. After him are Tryggvi Þórhallsson, Carl Bertilsson, Snub Pollard, Alfred E. Green, Miguel Mariano Gómez, and Erwin Stresemann. Among people deceased in 1948, Claude McKay ranks 145. Before him are Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, Pencho Zlatev, Malcolm Campbell, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Charles A. Beard, and Sonny Boy Williamson I. After him are Edgar Kennedy, Frank Benford, Joseph Wedderburn, Juan Esteban Montero, Arthur Whitten Brown, and Thomas Mofolo.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Claude McKay ranks 40 out of 168. Before him are Raheem Sterling (1994), Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), King Tubby (1941), Don Quarrie (1951), Gregory Isaacs (1951), and Horace Andy (1951). After him are Alton Ellis (1938), Ziggy Marley (1968), Bilal Philips (1947), George Rhoden (1926), John Barnes (1963), and Shawn Rhoden (1975).

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Among WRITERS In Jamaica

Among writers born in Jamaica, Claude McKay ranks 4. Before him are Marcus Garvey (1887), Mary Seacole (1805), and Leonard Howell (1898). After him are Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), Marlon James (1970), and Nalo Hopkinson (1960).

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