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Dany Laferrière

1953 - Today

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Dany Laferrière (French pronunciation: [dani lafɛʁjɛʁ]; born Windsor Kléber Laferrière, 13 April 1953) is a Haitian-Canadian novelist and journalist who writes in French. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dany Laferrière has received more than 187,848 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Dany Laferrière is the 5,005th most popular writer (down from 4,681st in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Haiti (down from 37th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Haitian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dany Laferrière ranks 5,005 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter Englund, Henjō, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Paul van Ostaijen, Margery Kempe, and Paul Mattick. After him are Joseba Sarrionandia, Gabriel Aresti, Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau, Ramón J. Sender, Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, and Sidney Howard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Dany Laferrière ranks 322. Before him are Irene Rosenfeld, Geddy Lee, Louie Anderson, Jorvan Vieira, Roger Allam, and Jaromír Nohavica. After him are Ali Muhammad Mujawar, Pat Symonds, Gérard Janvion, Carolyn Porco, Ahlam Mosteghanemi, and Ditmar Jakobs.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Dany Laferrière ranks 43 out of 94. Before him are Pierre Nord Alexis (1820), Martial Célestin (1913), Louis Borno (1865), Michaëlle Jean (1957), Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (1745), and Prosper Avril (1937). After him are Ernst Jean-Joseph (1948), Henri Françillon (1946), Wyclef Jean (1969), Raoul Cédras (1949), Jocelerme Privert (1953), and Marc Bazin (1932).

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Among WRITERS In Haiti

Among writers born in Haiti, Dany Laferrière ranks 4. Before him are Frankétienne (1936), René Depestre (1926), and Jacques Roumain (1907). After him are Edwidge Danticat (1969).

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