Writer

Dany Laferrière

Haitian Canadian novelist, screenwriter and former journalist

1953 - today

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Dany Laferrière

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Dany Laferrière is the 5,279th most popular writer (down from 5,002nd in 2024), the 53rd most popular biography from Haiti (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Haitian Writer.

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55.04

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Among Writers

Among writers, Dany Laferrière ranks 5,279 out of 7,302. Before him are Imants Ziedonis, Michel Tremblay, Friedrich von Hagedorn, Vibius Sequester, Abdulla Aliş, and Carlos Monsiváis. After him are Jan van Beers, Richard Russo, Albert Salvadó, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Bruno Heller, and Georgy Ivanov.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Imants Ziedonis
1933 - 2013
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,273
Michel Tremblay
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,274
Friedrich von Hagedorn
1708 - 1754
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,275
Vibius Sequester
400 - 450
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,276
Abdulla Aliş
1908 - 1944
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,277
Carlos Monsiváis
1938 - 2010
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,278
Dany Laferrière
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 5,279
Jan van Beers
1821 - 1888
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 5,280
Richard Russo
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 5,281
Albert Salvadó
1951 - 2020
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,282
Tsitsi Dangarembga
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,283
Bruno Heller
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,284
Georgy Ivanov
1894 - 1958
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,285

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Dany Laferrière ranks 370. Before him are Michael J. Anderson, John Musker, Raúl Ramírez, Matija Ljubek, Hiroshi Kaneda, and Ali Muhammad Mujawar. After him are Tony Carey, Nada, Jorvan Vieira, Hamilton Mourão, Ana Botella, and Daniel Sanchez.

Others Born in 1953

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Michael J. Anderson
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 364
John Musker
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 365
Raúl Ramírez
TENNIS PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 366
Matija Ljubek
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2000
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 367
Hiroshi Kaneda
ASTRONOMER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 368
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 369
Dany Laferrière
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 370
Tony Carey
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 371
Nada
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 372
Jorvan Vieira
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 373
Hamilton Mourão
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 374
Ana Botella
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 375
Daniel Sanchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 376

In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Dany Laferrière ranks 53 out of NaN. Before him are Guy François (1947), Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (1745), Prosper Avril (1937), Claudette Werleigh (1946), Claude Barthélemy (1945), and Raoul Peck (1953). After him are Wyclef Jean (1969), Henri Françillon (1946), Joseph Serge Miot (1946), Jean-Max Bellerive (1958), Marc Bazin (1932), and Jacques-Édouard Alexis (1947).

Others born in Haiti

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Guy François
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 47
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1818
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 48
Prosper Avril
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 49
Claudette Werleigh
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 50
Claude Barthélemy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 51
Raoul Peck
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 52
Dany Laferrière
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 53
Wyclef Jean
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 54
Henri Françillon
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 55
Joseph Serge Miot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2010
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 56
Jean-Max Bellerive
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 57
Marc Bazin
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 58
Jacques-Édouard Alexis
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 59