1966 - Today
David Diop (born 24 February 1966) is a French novelist and academic, who specializes in 18th-century French and Francophone African literature. His research, at the University of Pau in south-west France, focuses on representations of Africa in 18th-century accounts and images by travellers. Diop received the 2021 International Booker Prize for his novel At Night All Blood Is Black as the first French author (translated by Anna Moschovakis). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Diop has received more than 159,168 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Diop is the 5,703rd most popular writer, the 4,746th most popular biography from France and the 595th most popular French Writer.
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Among writers, David Diop ranks 5,703 out of 5,755. Before him are Joanna Baillie, Brian Jacques, Ferenc Juhász, Alain Mabanckou, Sheila Jeffreys, and Andrzej Stasiuk. After him are Sándor Csoóri, Penelope Lively, Crane Wilbur, Lorraine Hansberry, Edith Hamilton, and James Truslow Adams.
1762 - 1851
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 5,697
1939 - 2011
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,698
1928 - 2015
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,699
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,700
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 5,701
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 5,702
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 5,703
1930 - 2016
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 5,704
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 5,705
1886 - 1973
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 5,706
1930 - 1965
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 5,707
1867 - 1963
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 5,708
1878 - 1949
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 5,709
Among people born in 1966, David Diop ranks 352. Before him are Sandy Lam, John van den Brom, Lucas Alcaraz, Stone Gossard, Alain Mabanckou, and Ali Boumnijel. After him are Hito Steyerl, Gideon Sa'ar, Finn Christian Jagge, Michelle Hurd, Taiji, and Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh.
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 346
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 347
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 348
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 349
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 350
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 351
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 352
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 353
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 354
1966 - 2020
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 355
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 356
1966 - 2011
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 357
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 358
Among people born in France, David Diop ranks 4,746 out of 6,011. Before him are Anna Mouglalis (1978), André Rischmann (1882), Angelique Boyer (1988), René Bougnol (1911), Marielle de Sarnez (1951), and Auguste Serrurier (1857). After him are Serge Blusson (1928), Olivier Dacourt (1974), Bouna Sarr (1992), Bruno Martini (1962), Benoît Paire (1989), and Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960).
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 4,740
1882 - 1955
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 4,741
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 4,742
1911 - 1956
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 4,743
1951 - 2021
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 4,744
1857 - 1901
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 4,745
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 4,746
1928 - 1994
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 4,747
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 4,748
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 4,749
1962 - 2020
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 4,750
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 4,751
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 4,752
Among writers born in France, David Diop ranks 595. Before him are Philippe Delerm (1950), François Nourissier (1927), Paul Arène (1843), Laurent Binet (1972), Olivier Weber (1958), and Patrick Grainville (1947). After him are Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), Jean Rouaud (1952), Dominique Bona (1953), Christian Prudhomme (1960), David Foenkinos (1974), and Alexandre del Valle (1968).
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 589
1927 - 2011
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 590
1843 - 1896
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 591
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 592
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 593
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 594
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 595
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 596
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 597
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 598
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 599
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 600
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 601