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Francis Bebey

1929 - 2001

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Francis Bebey (French: [bəbɛ], 15 July 1929 in Douala, Cameroon – 28 May 2001 in Paris, France) was a Cameroonian musicologist, writer, composer, and broadcaster. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Bebey has received more than 221,273 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Bebey is the 4,853rd most popular writer, the 24th most popular biography from Cameroon and the 2nd most popular Cameroonian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francis Bebey ranks 4,853 out of 5,755Before him are Álvares de Azevedo, John Keel, Joseph Meyer, L. J. Smith, Victoire Léodile Béra, and Michael Scott. After him are Margery Kempe, Kenneth Copeland, William McGonagall, Roger Hargreaves, Natalya Baranskaya, and Antti Tuuri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Francis Bebey ranks 367Before him are Acker Bilk, Günter Kunert, Girija Devi, Ken McGregor, Jerry Hardin, and Amar Bose. After him are Kazimierz Kutz, Ilene Woods, Georgios Roubanis, Terry Moore, Frano Selak, and Mario Francesco Pompedda. Among people deceased in 2001, Francis Bebey ranks 216Before him are Thomas Sebeok, Édouard Artigas, Luise Krüger, Joe Fagan, Michael Dertouzos, and Christl Haas. After him are Vasili Kuznetsov, Álvaro Magaña, Pauline Kael, Ettore Puricelli, Arie van Vliet, and Sara Ashurbeyli.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Francis Bebey ranks 24 out of 132Before him are Joseph Ngute (1954), Alex Song (1987), François Omam-Biyik (1966), Richard Bona (1967), Patrick Baudry (1946), and Jacques Songo'o (1964). After him are Vincent Aboubakar (1992), André Onana (1996), Ferdinand Oyono (1929), Geremi (1978), Ephraïm Inoni (1947), and Carlos Kameni (1984).

Among WRITERS In Cameroon

Among writers born in Cameroon, Francis Bebey ranks 2Before him are Mongo Beti (1932). After him are Werewere Liking (1950), Calixthe Beyala (1961), and Léonora Miano (1973).