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Frankétienne

1936 - Today

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Frankétienne (born Franck Étienne on April 12, 1936, in Ravine-Sèche, Haiti) is a Haitian writer, poet, playwright, painter, musician, activist and intellectual. He is recognized as one of Haiti's leading writers and playwrights of both French and Haitian Creole, and is "known as the father of Haitian letters". As a painter, he is known for his colorful abstract works, often emphasizing the colors blue and red. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frankétienne has received more than 80,329 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Frankétienne is the 4,128th most popular writer (down from 4,079th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Haitian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 80k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Frankétienne ranks 4,128 out of 5,755. Before her are Fernando Vallejo, Yan Lianke, Géza Csáth, Leigh Bardugo, Robert Leckie, and Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa. After her are Yu Dafu, Cesare Balbo, Koji Suzuki, Hranush Arshagyan, Jan Blahoslav, and Donald Adamson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Frankétienne ranks 312. Before her are Juan Santisteban, Isacio Calleja, Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Boniface Alexandre, and Alex Olmedo. After her are Conchita Bautista, Abdelhamid Brahimi, Vyjayanthimala Bali, Mary Millar, Brian Hart, and Hans Zender.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Frankétienne ranks 29 out of 80. Before her are Dumarsais Estimé (1900), Paul Magloire (1907), Sténio Vincent (1874), Michel Martelly (1961), Boniface Alexandre (1936), and Pierre Nord Alexis (1820). After her are Élie Lescot (1883), Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Michaëlle Jean (1957), René Depestre (1926), Jacques Roumain (1907), and Louis Borno (1865).

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Among WRITERS In Haiti

Among writers born in Haiti, Frankétienne ranks 1. After her are René Depestre (1926), Jacques Roumain (1907), Dany Laferrière (1953), and Edwidge Danticat (1969).

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