WRITER

Grace Ogot

1930 - 2015

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Grace Emily Ogot (née Akinyi; 15 May 1930 – 18 March 2015) was a Kenyan author, nurse, journalist, politician and diplomat. Together with Charity Waciuma she was the first Anglophone female Kenyan writer to be published. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grace Ogot has received more than 121,204 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Grace Ogot is the 7,051st most popular writer, the 86th most popular biography from Kenya and the 3rd most popular Kenyan Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Grace Ogot ranks 7,051 out of 7,302. Before her are Koenraad Elst, Rita Dove, Gregory Maguire, Mike Reiss, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and James Gould Cozzens. After her are Sherman Alexie, Kenneth Turan, Avijit Roy, Edward P. Jones, Larry Christiansen, and Es'kia Mphahlele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Grace Ogot ranks 649. Before her are Lawton Chiles, Adebayo Adedeji, Kenny Ball, Charles Rangel, Terry Nation, and Olene Walker. After her are Carlos Loyzaga, Richie Benaud, Andreas Makris, and William Bender. Among people deceased in 2015, Grace Ogot ranks 567. Before her are Dean Potter, Chenjerai Hove, Alexis Vastine, Junior Malanda, Richard Meade, and Olene Walker. After her are Avijit Roy, Annarita Sidoti, Claudia Alexander, Sergey Sharikov, Greg Plitt, and Olga Syahputra.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Grace Ogot ranks 86 out of 150. Before her are Wilfred Bungei (1980), Stella Mwangi (1986), Joyce Chepchumba (1970), Matthew Birir (1972), Peter Rono (1967), and Wilson Boit Kipketer (1973). After her are Samson Kitur (1966), Brigid Kosgei (1994), Pauline Konga (1970), Paul Bitok (1970), Binyavanga Wainaina (1971), and Jemima Sumgong (1984).

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Among WRITERS In Kenya

Among writers born in Kenya, Grace Ogot ranks 3. Before her are Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), and Philippa Gregory (1954). After her are Binyavanga Wainaina (1971).

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