1980 - Today
Ishmael Beah (born 23 November 1980) is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his acclaimed memoir, A Long Way Gone. His novel Radiance of Tomorrow was published in January 2014. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ishmael Beah has received more than 455,248 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ishmael Beah is the 6,456th most popular writer (down from 5,745th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Sierra Leone (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Sierra Leonean Writer.
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Among writers, Ishmael Beah ranks 6,456 out of 5,755. Before him are Mary Roach, Jane Espenson, Lauren Oliver, Rebekah Brooks, David J. Peterson, and Angelina Jordan. After him are Sefi Atta, Megan Abbott, Lauren Beukes, Tara Westover, Sara Bergmark Elfgren, and Meena Alexander.
1959 - Present
HPI: 26.46
Rank: 6,450
1964 - Present
HPI: 26.46
Rank: 6,451
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.44
Rank: 6,452
1968 - Present
HPI: 26.43
Rank: 6,453
1981 - Present
HPI: 26.38
Rank: 6,454
2006 - Present
HPI: 26.28
Rank: 6,455
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.87
Rank: 6,456
1964 - Present
HPI: 25.85
Rank: 6,457
1971 - Present
HPI: 25.79
Rank: 6,458
1976 - Present
HPI: 25.76
Rank: 6,459
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.75
Rank: 6,460
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.63
Rank: 6,461
1951 - 2018
HPI: 25.51
Rank: 6,462
Among people born in 1980, Ishmael Beah ranks 982. Before him are Thiago Martinelli, Casey Wilson, Aleen Bailey, Marco Marzano, Travis Parrott, and Svetlana Abrosimova. After him are Chingy, Nicolas Devilder, Jens Mouris, Diego Salazar, Weldon, and Alexander Moiseenko.
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.98
Rank: 976
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.98
Rank: 977
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.95
Rank: 978
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.94
Rank: 979
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.94
Rank: 980
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.91
Rank: 981
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.87
Rank: 982
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.84
Rank: 983
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.84
Rank: 984
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.83
Rank: 985
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.82
Rank: 986
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.80
Rank: 987
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.80
Rank: 988
Among people born in Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah ranks 18 out of 19. Before him are Roda Antar (1980), Nathaniel Chalobah (1994), Rodney Strasser (1990), Eunice Barber (1974), Zainab Bangura (1959), and Kei Kamara (1984). After him are Umaru Bangura (1987).
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 12
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 13
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.00
Rank: 14
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Rank: 15
1959 - Present
HPI: 29.21
Rank: 16
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.78
Rank: 17
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.87
Rank: 18
1987 - Present
HPI: 21.23
Rank: 19
Among writers born in Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah ranks 1.