WRITER
Ishmael Beah
1980 - Today
Ishmael Beah
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 474,146 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ishmael Beah is the 7,237th most popular writer (down from 6,432nd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Sierra Leone (down from 18th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Sierra Leonean Writer.
Memorability Metrics
470k
Page Views (PV)
28.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ishmael Beah ranks 7,237 out of 7,302. Before him are Claudia Rankine, Caitlin Moran, Megan Abbott, Abi Morgan, Femke Dekker, and Anna Bagriana. After him are Rebekah Brooks, Henriett Seth F., Coral Herrera, Carlos Blanco, Lauren Oliver, and Celeste Ng.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaudia Rankine
1963 - Present
HPI: 28.08
Rank: 7,231
Caitlin Moran
1975 - Present
HPI: 28.08
Rank: 7,232
Megan Abbott
1971 - Present
HPI: 28.07
Rank: 7,233
Abi Morgan
1968 - Present
HPI: 28.07
Rank: 7,234
Femke Dekker
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.06
Rank: 7,235
Anna Bagriana
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.04
Rank: 7,236
Ishmael Beah
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.04
Rank: 7,237
Rebekah Brooks
1968 - Present
HPI: 27.91
Rank: 7,238
Henriett Seth F.
1980 - Present
HPI: 27.71
Rank: 7,239
Coral Herrera
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.68
Rank: 7,240
Carlos Blanco
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.60
Rank: 7,241
Lauren Oliver
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.27
Rank: 7,242
Celeste Ng
1980 - Present
HPI: 27.27
Rank: 7,243
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Ishmael Beah ranks 1,086. Before him are Neha Dhupia, Deili Custodio da Silva, Rahman Ahmadi, Denny Hamlin, Nathan Phillips, and Aubrey Dollar. After him are Dylan Bruce, André Silva, Richmond Forson, Weldon, Anthony Gardner, and Xue Haifeng.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsNeha Dhupia
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.19
Rank: 1,080
Deili Custodio da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.18
Rank: 1,081
Rahman Ahmadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.11
Rank: 1,082
Denny Hamlin
RACING DRIVER
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.10
Rank: 1,083
Nathan Phillips
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.10
Rank: 1,084
Aubrey Dollar
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.08
Rank: 1,085
Ishmael Beah
WRITER
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.04
Rank: 1,086
Dylan Bruce
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.02
Rank: 1,087
André Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.01
Rank: 1,088
Richmond Forson
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.00
Rank: 1,089
Weldon
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 27.98
Rank: 1,090
Anthony Gardner
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 27.96
Rank: 1,091
Xue Haifeng
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 27.96
Rank: 1,092
In Sierra Leone
Among people born in Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah ranks 19 out of 22. Before him are Eunice Barber (1974), Zainab Bangura (1959), FannyAnn Eddy (1974), Rodney Strasser (1990), Fatima Massaquoi (1912), and Nathaniel Chalobah (1994). After him are Kei Kamara (1984), Umaru Bangura (1987), Mustapha Bundu (1997), Solomon Bockarie (1987), and Joshua Wyse (2001).
Others born in Sierra Leone
Go to all RankingsEunice Barber
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.17
Rank: 13
Zainab Bangura
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 14
FannyAnn Eddy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2004
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 15
Rodney Strasser
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.65
Rank: 16
Fatima Massaquoi
WRITER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 32.82
Rank: 17
Nathaniel Chalobah
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.53
Rank: 18
Ishmael Beah
WRITER
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.04
Rank: 19
Kei Kamara
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.01
Rank: 20
Umaru Bangura
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 23.26
Rank: 21
Mustapha Bundu
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 16.99
Rank: 22
Solomon Bockarie
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 23
Joshua Wyse
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
Among WRITERS In Sierra Leone
Among writers born in Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah ranks 2. Before him are Fatima Massaquoi (1912).