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 479,546 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ishmael Beah is the 7,241st 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
480k
Page Views (PV)
37.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ishmael Beah ranks 7,241 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
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Claudia Rankine
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 7,235
Caitlin Moran
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 7,236
Megan Abbott
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 7,237
Abi Morgan
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 7,238
Femke Dekker
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 7,239
Anna Bagriana
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.48
Rank: 7,240
Ishmael Beah
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 7,241
Rebekah Brooks
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 7,242
Henriett Seth F.
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 7,243
Coral Herrera
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 7,244
Carlos Blanco
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 7,245
Lauren Oliver
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.80
Rank: 7,246
Celeste Ng
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.80
Rank: 7,247
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Ishmael Beah ranks 1,098. Before him are Grégory Wathelet, Rahman Ahmadi, Denny Hamlin, Nathan Phillips, Aubrey Dollar, and Sabrina Filzmoser. After him are Dylan Bruce, André Silva, Richmond Forson, Weldon, Anthony Gardner, and Xue Haifeng.
Others Born in 1980
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Grégory Wathelet
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 1,092
Rahman Ahmadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 1,093
Denny Hamlin
RACING DRIVER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 1,094
Nathan Phillips
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.52
Rank: 1,095
Aubrey Dollar
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 1,096
Sabrina Filzmoser
WRESTLER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 1,097
Ishmael Beah
WRITER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 1,098
Dylan Bruce
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 1,099
André Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 1,100
Richmond Forson
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 1,101
Weldon
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 1,102
Anthony Gardner
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 1,103
Xue Haifeng
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 1,104
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), Solomon Bockarie (1987), Mustapha Bundu (1997), and Joshua Wyse (2001).
Others born in Sierra Leone
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Eunice Barber
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 13
Zainab Bangura
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 14
FannyAnn Eddy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2004
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 15
Rodney Strasser
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 16
Fatima Massaquoi
WRITER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 17
Nathaniel Chalobah
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 18
Ishmael Beah
WRITER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 19
Kei Kamara
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 20
Umaru Bangura
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.27
Rank: 21
Solomon Bockarie
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.76
Rank: 22
Mustapha Bundu
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 27.75
Rank: 23
Joshua Wyse
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 6.13
Rank: 24
Among WRITERS In Sierra Leone
Among writers born in Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah ranks 2. Before him are Fatima Massaquoi (1912).
