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Jacques Roumain

1907 - 1944

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Jacques Roumain (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʁumɛ̃]; June 4, 1907 – August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and advocate of Marxism. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. Poet Langston Hughes, an African-American, translated some of Roumain's works, including Gouverneurs de la Rosée (Masters of the Dew). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Roumain has received more than 99,152 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Roumain is the 4,505th most popular writer, the 34th most popular biography from Haiti and the 3rd most popular Haitian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 99k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jacques Roumain ranks 4,505 out of 5,755. Before him are Aleksey Koltsov, Grace Aguilar, Donald Rayfield, H. C. Artmann, Angelo de Gubernatis, and Qurratulain Hyder. After him are Dun Karm Psaila, Manuel Alegre, Gáspár Heltai, Paul Louis Courier, Nikolay Mikhaylovsky, and W. W. Jacobs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Jacques Roumain ranks 242. Before him are Ludwig Biermann, Heikki Savolainen, Georg Braun, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Dan Duryea, and Ramón Guzmán. After him are Sofia Yablonska, Roger Blin, Sanya Dharmasakti, Alfred Schmitt, Alain Daniélou, and Clifford Curzon. Among people deceased in 1944, Jacques Roumain ranks 230. Before him are Paul-Émile Janson, Wim Anderiesen, Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Al Smith, Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, and Ralph H. Fowler. After him are Oszkár Gerde, Dénes Berinkey, Ferenc Kemény, Kustaa Pihlajamäki, Alejandro Villanueva, and Walter Breisky.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Jacques Roumain ranks 34 out of 80. Before him are Pierre Nord Alexis (1820), Frankétienne (1936), Élie Lescot (1883), Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Michaëlle Jean (1957), and René Depestre (1926). After him are Louis Borno (1865), Chibly Langlois (1958), Dany Laferrière (1953), Ernst Jean-Joseph (1948), Wyclef Jean (1969), and Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (1745).

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Among WRITERS In Haiti

Among writers born in Haiti, Jacques Roumain ranks 3. Before him are Frankétienne (1936) and René Depestre (1926). After him are Dany Laferrière (1953) and Edwidge Danticat (1969).

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