WRITER
Jamaica Kincaid
1949 - Today
Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid (; born Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson on May 25, 1949) is an Antiguan–American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. Born in St. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jamaica Kincaid has received more than 891,230 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jamaica Kincaid is the 5,272nd most popular writer (down from 4,918th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Antigua and Barbuda (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Antiguan, Barbudan Writer.
Memorability Metrics
890k
Page Views (PV)
53.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
2.77
Effective Languages (L*)
3.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jamaica Kincaid ranks 5,272 out of 7,302. Before her are Jan Frans Willems, Idea Vilariño, Anna Świrszczyńska, Vladimir Makanin, Alexis, and Chester Himes. After her are Jørn Lier Horst, Bahaa Taher, Holly Black, Takashi Tezuka, Armand Lanoux, and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Jan Frans Willems
1793 - 1846
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,266
Idea Vilariño
1920 - 2009
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,267
Anna Świrszczyńska
1909 - 1984
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,268
Vladimir Makanin
1937 - 2017
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,269
Alexis
372 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,270
Chester Himes
1909 - 1984
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,271
Jamaica Kincaid
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,272
Jørn Lier Horst
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,273
Bahaa Taher
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,274
Holly Black
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,275
Takashi Tezuka
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,276
Armand Lanoux
1913 - 1983
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,277
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
1950 - 2009
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5,278
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Jamaica Kincaid ranks 495. Before her are Wendy O. Williams, Venkaiah Naidu, Michael Bleekemolen, Karel Loprais, Marek Jędraszewski, and Lyubov Polishchuk. After her are Karel Lismont, Jon Avnet, Queen Aishwarya of Nepal, David Cross, Helmut Kremers, and Yuri Baturin.
Others Born in 1949
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Wendy O. Williams
ACTOR
1949 - 1998
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 489
Venkaiah Naidu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 490
Michael Bleekemolen
RACING DRIVER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 491
Karel Loprais
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 492
Marek Jędraszewski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 493
Lyubov Polishchuk
ACTOR
1949 - 2006
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 494
Jamaica Kincaid
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 495
Karel Lismont
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 496
Jon Avnet
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 497
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2001
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 498
David Cross
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 499
Helmut Kremers
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 500
Yuri Baturin
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 501
In Antigua and Barbuda
Among people born in Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica Kincaid ranks 3 out of 11. Before her are Louise Lake-Tack (1944), and Rodney Williams (1947). After her are Baldwin Spencer (1948), Gaston Browne (1967), James Carlisle (1937), Vere Bird (1910), Viv Richards (1952), Daniel Bailey (1986), James Beckford (1975), Brendan Christian (1983), and Charles Fernandez (1954).
Others born in Antigua and Barbuda
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Louise Lake-Tack
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1
Rodney Williams
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 2
Jamaica Kincaid
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 3
Baldwin Spencer
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 4
Gaston Browne
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 5
James Carlisle
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 6
Vere Bird
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1999
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 7
Viv Richards
CRICKETER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 8
Daniel Bailey
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 9
James Beckford
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 10
Brendan Christian
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 11
Charles Fernandez
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 30.27
Rank: 12
Among WRITERS In Antigua and Barbuda
Among writers born in Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica Kincaid ranks 1.
