Writer

Jamaica Kincaid

Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer

1949 - today

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Jamaica Kincaid

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Jamaica Kincaid is the 5,008th most popular writer (up from 5,269th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Antigua & Barbuda (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Antiguan, Barbudan Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Jamaica Kincaid ranks 5,008 out of 7,302. Before her are Hermann Kesten, Jack Finney, Mordecai Richler, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Kjell Espmark, and George Borrow. After her are Gonzalo Rojas, Mordecai Kaplan, Kārlis Skalbe, Fay Weldon, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, and Robert B. Parker.

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Hermann Kesten
1900 - 1996
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 5,002
Jack Finney
1911 - 1995
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 5,003
Mordecai Richler
1931 - 2001
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 5,004
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 5,005
Kjell Espmark
1930 - 2022
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 5,006
George Borrow
1803 - 1881
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 5,007
Jamaica Kincaid
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 5,008
Gonzalo Rojas
1917 - 2011
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 5,009
Mordecai Kaplan
1881 - 1983
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 5,010
Kārlis Skalbe
1879 - 1945
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 5,011
Fay Weldon
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 5,012
Aleksei Kruchyonykh
1886 - 1968
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 5,013
Robert B. Parker
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 5,014

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jamaica Kincaid ranks 473. Before her are Christos Papadimitriou, Jean-Michel Aulas, Rudy Hartono, John Podesta, Emma Kirkby, and Vladimír Martinec. After her are Carlo Petrini, Fred Frith, Hildegard Falck, Philippe Descola, Karel Lismont, and Jean Kalala N'Tumba.

Others Born in 1949

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Christos Papadimitriou
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 467
Jean-Michel Aulas
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 468
Rudy Hartono
BADMINTON PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 469
John Podesta
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 470
Emma Kirkby
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 471
Vladimír Martinec
HOCKEY PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 472
Jamaica Kincaid
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 473
Carlo Petrini
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 474
Fred Frith
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 475
Hildegard Falck
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 476
Philippe Descola
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 477
Karel Lismont
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 478
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 479