1922 - 2003
José Craveirinha (28 May 1922 – 6 February 2003) was a Mozambican journalist, story writer and poet, who is today considered the greatest poet of Mozambique. His poems, written in Portuguese, address such issues as racism and the Portuguese colonial domination of Mozambique. A supporter of the anti-Portuguese group FRELIMO during the colonial wars, he was imprisoned in the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Craveirinha has received more than 55,766 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. José Craveirinha is the 4,947th most popular writer (down from 4,539th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Mozambique (down from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mozambican Writer.
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Among writers, José Craveirinha ranks 4,947 out of 5,755. Before him are Tsitsi Dangarembga, Ekaterine Gabashvili, José María de Pereda, Scott O'Dell, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, and Michio Mado. After him are Peter S. Beagle, Hellmuth Karasek, Willem Bilderdijk, Jan Twardowski, Ion Agârbiceanu, and Thomas M. Disch.
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 4,941
1851 - 1938
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 4,942
1833 - 1906
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 4,943
1898 - 1989
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 4,944
1942 - 2004
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 4,945
1909 - 2014
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 4,946
1922 - 2003
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 4,947
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 4,948
1934 - 2015
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 4,949
1756 - 1831
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 4,950
1915 - 2006
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 4,951
1882 - 1963
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 4,952
1940 - 2008
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 4,953
Among people born in 1922, José Craveirinha ranks 305. Before him are Luis Aponte Martínez, John Braine, Umberto Betti, Ruth Roman, Lloyd La Beach, and Frances Spence. After him are Kathryn Grayson, Per Olof Sundman, Valentine Telegdi, Barbara Hale, José Luis Panizo, and Miron Białoszewski. Among people deceased in 2003, José Craveirinha ranks 233. Before him are José Juncosa, Emília Rotter, Little Eva, Tommy Seebach, Edwin Starr, and Tomáš Pospíchal. After him are Robert Atkins, Elliott Smith, Jean Lucas, Bruno Heim, Stan Brakhage, and Buddy Hackett.
1922 - 2012
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 299
1922 - 1986
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 300
1922 - 2009
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 301
1922 - 1999
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 302
1922 - 1999
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 303
1922 - 2012
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 304
1922 - 2003
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 305
1922 - 2010
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 306
1922 - 1992
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 307
1922 - 2006
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 308
1922 - 2017
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 309
1922 - 1990
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 310
1922 - 1983
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 311
1922 - 2003
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 227
1906 - 2003
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 228
1943 - 2003
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 229
1949 - 2003
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 230
1942 - 2003
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 231
1936 - 2003
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 232
1922 - 2003
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 233
1930 - 2003
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 234
1969 - 2003
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 235
1917 - 2003
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 236
1911 - 2003
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 237
1933 - 2003
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 238
1924 - 2003
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 239
Among people born in Mozambique, José Craveirinha ranks 22 out of 34. Before him are Ruy Guerra (1931), Mia Couto (1955), Mariza (1973), Paulo Fonseca (1973), Abel Xavier (1972), and Luísa Diogo (1958). After him are Marcelino dos Santos (1929), Vicente Lucas (1935), António Calvário (1938), Maria Mutola (1972), Afonso Dhlakama (1953), and Pascoal Mocumbi (1941).
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 16
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 17
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 18
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 19
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 20
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 21
1922 - 2003
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 22
1929 - 2020
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 23
1935 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 24
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 25
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 26
1953 - 2018
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 27
1941 - 2023
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 28
Among writers born in Mozambique, José Craveirinha ranks 2. Before him are Mia Couto (1955). After him are Paulina Chiziane (1955).
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 1
1922 - 2003
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 2
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 3