WRITER

Leonard Howell

1898 - 1981

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Leonard Percival Howell (16 June 1898 – 23 January 1981), also known as The Gong or G. G. Maragh (for Gangun Guru), was a Jamaican religious figure. According to his biographer Hélène Lee, Howell was born into an Anglican family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonard Howell has received more than 437,445 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Howell is the 5,366th most popular writer (down from 4,463rd in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Jamaican Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Leonard Howell ranks 5,366 out of 7,302. Before him are Daniel Tammet, Andrew Murray, Henry Home, Lord Kames, Robertson Davies, Marcus Furius Bibaculus, and Majgull Axelsson. After him are Paula Hawkins, Angélica Gorodischer, Aneirin, Jean Prévost, Roderick Thorp, and Ndre Mjeda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Leonard Howell ranks 238. Before him are Charlotte Moore Sitterly, Maryse Bastié, Alfredo Duhalde, Charles Bouvier, Gregor Wentzel, and Ferreira de Castro. After him are Zinaida Yermolyeva, Maria Klenova, Scott O'Dell, Fedde Schurer, Petar Gabrovski, and Blind Willie McTell. Among people deceased in 1981, Leonard Howell ranks 212. Before him are János Pilinszky, Vera-Ellen, Gregory Breit, Robert Moses, Guy Butler, and Francesca Woodman. After him are Paolo Mazza, Paddy Chayefsky, Carleton S. Coon, Jakob Bender, Hermann Pilnik, and Antero Kivi.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Leonard Howell ranks 46 out of 189. Before him are King Tubby (1941), Errol Brown (1948), Ziggy Marley (1968), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Bilal Philips (1947), and Yellowman (1956). After him are Horace Andy (1951), Michael Manley (1924), Jacob Miller (1952), George Kerr (1937), Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), and Lennox Miller (1946).

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Among WRITERS In Jamaica

Among writers born in Jamaica, Leonard Howell ranks 3. Before him are Marcus Garvey (1887), and Mary Seacole (1805). After him are Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Marlon James (1970), Nalo Hopkinson (1960), and Claudia Rankine (1963).

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