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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 395,885 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Howell is the 4,477th most popular writer (down from 4,427th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Jamaica and the 3rd most popular Jamaican Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Leonard Howell ranks 4,477 out of 5,755. Before him are Kostas Karyotakis, Samo Chalupka, Stanislav Stratiev, Andrea Maffei, Gavino Ledda, and Tankred Dorst. After him are Kito Lorenc, Boualem Sansal, Aagje Deken, Besiki, Philippe Claudel, and Balamani Amma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Leonard Howell ranks 185. Before him are Lily Pons, Rosa Chacel, William Astbury, Blind Willie McTell, Zhu Ziqing, and Preston Sturges. After him are Riichi Yokomitsu, Kay Sage, M. Ageyev, Ferreira de Castro, Harry Patch, and Shirley Booth. Among people deceased in 1981, Leonard Howell ranks 160. Before him are Ludwig Goldbrunner, Richard O'Connor, Bob Hite, Rino Gaetano, János Pilinszky, and Mikhail Zharov. After him are Curtis Bernhardt, Frances Yates, Jan Burgers, Sven Andersson, Esteban Canal, and Chief Dan George.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Leonard Howell ranks 32 out of 168. Before him are Carl Douglas (1942), Burning Spear (1945), Prince Buster (1938), Linford Christie (1960), Asafa Powell (1982), and Patrick Allen (1951). After him are Monty Alexander (1944), Raheem Sterling (1994), Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), King Tubby (1941), Don Quarrie (1951), and Gregory Isaacs (1951).

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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 Claude McKay (1889), Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), Marlon James (1970), and Nalo Hopkinson (1960).

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