WRITER

Linton Kwesi Johnson

1952 - Today

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Linton Kwesi Johnson OD (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet and activist. In 2002, he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Linton Kwesi Johnson has received more than 627,820 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Linton Kwesi Johnson is the 5,654th most popular writer (down from 5,336th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 48th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jamaican Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 5,654 out of 7,302. Before him are Herman Teirlinck, MacKenzie Scott, Hanif Kureishi, Peter Wohlleben, William Blum, and Stanisław Barańczak. After him are Semyon Nadson, Valentín Paz-Andrade, Eoin Colfer, Yuri Samarin, Layamon, and Alfred Capus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 468. Before him are Rosemarie Trockel, Terry George, Thomas Munkelt, Julie Taymor, Clarke Peters, and Carsten Jensen. After him are Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes, Augustin Bizimungu, Kevin Kelly, Cellou Dalein Diallo, Indulis Emsis, and Sarah Douglas.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 51 out of 189. Before him are Yellowman (1956), Leonard Howell (1898), Horace Andy (1951), Michael Manley (1924), Jacob Miller (1952), and George Kerr (1937). After him are Lennox Miller (1946), Claude McKay (1889), Yohan Blake (1989), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Arthur Wint (1920), and Damian Marley (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Jamaica

Among writers born in Jamaica, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 4. Before him are Marcus Garvey (1887), Mary Seacole (1805), and Leonard Howell (1898). After him are Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Marlon James (1970), Nalo Hopkinson (1960), and Claudia Rankine (1963).

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