WRITER

Mia Couto

1955 - Today

Mia Couto

António Emílio Leite Couto, better known as Mia Couto (born 5 July 1955), is a Mozambican writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mia Couto has received more than 248,882 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Mia Couto is the 3,898th most popular writer (up from 4,017th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Mozambique (up from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Mozambican Writer.

Memorability Metrics

250k
Page Views (PV)
57.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
3.89
Effective Languages (L*)
3.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mia Couto ranks 3,898 out of 7,302. Before him are Simin Daneshvar, Mikheil Javakhishvili, Mahadev Desai, Ceija Stojka, Michael Blake, and Giulio Angioni. After him are Ferenc Fejtő, Maurice Scève, Adam Bohorič, Friedrich von Bodenstedt, Ioan Slavici, and Ostap Vyshnya.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Simin Daneshvar
1921 - 2012
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,892
Mikheil Javakhishvili
1880 - 1937
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,893
Mahadev Desai
1892 - 1942
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,894
Ceija Stojka
1933 - 2013
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,895
Michael Blake
1945 - 2015
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,896
Giulio Angioni
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,897
Mia Couto
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,898
Ferenc Fejtő
1909 - 2008
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,899
Maurice Scève
1501 - 1564
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,900
Adam Bohorič
1520 - 1598
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,901
Friedrich von Bodenstedt
1819 - 1892
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,902
Ioan Slavici
1848 - 1925
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 3,903
Ostap Vyshnya
1889 - 1956
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 3,904

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Mia Couto ranks 206. Before him are Djamel Zidane, Cai Qi, Huh Jung-moo, Edinho, Claudio Gugerotti, and Bambi Woods. After him are Mamata Banerjee, DJ Kool Herc, Mísia, Reba McEntire, Petr Aven, and Giannina Facio.

Others Born in 1955

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Djamel Zidane
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 200
Cai Qi
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 201
Huh Jung-moo
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 202
Edinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 203
Claudio Gugerotti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 204
Bambi Woods
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 205
Mia Couto
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 206
Mamata Banerjee
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 207
DJ Kool Herc
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 208
Mísia
SINGER
1955 - 2024
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 209
Reba McEntire
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 210
Petr Aven
ECONOMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 211
Giannina Facio
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 212

In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Mia Couto ranks 16 out of 38. Before him are Afric Simone (1956), Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936), Eduardo Mondlane (1920), Ruy Guerra (1931), Júlio Duarte Langa (1927), and Paulo Fonseca (1973). After him are Mariza (1973), Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (1954), Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (1924), Pascoal Mocumbi (1941), Maria Mutola (1972), and Vicente Lucas (1935).

Others born in Mozambique

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Afric Simone
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 10
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1936 - 2021
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 11
Eduardo Mondlane
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1969
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 12
Ruy Guerra
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 13
Júlio Duarte Langa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 14
Paulo Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 15
Mia Couto
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 16
Mariza
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 17
Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 18
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 19
Pascoal Mocumbi
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 20
Maria Mutola
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 21
Vicente Lucas
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 22