WRITER
Pepetela
1941 - Today
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Pepetela
Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941) is a major Angolan writer of fiction. He writes under the name Pepetela. A Portuguese Angolan, Pepetela was born in Benguela, Portuguese Angola, and fought as a member of the MPLA in the long guerrilla war for Angola's independence. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pepetela has received more than 97,574 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Pepetela is the 4,150th most popular writer (down from 4,136th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Angola (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Angolan Writer.
Memorability Metrics
98k
Page Views (PV)
49.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.85
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Pepetela ranks 4,150 out of 7,302. Before him are Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, Pierre Michon, Davit Guramishvili, Susanna Hall, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, and Sue Townsend. After him are Glen A. Larson, Nicholas Pileggi, Giuseppe Adami, Milovan Glišić, Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg, and Kató Lomb.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht
1718 - 1763
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 4,144
Pierre Michon
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 4,145
Davit Guramishvili
1705 - 1792
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 4,146
Susanna Hall
1583 - 1649
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 4,147
Pavao Ritter Vitezović
1652 - 1713
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 4,148
Sue Townsend
1946 - 2014
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 4,149
Pepetela
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 4,150
Glen A. Larson
1937 - 2014
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 4,151
Nicholas Pileggi
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 4,152
Giuseppe Adami
1878 - 1946
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 4,153
Milovan Glišić
1847 - 1908
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 4,154
Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg
1806 - 1876
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 4,155
Kató Lomb
1909 - 2003
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 4,156
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Pepetela ranks 344. Before him are Charlotte Stewart, Bas van Fraassen, Hank Marvin, David Johnston, Bo Svenson, and Ed Roberts. After him are Pete Rose, Rina Zaripova, Tatyana Kuznetsova, Sahar Khalifeh, Rachid Boudjedra, and Derek Bell.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsCharlotte Stewart
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 338
Bas van Fraassen
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 339
Hank Marvin
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 340
David Johnston
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 341
Bo Svenson
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 342
Ed Roberts
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 343
Pepetela
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 344
Pete Rose
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 345
Rina Zaripova
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2008
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 346
Tatyana Kuznetsova
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2018
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 347
Sahar Khalifeh
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 348
Rachid Boudjedra
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 349
Derek Bell
RACING DRIVER
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 350
In Angola
Among people born in Angola, Pepetela ranks 12 out of 67. Before him are Fernando Peyroteo (1918), Alexandre do Nascimento (1925), José Águas (1930), Holden Roberto (1923), Zacarias Kamwenho (1934), and Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950). After him are Rui Jordão (1952), Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928), Lúcio Lara (1929), Eduardo Camavinga (2002), José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917), and José Eduardo Agualusa (1960).
Others born in Angola
Go to all RankingsFernando Peyroteo
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1978
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 6
Alexandre do Nascimento
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 7
José Águas
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2000
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 8
Holden Roberto
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2007
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 9
Zacarias Kamwenho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 10
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 11
Pepetela
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 12
Rui Jordão
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2019
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 13
Mário Pinto de Andrade
WRITER
1928 - 1990
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 14
Lúcio Lara
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2016
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 15
Eduardo Camavinga
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 16
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1983
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 17
José Eduardo Agualusa
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 18
Among WRITERS In Angola
Among writers born in Angola, Pepetela ranks 1. After him are Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928), and José Eduardo Agualusa (1960).
Pepetela
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 1
Mário Pinto de Andrade
1928 - 1990
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 2
José Eduardo Agualusa
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 3