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René Depestre

1926 - Today

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René Depestre (born 29 August 1926, Jacmel, Haiti) is a Haitian-French poet and former communist activist. He is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. He lived in Cuba as an exile from the Duvalier regime for many years and was a founder of the Casa de las Américas publishing house. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Depestre has received more than 69,856 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). René Depestre is the 4,182nd most popular writer (up from 4,438th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Haiti and the 2nd most popular Haitian Writer.

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  • 70k

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  • 56.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, René Depestre ranks 4,182 out of 7,302. Before him are Carolina Coronado, Philoxenus of Mabbug, Lydia Chukovskaya, Sahar Khalifeh, Rachid Boudjedra, and Miyamoto Yuriko. After him are Leigh Brackett, Louise Erdrich, William Langland, Sonny Barger, Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier, and Frans Michael Franzén.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, René Depestre ranks 280. Before him are Miguel Obando y Bravo, Geoffrey Howe, Fred Gwynne, Richard Jaeckel, Moshe Sanbar, and Rafiq Nishonov. After him are George C. Williams, Cedella Booker, Armand Penverne, Paul G. Comba, Agostino Cacciavillan, and Marcello Abbado.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, René Depestre ranks 33 out of 94. Before him are Dumarsais Estimé (1900), Michel Martelly (1961), Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Frankétienne (1936), Fabre Geffrard (1806), and Sténio Vincent (1874). After him are Jacques Roumain (1907), Élie Lescot (1883), Gérard Latortue (1934), Pierre Nord Alexis (1820), Martial Célestin (1913), and Louis Borno (1865).

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Among WRITERS In Haiti

Among writers born in Haiti, René Depestre ranks 2. Before him are Frankétienne (1936). After him are Jacques Roumain (1907), Dany Laferrière (1953), and Edwidge Danticat (1969).

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