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René Depestre

1926 - Today

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René Depestre (born 29 August 1926, Jacmel, Haiti) is a Haitian 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 63,227 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. René Depestre is the 4,452nd most popular writer (down from 3,944th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Haiti (down from 24th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Haitian Writer.

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  • 63k

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  • 47.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, René Depestre ranks 4,452 out of 5,755. Before him are Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Irving Wallace, Keri Hulme, Christopher Priest, Hilde Domin, and Marilyn French. After him are Yann Martel, Zaharia Stancu, Willem Elsschot, Émile Souvestre, James Dashner, and Alfredo Zitarrosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, René Depestre ranks 296. Before him are James Best, Andy Griffith, Bill Sharman, Bernard Agré, Abdur Rahman Biswas, and Ali Javan. After him are Enzo Sacchi, A. N. R. Robinson, Bob Benny, Walter Sedlmayr, Carlos Roberto Reina, and Philippe Chatrier.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, René Depestre ranks 33 out of 80. Before him are Boniface Alexandre (1936), Pierre Nord Alexis (1820), Frankétienne (1936), Élie Lescot (1883), Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), and Michaëlle Jean (1957). After him are Jacques Roumain (1907), Louis Borno (1865), Chibly Langlois (1958), Dany Laferrière (1953), Ernst Jean-Joseph (1948), and Wyclef Jean (1969).

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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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