WRITER

Sefi Atta

1964 - Today

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Sefi Atta (born 19 January 1964) is a Nigerian-American novelist, short-story writer, playwright and screenwriter. Her books have been translated into many languages, her radio plays have been broadcast by the BBC, and her stage plays have been performed internationally. Awards she has received include the 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sefi Atta has received more than 90,248 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sefi Atta is the 7,172nd most popular writer (down from 6,433rd in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 156th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Nigerian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 90k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sefi Atta ranks 7,172 out of 7,302. Before her are J. G. Quintel, Jane Espenson, Kristin Cashore, Man Haron Monis, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and Nalo Hopkinson. After her are Stephen Glass, Giuliana Rancic, Eleanor Catton, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Sanjay Gupta, and Jon Fisher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Sefi Atta ranks 892. Before her are Yoshinori Higashikawa, Kenneth Ham, Jane Espenson, Yoshikazu Goto, Man Haron Monis, and Yoshinori Sembiki. After her are Andrew R. Wheeler, Armen Gilliam, Nicki French, Ryuji Ishizue, Ross Kemp, and Rosalynn Sumners.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Sefi Atta ranks 171 out of 309. Before her are Isaac Promise (1987), Sani Kaita (1986), Chris Abani (1966), Gift Orban (2002), Tiwa Savage (1980), and Terem Moffi (1999). After her are Gloria Kemasuode (1979), Solomon Okoronkwo (1987), Genevieve Nnaji (1979), Christian Obodo (1984), Stephen Makinwa (1983), and Uchenna Emedolu (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Nigeria

Among writers born in Nigeria, Sefi Atta ranks 12. Before her are Buchi Emecheta (1944), Flora Nwapa (1931), Ben Okri (1959), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Okwui Enwezor (1963), and Chris Abani (1966). After her are Helen Oyeyemi (1984).

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