WRITER

Taiye Selasi

1979 - Today

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Taiye Selasi (born 2 November 1979 in London, England) is an American writer and photographer. Of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin, she describes herself as a "local" of Accra, Berlin, New York and Rome. In 2005, Selasi published "Bye-Bye, Babar (Or: What is an Afropolitan?)", her seminal text on Afropolitans. Her novel, Ghana Must Go, was published by Penguin in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Taiye Selasi is the 7,523rd most popular writer (down from 7,284th in 2024), the 8,295th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,067th in 2019) and the 779th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Taiye Selasi ranks 7,523 out of 7,302. Before her are Debora Patta, Armin Navabi, Carlos Blanco, Bill Oakley, Jeremy Scahill, and Tarun Tejpal. After her are Frank Santopadre, Jonathan Clements, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Gary Shteyngart, Angelina Jordan, and Mariko Tamaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Taiye Selasi ranks 1,464. Before her are Ladyhawke, Alejandro Lago, Paweł Rańda, Siddharth, Reuben Kosgei, and Danielle Carruthers. After her are Yu Tokisaki, Lisa Nandy, Owen Pallett, Rhys Coiro, Giuseppe Andrews, and Honeysuckle Weeks.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Taiye Selasi ranks 8,297 out of 8,785. Before her are Chris Ofili (1968), Alan Kernaghan (1967), Michael Mancienne (1988), Alex McCarthy (1989), Mark Delaney (1976), and Matt Elliott (1968). After her are Simon Archer (1973), Keiren Westwood (1984), Carlo Nash (1973), Lisa Nandy (1979), Annabel Scholey (1984), and Andy C (1976).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Taiye Selasi ranks 779. Before her are Jo Frost (1970), Jackie Kay (1961), Conor Maynard (1992), Tim Harford (1973), Jon Ronson (1967), and Rebekah Brooks (1968). After her are Jonathan Clements (1971), Victoria Coren Mitchell (1972), Johann Hari (1979), Ben Goldacre (1974), Robyn Young (null), and Maajid Nawaz (1977).

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