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Teju Cole

1975 - Today

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Teju Cole (born June 27, 1975) is a Nigerian American writer, photographer, and art historian. He is the author of a novella, Every Day Is for the Thief (2007); a novel, Open City (2011); an essay collection, Known and Strange Things (2016); a photobook, Punto d'Ombra (2016); and a second novel, Tremor (2023). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 15 in 2024). Teju Cole is the 7,426th most popular writer (down from 7,233rd in 2024), the 18,823rd most popular biography from United States (down from 18,247th in 2019) and the 1,231st most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Teju Cole ranks 7,426 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacqueline Woodson, Matthew Reilly, Maja Lidia Kossakowska, Aminatta Forna, Dareen Tatour, and Matthew Quick. After him are Megan Abbott, Sharmila Rege, Stephanie Savage, Ivana Bodrožić, Michael Azerrad, and Chris Chibnall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Teju Cole ranks 1,162. Before him are Omi Sato, Jason Turner, Denys Hotfrid, Lotte Kiærskou, Daniel Strigel, and Flávio Elias Cordeiro. After him are Jens Knippschild, Trecia-Kaye Smith, Ge Fei, John Herdman, Cliff Bleszinski, and Bobo Baldé.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Teju Cole ranks 18,831 out of 20,380. Before him are Heather Wilson (1960), Antoine Walker (1976), Amber Frank (1998), Josh Smith (1985), Lil Baby (1994), and Matthew Quick (1973). After him are Tom Malchow (1976), Austin Abrams (1996), John Costelloe (1961), Crystle Stewart (1981), Josh Turner (1977), and Patrick Wilson (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Teju Cole ranks 1,231. Before him are Gwen Ifill (1955), Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973), Ta-Nehisi Coates (1975), Becky Chambers (1985), Jacqueline Woodson (1963), and Matthew Quick (1973). After him are Megan Abbott (1971), Michael Azerrad (1961), Josh Singer (1972), Lauren Groff (1978), Aaron Allston (1960), and Peter Sohn (1977).

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