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Walter Rodney

1942 - 1980

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Walter Anthony Rodney (23 March 1942 – 13 June 1980) was a Guyanese historian, political activist and academic. His notable works include How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, first published in 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Rodney has received more than 708,067 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Walter Rodney is the 435th most popular historian (down from 330th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Guyana (up from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Guyanese Historian.

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  • 40.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Walter Rodney ranks 435 out of 339. Before him are Anvar Chingizoglu, Mary Beard, Iain Pears, Mark Mazower, Avi Shlaim, and Elaine Pagels. After him are Griselda Pollock, Wendy Beckett, Mary Ritter Beard, Jan Morris, Andreas Maislinger, and Rainer Zitelmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Walter Rodney ranks 574. Before him are Munyoro Nyamau, Bobbie Gentry, Rubén Marcos, Harry Chapin, Honorino Landa, and Susan Hill. After him are Frankie Lymon, Donald E. Williams, Mario Savio, Lesley Turner Bowrey, Pedro Araya Toro, and Dick Butkus. Among people deceased in 1980, Walter Rodney ranks 256. Before him are Gumercindo Gómez, Charley Borah, John McEwen, Hattie Jacques, Barbara Loden, and Erle C. Kenton. After him are Duke Pearson, Milburn Stone, Lillian Randolph, Peter Broeker, Virginia Brown Faire, and Elliott Nugent.

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Walter Rodney ranks 11 out of 19. Before him are CCH Pounder (1952), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Donald Ramotar (1950), Desmond Hoyte (1929), and Forbes Burnham (1923). After him are Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), Irfaan Ali (1980), Phil Edwards (1907), Letitia Wright (1993), and Mark McKoy (1961).

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Among HISTORIANS In Guyana

Among historians born in Guyana, Walter Rodney ranks 1. 

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