WRITER

Wole Soyinka

1934 - Today

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Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde "Wole" Soyinka ( WOH-lay s(h)oy-(Y)ING-kə; Yoruba: Akínwándé Olúwọlé Babátúndé "Wọlé" Ṣóyíinká, pronounced [wɔlé ʃójĩnká]; born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and... Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wole Soyinka has received more than 2,635,086 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 88 in 2019). Wole Soyinka is the 906th most popular writer (down from 790th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Nigeria and the most popular Nigerian Writer.

Wole Soyinka is most famous for his work as a poet, novelist, and playwright. He has written more than 20 books and has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 93

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wole Soyinka ranks 906 out of 7,302. Before him are Appius Claudius Caecus, Shoko Asahara, Sherwood Anderson, Etty Hillesum, Bruce Chatwin, and Maurice Druon. After him are Stefan George, Branislav Nušić, Abraham Abulafia, Gnaeus Naevius, N. F. S. Grundtvig, and Achim von Arnim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Wole Soyinka ranks 51. Before him are Bill Russell, David J. Thouless, Jonas Savimbi, John L. Hall, Georges Moustaki, and Brian Epstein. After him are Louise Fletcher, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Bettino Craxi, John Surtees, Giovanni Battista Re, and Jan Švankmajer.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Wole Soyinka ranks 2 out of 309. Before him are Muhammadu Buhari (1942). After him are Dr. Alban (1957), Chinua Achebe (1930), Hugo Weaving (1960), Sade (1959), Fela Kuti (1938), Usman dan Fodio (1754), Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), Bola Tinubu (1952), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), and Hakeem Olajuwon (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Nigeria

Among writers born in Nigeria, Wole Soyinka ranks 1. After him are Chinua Achebe (1930), Olaudah Equiano (1745), Amos Tutuola (1920), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Buchi Emecheta (1944), Flora Nwapa (1931), Ben Okri (1959), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Okwui Enwezor (1963), Chris Abani (1966), and Sefi Atta (1964).

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