WRITER
Yaa Gyasi
1989 - Today
Yaa Gyasi
Yaa Gyasi (born 1989) is a Ghanaian-American novelist. Her debut novel Homegoing, published in 2016, won her, at the age of 26, the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Award for Best First Book, the PEN/Hemingway Award for a first book of fiction, the National Book Foundation's "5 under 35" honors for 2016 and the American Book Award. She was awarded a Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yaa Gyasi has received more than 529,569 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Yaa Gyasi is the 6,473rd most popular writer.
Memorability Metrics
530k
Page Views (PV)
23.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.39
Effective Languages (L*)
3.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Yaa Gyasi ranks 6,473 out of 5,755. Before her are Michael Hastings, Carlos Blanco, Fatima Bhutto, Erin Morgenstern, Silvio Horta, and Femke Dekker. After her are Debora Patta, Julie Bindel, Janet Mock, Dave Rubin, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, and Ben Goldacre.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Michael Hastings
1980 - 2013
HPI: 24.40
Rank: 6,467
Carlos Blanco
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.35
Rank: 6,468
Fatima Bhutto
1982 - Present
HPI: 24.28
Rank: 6,469
Erin Morgenstern
1978 - Present
HPI: 24.25
Rank: 6,470
Silvio Horta
1974 - 2020
HPI: 24.14
Rank: 6,471
Femke Dekker
1979 - Present
HPI: 24.08
Rank: 6,472
Yaa Gyasi
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.68
Rank: 6,473
Debora Patta
1964 - Present
HPI: 23.49
Rank: 6,474
Julie Bindel
1962 - Present
HPI: 23.44
Rank: 6,475
Janet Mock
1983 - Present
HPI: 23.21
Rank: 6,476
Dave Rubin
1976 - Present
HPI: 23.15
Rank: 6,477
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
1973 - Present
HPI: 23.08
Rank: 6,478
Ben Goldacre
1974 - Present
HPI: 22.90
Rank: 6,479
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1989, Yaa Gyasi ranks 1,038. Before her are Lupita González, Donald Young, Marcelo Demoliner, Sun Ke, Giuseppe Bellusci, and Jonny Flynn. After her are Víctor Cabedo, Leonardo Ramos, Reynaldo, Kosuke Yamamoto, Neil Taylor, and Alejandro Silva González.
Others Born in 1989
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Lupita González
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.72
Rank: 1,032
Donald Young
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.70
Rank: 1,033
Marcelo Demoliner
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.70
Rank: 1,034
Sun Ke
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.70
Rank: 1,035
Giuseppe Bellusci
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.69
Rank: 1,036
Jonny Flynn
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.69
Rank: 1,037
Yaa Gyasi
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.68
Rank: 1,038
Víctor Cabedo
1989 - 2012
HPI: 23.67
Rank: 1,039
Leonardo Ramos
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.66
Rank: 1,040
Reynaldo
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.64
Rank: 1,041
Kosuke Yamamoto
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.58
Rank: 1,042
Neil Taylor
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.57
Rank: 1,043
Alejandro Silva González
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.56
Rank: 1,044
