Writer
Yambo Ouologuem
Malian writer
1940 - 2017
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Yambo Ouologuem
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Yambo Ouologuem is the 5,256th most popular writer (down from 4,603rd in 2024), the 22nd most popular biography from Mali (down from 20th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Yambo Ouologuem ranks 5,256 out of 7,302. Before him are Charlotte Casiraghi, F. Sionil José, Nestor Kukolnik, José María de Pereda, Damon Knight, and Gilbert Adair. After him are Marie Noël, Frank Heller, Yann Martel, Abbas Sahhat, John Antoine Nau, and Adolf Born.
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Charlotte Casiraghi
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 5,250
F. Sionil José
1924 - 2022
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 5,251
Nestor Kukolnik
1809 - 1868
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 5,252
José María de Pereda
1833 - 1906
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 5,253
Damon Knight
1922 - 2002
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 5,254
Gilbert Adair
1944 - 2011
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 5,255
Yambo Ouologuem
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 5,256
Marie Noël
1883 - 1967
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 5,257
Frank Heller
1886 - 1947
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 5,258
Yann Martel
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 5,259
Abbas Sahhat
1874 - 1918
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 5,260
John Antoine Nau
1860 - 1918
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 5,261
Adolf Born
1930 - 2016
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 5,262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Yambo Ouologuem ranks 424. Before him are Jean Clair, Annemarie Zimmermann, Jaak Lipso, Héctor Silva, Ghulam Ali, and Friedel Rausch. After him are Donna Mills, Dorrit Willumsen, John Finnis, Khalid Al-Faisal, Taylor Wang, and Mahmoud Dowlatabadi. Among people deceased in 2017, Yambo Ouologuem ranks 412. Before him are Terele Pávez, Andrey Zaliznyak, Cécile DeWitt-Morette, Buchi Emecheta, Santiago Vernazza, and Friedel Rausch. After him are Roy Dotrice, Pancho Segura, Alina Janowska, Armand Gatti, Dina Merrill, and Paavo Lonkila.
Others Born in 1940
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Jean Clair
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 418
Annemarie Zimmermann
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 419
Jaak Lipso
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 420
Héctor Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 421
Ghulam Ali
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 422
Friedel Rausch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 423
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 424
Donna Mills
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 425
Dorrit Willumsen
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 426
John Finnis
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 427
Khalid Al-Faisal
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 428
Taylor Wang
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 429
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 430
Others Deceased in 2017
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Terele Pávez
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 406
Andrey Zaliznyak
LINGUIST
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 407
Cécile DeWitt-Morette
MATHEMATICIAN
1922 - 2017
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 408
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 409
Santiago Vernazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 410
Friedel Rausch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 411
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 412
Roy Dotrice
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 413
Pancho Segura
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 414
Alina Janowska
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 415
Armand Gatti
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2017
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 416
Dina Merrill
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 417
Paavo Lonkila
SKIER
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 418
In Mali
Among people born in Mali, Yambo Ouologuem ranks 22 out of NaN. Before him are Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900), Seydou Keita (1980), Salif Keïta (1946), Modibo Keita (1942), Boubacar Traoré (1942), and Camila Alves (1983). After him are Malick Sidibé (1935), Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948), Mahamadou Diarra (1981), Toumani Diabaté (1965), Modibo Sidibé (1952), and Moctar Ouane (1955).
Others born in Mali
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Amadou Hampâté Bâ
WRITER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 16
Seydou Keita
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 17
Salif Keïta
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 18
Modibo Keita
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 19
Boubacar Traoré
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 20
Camila Alves
MODEL
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 21
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 22
Malick Sidibé
PHOTOGRAPHER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 23
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2021
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 24
Mahamadou Diarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 25
Toumani Diabaté
MUSICIAN
1965 - 2024
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 26
Modibo Sidibé
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 27
Moctar Ouane
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 28
Among Writers In Mali
Among writers born in Mali, Yambo Ouologuem ranks 2. Before him are Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900).
