Escritor

Buchi Emecheta

1944 - 2017

Buchi Emecheta

Florence Onyebuchi "Buchi" Emecheta OIB (Lagos, Nigeria, 21 de julio de 1944 – Londres, Reino Unido, 25 de enero de 2017) fue una escritora nigeriana radicada en el Reino Unido desde 1962, autora de más de 20 libros, incluyendo Ciudadana de segunda (1974), El precio de la novia (1976), La chica esclava (1977) y Las delicias de la maternidad (1979). Leer más en Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Buchi Emecheta is the 5,218th most popular escritor (up from 6,042nd in 2024), the 50th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 57th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Nigerian Escritor.

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Among Escritors

Among escritors, Buchi Emecheta ranks 5,218 out of 7,302. Before her are Chester Himes, Joyce Mansour, Simon Gregorčič, Jean Prévost, Thomas Dekker, and Karolina Světlá. After her are Victoire Léodile Béra, Jeanette Winterson, Lukas Moodysson, Remco Campert, Dorji Wangmo, and Jenny Erpenbeck.

Most Popular Escritors in Wikipedia

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Chester Himes
1909 - 1984
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,212
Joyce Mansour
1928 - 1986
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,213
Simon Gregorčič
1844 - 1906
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,214
Jean Prévost
1901 - 1944
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,215
Thomas Dekker
1572 - 1632
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5,216
Karolina Světlá
1830 - 1899
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,217
Buchi Emecheta
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,218
Victoire Léodile Béra
1824 - 1900
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,219
Jeanette Winterson
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,220
Lukas Moodysson
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,221
Remco Campert
1929 - 2022
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,222
Dorji Wangmo
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 5,223
Jenny Erpenbeck
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 5,224

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Buchi Emecheta ranks 533. Before her are El Anatsui, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Matthew Cowles, Ken Howard, Barbara Thompson, and Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist. After her are Gilbert Adair, Erhard Keller, Frank Rühle, Jack Canfield, Armistead Maupin, and Sergei Solovyov. Among people deceased in 2017, Buchi Emecheta ranks 404. Before her are Manfred Kaiser, Carlos Humberto Romero, Roberto Anzolin, Terele Pávez, Andrey Zaliznyak, and Cécile DeWitt-Morette. After her are Santiago Vernazza, Friedel Rausch, Yambo Ouologuem, Roy Dotrice, Pancho Segura, and Alina Janowska.

Others Born in 1944

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El Anatsui
SCULPTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 527
Zhanna Bichevskaya
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 528
Matthew Cowles
ACTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 529
Ken Howard
ACTOR
1944 - 2016
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 530
Barbara Thompson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2022
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 531
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist
ASTRONOMER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 532
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 533
Gilbert Adair
WRITER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 534
Erhard Keller
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 535
Frank Rühle
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 536
Jack Canfield
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 537
Armistead Maupin
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 538
Sergei Solovyov
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 539

Others Deceased in 2017

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Manfred Kaiser
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 398
Carlos Humberto Romero
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 399
Roberto Anzolin
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 400
Terele Pávez
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 401
Andrey Zaliznyak
LINGUIST
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 402
Cécile DeWitt-Morette
MATHEMATICIAN
1922 - 2017
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 403
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 404
Santiago Vernazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 405
Friedel Rausch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 406
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 407
Roy Dotrice
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 408
Pancho Segura
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 409
Alina Janowska
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 410

In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta ranks 50 out of 309. Before her are Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Omowunmi Sadik (1964), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Alex Iwobi (1996), Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953), and Sunday Oliseh (1974). After her are Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Abubakar Shekau (1974), Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), and Dick Tiger (1929).

Others born in Nigeria

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Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 44
Omowunmi Sadik
CHEMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 45
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1966
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 46
Alex Iwobi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 47
Ibrahim Zakzaky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 48
Sunday Oliseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 49
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 50
Abdulsalami Abubakar
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 51
Nwankwo Kanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 52
Abubakar Shekau
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2021
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 53
Finidi George
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 54
Ahmed Musa
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 55
Dick Tiger
BOXER
1929 - 1971
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 56