WRITER
Ahmadou Kourouma
1927 - 2003
Ahmadou Kourouma
Ahmadou Kourouma (24 November 1927 – 11 December 2003) was an Ivorian novelist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmadou Kourouma is the 3,449th most popular writer (down from 3,056th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Ivorian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ahmadou Kourouma ranks 3,449 out of 7,302. Before him are Michel Ocelot, Laza Lazarević, Remigius of Auxerre, Gérard de Villiers, Gregory Corso, and Philippe Jaccottet. After him are Theodore Bibliander, Arctinus of Miletus, Franco Sacchetti, James Aldridge, Marion Chesney, and Lawrence Block.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Michel Ocelot
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3,443
Laza Lazarević
1851 - 1891
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3,444
Remigius of Auxerre
841 - 908
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 3,445
Gérard de Villiers
1929 - 2013
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,446
Gregory Corso
1930 - 2001
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,447
Philippe Jaccottet
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,448
Ahmadou Kourouma
1927 - 2003
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3,449
Theodore Bibliander
1500 - 1564
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,450
Arctinus of Miletus
800 BC - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,451
Franco Sacchetti
1332 - 1400
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,452
James Aldridge
1918 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,453
Marion Chesney
1936 - 2019
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,454
Lawrence Block
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3,455
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Ahmadou Kourouma ranks 217. Before him are Bill Slater, Charles de Tornaco, Richard Johnson, Chandra Shekhar, Leontyne Price, and Claude Abbes. After him are Herbert Ross, Dany Robin, L. Q. Jones, Gerard K. O'Neill, John Warner, and Irina Skobtseva. Among people deceased in 2003, Ahmadou Kourouma ranks 161. Before him are Sam Phillips, Milton George Henschel, Albert Batteux, Noel Redding, Wilfred Thesiger, and Luděk Pachman. After him are Sadegh Khalkhali, João César Monteiro, Pierre Poujade, Kir Bulychev, Jorge Oteiza, and Alexander Kemurdzhian.
Others Born in 1927
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Bill Slater
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 211
Charles de Tornaco
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 1953
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 212
Richard Johnson
ACTOR
1927 - 2015
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 213
Chandra Shekhar
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2007
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 214
Leontyne Price
SINGER
1927 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 215
Claude Abbes
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2008
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 216
Ahmadou Kourouma
WRITER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 217
Herbert Ross
ACTOR
1927 - 2001
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 218
Dany Robin
ACTOR
1927 - 1995
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 219
L. Q. Jones
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 220
Gerard K. O'Neill
PHYSICIST
1927 - 1992
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 221
John Warner
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2021
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 222
Irina Skobtseva
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 223
Others Deceased in 2003
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Sam Phillips
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 155
Milton George Henschel
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 156
Albert Batteux
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 2003
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 157
Noel Redding
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2003
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 158
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 159
Luděk Pachman
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 160
Ahmadou Kourouma
WRITER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 161
Sadegh Khalkhali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 162
João César Monteiro
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2003
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 163
Pierre Poujade
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 164
Kir Bulychev
WRITER
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 165
Jorge Oteiza
SCULPTOR
1908 - 2003
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 166
Alexander Kemurdzhian
ENGINEER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 167
In Côte d'Ivoire
Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Ahmadou Kourouma ranks 12 out of 140. Before him are Alpha Blondy (1953), Yaya Touré (1983), Henri Konan Bédié (1934), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Robert Guéï (1941), and Bernard Agré (1926). After him are Charles Konan Banny (1942), Kolo Touré (1981), Basile Boli (1967), Amad Diallo (2002), Daniel Kablan Duncan (1943), and Tiken Jah Fakoly (1968).
Others born in Côte d'Ivoire
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Alpha Blondy
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 6
Yaya Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 7
Henri Konan Bédié
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 8
Sangoulé Lamizana
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 9
Robert Guéï
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2002
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 10
Bernard Agré
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2014
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 11
Ahmadou Kourouma
WRITER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 12
Charles Konan Banny
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 13
Kolo Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 14
Basile Boli
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 15
Amad Diallo
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 16
Daniel Kablan Duncan
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 17
Tiken Jah Fakoly
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 18
Among WRITERS In Côte d'Ivoire
Among writers born in Côte d'Ivoire, Ahmadou Kourouma ranks 1. After him are Marguerite Abouet (1971).
